This reflection is shared by Leslie Yanez, a 9th grade student.
On January 26, 2019, a group of ATS students and I got to visit
the remarkable school known as UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley consisted of an
amazingly well-presented presentation and workshop about public health and
ended with a tour around UC Berkeley.
Before I even begin, I would like to thank the advisors, field
trip coordinators, and everyone who made this field trip possible. Thank you!
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| Ninth grade ATS students taking a campus tour of UC Berkeley |
Walking around the school’s incredible campus filled with life,
culture, and diversity, learning about the school’s achievements and the unique
artifacts that they hold, are some of the copious amount of things I found were
extraordinary and enjoyed that day. Not only is UC Berkeley famous for their
education, but also for their gorgeous campus that they have, and now I know
why! The campus itself was a highlight of my experience. Everywhere you went on
that campus you would see beautiful, luminous flowers glowing in the sunlight,
towering trees with dark green leaves, and many more beautiful scenes.
Did you know you that two elements from the
periodic table of elements were named after UC Berkeley? If you want to know
which ones you should go visit them to find out! It will be worth it, I
promise.
I also learned that they have the second biggest department
dedicated to science which I think is very impressive. They also have a whole
building dedicated to math! Every level of that building is dedicated to a
certain level in math; the harder and more advance the math gets, the higher
you go in the building.
UC Berkeley, an outstanding school in academics and sports, was
everything I expected, and a little bit more. I expected UC Berkeley to be an
incredible school and it was. What surprised me the most is that UC Berkeley
has way more options than I thought they had and a larger campus than I
expected; which I am not complaining about because it is amazing! UC Berkeley
is not the stereotypical university that comes to mind when you think of one.
UC Berkeley is different and unique in its own way that many should definitely
experience, even if it’s for a day.
Visiting UC Berkeley has helped shape my perspective about college
by knowing what I want in college. UC Berkeley has a massive campus, and after
visiting UC Berkeley, it has helped me determine that I would rather much
prefer a larger campus than a small one. I personally feel that I do have a
greater understanding of what to look for in a college. And now thanks to UC
Berkeley, I know that I would prefer a university with a larger campus.
After visiting UC Berkeley, I might consider applying to this
school in the future. It has incredible departments dedicated to the majors
that they offer, and exceptional departments dedicated to science and math.
However, it is the rival of the one and only Stanford. Which is a school I
really admire. But who knows, I might apply to UC Berkeley in the future.
The campus tour was definitely one of my favorite things we did at
UC Berkeley. One thing I learned about UC Berkeley is that they have a
multitudinous amount of majors and libraries which I found was very exciting.
