What is it like to be a summer student at UC Berkeley?

Other than the intensity of the classes, the “feel” during summer is also different; there are more international and visiting students, so you'll feel a cultural difference. I sometimes argue that the “curve” might be in your favor if you happen to be a hardened Berkeley student. read more

UC Berkeley is known to be one of the best public universities in the world, and in my opinion (at least in recent years), this has very much to do with the people (be it professors or students) that you will be working with, rather than the resources you will get from the system. read more

The biggest difference between the summer and the school year at UC Berkeley is definitely the speed and density of the courses. I took two classes this summer and both had either weekly quizzes or weekly midterms which tested on about 5–6 textbook chapters of material. read more

Northside to UC Berkeley students is like the other end of the world — a place they’ll only venture when they’ve exhausted all other options. Even though it’s only 0.4 miles (we’ve checked) away from Southside, to UC Berkeley students the trip is like walking from Los Angeles to San Francisco. 10. read more