2011 Cal Transfer Applicants: The Decisions-Only Thread

<p>ACCEPTED. And DID get the finaid email yesterday.
Major: English
GPA: 3.7 with over 80 transferrable semester units
IGETC mostly complete except for math and foreign Lang reqs.
No EC, just full-time work
No high school, no tests, just GED
Personal Statement: half-assed the day of</p>

<p>I will be SIRing to Cal over my other acceptance at UCLA</p>

<p>Major: English
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Overall GPA: 3.87
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Honors, work, community service, numerous high school activities
Personal Statements: Pretty good!</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes (2)
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>YAY! :)</p>

<p>My hands are shaking right now. Can’t think, just checked. Admitted for fall. Update stats lateer</p>

<p>NO WAY!!!Patrick!!!r u serious???i m not believing you!!! u r in for nuclear engineering???while i GOT rejected by 3.88, i know, 3.88 sucks too, but u’ve gotten a 2.97</p>

<p>Major: Philosophy
GPA: 3.7
Major Prerequisites: all complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: two kids, english tutor
Personal Statements: flippin amazing</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: yes
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: no</p>

<p>Decision: admitted</p>

<p>i think i will have to stay in LA and go to UCLA since my husband does production design, kinda sad…well, congrats everyone!</p>

<p>Major: Economics
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: One english class in process
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: some ECs, no work
Personal Statements: Strong</p>

<p>Didn’t apply for Financial Aid. International student</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: Legal Studies
GPA: 3.69
Major Prerequisites: Completed
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Completed
ECs/Work Experience: English tutor at my CC
Personal Statements: Amazing. I’m almost certain these are what got me in :)</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted!</p>

<p>Major: History
GPA: ~3.6
Major Prerequisites: all complete
Major GPA: 3.8
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: volunteering/part time job
Personal Statements: i give em 8.5/10 </p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: yes
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: yes</p>

<p>Decision: ADMIIITTTTTTEEEEEEDDDDDDDD!!! and for fall :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :D</p>

<p>BAWLED LIKE A BABY, BUT GODDAMNIT I AM SO ****ING HAPPY</p>

<p>ACCEPTED</p>

<p>3.62
environmental econ and policy
pre req done except calc two which im in now
ec not much
essays, very good directed at cal</p>

<p>i received the email yesterday as well</p>

<p>Major: English
GPA: 3.3-3.4 by end of Fall; Was told by TAP counselors it was a 3.6 so I have no idea
Major Prerequisites: Completed all at De Anza; completed additional classes at Foothill; 1 in progress
Major GPA: 3.4 I think?
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Secretary of Circle K (Community Service Organization) over 500 hrs of community service, Civil Rights intern @ Council of American-Islamic Relations, Work, Dean’s List, A couple of high school ECs (newspaper editor in chief, yearbook, etc), T.A. for an English class
Personal Statements: Was told by a close professor that they were strong. 1.) was about using my voice to help other people and how I’ve used it and how literature taught me that (it’s better than it sounds) 2.) About my heart condition + heart transplant scare and how I’ve overcome all of that</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>I CAN’T BELIEVE IT! I WAS SET ON UCLA CUZ I DID TAP BERKELEY WAS JUST TO SEE IF I COULD. OMG. Except now I have to commute if I pick Cal.</p>

<p>Major: English
GPA: 3.8
Major Prerequisites: None
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Work Experience, school paper, travel, & lived abroad
Personal Statements: Pretty darn good :)</p>

<p>I got the two duplicate emails yesterday. </p>

<p>Accepted for Spring 2012!!!</p>

<p>Major: Mechanical Engineering
GPA: 4.00
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00</p>

<p>IGETC: no
ECs/Work Experience: Internship, Physics Tutor at my cc, vp of a club, volunteer
Personal Statements: Very 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>Time to celebrate guys!!!</p>

<p>PS: Rejected from UCLA! who cares… my first choice is UCB!</p>

<p>Major: Computer Science
GPA: 3.75
Major Prerequisites: Took all I could find. Had to drop one this semester due to family issues.
Major GPA: ~3.7
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Mainly stuff I did during High School.
Personal Statements: Pretty Strong</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>Admitted for Fall 2011! :D</p>

<p>Gratz to everyone who got in!</p>

<p>Ok, I’m better now.</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.53
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
TAP: No
ECs: Decent
Personal Statement: Some errors; talked about overcoming heroin addiction
Received Financial aid offer email: Yes
Received FinAid doc needed email: No</p>

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

<p>Major: EECS Electrical Engineering /Computer Science
GPA : 3.9
EC’s: At Large Senator for the Student Senate For Community Colleges, student government,
International student from Morocco!!!</p>

<p>I am so happyy!!!</p>

<p>Major: Computer Science
GPA: 4.0
Major Prerequisites: Missing 1
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: not really good
Personal Statements: Strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid”: Not qualified</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted!!! (Rejected by UCLA)</p>

<p>ACCEPTED.</p>

<p>Major: Chemistry B.S.
GPA: 3.82
Coming from UCR
All pre-reqs done</p>

<p>To anyone who says UC-UC transfers are impossible… I got into UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, and UCSB all with no problem. Feels good man.</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.7
Major Prerequisites: all complete
Major GPA: 3.8
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Lots of volunteering, working since age 16.
Personal Statements: Bleh, I think it’s stupid to judge your own essays.</p>

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

<p>Decision: Rejected.</p>

<p>Major: Business (Haas)
GPA: 3.7 (because of classes that don’t transfer)
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 3.8
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: PTK, SPMP,a lot of community service
Personal Statements: Very strong/personal </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!!! Fall 2011</p>

<p>Major: Molecular & Cell Biology
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: Not sure… got a B in one of prereqs
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Some ECs. Decent work experience and volunteering
Personal Statements: Okay I guess :)</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No (but I know the reason why for my case)</p>

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

<p>Congrats to those who got admitted too ^^</p>