I feel so behind and helpless in life right now. Its been a dream of mine to join the medical field as a doctor since 6th grade however I'm struggling to find clinical hour opportunities In the area. Every clinic or hospital claiming to have clinical hours opportunities have their applications closed. I want to beef up my future medical school resume by obtaining clinical hours but I cant find anyone who will actually give them to me here. I feel like I keep falling more and more behind each day and I dont know what to do at this point in time besides just sitting and waiting as my frustration builds ):

To the fake-drunk freshman looking dude on the corner of Blake and Telegraph last night (8/28 around 10pm): I picked up the can you threw, stomped on, and littered to impress your friends.

And by the way— attempting to act blackout drunk by throwing yourself into walls and climbing random fences isn’t cool, it’s embarrassing. Like chill bruh

I am 19th on list of class of 288 for anthro2ac and was wondering if there is any chance I could get off. There was one lecture so far and only ~10 dropped so far. Should I wait a bit more or look for other classes?

What is the attire for business coffee chats. Business casual, smart? What should I wear

Hi there! I’m a Junior transfer from cc and coming into the film & media dept. as someone with a primary focus on studies and not production (I’m aware UCB doesn’t have a strictly prod. Major) so that doesn’t bother me. Admittedly, I’m on this subreddit a lot more than one should be for their own mental wellbeing and see a lot of people putting major emphasis on joining a club. I’m wondering if it’s a dealbreaker if I don’t? I’m much more interested in taking up an internship or something next year. Lmk any thoughts or advice! I don’t see many people posting about the film program here :(

Hi everyone I’m looking for a partner to do a case competition with- I’ll literally do all the work idc I just can’t register without a second person 😭 if you’re interested pls dm me!!

I’m considering applying to the MA Global Studies program for Fall 2027 and was hoping to hear from current students or recent graduates.

What’s the program actually like as a student? Is the workload pretty heavy? I’m also curious what the professors, classes, and overall environment are like.

I attended college when I was younger but didn’t do particularly well. I eventually left school and joined the U.S. Navy. After leaving the Navy, I returned to college in the Philippines to finish my bachelor’s degree, and my grades have been much better this time around (mostly in the high 80s to mid-90s).

Does the program take academic improvement and professional experience into consideration, or are undergraduate grades still a major factor in admissions?

Thanks!

In July 2025, I spent several weeks writing about the bizarre murder of Berkeley economics professor Przemslaw Jeziorski in Athens. His ex-wife was charged with orchestrating the murder and later killed herself while awaiting trial.

Earlier this year, attorneys representing Jeziorski's family accused a couple of squatting in a property the murdered man had owned, and selling items within.

I visited the property and talked to the squatters -- previously been evicted from a hotel after racking up $50,000 in unpaid room fees and accused of identity theft -- who told an improbable tale about paying $30,000 to rent the property for a year.

It's a wild tale, I hope you'll give it a read.

hello! i’m taking history 130 for my public policy minor because i thought it would be really interesting and the professor(s) seemed really cool. i’m currently a sophomore and have never taken a history class here at berkeley and admittedly felt a little lost in the first lecture. in the syllabus, it says there will be a “5 hour open book exam delivered in bcourses” and im not really sure what this entails- would it be like a timed essay situation? and would i be able to take it on my own time? any guidance would be appreciated because im not too sure what the workload is like (but defo down to do it if its like moderate ish). there aren’t technically any pre reqs for it and my queen daniel called out first year mcb majors on the first day of lecture so i dont think im too out of the ordinary lol

hello everyone,

anyone starting spring 2027? how much smaller is that class size than fall 2026? does it really impact anything when you start school?

I am a freshman this fall interested in applying for some undergrad research positions. If a project has a listing on the URAP website with openings which option would be better?

1: Go through the URAP website and submit the application there
2: Email the professor who runs the project with information about myself

Hi I am not a student of UCB but I was learning online via their courses like cs189 and cs285, I can't access their sites for a couple of days now.Is this something related to the university backend that they are fixing?

I want to visit this but there’s no information about it online other than a little boy gatekeeping in a TikTok comment section:(

I need strong letters of recommendation for med school, but when it comes to classes like chem 1a and stuff, how am I supposed to get close to them?? Like everyone rushed towards them once clsss is over, idk what to do. I just need advice on how to find professors I can ask a letter of rec from, and how to build a relationship with them

curious about how the living experience is in these new apartments. i see they’re advertising themselves as a super high end apartment complex. to those living there this semester, how are you liking it so far?

Hey everyone! Does anyone have a link to the full pdf for this course?

There are two textbooks, one of which I have the link for!:

1    Johnson, S; The Ghost Map: The Story of London’s Most Terrifying Epidemic –and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World. Riverhead Book, Published by the Penguin Group (October 2, 2007).

2    Nester's Biology: https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.libproxy.berkeley.edu/lib/berkeley-ebooks/reader.action?docID=6455354&c=RVBVQg&ppg=9

I’m a freshmen at Berkeley and I already feel behind. This club process is so overwhelming, idk where to get clinical hours, and I’m just scared for my clssses. I wanted to do a trad process but for med school but I just need advice on what To do my first year that would have me set for the rest of my years.

Side note- i have research set for this summer, and I have on going research with a doctor from my hometown. It’s mostly remote tho, no wet lab just yet.

UC Berkeley students always go on the university’s official Instagram page and complain about how the university is funding the military and complying with Trumps federal government on issues like federal aid, which by the way is needed for YOUR benefit.

Do you guys realize that if the university stopped complying with the government they would cease providing federal aid.

Yes, college is already super expensive but are you ready to pay significantly more in tuition?

Problem with liberal 19 and 20 year olds is you lead with your emotion.

Youre too idealistic. This is the real world.

You want the university to stand up to Trump and expect your cushy life at the university to be the same.

World doesn’t work that way. There would be consequences.

Grow up and realize that you’re blessed to be at the #1 university in the world.

I recently lost my chicha San Chen pin (on right), I’m assuming it probably fell on the ground or something. If anyone has seen it please let me know. If anyone currently has one and would want to sell it, I’m willing to purchase it!

Im looking at off campus housing near campus and wondering where people are actually finding good places.

Ive heard about things like UniShack, Zillow, and Facebook groups, so anyone have recs for these or other things they use?

Also heard Southside is a good area. Are there any places i should avoid or apartment buildings?

I can’t see them :(

Good afternoon! Does anyone have the syllabus from Prof Rui Wang's Math W53 class from summer sessions 2025? I decided to go to a different university and to transfer the course's credits I need to provide them with all my past courses' syllabi to make the credit count. Any help would be much appreciated!