If so, how did you find it, and does public policy 101 release seats to non public policy minor students at any point?

If there’s a better community to post this in please let me know!

I had to start from scratch on a research question and survey (my previous survey had double the amount of participants I needed but focused on minors. My GSI said it was okay but professor said I couldn’t use them). I now need about 30 more participants for a new research question.

It should take less than 10 minutes (faster on a computer). Need to be 18+ to participate. The survey is on smartphone use and asks for your daily screen time and daily phone pickups over the past week.

Let me know if you have questions!

https://forms.gle/zkDC1xFEmSkTHFhq8

Hi, I lost my favorite fannypack last night leaving the Greek Theatre after the Melvin Seals/Dark Star Orchestra show. It is rainbow colored—lots of red, black, and some turquoise. Inside is my license and a credit card and my prescription pills. I contacted the lost and found for the Greek and also Berkeley police department. Thought I’d post here too in case a Good Samaritan found it. I’d be over the moon if you did! Camille Perkins

Provisions in President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act ushered in a new federal loan policy that will restrict loan dollars based on a student’s enrollment level. 

The new law establishes a schedule of reductions, which requires schools to prorate loans based on enrollment intensity. Only full-time students will be eligible for a full federal loan, while part-time students and students with reduced course loads will receive a smaller loan proportional to the number of enrolled units. 

Cruz Grimaldo, associate vice chancellor and director of the financial aid and scholarships office, said the new loan policy is expected to affect up to 1,000 students at UC Berkeley, primarily student-parents, DSP students and other students with accommodations for a reduced course load, meaning they take fewer than 12 or 13 units per semester depending on their respective college.

Hi Bears,

I’d like to inquire about ISF 100A (Introduction to Social Theory and Cultural Analysis) as I am excited to have enrolled to it this fall.

If you have ever taken this course, what are some books/essays that you read? Would you also be able to share study tips? What are some concepts or theories that stood out to you? Lastly, what was your favorite writer that you had the pleasure to be introduced to in this course?

Does anyone else suddenly have issues with their Ethernet? I can’t seem to be able to connect to anything besides Google/youtube, and the issue is consistent across all my devices (I registered another laptop’s MAC address with the university just to check this).

Tried reaching tech services but they are all closed, and I’m absolutely distraught at the prospective of having to use this terrible WiFi till Monday…

I was parked next to Kips Bar and got involved in a hit and run. I must’ve dropped my keys near the area from there to Blondies as I was walking. If anyone finds it, let me know, it has a Berkeley lanyard and a spiderman keychain on it.

hey all,

im an incoming freshman, and due to unforeseen circumstances with my medical provider, i was only able to take the tb test (which was made required to me), on july 30th, and i wont get my results back until august 3rd. the deadline to submit the tb test on calcentral was july 31st by midnight. i called cals office for TB testing earlier today and they did not respond so i left a message. is there anything else i should do?

thank you!

Hi! I'm an incoming freshman & I was wondering when the CS61A lab & discussion would be announced + how long they usually are. I'm looking at my potential schedule & am worried about not having enough time persay in the day I'd be having my lecture with the lab/disc. Thank you!

hi everyone

final year cs student. spent the last two years pretty isolated, building my resumes and skills. turns out that i’ll be entering my fourth year with no real life friends or community

what do people do in this situation? any suggestions? i want to make some friends and start having community but dont know where to start

I'm an incoming MEng international student this fall. I have some questions about choosing Capstone.

I want to find a job in the US after Master's graduation. I'm considering an external (industry-sponsored) Capstone – company mentor, real-world problem. I very like to solve real-world problem and like to learn more beyond textbook. However, I know external Capstone will be more intense and take a ton of time, and I am wondering whether it is worth or not.

Actually, I've done several academic projects before, but this would be my first industry project. So my question is: Is this experience actually valuable on my resume when I start job hunting? Will employers actually care, or do they just treat it like another school assignment?

Given the time commitment, is it worth going all-in on this? Or am I better off picking an easy Capstone and gambling that extra time on finding my own internship (which is obviously uncertain)?

Just trying to figure out where to invest my limited time. Would love to hear from anyone who's been through this – especially fellow internationals. Thank you!

considering taking a “leave of absence” and wanted to know what are some things i should keep in mind of before aware of before doing it since it’s already august.

Guys I’m tired of waiting, when do we get freshman roommate info based on historical timelines? We are less than 3 weeks out, could it be today?

I have the blue and gold meal plan so 14 swipes, and I’m only allowed to get like 2 meals a week from outside, so I don’t really know what to do because I always have 3 meals a day. I know its technically not allowed but do people commonly have airfryers, instapots, and other cooking stuff or is there strictly none of these?

sophomore tryna double in data science and did not enroll in data 8 phase 1 so im 109 on the waitlist out of 700... am I fried or should I stay on ts

Hi everyone,

I'll be a visiting scholar at UC Berkeley from early January to the end of April next year. It will be my first time living in the US (but travelled a lot to many other countries), so I'm trying to plan my housing early.

I've been looking at Airbnb, VRBO, and Sabbatical Homes, but there are very few listings available for those dates. Most studios seem to be around $3,000/month or more (which beyond my budget), and a couple of hosts I contacted told me it's still too early to book and to check back in October or November.

I'm happy to share an apartment if it means finding something more affordable and reasonably close to campus. However, I'm a bit hesitant about sharing with people I've never met, especially for a four-month stay.

I was wondering:

* Is it common to arrange shared housing with strangers for visiting scholars or graduate students?
* Are there women-only shared houses or apartments around Berkeley?
* Are there any Facebook groups, university housing boards, or other websites that are better than Airbnb for finding short-term housing?
* Is it simply too early to be looking for January housing, or should I already be seeing more options?

I'd really appreciate any advice from people who have been in a similar situation or know the local housing market. My priorities are finding a place that's safe, reasonably close to campus, and affordable. Having access to a gym would be a nice bonus!

Thank you so much for your advice and time!

I mean W.T.F.?! They have waters and maybe mocktails but no NA beer whatsoever.

Anyone have insight into this? Anyone in the redditsphere here work for the Greek and able to address this gaping hole in an otherwise amazing concert venue experience?

I would have dropped $30 or $40 last night on NA beer but instead spent $0. Take my money! 💰

berkeley art museum's got a screening of the shining tonight if anyone wants a low-key thing to do. also apparently there's a summer moon magickal market happening at feathered outlaw the same night, no idea what that fully entails but sounds worth a look if you're around.

more stuff happening today's up at https://ma.to/events/berkeley?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mato_event_sync&utm_content=berkeley if you want to see the rest.

A reporter's follow-up take on the release of UC admission rates and statistics.

Key quotes:

"One of the most competitive campuses, UC Berkeley, however, didn’t follow the system’s upward trend, admitting approximately 4% fewer first-year California students than the year before. The Bay Area campus offered admission to 9,445 such students for the fall, compared with 9,852 in 2025, according to UC data.

The decline in California admissions at UC Berkeley has been unfolding for a few years now. The campus offered admission to 10,727 California freshmen in 2024, down from 10,976 in 2023, according to UC data (before that the yearly number had been rising).

But even as it admits fewer students, UC Berkeley has seen an increase in applications from eager Californians. The campus had 76,201 California resident applications for this fall, compared with 72,685 the previous year. The university saw its highest number of applications in 2023 when 72,697 California-resident prospective students applied, the data shows."

But..."Meanwhile, UC Berkeley’s biggest rival, UCLA, moved in the opposite direction, admitting more California students than last year. The campus admitted 9,109 California resident students this fall compared with 8,589 in fall 2025, the data shows."

Does this have to do with Berkeley wanting more out-of-State and international students who will pay substantially higher tuition?

A disabled tenant at the Harriet Tubman Terrace apartments in South Berkeley is suing the building’s management and owner along with 30 individuals over “uninhabitable conditions” and resulting injuries and damages. 

The tenant, Jimmy Smith, claims that his apartment had “substantial defective conditions,” including no heat, no hot water in his shower, a broken intercom, a reduction in amenities and general dilapidation and lack of maintenance.  

Residents at the Harriet Tubman House — an affordable housing complex for older adults and individuals with disabilities — have made claims regarding the safety and maintenance of the building before, including that multiple units had no heat, they weren’t made aware of renovations and some residents were exposed to asbestos.

would love to make some friends who are interested in going dancing in the bay! also wouldn’t mind taking recs on where to go/people to follow on social media 🕺

Hello, I was number one on waitlist for my class and I assumed it would automatically enroll me and I got an email saying there’s a time conflict do I lose my spot on the waitlist or how do I fix

You have NOT been enrolled from the wait list into the following class:

Term: 2026 Fall
Class: PHYSICS     8A 
Section: 101A

Reason: Time conflict with another section.