<p>I am accepted for spring 2012, with 2 missing major required courses. My original plan is to finish these 2 required courses this fall. But one of the required class is too hard and too much work for me, and i am thinking about dropping it.
The condition of admission does not state that i need to finish these 2 required class, so i want to know what would happen if I drop the class? Would my admission be rescinded?</p>
<p>I’m a spring admit too. You should contact your admission counselor. The email address of your admission counselor should be on MyBerkeleyApp website. I do not think your admission offer will be revoked…</p>
<p>The fact that you are only taking two classes at a CCC to meet major requirements and you want to drop one because it is too hard and too much work for you raises serious doubts about your ability to succeed in that major once you get to UCB.</p>
<p>^ How do you know the OP is taking these 2 classes at CC? What if he/she is taking them at Cal via Berkeley Extension?</p>
<p>On a side note, I don’t think your admission will be rescinded mike4ed, just do exactly what berkeleyphil told you</p>
<p>Can someone explain to me what a spring admit is? Do you still get to attend cal in the fall? How come other UCs dont do that?</p>
<p>Spring admits (I’m one of 'em) start the following spring, rather than fall. You can’t apply to be a spring admit–it’s basically overflow from the fall applicants. Cal knows that some people won’t be attending in spring that were in fall (study abroad, early or late graduates, drop outs, etc). So, knowing they’ll have some extra space, they decide to offer some students the option to attend in spring.</p>
<p>While officially Cal doesn’t give any reason why spring admits weren’t offered fall admission, anecdotally it’s the more borderline students who are admitted in spring.</p>
<p>I suspect that the total number of units completed may play a role as well. I have 86 semester units completed, for instance–I’m nearly a senior. Since I was admitted to spring, there’s a decent chance I’ll only need to pay for three semesters at Cal. If I had been a fall admit, I probably would have done 4, so that my last semester would be a spring semester, and I could graduate in May. This way works out better for Cal and for me–they get me in and out quicker, and I save money.</p>
<p>No other UCs offer spring admission as overflow, though Merced accepts applications to the spring term. I’m not sure why they don’t. Cal is, IMHO, the most unique of the UCs. It seems to enjoy doing things a bit differently.</p>
<p>I believe the maximum units that are transferable from a CC is 70. So unless you average at least 17 units a semester, you would have to pull a full 4 terms.</p>
<p>I’ll just fill in this one:
Yes, via Berkeley Extension, you pay the same, and it is based on a space-available basis. Good thing is that you will be ahead of other spring admits, bad thing is that you are not officially Cal student, as far as I know</p>
<p>Taking two classes here also and I am a spring admit. I has to tell my admissions officer which courses I woul be taking and she updated/put the new courses on my conditions of admissions.I couldnt enroll in one of my classes and she said it didn’t matter. But you should contact your officer like everyone else said.</p>
<p>Damn autocorrect. This is why you should never post from an ipod</p>
<p>To Spring admits: Does your MyBerkeleyApp still say that your transcripts are in review? Mine’s still in review and I’m a spring admit to Berkeley that starts in Spring 2012. I was wondering if anyone’s having the same problem?</p>
<p>“^ How do you know the OP is taking these 2 classes at CC? What if he/she is taking them at Cal via Berkeley Extension?”</p>
<p>It would make no difference if he was taking them at Cal Tech. They are missing required major courses and even if they are hard and a lot of work he needs to man up and finish them if he expects to succeed in a four year university setting.</p>
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<p>Nope (on the second sentence, that is). I’ve also earned 27 units at a four-year and have some AP units. After evaluating all of my coursework, Cal decided I had 86 transferrable semester units completed.</p>
<p>Since I have IGETC, all I need are the courses for my major. If I finish in 3 semesters I won’t be able to take any electives at Cal, but that’s not a huge deal for me. My favorite subject is my major anyway. The only complication (a likely one, actually) is an inability to get the classes I need, but that could occur to a fall admit as well.</p>
<p>Can any of the spring admits please answer my question above? I’m nervous as my transcripts are still in review :/</p>
<p>Spring admits are a by-product of colleges massaging the stats of enrollment.</p>
<p>Only entering Fall student GPA & SAT/ACT scores are used for ranking purposes.</p>
<p>It’s one of the dirty little secrets now used in the collegiate statistical arms race.</p>
<p>Congrats to anyone good enough to get into a competitive school under any condition.</p>
<p>In Berkeley’s case, the more likely motivation is to even out the student population in the fall and spring semesters (as described in post 6). Otherwise, if the school were filled to capacity in the fall semester, it would have unused capacity going to waste in the spring semester.</p>
<p>@berkeleyphil</p>
<p>Mine are still in review.</p>