University of California Berkeley - Blue and Gold Yearbook (Berkeley, CA)

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Sooner or later every Berkeley student is drawn relentlessly into Sproul Hall to perform a trivial task or to prevent a major foulup. Whether filing a petition to change a major or tracking down a mysteriously impounded reg packet, the typical student learns quickly that the Office of Admissions and Records can be a bottomless pit of paperwork and red tape. Admissions Advisor Stacy Wilson readily agree s that There ' s too much bureaucracy in the office, Or- ganization has a lot to do with it. It is not organized in a way that is beneficial to the students . . . How can six advisors cope with 29,000 students? ... as well as the office handles the 11,000 applications it receives each fall. Just over half of these applicants are accepted. How are these lucky ones chosen? First, the applications are processed and filed until the required test scores (SAT and CEEB) and transcripts come in. Half of the applicants accepted are chosen on the basis of their test scores and grade point averages. The rest are chosen by the merits of their Why I Want to Go to Berkeley essays. What do two or three admissions officers look for in the 6000- 7000 essays they read? Wilson says that direction is not too crucial, but more what makes this person different from all other 3.4 ' s?

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He rubs shoulders with ASUC President Neil Taxy as often as once a week. He ' s taken the whole water-polo team out to lunch during a winning season. He has even been known to accept dinner invitations at the dorms or a fraternity. He, like so many of us, lives on campus in University-owned property. You might even run into him on your way to Moffitt Library. The bucks stop at Chancellor Albert H. Bowker ' s desk ... all 227,000,000 of them. He is specifically responsible for the needs of the campus while maintaining Berkeley ' s academic reputation. He must meet with the faculty to coordinate teaching policies, work with students on all services funded by reg fees, and keep the alumni informed on business and political decisions. Fairly or unfairly Chancellor Bowker sits on a political hotseat as the head of the campus. His image differs among different campus factions. Freshman endure long lines to shake his hand at the annual Chancellor ' s reception, alumni applaud him at fund-raising functions, and Sproul Plaza politicos curse him from behind card tables. 1. Chancellor Bowker. 2. Stacy Wilson vises a student. 3. The line for cal difficulties in Sproul Hall runs from 9AM to 4PM, Monday through Friday. 4. Chancellor Bowker ' s residence, just east of Tolman Hall. 0

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While getting into Berkeley is not ways easy, staying in can prove to be even more difficult. There is always the money problem to consider. Two-thirds of Berkeley ' s students applied for financial aid this year. That means that a financially laguered two-thirds of the students here have made their way to the second floor of Sproul Hall, meeting deadlines they thought were next month, trying to get information from people in the wrong office, or feeling the energy of all that money hidden deep within the Financial Aid office and trying to find a way to tap the Mother Lode. While many students ' quests for aid end in frustration, the outlook is not entirely bleak. Administrative Assistant Nancy Brown states that the trend in awards is probably toward more money, because more outside sources are beginning to get involved, such as the Basic Education Opportunity Grant program. Last year, Berkeley students received $2,4445,411 in work-study funds, accepted $5,400,000 in federal loans, and competed for $1,008,000 in scholarships. FINANCIAL AID 3 fee iLZ na ' oil ®t. [15 APPLY VAL 0 ,1nr S inter READMISSION Es I t fee 0 Pr. J• Oct 21 DR qP Oct I - a- Oa. 1-4. Familiar signs in Campbell and Sproul Halls. 5. An undeclared major advisor deals with problem. 6. Good old Campbell Hall. gvER Fi 111 ©h YOU -SHOuLD COLLEGE SEE A ADVISOR ROOMS 101— I 13E 1 i-sS