<p>Was anyone else admitted to Berkeley for Spring of 2007? Are there any ex spring admits that can tell me what the difference between a fall admit and spring admit are? Also, if I chose to go, would I be behind because I started 1 semester later?</p>
<p>two of my friends got this too! they are so confused about it. so am i. i'd email the admissions office if i were you. i think it's really weird to start off a semester late.</p>
<p>It's not something to worry about. My brother was spring admit to UCLA. The difference is that you start later than the usual fall admits. The university wants to keep all the talented students in their school because they know that 1 out of 5 students in the freshmen class will drop out. Thus, putting you in the spring term will keep their school more full....I guess.</p>
<p>yea i'm a SA. Does anyone have the insider's word on how they choose the spring admits? The webpage's FAQ says that spring admission is not an indication of your academic performance, but I find it a little hard to believe...</p>
<p>can anyone help us answer some of our questions?</p>
<p>To your question, no you will not be behind. It is not like high school. Once you are in college, your year level (freshmen, sophmore...etc) is determined by the amount of credit that you have accumulated. Also, when you accept the spring term, the university suggests that you attend a community college for the fall and winter quarter. Therefore, you will not be behind the rest of the class.</p>
<p>omg i would do anything for a spring admit..so bummed out right now</p>
<p>to some extent you will be at a bit of a disadvantage if you're a science/math type major. That's because most of the courses in those majors, esp. the 1st 2 years, are year-long sequences. So they'll offer the class both semesters in both cases, but you'll have more options if you're taking it in the regular sequence (eg. math 31A in the fall rather than the spring). But this isn't the worst thing, you'll survive. More important is thinking about what its going to be like to start college when everyone else has already settled in, made a group of friends, etc. There's no universal answer -- some people don't care or make friends quickly, others would do better choosing a school where they can start in the fall like everyone else.</p>
<p>i was admitted for the spring semester as well, but i dont believe there is anythign to worry about. there were so many applicants that they had to stagger it.... you can still graduate within four years and hey, you get an extra long summer.... score!</p>
<p>I got the Spring Admit too. I'm worried about classes and housing, mostly. I'm not a science/math major though, but I'm still worried about falling behind. Are classes usually semester long? How will classes compare if I take them at UCB Extension vs. at UCB? Will they be the same course but just with different people/professors, and still count for the same credit? </p>
<p>I'm also wondering how they choose Spring Admit too. At first I thought it was based on grades, since I guess mine aren't as good, but this other Spring Admit guy I know gets straight A's, barely any A-'s, so now I'm not so sure. Maybe its the rigor of our high school classes? Oh well...</p>
<p>I am a spring admit also. From what I understand we have three options:
1) have an extra long summer
2) Take classes at a community college so when you go to UCB the credits will transfer over
3) Go to their fall extension program and live on campus.</p>
<p>By talking to people I know at UCB, and talking to someone that was a spring admit like all of us, I highly recommend enrolling into the fall extension. Although they do not guarantee us housing, it is most likely that we will be housed on campus. This is good because you do not miss out on the "freshman experience", i.e. meeting new people. All of the people i talked to said that if you go to UCB in the spring semester as a freshman, everyone seems to already have their own little cliques and group of friends. Regarding the academics of the extension program, I hear that all of the professors that teach the extension classes are all approved by UCB. One downside of the extension is that we are only allowed to take four courses; however, the people I have talked to said that it is a good way to ease yourself into the academic scene of college. If some of you are worried about getting behind by being a spring admit, well...we are at a little disadvantage but if we take some classes one summer we should be caught up. But yea, this is my whole understanding of the whole spring admit thing. If you are interesting in the extension program i suggest that you enroll in it immediately because they only take the first 650 students. You can enroll by printing out a form online from the myberkeleyadmission site and sending it in with $100.</p>
<p>Hmm..well, I really would like to hear from more some spring admits who are at berkeley right now. Anyways, hope this reply was a help. I look forward to seeing you guys at UCB for the extension or the spring semesters.</p>