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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Math  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright i'm from austin, texas. most of the time, it's the lecturers who are actually good instructors. alot of the professors are foreigners and speak TERRIBLE english. I go to an American University. Not some university in some foreign country. They really should make it a requirement for the faculty to speak English. If you can find a good english speaking professor, you'll be fine and by all means, try to stick with them, as some of them are really awesome. The race issue is a bit overstated, there's too many useless arguments regarding racial stuff on campus. I'm asian, and i'm from an all white area and i've never felt my race was ever an issue anywhere i've been. I wish the university would just step up to the plate and build that athletic center and ignore the city of berkeley. The city of berkeley has got to be the dumbest city in America, and I mean dumber than Alabama and Mississippi combined (no offense to the south). My favorite day in berkeley will be the day I leave. I can't believe how the city of Berkeley is proud of its stupidity during the 1960s. At least the deep south acknowledges their mistakes in the past. The football stadium is also pretty crappy. Even my high school had a better stadium. what's even more annoying is u can't use ur credit card anywhere without incurring min purchases or surcharges, except at the big chain stores. People's park is completely run down and should have something built onto it. The way they treated the Marines was absolutely despicable, sure most of us hate the war, but that's no way to treat the brave souls who have to go fight. being from austin, yeah, i know austin is pretty liberal, but it's very sensibly liberal. it's one of the most balanced cities in america and does a great job at blending mixes of everything together. berkeley on the other hand is just an example of how not to run a city. Housing costs are sky high, parking is incredibly steep. $1500 gets u a low end apartment. same amount in austin gets you a top of the line luxury apartment. Austin is just a better place. honestly, i'd rather live in alabama than live in berkeley. on a side note, if ur a big rugby fan, Cal is pretty good in Rugby. the football team is like the rest of the pac 10, can play offense, doesn't have a clue about defense. Education Quality: B+, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 29 2008 3rd Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46561&uid=199'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Natural Resources  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I graduated quite a while ago but have a child applying this year so have revisted my feelings and opinions about Cal. It is in so many ways an outstanding university. The combination of talented and energetic students, a world class faculty, a beautiful campus, lots of school spirit (especially on football Saturdays), and an ideal Bay Area/Northern Calilfornia make it a highly desirable place to spend four years of your life. Especially for those families that will not receive major financial aid from private schools such as Stanford and the Ivies, it should be a serious contender for your #1 choice. Graduating with a Cal degree and relatively debt free will give you more choices with regards to graduate school and careers. The comraderie and loyalty among alumni is amazing and if you stay in Ncal after graduation you will find that most professions are saturated with fun/interesting/successful Cal grads. Bottom line is don't sell Cal short because it is affordable and relatively accessable to the competitive applicant. The substance of Cal is palpable and it has earned its reputation for greatness. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 24 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 1982    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=44703&uid=199'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright if you dont want to military in your town then go and live out side of the usa you piggs Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 01 2008 4th Year Female -- Class 1992    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=44027&uid=199'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant What can I say but that this school changes its students in remarkable ways. I am so proud of who I became and what I learned at this university. Berkeley is simply amazing. Administrative bureaucracy is high as is out of state tuition, but if you can find a way to maneuver around this and come up with your own solutions (like graduate early for example to avoid the high tuition, as I did), then you will be so pleased with your decision to come to Cal. It is immensely challenging academically but I found myself wanting to rise to the occasion and work my hardest because that is what students at this school do, and it is very rare and admirable for young people to possess this trait. What is also rare is the openness and maturity and diversity of viewpoints you will find on this campus. It is so easy to make friends at this school because if there are people all around you just bursting with interesting conversation, and they are for the most part all eager to meet new people if you are equally as open. So have fun, work hard, make wonderful friendships that you can carry with you when you leave. Make the best of this gem of a university because a few years will just fly by before you know it! Education Quality: A+, Perceived Campus Safety: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 22 2007 2nd Year Female -- Class 2007    Forward  Blog it! 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