Written by Anyun Chatterjee (PEACE Advisor) I remember my first day in Berkeley after my parents left for home. I remember the giddiness I felt as a newfound sense of freedom washed over me. I remember mapping out a route from Unit 2 to my classes. I remember experimenting with various ways to organize...

Written by Sophia Chan (UC Berkeley Student) “Oh. Apparently a lot of posts about fears of competition at Cal. Sounds like it’s time to repost my old post from the Class of 2018 page. Debunking Myths About Berkeley PSA (sorry, it’s long but please direct people who have worries similar to these myths here):...

Submitted by Amy Wang (PEACE Advisor) Back in high school, I remember hearing rumors about how ridiculously competitive UC Berkeley was, so much so that the descriptor more commonly used was “cutthroat”. Two stories that especially stood out to me were that 1) some people intentionally give their classmates incorrect notes and 2) if...

Hi everyone, this is Sylvia from PEACE.RRR Week, known colloquially at Berkeley at “Dead Week”, may seem like Spring Break Part Two to some people. After all, you get a whole week of no classes! What better time to go out, party, and sleep in? Sadly, this is not the case. Dead Week, as...

Hi there, William Tokumaru from PEACE here.Q: How can I manage my time better? A: There are very few methods of managing time that are universally applicable. Everyone has their own concerns, strengths, weaknesses, and quirks that dictate how they might best spend their time. Short of personal advising, most generalizations are obvious, like...