University of California - Berkeley
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Adjusting to Life at the World’s No.1 Public University
Lucy Blanchard- UC Berkeley, United States When I got my letter from the University of California saying I’d been accepted into Berkeley I was, quite frankly, elated. It had been my dream school ever since my first-year self decided she wanted to study abroad. Reading that letter, I felt every bit of self-doubt and stress lift from my shoulders– I did it! I got into Berkeley! All my hard work had paid off. Aside from this, though, nothing could have prepared me for the transition period once I moved. I’m here to tell you about my experience, so you can be well prepared for the first couple of months at…
- University of California - Berkeley, University of California - Los Angeles, University of California - San Diego, University of California - Santa Barbara, University of California Santa Cruz, USA
Reviewing LAs Most Popular Attractions (+ Hidden Gems)
Alicja Banasiak, University of California Santa Cruz, US Griffith observatory If you play GTA you may already know that this place has all the views! You can drive to the very top by car or bus or you can hike, entry into the observatory is free but any shows or presentations are extra cost. From the top you can see the Hollywood sign and the entire city of LA as well as mountains in the background.
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When your feet don’t touch the ground
By Peter Rowan (UC Berkeley) Have you ever lived so fast that its felt like the weeks pass like seconds? You never have any time, and yet when you look back, your history is bursting with a million different phenomenal experiences? And did you like it? If so you should come here: to UC Berkeley, where time flies, and you go with it. It’s been over two months since I arrived here at Berkeley, and yet it feels like its passed like a flash. I’ve travelled to gorgeous reserves, experienced a diversity of culture, been intellectually stimulated and explored myself spiritually. Culture The SF Bay area is one of those…
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This is Bear Territory
By Peter Rowan (University of California, Berkeley, or Cal for short). Find a Special Announcement at the bottom! ——————————————————————– I’m a Bear. A Berkeley Bear. Or so I have been told. Whether it be at the Greek Amphitheatre with 10, 000 students screaming and dancing, at the football singing our anthems, or in lectures with world-renowned professors, they tell us: “Welcome to the number one public university in the world. You are now a Bear.” So let’s talk about what it means to be a Berkeley Bear. Welcome to Berkeley… It was blisteringly hot as we sat above the huge amphitheatre. Over the rippling air the band struck up…
