<p>for the first question
what's your intend major
can I just say: Engineering?
cuz I gonna apply Cal for Industrial Engineering and other UCs for Civil Engineering
If I do that, will that a matter for their consideration?
thanks</p>
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<p>what's your gpa?</p>
<p>Yeah i think it's fine if you put Engineering sometimes some major are related somehow, b/c i was apply bus admin (first major) for ucriverside and other uc for economics/busecon but then my essay was mainly about business and i just kinda incorporated few things about Econ but i also explain it more in the open-minded question.</p>
<p>my gpa is 3.88</p>
<p>People ask this kind of question a lot. I'm pretty sure that you can submit your application with just Berkeley checked and a specific essay for industrial engineering pasted in, and then go back, remove Berkeley, check the other UC's, replace your essay, and resubmit. At least, that was how it worked two years ago when I was in high school.</p>
<p>o...
that's a surprising news
what's your major when you apply?
which school did you get in?</p>
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<p>your essays won't matter</p>
<p>lostincode, I was kind of suspecting that --is that based on the weight of GPA in the said score? (i know that is how UCB reviews freshman applicants, atleast)</p>
<p>dont listen to lostincode.</p>
<p>people who gets into berkeley assume its easy because it was easy for them. then they go around telling other people not to worry about x or y cause their GPA is high enough. i'm not saying freak out, i'm saying its not as easy as berkeley-admits make it seem.</p>
<p>a lot of 3.8's get rejected (depending on the major of course)..</p>
<p>While I am not denying the difficulty of acceptance at UCB, from what I have read in the Hout Report (Method by which UCB employs the 'comprehensive review' for freshmen applicants), it seems that GPA and academic readiness (broad term) play a much larger role in determining the 'said score.' And if an applicant's 'said score' is over a given number they are automatically accepted, varying in degree, of course, with each College.</p>
<p>Also, I realize that the transfer admission process differs from the freshman process, but I am making the assumption that are general overlaps.</p>
<p>Here is the link to the report:</p>
<p>Btw, if anyone has any information similar to this on the transfer admission process, it would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>Berkeley does review your personal statements, and it can make a huge difference. I know that for a fact....Most UC's do not read them for transfer students, but both UCB & UCLA do. That was how one of my classmates w/ a 3.2 GPA was able to get into Berkeley because it sure wasn't her GPA. She had a severley disadvantaged background and talked about it in depth on her essay.</p>
<p>sorry, what do you mean by "said score" here?
my English is not good
since I havne't been here long</p>
<p>The "said score" is what the Hout report referred to in regards to the quantitative score derived from the applications test scores, etc. If you read the report you can see what exactly goes into a said score, and the acceptance/rejection cut offs for the said scores.</p>
<p>dang ektaylor, thanks for the link.</p>
<p>so only UCB AND UCLA read personal statements for transfer? dam that would suck, i had to revised mine ove rand over having many people look over it, i was also taking a summer class and had to do papers and search papers on top of that, that wouldn't be cool, i guess its always all about grades</p>
<p>Be sure to do your homework:</p>
<p>1) Is your major heavily impacted?
2) Do you have any volunteer work (Berkeley loves this).
3) Really stress what you personally want to bring to Berkeley to make a societal impact!
4) Being part of an academic society (i.e. Phi Theta Kappa) helps.
5) Any obstacles you've overcome.
6) Lastly, if you are transfer student do not go below a 3.5 g.p.a. However, I personally know of two people you were accepted with a 3.2 (wow) and a 3.4 g.pa. They both said it was the CONTENT of their essay that got them in.
7) To be honest with you, in some cases it is harder to get into U.C. Davis then it is to be accepted to Berkeley; depending on your major.
8) Its a luck of the draw sometimes. Remember, the University of California system is a business. Do not get caught up into the "Name Prestige", or the sensationalism of these schools, I know its hard, but be careful with that. In the end we are all buying a degree. Don't get me wrong a Prestigeous name does help, but don't stress out over it.
9) Make sure when you are filling out the U.C. application that "CCCT" is highlighted next to your tranfer coursework. If "CCCT" does not pop-up, it could be the spelling of the class...watch that. In addition, Cross your fingers, and pray.
10) If it doesn't happen at Berkeley there are other great schools in this country with just as much prestige (i.e. Cornell, Columbia, University of Washington, even University of California, Davis (vet School...amazing), and UCLA...)
11) Unlike some schools, Berkeley looks at everything, not just your g.p.a.
12) However, I'm sure you will get into Berkeley...Best Wishes!</p>
<p>great post cnealucb :)</p>