Cool! I'm also doing early China, and weighing between Berkeley and Harvard. I went to Berkeley for my undergrad and have a pretty good idea of what the Berkeley program would be like, specifically in regard to studying early Chinese philosophy haha. I'll try to give you a more detailed write up on this later.
Yeah, thanks! Still waiting to hear back from WashU (East Asian Studies) and Harvard (RSEA)
Best wishes to whoever else applied to Berkeley! keep us updated!