Saturday was an opportunity for everyone to relive his or her awkward, excited, confusing senior days of high school. The ones when we had to choose where the heck to go to college in the fall. It’s fun to see kids deciding if Berkeley is in their future, but here are some reasons we think we should all be glad our deciding days are behind us:
1. You know it’s not actually this sunny all the time and have learned to layer appropriately according to the city’s bipolar weather.
2. You’re used to the constant construction and don’t even bat an eye at the sight of cranes and dirt by the Campanile.
3. You’ve figured out shortcuts around Sproul to avoid fliering.
4. You’ve already gone through ASUC elections and know whether or not you want to vote/campaign/avoid people telling you to vote or campaign.
5. You realize that attendance for lectures that are webcast is more of a suggestion than a requirement.
6. You already know how to take BART.
7. You know to avoid Crossroads whenever possible.
8. You’ve survived Tele-BEARS so many times already that swearing at it during your registration appointment has become routine.
9. You already know doing the reading for each class all the time is impossible — unless you get no sleep and have no friends.
10. You already read the Daily Clog.
If you ever have doubts about whether you should have come here or feel sick of the place, just remember all the knowledge you’ve soaked up while living in a place like Berkeley. It’s stuff you’ll never forget. Just look at all the alumni parents coming back to show their kiddies around the school! They’re still Golden Bears at heart.
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