What is the Berkeley community like?
Berkeley combines an attractive campus environment with an interesting and diverse city. Exciting popular and classical music performances, dance, theater, and sports events are found in both the campus and community. There are many nearby outdoor opportunities for skiers, hikers, windsurfers and boaters. There is an abundance of restaurants representing a large variety of ethnic traditions. The problem is usually choosing, not finding, things to do. Housing in the Bay Area With new campus graduate housing and apartment projects nar the campus, housing is easier to find now than it was three years ago. Rents tend to be somewhat high in the Bay Area; however, Berkeley is significantly cheaper than the majority of Bay Area locations and students find their housing costs fit easily into their stipend budget. Additionally, both the university and the department offer services to help locate housing.
Berkeley combines an attractive campus environment with an interesting and diverse city. Exciting popular and classical music performances, dance, theater, and sports events are found in both the campus and community. There are many nearby outdoor opportunities for skiers, hikers, windsurfers and boaters. There is an abundance of restaurants representing a large variety of ethnic traditions. The problem is usually choosing, not finding, things to do.
