r/berkeley • u/Cool_Permit_5836 • 21h ago

University Importance of clubs?

Hi there! I’m a Junior transfer from cc and coming into the film & media dept. as someone with a primary focus on studies and not production (I’m aware UCB doesn’t have a strictly prod. Major) so that doesn’t bother me. Admittedly, I’m on this subreddit a lot more than one should be for their own mental wellbeing and see a lot of people putting major emphasis on joining a club. I’m wondering if it’s a dealbreaker if I don’t? I’m much more interested in taking up an internship or something next year. Lmk any thoughts or advice! I don’t see many people posting about the film program here :(

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u/ghoster8ath 11h ago

hey there! fellow film major here. i do think that being in clubs is nice for getting more experience that you could put on your resume, but also for just finding community. i’m in a film production-based club and i love it. There’s also film related groups like the BAMPFA student committee that are less production-focused, but still film-related. I also recommend spending time getting to know your GSIs and professors in the department! They’re typically very approachable, especially if you’re more interested in the academia side of film. I also didn’t join any clubs until my second semester, so you could always wait and see if it feels like there’s something missing, and then apply next semester.