Admissions Issue 2019

You've been accepted into the No. 1 public university (on your own merit, we assume). We at the Clog want to give you a BEARy warm welcome to UC Berkeley.

We at the Clog have done some research and created a list of the most unique classes offered in recent years, so you can get a taste of what UC Berkeley has to offer.

To help you out before you even step foot on campus next year, close those Urban Dictionary tabs and library-sized dictionaries of yours and read on for the Clog's all-encompassing guide to Berkeley lingo you should know before you're enrolled next year.

I hadn’t been rejected from UC Berkeley, but waitlisted. To anyone, this would seem like a hopeful situation — maybe there was still a chance for me to attend one of the best schools in the country.

Here are a few of those thoughts you'll probably have when you encounter key locations on UC Berkeley’s campus for the first time.

We have created a list of all of the little UC Berkeley quirks that, when you ultimately decide to come here (because it is obviously the correct choice), might throw you for a loop.

Whether or not you know everyone on your floor or hallway, bathroom encounters of the third kind are always awkward. You sometimes make side eye-contact with that one girl three doors down from you as you hurry to brush your teeth or fix your hair.

Planning what to physically, as well as mentally, take to college and leave behind at home can prove to be more challenging than you’d expect.To help alleviate some of the confusion and stress, we at the Clog have compiled a list of what not to bring to college.

So, you’ve just been accepted to UC Berkeley. Congratulations! In honor of the journey you are about to embark on, the Clog has compiled a helpful list of items to pack for your life in the dorms. Enjoy this list compiled by college students who have been there, done that.

It’s just the laws of nature: the sky is blue, one plus one is two and you and a fourth of Berkeley are one type of person. So, click on to find out your very own UC Berkeley Freshman Hogwarts House, if you will.