<p>Anyone else get an update today?</p>
<p>:( I hope this isn't a sign of acceptance!!!</p>
<p>"Dear Applicant for The Achievement Award Program,</p>
<p>Thank you for applying for The Achievement Award Program Scholarship at UC Berkeley. We received approximately 2000 applications for 25 awards and it has been a very competitive selections process. Unfortunately, your application for The Achievement Award Program is no longer under consideration.</p>
<p>We wish you the best of luck in your college endeavors.</p>
<p>Best regards,</p>
<p>The Achievement Award Program Staff"</p>
<p>I hope I'm still in the running for the Cal Leadership Award!!</p>
<p>It sounds more like a rejection. Haha just kidding. I think if you were still considered it would sound more positive towards you’re admission.</p>
<p>Damn!! Lol. I decided to look at it this way. 1975 people are going to get the same email I received. . . Now way all 2000 of us are rejected. . . right? Hahah. I don’t want to start stressing over Cal. UCLA has me freaked enough!!</p>
<p>Who else was invited to apply, and did you get an update email?</p>
<p>I was invited. I didn’t bother to apply though.</p>
<p>Oh, why not? Free money!!</p>
<p>On the bottom of the email, it says if you applied, it does not affect your admission status in any way.</p>
<p>I applied to UC Berkeley just for fun and for the fact that “anything could happen”. In high school, I made a bad choice by not applying to many campuses. This time around, I applied to six campuses.</p>
<p>I’m aware that it doesn’t affect your status, but if you do get in then the scholarship can be VERY beneficial. I’m still a little hopeful about the other scholarship invite I took advantage of.</p>
<p>I know it would be very difficult for me to get the scholarship. I weighed the cost / benefit of doing so. Spending lots of time cranking out perfect essays and conveying stories about my non-existent community services in my college years were not appealing to me.</p>
<p>LOL!!! I used the same exact essays I wrote for my personal statement and for scholarships last year. I didn’t put much time into it because I had soooo much going on. That’s probably why I didn’t get the scholarship! Hahah, it’s okay though. I’m still waiting on the JKC scholarship and a few others.</p>
<p>My whole UC application was very similar to my high school application (statements , extracurriculars and awards). Only difference was the addition of the community college courses and grades. Recycle ftw.</p>
<p>I didn’t get this email. I hope that means I’m still in the running (for the scholarship).</p>
<p>I hope you are too!! Best of luck to you!!</p>
<p>Thank you. According to the Cal website, the next step once the finalists have been selected are the alumni interviews.</p>
<p>And it’s 25 awards for both freshmen and transfers combined, so it’s very competitive indeed.</p>
<p>The Leadership Award, though of a lesser amount, seems to select something like 600 winners, so you’re still in for that one.</p>
<p>I thought the leadership award apolication does not open until May 1st. (according to the email from the alumni)</p>
<p>^ Yes, that’s correct. I meant… the OP will be able to apply for that one, and the odds of getting it are much higher. :)</p>
<p>Oh, I think my friend from school got this or is a finalist or whatever. I didn’t realize there were so few people selected.</p>
<p>I haven’t revived that email either! I only applied for the achivement award because I actually had stuff to put down. The leadership award I had pretty much nothing to write. It looks like the leadership award chances are higher. I can dream right? Lol. Tbh I’d be happy just getting into UCB.</p>
<p>We’ll know in the next few days who gets that email or postcard for an interview with an alumni! Good luck to all.</p>