<p>So, I'm an English major. I also have Cal TAP and UCLA's TAP. I'm entering Fall 2010.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.44
(I took 19 units, but I had 5 finals in one day/working part time and I didn't manage my time well. I got a B in all classes).
Major: English
Prereqs: All completed, IGETC completed
Essay quality: 7/10
ECs: Started literary magazine on campus, English tutor, English teacher in foreign country</p>
<p>I got a B in most of my English classes though. How much did I mess up my chances of getting into Berkeley? Is there still hope for UCLA?</p>
<p>downward trends look bad. You still have a shot at UCLA, but Berkeley is out of the question. Don’t feel bad though cuz 3.44 is a good GPA, plus you have EC’s in the field of English so you have a great shot at UCLA. Berkeley really looks at grade trends though, so it’s a stretch.</p>
<p>LOL its not a “jump” its a drop. a 3.44 isnt bad for berk either. the downward trend does hurt tho. i know someone who got in with a 3.5, just write a compelling PS and ull be fine.</p>
<p>sure u can. but arent you in TAP for Cal, i am too. and my advisor read over it a bunch to make it as good as possibel. but go ahead and send it =)</p>
<p>Look at stat finder for both schools, they should tell you your chances with your new GPA.
You still have time to apply for privates, like some LACs which will provide I think a more fulfilling experience in something like English, because of small class sizes. I think privates for transfer admissions tend to be more holistic than the UCs.</p>
<p>If you don’t get into B or LA and really only want those schools, you can wait another year, but realistically what are your goals coming out from either school that would make you put off one more year of school just to be at B or LA.
Lastly you probably have a greater chance at getting into LA if you switch your major on your application to Comp Lit(assuming you know another second language and can take literature in the original language).
English is competitive at both LA and B if I’m not mistaken. Comp Lit, at least at UCLA is not as competitive and 3.44 is not out of range for Comp Lit acceptance.</p>
<p>Why would he have to know how to translate literature in another language? He can simply change his major to English after a quarter and go on with his life. Fluency in another language is not an admission requirement for comp lit. Changing your major is not unheard of at any school. Otherwise there would be no system put in place for the vast amounts of people who do change majors at the college level.</p>
<p>Because if you looked at the major requirements for Comp Lit at UCLA, you would know that part of the requirement is to take literature in another language. It’s not to translate the literature, its to read the literature in the original language.
If the poster’s ECs include teaching English in a foreign country, I would assume(maybe a bad assumption) or expect him or her to have command of a second language.</p>
<p>Well, I’m thinking of putting everything off for one year because I want to change my major to Bio. I was initially a pre-med english major, and I think there are a lot of pros for waiting one more year.</p>
<p>I realized I can bring my gpa up to 3.7 by next year (and if I do well at Berkeley, I can bring my overall GPA up to 3.8–making me competitive for med schools), and I’m likely to co-author another publication in my neuroscience lab if I stay one more year. I’ll be competitive for private school admissions as well.</p>
<p>If I transfer this year, it may be difficult to enroll in bio classes at my transfer school since I’m not a bio major.</p>
<p>I could change, but I need to have my prereqs completed for Bio. It depends on if I can get my Chem class this spring. Last time I checked, all chemistry classes have been full in all community colleges.</p>