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

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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

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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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In the world of letters and science the essences are reflection and examination; the joys are those of intellectual understanding and of pattern recog- nition; the pains are those of intell- ectual work and mind stretching; the context is the whole mind of man. —Announcement of the College of Letters and Science In the College of Letters and Science the essences are bureaucracy and anonymity; the joys are not having your registration blocked; the pains are waiting long hours in Campbell Hall to spend minutes with an advisor; the context is almost half of Berkeley ' s student body. FALL 25