 My name is Antonia Love. I'm from Sacramento, California. I was born in Korea. I used to be all about LA before I came to Berkeley. I'm from China. I'm from El Salvador. I'm from Santa Cruz, California. I didn't have an amazing GPA, but my personal statement got better and better every time I came here and asked questions. I think what the most important thing is the beyond the numbers is the personal statement. You need to be able to just be more than, be more than a test score. I was really intimidated when I first got into Cal and I didn't think I would be able to get pull-off good grades, but I came here and I did it and I don't think the intimidation should stop anyone from coming to Berkeley. In the beginning, I thought everyone was going to be really cutthroat and not help each other, but it's pretty much how I felt like in community where everyone worked together and they're very supportive. Berkeley definitely widened my horizons. Being so close to SF and with all the culture in the area, it was really great to explore things that I'd never seen before. Berkeley is a perfect place because it keeps my head in the clouds, my feet on the ground. It's encouraged to pick something different and try that and you know, wear what you want to wear, eat what you want to eat. And it doesn't matter what you look like, it doesn't matter what you wear because you got here based on your talent and your intellect and that's something to be proud of. The quality of professors and all the classes I've taken here have just been absolutely phenomenal. Professors are really, really eager to meet you and to help you. I've come across some really, really great people, not just in the curriculum they teach but just what's in their hearts. I love living in the dorms. I know that sounds a little strange to most people, but it was just a really great experience. I'm involved in the UC Rally Committee. It's really a lot of fun, just a group of spirited people who love Cal as much as I do. One, two, three. I would say that there are a lot of people that I've met on campus through the different activities, internships and experiences that I've had that have really guided me and helped me and given me different resources. Berkeley is one of the schools that really appreciates, you know, if you don't sit and study chemistry for eight hours, it's okay because you're volunteering for eight hours or you're playing music for eight hours. I think that my education at Berkeley will really take me far because I've learned all the fundamentals and more than the fundamentals. After facing the challenges here with classes, with projects, I feel like now I can go outside Berkeley, outside this world and throw me a challenge. I will know how to approach it.