Worst of University of California - Berkeley

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Worst of

Worst Things

  1. Quality and price of off-campus housing
  2. High academic pressure
  3. Homeless population around campus
  4. An overly accepted drug culture
  5. Rainy weather in the winter
  6. Lack of local hot spots as opposed to San Francisco
  7. A college-town feel that can, at times, feel suffocating
  8. Lack of parking and the non-car-friendly UC policies
  9. The work-related pretentiousness of some students
  10. Bureaucratic/administrative red-tape

Expensive

Tuition is a steep $31,022, one of the most expensive rates in the country.

Expensive to Just Get By

60% of students surveyed felt that the amount it costs to live while at school was worse than average.

Worst Rankings and Student Rants About Them

Parking at University of California - Berkeley

Salma06

Economics '12

1.2
D

Horrible

Parking in Berkeley (and the Bay Area in general) is horrible. You don't need a car here since public transportation is pretty decent. It's so hard to find cheap parking and if you do, it's going to be a tight spot that you have to parallel park in, no doubt. Ticketing is common since the parking people are on top of those meters and you need a permit to park on campus-so expensive.

Aug 20, 2010

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Greek Life at University of California - Berkeley

Stephnchun

Business '12

2.3
C

Greek Life Is Lame

I have been to other universities, and the greek life at Cal is small and lacks the energy I've seen at other places. No one really takes it seriously, and that is how the rest of the non-greek campus sees it too.

Apr 28, 2010

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Drug Safety at University of California - Berkeley

Prospect5217

Communications '15

0.8
D-

No "Safety"

Say the word, pull out your wallet, and "wa-la"

Dec 10, 2011

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