College Visit to UC Berkeley
March 5, 2010
Berkeley's campus
My visit to UC Berkeley was very interesting, because I got to see what a real college is like and I also got the chance to see how people act and what’s expected out of them while they’re in college. Some of the things that really surprised me about UC Berkeley was the campus because I didn’t know that it was that big. I thought that it would be big, but not as big as the one I saw. I think there’s bigger college campuses but, this was the first time I’d ever been to a college campus before so it was a really good learning experience for me.
Before I went on this field trip to Berkeley, I thought that it was going to be boring, but when we arrived there I saw a lot of interesting things. For example there were lots of people who were outside handing out fliers about their clubs and other things that they were interested about and wanted other people to know about. This showed that they’re dedicated and passionate about what they do and they actually want to make a change in their community. I was also very impressed at how you can make you’re own club no matter how weird or strange other people may think it is, and how you can make up the thing that you want to major in even if the college doesn’t have it. Another thing that I like about UC Berkeley is that they have their own transportation and that it’s free for the students and faculty. This is very convenient for the students that live far away from the campus and because they can go out and shop in the local stores and what not.
One of the things that I didn’t know much about was about the cost to go to college, and about the financial aid that you can get to help you pay for it. When I heard the amount of money that you had to pay I was like “What!”. I think it’s a lot of money, but I guess we have to sacrifice a few things here and there if we really want something. But still, it’s too much money to pay. Hopefully the government does something that lowers the price. Even though it’s a lot of money, we can still get loans,scholarships, and other financial aid to help students pay for college. I think this is a really good thing because they’re opening more doors to other people who probably didn’t even have a chance of going to college.
0verall, I think the trip was worth it, because not only did we learn more about college, but some of us that had never been to a college campus before got the chance to experience the whole environment and how college life is. I learned how you have to be really dedicated to school in order to accomplish what you want.
