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- Hi! I'm Jojo and I just wanted to share my experience at UC Berkeley and hopefully help you decide where to go! If you are deciding where to go for college, just remember that it's not what college you choose but what you make of your college experience. Feel free to comment any questions you may have. Good Luck!
Timestamps:
- 0:59 my story
- 2:34 All about the academics, social life, and living situation at Berkeley
- 10:20 how to pick a college
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What are you most concerned about going into freshman year of college? Pls subscribe if you haven't! I make videos every Wednesday and Saturday about college, productivity, life etc. :)
Where they at :( I’m waiting :(
So, I am from the bay and I grew up running around on Cal’s campus waiting for my dad to get out of class. I remember many eras of Berkeley. I worked my butt off and got accepted into the College of Engineering starting this fall, and have been wondering about housing. Until you voiced the issues at Cal with old housing, and it ultimately sucking, I have decided to take the money for off-campus adult apartment funding and stay the eff home. Driving the 30 miles each way, might find a way to spend the night nearby. You made me even more thankful to be accepted into Cal, made me realize how lucky I am to have my financial aid, and have made me so excited to learn - it’s going to be hard, but I can’t wait to finally wear a cap and gown. High school dropout in da house and on her way to Cal…. GO BEARS!
Moving out to cal in a couple of days and honestly this video just made me even more excited!
Like you I was stuck between colleges too. I felt absolutely zero affinity toward Cal. I was *this* close to committing to UCLA, where all my friends were going, but I ended up being the odd one out in my group and picking Cal because EECS. I've spent a lot of time wondering if I made the right choice, and this video offered some nice assurance that things turn out well in the end.
Your friends passed over EECS at cal?
@@halea41 No, I was the EECS one who went to Cal. Friends were in Bio (pre-med) and understandably chose UCLA.
@@georgebrantley776 ah, ic. One does not simply reject what essentially is MIT west.
How has Berkeley been so far? Did you think it was a fit for u, btw congrats!!
Struggling between ucla cs and eecs rn. Kinda leaning towards ucla bc housing and general safety and food
Great video JoJo!
As an incoming freshman from the bay area it's nice to see a perspective I can actually relate to
Super helpful, thank you!!
Nice video! I make similar ones on Georgia Tech, so it's really cool to see this!
Love your video thanks for the information.
this is such a cute and informative video, love it!!
New here and I'm loving the content🔥🔥
Love from Kenya
So many people can’t decide between UCLA UCB USC, would going to USC give an advantage for more resources as a private school for more exclusive internships and better career resources with exclusive opportunities
Great point! Personally, I think that the vibe of each of those schools are very different and picking a school based off of your personality and what you value is the best way to go. USC would have more resources (lower faculty to student ratio, smaller classes, more direct help) but whether or not those would translate to more exclusive opportunities depends on the individual and their career path. These schools are all "known for" different things, I would suggest looking at what each of these schools offer for your specific major/field. But also keep in mind that METs, EECS at Cal would have an "advantage" over a CS student at UCLA for a tech career, but the UCLA student might get more "exclusive" internships at UCLA instead of UCB simply because it's an environment she thrives in. Hope that made sense haha
I'm also looking into pursuing a combination of design, tech, and business as a CS major! What do the opportunties look like at Cal? Are you double majoring or minoring in anything else?
I am hoping to double major in CS and either business or economics! I know a lot of students interested in design who are studying cognitive science, so a double with that is pretty common as well. I would say though, most of the design opportunities are going to be through clubs since there really isn't a design major. (check out Berkeley innovation and innovative design) You can also work on design in tech clubs such as cal hacks or blueprint. I think working on design in business/tech spaces will allow you to better understand how you want to combine the three fields!
Are there any art/design clubs and orchestra in Berkeley? My daughter was admitted by Berkeley and WashU . She didn’t know where to go? Your video will help her know Berkeley a lot. Than you and wish you have a happy college life.
Thank you!
OKAY JOJO!
My daughter got accepted but isn’t sure yet. She also is going to be a walk on to the track team. Do you know anything about life there as an athlete?
I chose uc davis over cal. I know that seems crazy but I got a job at the state capital and I got a great apartment so yeah
Hey, I've been admitted into Cal's College of Letters and Sciences undeclared but as an intended CS major and into UCLA's School of Engineering for CS. Which one do you recommend I choose? I'm leaning towards LA right now simply because I'm already a declared CS student, despite Berkeley ranking higher than LA for CS.
ucla
UC system has too much money except the funds go to salaries, job security, outrageous pensions and too many administrators. It has too many out of state students.
I’m an out of state student that just declined both Berkeley and UCLA a couple of days ago. UCs are becoming more and more expensive for oos students.
Does fund crises have any impact on eecs course at UC Berkeley?
Can you rank which dorms from best to worst. Thanks
Did you go to Lowell HS? Just guessing :)
Hi
R u a Berkeley student i need a small information does uc davis students come to Berkeley for classes if u know pls share we want to decide for my kids college
this was it yes thank you
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OMG HI IM A FRESHMAN AT CAL THIS YEAR AND I HAVE THE TEMPORARY QUAD IN UNIT 2!!!! can you tell me any more about it??? im super nervous about it so if you have any advice please let me know! also can you get housing through the greek system?
Hi! I had the temporary housing in Unit 3 and eventually moved to a suite in unit 1. I'm not too sure if anything has changed, but for me, they basically converted the study rooms on each floor to be a quad. You get a lot more space compared to the triples in the units, so it's definitely not a bad thing! For my year, they moved people out of the temporary housing as soon as other spots opened up. Every week, they would send emails to us about the housing options available and it would be a first come first serve type of thing to try to move to a better permanent housing. I would try to move either at the very beginning of the semester or around winter break. You'll likely have more time to move and it's easier to meet people in your building. All greek life I've seen don't offer housing to freshmen and people generally try to live in house starting sophomore year. Hope this helps!
Both I and my sister felt the same way initially. The competitive part didn't bother me much; but my parents were in the process of getting divorced. That seemed a great reason not to go to Cal (my home campus).
Of course, I ended up with 2 degrees from Cal.
Hi, where did you learn how to code while you were in high school? did you take any CS class in high school or community college before you are admitted to CAL CS major?
Hi! I didn't really learn how to code until college started. Since students declare CS after coming to Cal, the only thing that matters is doing well in the intro CS classes. These classes don't assume you have any CS background and a lot of people don't!
Jojo I literally got in.. like the 4th.. I got three days to decide
Is your major CS,which usually people say that of course general education classes are big lecture halls but when you get into your major the classes are like 30-40, but is CS the same or not?
Yes, I am a CS major. I think for most majors, the gen ed classes are around 200-300 or so students and the major specific classes are around 20-40. However, for CS, the gen-ed are around 1,000-2,000 students and upper divisions can range from 30-200. With that being said bigger classes are not necessarily a bad thing, when you take a course, there are discussions which are taught by TAs, which are always going to be around 30 people. (This is where most of your question will get answered). Lectures are generally recorded for larger classes as well.
lainksbu so it’s not like a usual major at a CSU UC where after you pick a major and the classes get to 30-35 people for major classes? For CS At Berkeley it always is that many people and not 30-35? Like for example CS at a CSU or some UCs?
@@TechVHD other schools will not be as crowded as Cal, because CS is just so popular at Cal. Classes will be smaller elsewhere. How much smaller depends on the school
how common is it for people to not get their first choice for housing at Cal?
Definitely very common unless they are a part of Regents(who get priority). I'd say that all the dorms have their own pros and cons. I was in an overflow study room in unit 3 my freshman year and loved it even though people said it was the worst dorm to be in so... haha
Where else were you seriously considering going?
I was deciding between Cal, UCLA, and CMU and was originally going to commit to UCLA :)
@@jojochen38 do u wish u went to ucla
@@gingyrocka6039 No, I personally had no doubt that Cal was the right choice for me after I got there!
Do u know any international students that got there through scholarships?
I have been accepted from the uk but am starting next year
What happened with yout vids? 😨 they were great
OMG it's jojoooooooo
I am having a very similar situation. My "dream"/ goal school was UCSD. I got really surprised when I got into Berkeley. And UCSD has a beautiful campus and I felt like I would really fit in. But Berkeley is amazing for STEM and my major is chemical engineering. I also went to a competitive high school and at first I really didn't want to go into a similar environment. But because my main priority in picking a college is academics and getting a job in the future I am leaning towards Berkeley.
I’m also in a similar situation! except mine was Davis. I’m also having trouble deciding where to go. What do you think about cal’s grade deflation and competition though?
@@alexacastillo6551 I'm worried about the grade deflation especially since I will probably want to go to grade school. I think the competition would drive me to do better but I am worried about mental health and being very stressed.
what did you choose? i was in the same situation but for pre-med. if i were you, i would’ve chosen cal. in my case, i chose ucsd lol
@@angelicahong5253 I chose cal mostly for my major.
@Victoria O how are you feeling now about your decision?
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Didn’t mention the name of the college you were thinking about, which is not helpful as other youtubers are like, “I was thinking about this private school etc vs this public school” and you didn’t mention it
Haha I wasn't going to put that in this video because I wanted it to be focused on Cal, but yes I do agree that it can be helpful. I was choosing between UCLA, CMU and Berkeley. The school I said I was originally going to commit to was UCLA. At the end of the day though, i think it really depends on what you want your college experience to be like. Hope this helps! :)
UC Davis is a better option. I'm telling you, Davis is what Berkeley used to be.
The dark days of Berkeley goes back to the days of the Reagan administration
I want to like to say that you are very sweet girl
hello my daughter graduated 2019 B S mathematics at berkeley, how i can get a copy of his school record, she is very secretive . thank you
The community surrounding the Cal campus is soooooooooo dangerous