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description: College guides written by students for students.UC Berkeley Students Tell It Like It IsDon't get caught wearing red (Stanford's color) the week of the Big Game, or you might get pointed out on campus, told by roaming Rally Committee members and athletes to "take off that red," and hassled until you do.It's good to know things like this before you have to learn the hard way...and College Prowler can help you out with insider tips like this one! The College Prowler guidebook to UC Berkeley lets you in on everything the students think you need to know about the school...not the least of which is what they think of the "Berkeley is consistently ranked as the number one public University in the United States for several reasons, but perhaps the most dominant one is its challenging academic atmosphere. The intense learning environment in some classes can lead to a high level of anxiety and distrust among students. The massive number of classes and majors may leave students a bit confused, but these cases are exceptions, not the rule."-Student Author on AcademicsFun Facts About Berkeley* It was one of the settings for famous writer Jack Kerouac's Dharma Bums.* Many radioactive elements were discovered in Berkeley; one has been named Berkelium.* Berkeley's computer science departments led the UNIX revolution in the 1980s.* Historians cite Berkeley as the spot where the free speech movement began in 1964.* The city and campus have been featured in movies like The Hulk, The Graduate, and Boys and Girls.Find out if UC Berkeley truly has something for you, straight from the students' mouths. Visiting campus isn't enough.Read our UC Berkeley guide and discover what it feels like to be on campus for 4 years.Discover if Berkeley is Right For You.
language: English
title: UC Berkeley - College Prowler Guide
titlecomplete: UC Berkeley - College Prowler Guide (Off the Record)
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publisher: College Prowler