Extension/FPF parents rave about CalSO
This orientation gave a very good overall preview of Berkeley. I appreciate CalSO putting it together. It's good to know that my daughter's not alone in feeling anxious.
--Engineering Parent

I enjoyed the student leaders and presentations. The college overview was extremely helpful, and I really enjoyed the professor's comments and suggestions.
--Letters & Science Parent

I was very moved by our discussion about the family transition. I thought the CalSO counselors handled the discussion with sensitivity and maturity.
--Letters & Science Parent

I am glad I attended. Networking with other parents was helpful and interesting. Resources available to students were uncovered. Ways to keep involved with your students without being overbearing were presented and made a lot of sense.
--Letters & Science Parent

I thought the program was terrific. Some of our daughter's friends did not bring their parents. We are so glad that we came and met other parents and got a feeling for Berkeley life.
--Letters & Science Parent

I felt much more prepared as a parent for my son's transition. The way it was organized really gave me a sense of what life might be like for my son. It was even fun staying in a dorm and eating in the dining halls.
--Engineering Parent

This program has made me excited and grateful that my daughter got into fall extension and not the regular fall program.
--Letters & Science Parent

I was thrilled to learn about the opportunities available academically and socially to the FPF students. The program was great fun, very informative, and on the whole very well organized. I loved the sense of family that the program presented.
--Letters & Science Parent

This is a wonderful program. It really prepares parents for what’s to come. It defies all the stereotypes of "the big, impersonal university."
--Letters & Science Parent

Finding housing was very stressful for us, but everything else was really good.
--Engineering Parent