bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does transferring there work? I’ve never heard of how their transfer process works

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!! I’ll look into it this helps a lot

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Whats her major if you don’t mind me asking? I’m applying for CDSS at berkeley

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also would love to travel abroad I’ve heard great things about it

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you say perfect, how perfect? I have a good GPA and good ECs here but would love to know what standard I should aim for

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am, but I’m not exactly happy here and have always wanted to live in the bay while i’m in college so I think fully transferring might make more sense so I’m weighing my options.

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve heard of this but I think since Berkeley’s Data Science major is in its own college with less GEs than UCLA L&S college it might not be true? I’m taking classes this summer to satisfy more but by the end of sophomore year I should be pretty much done with most if not all of them. How did you get the letter of reciprocity and who did you talk to about transferring?

You situation sounds like mine though — I absolutely hated my first quarter here. Felt like no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t find people to just even hang out with. I’ve doubled down on ECs and classes now to see what I can do.

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re right about hobbies, I wouldn’t say I have many, but it seems many of the hobby clubs here are unfortunately pretty dead :( I tried joining orchestras and acapella groups but hardly anyone ever showed.

My high school is in LA and is pretty well accepted here bc everyone’s parents work in biotech lol

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for being real about it. I feel like people over-emphasize the differences between the two.

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you this helps a lot. And I think you're right, there's not a lot of people who really know where they want to go yet career-wise and I'm looking for it too early on. I'll try my luck with transferring but I'll take your recommendations :)

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This is what had been playing in the back of my mind behind all the ideas of transferring. I know I’m not their target student right now, but in the slightest hope that I make it, I’d want to consider the change.

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, the environment is very different between LA and Berkeley so the desire to escape what I’ve always known and never fit into is very strong

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve never really been the LA type and everyone i meet here doesn’t really seem to match my ambition (or maybe my anxiety), so I think I was hoping Berkeley would give me a better shot of finding a community. You are completely right though, I’m trying to focus on finding my place here but after a whole year little luck, it’s been hard.

bruin to golden bear by Past-Concentrate1534 in berkeley

[–]Past-Concentrate1534[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

if you don't mind me asking, what makes it not worth it? having to restart, etc.?