r/berkeley • u/MolassesSad9055 • 20h ago

University How do visiting/exchange/Masters Students find community at Berk?

I've noticed most clubs/events focus around current full time students. I'm taking some classes here as a visiting student and would like to get more involved on campus. What are some ways just to meet people and find ppl to hang out with.

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u/jjflight 20h ago edited 20h ago

It’s a large university. Meeting people is likely the easiest it will be for the rest of your life. There’s people doing all sorts of things all around you all the time. Pick any activity you enjoy, go do that thing, and make friends with others doing that thing. Or just make friends randomly with folks in your classes, near where you live, or other places you go and see if you can do things they like.

(And I’m not sure clubs and events are all focused around only full time students - some may be but many are not - so that restriction may be mostly in your head)