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100

You are ________ if you are the first person in your family to attend college.

What is first generation?

100

This term is used if you think something is a lie or someone is lying

What is "cap"?

100

This movie has recently been showing in theaters, and it's about a girl and her emotions and how they work within a person.

What is Inside Out 2?

100

The gate that is located at the entrance of UC Berkeley and was featured in the Monsters University movie. 

What is Sather Gate?

100

This is considered to be the most common eye color in the world (79% approximately). 

What is brown?

200

These are forms you fill out to receive money for college.

What are the FAFSA and CADAA? 

200

You would use this word to describe an action or trait that you didn't like or found cringey about a person.

What is "ick"?

200

This family is known for their show all about their life, and it's full of drama, this show airs on Hulu.

Who are the Kardashians?

200

This tourist attraction is said to be the tallest building on campus and is often featured in UC Berkeley's promotional material. 

What is the Campanile? or What is Sather Tower?

200

This country is known to consume more chocolate per capita than any other country in the world. 

What is Switzerland?

300

You need to complete these courses to be considered for both UC's and CSU's

What are A-G courses?

300

This word is used to describe someone who is very imaginative and believes everything in their head.

What is "delulu"?

300

This Netflix series holds the record of being the most watched.

HINT: This show is a competition between 465 players who are all struggling financially, and is set in South Korea.

What is Squid Games?

300

This place is where the Financial Aid Office, Cal 1 Card Office, and many other resources can be found. 

What is Sproul Hall?

300
The first iPhone was released this year. Hint: It was less than 20 years ago. 

What is 2007?

400

These short answer and essay questions are meant to provide your admissions officers with a better understanding of who you are, your passions and interests.

What is a PIQ? or What is a Personal Statement? 

400

Commonly used when there is an insider joke or group of people who know what you're referring to.

(Hint: its an acronym)

 

What is "IYKYK"?

400

This person is the most followed person on instagram.

HINT: They are a well-known soccer player from Portugal

Who is Cristiano Ronaldo?

400

This place is where students go on sunny days to hangout with friends, relax and read a book, or have a picnic.

What is the Glade?

400

Bill Gates dropped out of this prestigious university to pursue software development.

What is Harvard?

500

Admissions is said to occur on three different timelines, depending on which admissions process the student chooses. 

(Hint: there are three admissions processes, name them)

What is Early Decision, Early Admission, and Regular Admission?

500

This term is used to describe something that wasn't as good as you thought it would be, something that you know you could have enjoyed more.

What is "mid"?

500

This recent film was partially filmed at UC Berkeley, starring Robert Downey Jr., Florence Pugh, and Emily Blunt.

Hint: The premise of this movie was the development of the atomic bomb.

What is Oppenheimer? 

500

This library is known to be open overnight and allows food depending on which floor students are in. This library also allows students to book study rooms at all hours depending on availability. 

What is Moffit Library?

500

This letter is the only one that doesn't show up in any names of the American states.

What is "Q"?

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