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University of California Berkeley

University of California Berkeley. Colin Aleshire. 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

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University of California Berkeley

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  1. University of California Berkeley Colin Aleshire

  2. 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

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. Typical Weather, Atmosphere etc. • 45.8 average low temperature in January, 68.7 average high temperature in September • About 68 rainy days a year

  11. 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

  12. 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

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