University of California Berkeley Colin Aleshire
Dec 24, 2015
Location and History
Founded in 1868
Located in Berkeley, 15 miles from San Francisco
Public, Coed
1,232 Acre Campus
Urban area, considered a small city with Berkeley’s population at 102,743
25,774 Undergraduates, 52.9% Female and 47.1% Male
Academic Structure
Semester System
1,579 Faculty teaching undergraduates full-time
Student to faculty ratio is 17:1 with 63.4% of classes with fewer that 20 students
The most popular majors include: Social Sciences, Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Engineering, Business, Management, Marketing, Related Support Services, and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies.
Admissions Information
Average GPA: 3.84
Average SAT Math 630-770, Critical Reading 590-720, Writing 620-750
Average ACT 27-33
No letters of recommendation required, UC essay prompts 1 and 2 are required
Application due November 30
They do not offer Early Action or Early Decision, financial aid is not a part of the admission process
Admissions Information
Annual Tuition: In-state $12,864
Room and Board: $15,180
Books and Supplies: $1,226
Other Expenses: $4,050
Application for financial aid final deadline is March 2
Campus Environment and activities
Student Activities include clubs like choral groups, concert band, dance, drama theatre, jazz band, literary magazine, marching band, music ensembles, music theatre, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, television station, and yearbook.
Sports
NCAA Division 1 and competes in the Pac-12 Conference
Division 1 sports being baseball, basketball, diving, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, volleyball, water polo, rugby, and other sports.
Intramural Sports include basketball, soccer, softball, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, and volleyball.
Greek Life
Four diverse councils: Interfraternity Council (IFC), Multi-Cultural Greek Council (MSGC), National Pan-Hellenic Council (NPHC), and the PanHellenic Council (PHC).
IFC is the Men’s organization, Fall Rush week August 29- September 4, 2014
MCGC and the NPHC are both men’s and women’s organizations that require direct contact as their recruitment method.
PHC is the women’s organization, Fall Formal Recruitment August 29-September 3, 2014
Housing and Dorm arrangements
College offers housing to students
Offers coed dorms, women’s dorms, men’s dorms, married student apartments, single student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing, and cooperative housing
Freshman are guaranteed housing
74% of students live off campus
There is assistance available for locating off-campus housing.
No housing requirements
Typical Weather, Atmosphere etc.
45.8 average low temperature in January, 68.7 average high temperature in September
About 68 rainy days a year
Other Fun Facts
UC Berkeley has a long running rivalry with Stanford University. Each football season the winner of the big game gets the Stanford Axe.
Twenty of Berkeley’s professors have won Nobel Prizes.
Mascot: Oski
Colors: Blue and Gold
References
http://www.collegeresults.org/collegeprofile.aspx?institutionid=110635
http://www.collegedata.com/cs/data/college/college_pg01_tmpl.jhtml?schoolId=1090
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-california-berkeley-1312/academics
https://www.unigo.com/colleges/university-of-california-berkeley
http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=&s=all&id=110635#sports
http://lead.berkeley.edu/greek/recruitment
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/subtopics/The-Gold-and-Blue-UC-Berkeley-269884.html