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Sorry to see you go. Good luck wherever you end up!lolRCscrewyou wrote:Officially withdrew! Good luck to all of those still riding the struggle train for money. Being a California native, I am sure you all will love the weather!
Whoa! Thought you were in for the long haul with us on this thread! Where are you going instead? And yes, I am excited for your weather : DlolRCscrewyou wrote:Officially withdrew! Good luck to all of those still riding the struggle train for money. Being a California native, I am sure you all will love the weather!
To be honest, I thought I was too. It was very heart breaking as Boalt was my dream school. Even though we are adults and I'm not a special snowflake, I do want to attend an institution that wants me as much as I want them (if not more haha). I just wasn't getting that from Berkeley and Duke gave me an amazing scholarship. I will be trading in my sunny weather (FYI, even though Cali has good weather overall, SoCal weather is MUCH better than NorCal weather) for snow and humidity. Hello, Duke!Jordan Catalano wrote:Whoa! Thought you were in for the long haul with us on this thread! Where are you going instead? And yes, I am excited for your weather : DlolRCscrewyou wrote:Officially withdrew! Good luck to all of those still riding the struggle train for money. Being a California native, I am sure you all will love the weather!
I'm sorry you were discouraged by Boalt! :/ But I wish you the best at Duke! I have an uncle who teaches there and a cousin who is an undergrad. Both are Bay Area natives, but have slowly come to love NC..probably because it's so much more affordable to live there haha. Hope the same for you!lolRCscrewyou wrote:To be honest, I thought I was too. It was very heart breaking as Boalt was my dream school. Even though we are adults and I'm not a special snowflake, I do want to attend an institution that wants me as much as I want them (if not more haha). I just wasn't getting that from Berkeley and Duke gave me an amazing scholarship. I will be trading in my sunny weather (FYI, even though Cali has good weather overall, SoCal weather is MUCH better than NorCal weather) for snow and humidity. Hello, Duke!Jordan Catalano wrote:Whoa! Thought you were in for the long haul with us on this thread! Where are you going instead? And yes, I am excited for your weather : DlolRCscrewyou wrote:Officially withdrew! Good luck to all of those still riding the struggle train for money. Being a California native, I am sure you all will love the weather!
But seriously all, I hope for the best. I'll probably still troll on here just to make sure you all are still alive
Thank you so much for letting us know!YCDAACH wrote:Just withdrew from Berkeley with a 62k need based offer. It was bittersweet and a hard decision because I loved the school so much.
Hopefully one of you gets more/some money now. I'm also a CA native and I'm sure that those of you who come will love it. Good luck.
Standard Budget Items/ Costlingo wrote:Any know if tuition for 2016-17 is listed anywhere?
Congrats! I'm official now too. See you in the fall!RationalHeretic23 wrote:Just withdraw all my other apps! I'm officially coming to Berkeley! I'm looking for a possible roommate as well, so let me know if you're interested.
Briefly considered it, but it sounds like a terrible additional burden on what will already be a rough year.middleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
True...GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Briefly considered it, but it sounds like a terrible additional burden on what will already be a rough year.middleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
middleastpeace wrote:True...GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Briefly considered it, but it sounds like a terrible additional burden on what will already be a rough year.middleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
I'm trying to weigh pros and cons of living with my parents. I'll save on rent, don't have to worry about food/laundry...but the commute will be a pain.
Ah, that's a little tougher. Is it a 30+min commute without traffic? If you're a local... you know this traffic has only been getting worse...middleastpeace wrote:middleastpeace wrote:True...GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Briefly considered it, but it sounds like a terrible additional burden on what will already be a rough year.middleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
I'm trying to weigh pros and cons of living with my parents. I'll save on rent, don't have to worry about food/laundry...but the commute will be a pain.
Also my situation is a bit more complicated with providing support for my parents (I would contribute to their rent instead of getting my own place). But I'm trying to think objectively and independent of that fact to see if it would still make sense to commute.
Haha yeah you're right. I was just checking to see if I'm crazy and the only one thinking about commuting.GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Ah, that's a little tougher. Is it a 30+min commute without traffic? If you're a local... you know this traffic has only been getting worse...middleastpeace wrote:middleastpeace wrote:True...GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Briefly considered it, but it sounds like a terrible additional burden on what will already be a rough year.middleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
I'm trying to weigh pros and cons of living with my parents. I'll save on rent, don't have to worry about food/laundry...but the commute will be a pain.
Also my situation is a bit more complicated with providing support for my parents (I would contribute to their rent instead of getting my own place). But I'm trying to think objectively and independent of that fact to see if it would still make sense to commute.
(Happy to chat about this more but I'm genuinely unsure if the public class forum is the space for it. Your call! Feel free to PM me as well.)
If it makes you feel better, I know someone commuting from Berkeley to Stanford as a 1L and they're handling it well/say it's a manageable burden on top of school work. It's much longer than 30 minutes - probably 45 without any traffic and hr+ without, but she always steers away from commuter rush hoursmiddleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
lnlia707 wrote:If it makes you feel better, I know someone commuting from Berkeley to Stanford as a 1L and they're handling it well/say it's a manageable burden on top of school work. It's much longer than 30 minutes - probably 45 without any traffic and hr+ without, but she always steers away from commuter rush hoursmiddleastpeace wrote:Side note: Is anyone commuting their first year from outside of Berkeley? I.e. a 30+ min driving commute?
pterodactyls wrote:Officially checking in. This bird's going to Berkeley.
pterodactyls wrote:Officially checking in. This bird's going to Berkeley.
Any info would be really helpful! I've been asking in the Boalt 1L thread in the FAQ section as well.GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Also, feel free to holler if you have questions about the area and apartment hunting. I've been visiting lately to update my knowledge from my undergrad years.
The housing market is super competitive out here - SF is the absolute worst but Berkeley/ Oakland isn't much better these days. If you're picky and/ or on a strict budget I would suggest Junepterodactyls wrote:Any info would be really helpful! I've been asking in the Boalt 1L thread in the FAQ section as well.GrumpyYellowOgre wrote:Also, feel free to holler if you have questions about the area and apartment hunting. I've been visiting lately to update my knowledge from my undergrad years.
Do you have any thoughts on general timelines? If I'm trying to secure an apartment for August 1, should I plan to start looking mid-June or wait till mid-July?