University of California-Berkeley Top Questions

It is difficult sometimes to deal with the admissions office and departmental requirements with all the requirements, and these bureaucracies are not friendly to study abroad students as many things are necessary to complete "in person", regardless of the circumstances.

The red tape.

the new school for social research has horrible funding, and is in new york, which is too expensive

The professors are difficult to reach outside of class.

Too many liberals, terrible style of dress, lack of social etiquette.

That in order to be really actually social and have friends, it has to be through the living situation or clubs, people in classes aren't interested in being your friend

balancing school courseload, extracirrculars, a job, and a boyfriend.

it is sometimes difficult to get into classes you want

The workload can be frustrating.

i feel like people are here for academics first and foremost. i feel like people are less loyal to their friends and more loyal to their schoolwork. school spirit is cool, but the hour after a football game, its back to schoolwork for a lot of people. i haven't found a lot of people like myself that would much rather chill than do homework - people care too much about school, if thats possible