Two UC Berkeley Alums Share Their Summer Successes As an underclassman at such a large university, I’ve always felt some pressure to sta... college one, and have spent the last few months thinking about how to make the most of my UC Berkeley summer s—balancing rest and activities I enjoy with extracurriculars—and start working towards making ... with fellow golden bears (or anyone, really!). If you’re wondering what you should do this upcoming summer , here are a few ideas. Background on Kaylie & Cooper Kaylie: As a commuting student and seco...
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Explore Summer in Berkeley
Ideas For A Perfect Berkeley Summer : Activities, Day Trips, Festivals, & Sweets
If you’re staying on campus for summer classes ...r a summer internship, it can feel very quiet compared to the hustle and bustle you’re used to during the f... at UC Berkeley. But as a Bay Area local, I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Berkeley these past two summer s, and I can say there are so many cool things to do during the summer months! So, if you’re stay... I’ve put together this list for you.
Activities Around Berkeley
Strawberry Canyon Pool: Berkeley summer s can get very hot, so why not go for a swim to cool down? Strawberry Canyon Pool is a campus pool ...
My Summer Studying Abroad
Six Weeks in Florence, Italy
I studied abroad this past summer in Florence and it was an unforgettable experience. I decided fall semester of my junior year at U... When I got to Florence, I met a lot of students who were graduated seniors and who’d stayed one last summer semester at their respective UCs to go abroad. Whether you’re a newly admitted student, a transf... a couple of classes left for my major and was on track to finish my minor by graduation, meaning my summer session could be dedicated purely to my personal and post-grad interests. I’d never taken any me...
Golden Bear Summer
What are you up to this summer ?
From "mermaiding" and baking to interning and volunteering, read on to see what your fellow Gold...n Bears are doing with their summer breaks, and what they are looking forward to in the fall!
[caption id="attachment_8315"... Internship in Singapore and meeting my friends and family in Bangladesh. I'm also taking 6 units of summer courses. I'm excited to go to the National University of Singapore and explore the country and all...
Undergrad Living Perspective
tremendously in acclimating to Berkeley was taking a semester of classes before my first year through the Summer Bridge program. I got to learn what living in a residence hall would be like in a less busy enviro...ment than the fall and spring semesters when campus is a bustling place. During the summer program, I lived in Blackwell Hall for six weeks before moving to my assigned campus residence hal... id="attachment_13526" align="alignnone" width="576"] My partner and I moving into Blackwell Hall for the six-week Summer Bridge program.[/caption]
Living in a residence hall mini-suite
During my first year, I lived in...
Meet the Costume Department
Their main project was preparing for a steampunk-influenced interpretation of Shakespeare’s “A Mi summer Night’s Dream.” To make these fantastical pieces of attire come to life, costume director Deni... requires a lot of adjustment, and isn’t even completely finished when the show opens!
For “A Mi summer Night’s Dream,” the first steps would be to ensure that the plan for costume design aligns wit... Neil Lopez, class of 2026, theater and performance studies major, student costume designer for “A Mi summer Night’s Dream.”
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What sourcing looks like
The most integral p...
Fall vs. Spring at UC Berkeley
some helpful tips for any season here at UC Berkeley.
Enjoy the lovely trails on campus.
Explore summer in Berkeley.
...
Transfer With a Thousand Faces
Berkeley Student Co-Ops and bought a ticket for my study abroad in London.
That was a pretty good summer , and by the time my next fall semester started, I couldn’t walk to class without seeing a famili...
First-Gen @ Cal
lined up a position as a Peer Advisor at Cal Student Central and a front-of-house associate at Endless Summer Sweets. I knew I needed income, and I knew I needed to move quickly.
Choosing UC Berkeley
The ...
What To Know Before Coming to Cal
club or biotech start-up, and there’s also no shame in working three jobs for 50 hours a week over summer the way I did to lessen your required hours during the school year. Your time at UC Berkeley is ra...
Searching for Internships? Start Here.
merits of securing an internship as a college student, whether it be during the school year or over summer , and started applying to them myself.
This blog is your ultimate guide to searching for interns... board, but they had been on my radar since my sister worked an internship for Warner Bros. (WB) TV the summer before.” — Rachel, Class of 2026, former Inclusion Creative & Production Team Intern at Wa... Program (UCEAP) Internships might be the perfect pathways for you. These internships take place during summer , and students earn academic credit through them, so you don’t have to worry about derailing your...
Internship Success Stories
sign in front of building 92.[/caption]
Entertainment: diversity, equity, and inclusion
“Last summer , I worked for Warner Bros. (WB) Discovery as an intern for the Inclusion Creative & Production... movies and in an industry that had a sort of out-of-this-world star quality like no other. Though the summer was full of challenges — including awkward intern mixers and lots of rapid notes on jargon and u... particular, but with the endless support of my team, I was actually both challenged and in my element. My summer at NBCUniversal is one that I tend to idealize in my head, but I think it is because it showed me ...
6 Financial Aid Tips to Make Your Life Easier
year, students found other sources of funding to sustain them throughout the year. Some students took summer s off and went home to minimize expenses and work full time. This gave them the opportunity to save...
Making Friends @ Cal
study abroad program.[/caption]
“I made some good friends during my study abroad program last summer , and we see each other on campus now every now and then, which is nice. I would say that if someon...
Taming Your Student Budget
revelation for me, is thrift shopping. After getting rid of an ungodly amount of my old clothes last summer , it really hit me just how much we Americans overconsume when it comes to clothing. We have enough...
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Explore Summer in Berkeley
Ideas For A Perfect Berkeley Summer : Activities, Day Trips, Festivals, & Sweets If you’re staying on campus for summer classes ...r a summer internship, it can feel very quiet compared to the hustle and bustle you’re used to during the f... at UC Berkeley. But as a Bay Area local, I’ve spent quite a bit of time in Berkeley these past two summer s, and I can say there are so many cool things to do during the summer months! So, if you’re stay... I’ve put together this list for you. Activities Around Berkeley Strawberry Canyon Pool: Berkeley summer s can get very hot, so why not go for a swim to cool down? Strawberry Canyon Pool is a campus pool ...
My Summer Studying Abroad
Six Weeks in Florence, Italy I studied abroad this past summer in Florence and it was an unforgettable experience. I decided fall semester of my junior year at U... When I got to Florence, I met a lot of students who were graduated seniors and who’d stayed one last summer semester at their respective UCs to go abroad. Whether you’re a newly admitted student, a transf... a couple of classes left for my major and was on track to finish my minor by graduation, meaning my summer session could be dedicated purely to my personal and post-grad interests. I’d never taken any me...
Golden Bear Summer
What are you up to this summer ? From "mermaiding" and baking to interning and volunteering, read on to see what your fellow Gold...n Bears are doing with their summer breaks, and what they are looking forward to in the fall! [caption id="attachment_8315"... Internship in Singapore and meeting my friends and family in Bangladesh. I'm also taking 6 units of summer courses. I'm excited to go to the National University of Singapore and explore the country and all...
Undergrad Living Perspective
tremendously in acclimating to Berkeley was taking a semester of classes before my first year through the Summer Bridge program. I got to learn what living in a residence hall would be like in a less busy enviro...ment than the fall and spring semesters when campus is a bustling place. During the summer program, I lived in Blackwell Hall for six weeks before moving to my assigned campus residence hal... id="attachment_13526" align="alignnone" width="576"] My partner and I moving into Blackwell Hall for the six-week Summer Bridge program.[/caption] Living in a residence hall mini-suite During my first year, I lived in...
Meet the Costume Department
Their main project was preparing for a steampunk-influenced interpretation of Shakespeare’s “A Mi summer Night’s Dream.” To make these fantastical pieces of attire come to life, costume director Deni... requires a lot of adjustment, and isn’t even completely finished when the show opens! For “A Mi summer Night’s Dream,” the first steps would be to ensure that the plan for costume design aligns wit... Neil Lopez, class of 2026, theater and performance studies major, student costume designer for “A Mi summer Night’s Dream.” [instagram-feed feed=55] What sourcing looks like The most integral p...
Fall vs. Spring at UC Berkeley
some helpful tips for any season here at UC Berkeley. Enjoy the lovely trails on campus. Explore summer in Berkeley. ...
Transfer With a Thousand Faces
Berkeley Student Co-Ops and bought a ticket for my study abroad in London. That was a pretty good summer , and by the time my next fall semester started, I couldn’t walk to class without seeing a famili...
First-Gen @ Cal
lined up a position as a Peer Advisor at Cal Student Central and a front-of-house associate at Endless Summer Sweets. I knew I needed income, and I knew I needed to move quickly. Choosing UC Berkeley The ...
What To Know Before Coming to Cal
club or biotech start-up, and there’s also no shame in working three jobs for 50 hours a week over summer the way I did to lessen your required hours during the school year. Your time at UC Berkeley is ra...
Searching for Internships? Start Here.
merits of securing an internship as a college student, whether it be during the school year or over summer , and started applying to them myself. This blog is your ultimate guide to searching for interns... board, but they had been on my radar since my sister worked an internship for Warner Bros. (WB) TV the summer before.” — Rachel, Class of 2026, former Inclusion Creative & Production Team Intern at Wa... Program (UCEAP) Internships might be the perfect pathways for you. These internships take place during summer , and students earn academic credit through them, so you don’t have to worry about derailing your...
Internship Success Stories
sign in front of building 92.[/caption] Entertainment: diversity, equity, and inclusion “Last summer , I worked for Warner Bros. (WB) Discovery as an intern for the Inclusion Creative & Production... movies and in an industry that had a sort of out-of-this-world star quality like no other. Though the summer was full of challenges — including awkward intern mixers and lots of rapid notes on jargon and u... particular, but with the endless support of my team, I was actually both challenged and in my element. My summer at NBCUniversal is one that I tend to idealize in my head, but I think it is because it showed me ...
6 Financial Aid Tips to Make Your Life Easier
year, students found other sources of funding to sustain them throughout the year. Some students took summer s off and went home to minimize expenses and work full time. This gave them the opportunity to save...
Making Friends @ Cal
study abroad program.[/caption] “I made some good friends during my study abroad program last summer , and we see each other on campus now every now and then, which is nice. I would say that if someon...
Taming Your Student Budget
revelation for me, is thrift shopping. After getting rid of an ungodly amount of my old clothes last summer , it really hit me just how much we Americans overconsume when it comes to clothing. We have enough...