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CDSS College Advising |
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Visit the CDSS College Advising page. |
Data Science Staff Advisor
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Available M-Th (plus Fridays during busy periods). Please expect a brief wait during busy periods: Weeks 1-2 and Phase 1 enrollment times. |
Data Science Staff Advisor
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Book up to 7 days in advance. Available M-F with new appointments opening each weekday. |
Data Science Peer Advisors |
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Available M-Th either online or in 130 Warren Hall, during Fall and Spring only. |
Advising Appointments
Current students may schedule a 30-minute advising appointment with a Data Science Major Advisor.
Advising appointments become available each weekday, up to 1 week in advance. If you don't see any appointments available, please try again the following day or come to our virtual drop-in advising hours instead (schedule below).
For virtual appointments, you will receive an email confirmation with a Zoom link.
In-person appointments take place in Warren Hall, Suite 130.
Please visit this page to find all forms and procedures related to the major.
Drop-in Advising Schedule
Drop-in advising is available during the Fall and Spring semesters from Week 1 through RRR Week, and during Summer Session. Drop-in advising is not available during Finals week or during breaks between terms.
Staff Advisor Drop-in Hours (Online Only)
Staff drop-in advising is online only via Zoom or Google Meet.
to join the waiting list during drop-in hours. This link is only active during drop-in hours as listed in the schedule above.
to check your position in the queue after you have signed in. Check your email for a link to join your advising session.
Peer Advisor Drop-in Hours (Hybrid)
Peer Advising is available from Weeks 2 through 14 each term (not available in the summer).
Peer Advising is hybrid. When you sign in, you will be able to request your advising session either online via Zoom/Google Meet or in-person at 130 Warren Hall.
to join the waiting list during drop-in hours. This link is only active during drop-in hours as listed in the schedule above.
to check your position in the queue after you have signed in. Either check your email for a link to an online session, or be present at 130 Warren Hall for an in-person session.
When your name reaches the top of the list, this means that you will be next.
- For online drop-in sessions: make sure to have your UC Berkeley email account open. As soon as an advisor is available, you will receive an email from a Data Science Advisor with a link to join your online Google Hangouts or Zoom session and your name will disappear from the queue around the same time. Join your Google Hangouts or Zoom session within 5 minutes of receiving the email.
- For in-person peer advising drop-in sessions: make sure you are present in 130 Warren Hall when your name reaches the top of the list. Have a seat in our lobby and the next available peer advisor will come call your name.
You will not be able to sign in if drop-in hours have not started or have already ended. Sign-ins may end early if the waiting list is already too long for advisors to see all waiting students.
Meet the Data Science Advisors
Aaron Giacosa (he/him)
Undergraduate Major Advisor

Amanda Dillon (she/her)
Undergraduate Major Advisor, Transfer Program Coordinator

Marjorie Ensor (she/her)
Assistant Director of Advising, Peer Advisor Supervisor

Miguel Rios (he/him)
Undergraduate Major Advisor

Silvia Guzman (she/her)
Undergraduate Major Advisor, Data Scholars Advisor

Laura Imai (she/her)
Director of Advising and Instructional Support