U. C Berkeley Stereotypes

U.C. Berkeley: home to sun-kissed biologists and liberal student activists. These are the two main stereotypes associated with this prestigious university. While these two attributes do form much of the campus’ culture, there is so much more to be discovered at University of California, Berkeley. Situated in Berkeley, California, overlooking the San Francisco Bay, lies an urban campus with a thriving Greek life. In addition to a myriad of social and extracurricular activities, are thousands of stressed out students learning at an Ivy League caliber.
Due to Berkeley being so close to downtown San Francisco, I imagine students often are granted opportunities such as exceptional jobs and internships to get a headstart on their careers. Another
Berkeley is actually much simpler than at most other universities. There are five required components of an application, along with certain high school class requirements. The application requirements are an essay/personal statement, SAT or ACT score, a common application, two letters of recommendation, and an application fee of seventy dollars. As for the high school class requirements, applying freshman must have received four english credits, three math credits, two science credits, two foreign language credits, two history credits, and one elective credit. Unlike most colleges, this university offers neither early action, nor early decision when applying; this places all students on a level playing field. With the acceptance rate being at a low 14.8%, getting into this college is highly competitive, and most applicants will be rejected. A silver-lining for students who receive the dreaded “thin envelope” is not having to pay $38,139 every year for out-of-state tuition. However, the in-state tuition is a whopping $25,000 less. In addition to this financial burden, no academic or athletic scholarships are awarded, only need-based help is offered. Despite these few downsides to attending University of California, Berkeley, you can count on leaving this institution a new person, ready to go into the world and make a