2011 Cal Transfer Applicants: The Decisions-Only Thread

<p>The release of Berkeley's decisions is imminent--the site just went down. Let's use this thread to post our stats and decisions for the benefit of next year's class. This thread is a strict stats and decisions thread. Post only your stats and decision once they're released—do not use this as a discussion thread.</p>

<p>Use this thread for discussion:
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1118222-official-uc-berkeley-2011-transfer-acceptance-rejection-thread.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1118222-official-uc-berkeley-2011-transfer-acceptance-rejection-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Here's a template:</p>

<hr>

<p>Major: Underwater Basketweaving
GPA: 4.56
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 6.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: President of the Underwater Basketweaving club for 5 years, Certified SCUBA Instructor
Personal Statements: Written Underwater--Strong</p>

<p>Received "Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid" Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received "Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed" Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>lol the sequel thread.</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Cross country for a semester, orchestra for a semester
Personal Statements: Fairly decent</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.4-3.95 (Depending on how some OOS units transfer; 4.0 among 51 most recent units at CCC)
Major Prerequisites: Complete (all 4 political science courses, but not Pol Sci 3)
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Very strong major-related work experience
Personal Statements: Strong, but moderately risky</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted for Spring 2012</p>

<p>Major: English
GPA: 3.6
Major Prerequisites: Missing Two
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: 8 Years service in the USAF, writing and sonnet contest winner
Personal Statements: Prose Poetry</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted (Yes I cried)</p>

<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.80
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 3.80
IGETC: No
ECs/Work Experience: Tutor, lab assistant.
Personal Statements: 7/10</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted Fall 2011</p>

<p>I’m IN!!!
AND I DONT GIVE A **** ABOUT THE TEMPLATE!!!
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss</p>

<p>Major: Applied Math
GPA: 3.775
Major GPA: 4.0
ECs/Work Experience: Private math tutor, but pretty lacking besides that
Personal Statements: Somewhere between “meh” and “eh”
Other: UC-UC Transfer, no reciprocity.
Did not apply for Financial Aid.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone admitted!</p>

<p>Major Psych, Alt: Philosophy
GPA: 3.36
Major Prereqs: Missing a lot!
IGETC: yes
ECs: community service, IDEAS club, etc.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I don’t mind, I’m going to UCLA!!! Go Bruins!!</p>

<p>Congratz!!! to all those admitted!!! Good luck everyone ;)</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.7 (not sure how they figure it out)
Major Prerequisites: missing one
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Worked full time
Personal Statements: Decent??</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted </p>

<p>Apparently the e-mails were a sign lol</p>

<p>Rejected from every school I applied to.</p>

<p>Major: Business Admin
GPA: 3.82
Pre Reqs/IGETC Missing: Spanish 3
EC: Average
Essay: Solid
NO Emails
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: Complete
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Tutor at my CC and part-time work, student clubs, & volunteering
Personal Statements: Good but not great</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: LSCS
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes</p>

<p>Personal Statements: strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: Biology
GPA: 3.93
Major Prerequisites: Missing 2nd semester Ochem, 1 year calc based physics
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Clinical Care Extenders for a year
Personal Statements: Overcoming cancer- strong</p>

<p>Financial Aid: Did not apply for FAFSA</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I probably got rejected because I didn’t finish my major prereqs…especially 2nd semester of ochem. Go bruins!</p>

<p>Major: Development Studies
GPA: ~3.65
Major Prerequisites: 1 in progress
Major GPA: ?
IGETC: Yep
ECs/Work Experience: TONS…leadership positions + extensive work abroad
Personal Statements: Strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, both.</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: ADMITTED</p>

<p>NOTE: For those of you who are worried about your W’s, I wouldn’t so much…I have like 14 W’s on my transcripts!!! AND Academic Renewal. </p>

<p>=D = me!</p>

<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: Never bothered to calculate
IGETC: No
ECs/Work Experience: Summer research at CSUCI, Navy Pre-engineering program
Personal Statements: I thought were average</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted!!! :smiley: :smiley: :D</p>

<p>Rejected.
3.9 GPA, 4.0 major GPA.
Linguistics major.
10 years of community theater, three years part time office work, on the board of two clubs
IGETC, L&S requirements, and pre-reqs completed
Did not get financial aid email</p>

<p>Major: Legal Studies
GPA: 3.74
Pre Reqs: Completed
IGETC: Taking stats
Personal Statement: Nobel Prize winning</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>I dont think i will go though if i cant change my major to political science</p>

<p>In over here. Time for some ICI and Cheeseboard. </p>

<p>Congrats to those that got in. Sorry to those that didn’t.</p>