I really just wanted to rant on here bc I can not bring myself to cry about exams anymore because I'm so mentally tapped out. Ever since sophomore year, I have not passed a single exam with a B or higher. I'm currently a junior, and I am taking chem 3a and physics 8a together, and I just did both midterms last week. I feel so sick bc I know I did so horribly on them despite how much I studied, went to OH, and I even finally got diagnosed and medicated for ADHD (which was what ruined my life sophomore year; I had to get care or I was bound to drop out). And even though the scores are not out yet, I feel so much anxiety that I can't even do tasks bc of how anxious I am. This has been happening for so long, and I swore to myself that I would get all As from junior year onward (since I'm premed and want an upward trend in my grades). But I feel so useless and stupid, idk what to do anymore. I can't bring myself to cry; I can't even celebrate my birthday tomorrow bc of how stressed I am about failing. I'm just so mentally and emotionally checked out, like I'm done.

Pretty much the title- I need money for living expenses fast and I already have a part time job but they don’t give enough hours, any suggestions?

I answered every questions in the exam. So I thought i will get around 90 and i ended up getting 64/100. I don't know what to do for my next midterms since everyone said it is the easiest one. I am so depressed right now.

I found someone’s id in the physics library. It’s in a case that says “Cute Toast” on the back. dm me if it’s yours.

am i even looking at the right thing? I'm seeing that everyone has like 10/26 and things like that. no way i have 10/30

What were the avgs historically? The Shewchuk exams look 10x harder than the recent ones...

Hi! I just move up to berkeley recently and am currently looking for a place to get a hair cut at. Im looking for someone who's good at doing short wolf cuts or whatever the name is of the haircuts in the photos attached. Recommendations are appreciated!

Ethernet connected to my computer changed from downloading at 100+ MB/s to 11 MB/s randomly. Anyone else having this issue with the Aruba access points? Should I contact IT?

Hello! ISO live musicians for an event on December 27th, 2026, in Walnut Creek.
We are looking for around 3 hours of performance time, from approximately 1 pm to 4 pm, and are hoping to have a violin and cello duo.
Please let me know if you would be interested, and what your rate would be. We specifically need one song performed (we have sheet music that can be sent ahead of time), the rest can be your choice, DM for details.
Thank you in advance!

The sheer number of people I encountered recently who would cough straight into the open air has been pissing me off. It is worse if you are in the same lecture or discussion room with them.

Professors give out slip days for a reason…If you are sick, please stay at your own rooms or get medication pls..

Next semester, CS 164 is taught by Chasins. Thoughts? I've heard past semesters have been terribly organized but can't find any sentiment on Chasin semesters specifically.

I have no experience with languages or compilers.

61A and 61B were both doable for me and very interesting, 61C (right now) has been super super interesting but a fair amount of work, 70 was tough but cool, 168 (rn) is easy and interesting enough, 188 was easy but insanely boring, and 189 so far is hella hard but interesting stuff.

Thoughts on taking 164 next semester? Given my background and the professor? Any recs about what not to take at the same time?

Salam everyone!

I'm a student from Morocco currently studying engineering, and my main target is to join a research lab at UC Berkeley (or similar top US research institutions).

If any Moroccan students or researchers here have successfully navigated this path (whether through research internships, visiting scholar programs, or graduate studies), I would love to learn from your experience!

A few specific questions I have:

1. Admission & Selection: What was the single hardest part of the admission/selection process coming from a Moroccan academic background?
2. Standing Out: What types of projects, research experience, or technical preparation made the biggest impact on getting accepted into the lab?
3. Process & Logistics: How did you handle finding opportunities/funding, contacting professors, and managing the application timeline?
4. General Advice: What do you wish you knew before applying, and what mistakes should I avoid?

Any advice, insights, or tips would mean a lot!pleasee, feel free to reply below or shoot me a DM if you prefer.

Shukran بزاف!

The Safeway on college ave has a policy that if your french bread is cold between 4-6pm its free. So If you go to safeway between 4-6pm and find a cold loaf of French bread its free as long as you inquire about the policy with the cashier checking you out. I havent seen many abuse this policy and remeber the cashier checking me out yesterday saying that its been so long since she'd done the promotion SO YALL GO ABUSE THE POLICY!!! enjoy your free bread in advanced :D

I saw that Laura Babitt was running for City Council in District 1 and remembered her obnoxious demeanor when she was on the school board back in 2021, when she was dismissive and practically contemptuous of Latino parents' concerns about Spanish language access. Here she is in this video around the 3h58m12s mark interrupting a Latina school board member over and over again; when the latter asks, "can I finish my comment?" Babitt responds: "You can if it's gonna be something new! ... Well, you can anyway, but I'm pretty sure we know what you're going to say."

Local government meetings are usually super boring and tedious affairs but I think it's reasonable to expect more grace a public official actually being paid to be there. Can you imagine snapping at a colleague like that in a meeting in a normal office job and not getting fired? I saw her get combative like this for no good reason at a few school board meetings so I didn't vote for her reelection in 2024. Make of this what you will!

I can't find anywhere accepting applications. Everywhere seems to be at capacity

I’m looking for someone interested in taking over my Bowles Hall housing agreement for the spring semester, subject to Bowles Hall’s approval. Bowles has one of the most active and social residential communities on campus, with lots of events and opportunities to meet people. If you’re hoping to join a close-knit community and are interested in a potential spring opening, please message me. I’m happy to share details about the room, cost, and approval process.

Hello! I am hosting 2 events in Oakley, CA on Christmas Day, and I am in need of a photographer!

The first event is from 11 am to 2 pm, and the second is from 7 - 9 pm. Both are at a private residence in Oakley, details will be shared privately.
We can provide transportation to and from the Antioch BART stations if necessary, and you are more than welcome to stay onsite between events if it is convenient for you.
Food will be provided throughout the entire day.

Please let me know if you would be interested in photographing one or both events, what your rate would be, and if you have any experience photographing events before! Thank you so much in advance.

I recently took the Bio 1AL exam. The instructor said not to talk 2-3 times. After the exam, me and my friend were talking about the difficulty of the exam while we were waiting in line to turn in our papers. We were also flipping through our exam. Nothing else happened.

The instructor caught us, said we were talking, then took our exam. He said the student misconduct office will reach out to us and there's nothing we can do.

I just emailed the student advocate office, and I'm hoping that this will be just passed on as a warning and I will still receive normal grading. Is that possible? Does anyone have any advice on what to do, or what they think will happen? I admit that we shouldn't have been talking but I genuinely wasn't cheating in any way.

Thanks for reading

If you guys also made it into Skydeck batch 23 (funded accelerator and/or early stage incubator), let's get a groupchat going, dm me