<p>infamy i have the same exact thing.</p>
<p>So, if I haven't gotten this, does that mean they know I'm either in or out?</p>
<p>Yes...but idk if people are still receiving them..so they might not have gotten to your app yet.</p>
<p>You guys worry way more than you should. If you don't get in, you'll live. If you do, fine. Just do what is asked of you and life will go in.</p>
<p>i agree with Drab %100</p>
<p>*on</p>
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I just received this e-mail from CAL today, but it's weird because my stats are WAY below the average of cal applicants.
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[ul][<em>]Don't over-analyze why UC is giving your application a second chance.
[</em>]Don't look for the "right answers" because the only right answer is an honest, articulate one.
[<em>]Don't contradict information already submitted, i.e. don't talk about your 1,000 hrs. of community service when your original app only mentioned 500 hrs.
[</em>]Don't blow this second chance by spending all of your time on CC !!![/ul]</p>
<p>and what is way below average????</p>
<p>If u are so bothered about that, that means the average is of consideration. Be unique. U are way below average SAT and GPA, but ur essay may be so kickass they admit u pronto.</p>
<p>That under average business is pointless... dont keep thinking about it</p>
<p>And be honest and be yourself, u shd be fine</p>
<p>you don't have to over-analyze why an application to UC Berkeley was referred to augmented review. The reasons was spelled out very clearly in the report done by Professor Hout (I posted a link earlier). The information below is from the report and begins on page 52 of the report (but page 56 of the pdf):</p>
<p>In 2004-05 he found that..." 6.3% of applications were referred to augmented review (AR). Engineering applicants were least likely (2.9%) and L&S applicants most likely (7.2%) to be referred (with the other three colleges in between). Of these 23% were admitted via AR, 10% were admitted by other channels (most notably athletics), and 67% were denied admission. ...As noted above, AR begins with a recommendation from one of the original readers. To be granted AR, an applicant must be close to being competitive for admission but lacking essential information or particularly challenging because of unique circumstances. If a supervisor approves the AR, then the OUA contacts the applicant and asks her or him to fill out a detailed questionnaire known as a Pre-Admission Questionnaire or PAQ (disabled students get one form of the questionnaire; applicants getting AR for some other reason get another form). AR also offers applicants the opportunity to submit seventh-semester grades and letters of recommendations from high school teachers or outreach program counselors familiar with the applicants work. When these materials are returned, they are reviewed by senior admissions readers in a process similar to the regular reading process: two readers review each file and each assigns a unitary score, scores that differ by one point are averaged, and files that receive scores more than one point apart are sent to a third reader. Depending on the size of the AR pool and the distribution of scores, AR candidates may be subject to a tie-breaking process similar to that of the regular reading process... Applicants eligible for AR referral include anyone who was not admitted via regular fall admission or fall tie-break..."</p>
<p>I wonder if ED applicants are eligible for AR consideration or if it's 100% accept or denial...PERIOD!</p>
<p>Something to think about when weighting applying ED vs. RD. RD could extend you a second chance via AR, while ED doesn't.</p>
<p>There is only one 'regular" application deadline (this year Nov 30) for applying to the University of California.</p>
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<p>I used taekwondo</p>
<p>haha sounds a bit more interesting than me...i just play the clarinet...lol</p>
<p>while i really don't care, are the "Special talent" questionnaires NOT AR or whatever? i know other people got the 13-Q one...so it's clear these questionnaires are all different.</p>
<p>I think it's been established that Cal has sent out different questionnaires to different people.</p>
<p>AHH i just remembered that the berkeley music director told me i would be put in a pile of students with "special talents" after i auditioned for a spot in the marching band in late nov...i got him to write me a letter of rec....</p>
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<p>Well, i'm guessing this means either a) they have not gotten to my application yet or b) they have, decided I suck and chose not to admit me.</p>
<p>Curious, if it was sent on the 31st, would that mean I have until the end of tonight or tomorrow night to complete the form? Or, well, when exactly?</p>
<p>i don't know you... but like you... i got the thirteen questions. I really need help with how to address this and if you can help me... it would really help me and I would thank you a lot. I am glad finding out that there is about 2000 applicants because now I know how much work i have to put on this.</p>