<p>I am abusing the term automated; what I mean is that there could possibly be an individual receiving the requests and then sending an 'automated' or stock email out to those who have inquired.</p>
<p>Of course it could be nothing, but what else are we going to obsess about?</p>
<p>When did you send in your request, btw?</p>
<p>none of us know for sure, we'll just have to wait until tomorrow to see if this means anything</p>
<p>I see what u mean by automatic now. around 1pm.</p>
<p>The automated 1st message may be completely random as I only got the second e-mail stating my account's approval. </p>
<p>I think we may be on to something - it clearly states on the CalRental site that the only newcomers that can get access are incoming students, foreign exchange students, or summer visitors. The site explicitly states that if you are a summer visitor, a e-mail or documentation of your vacation plans are necessary for the approval process.</p>
<p>Considering nobody applied as a summer visitor, there can only be 3 outcomes</p>
<p>1) We wasted a lot of time on, as RCHANG graciously said, a car rental service.
2) CAL Housing's policies changed and now any anonymous user is allowed to use the service as a "Summer Visitor"
3) OMG WE STRUCK GOLD</p>
<p>Still, we have to wait til tomorrow to confirm our theories.
Sleep well fellow CCers :D</p>
<p>Oh, RCHANG, the laughs you bring.</p>
<p>I did mean March 24, 2008...I was typing this between my Data Structures class and Calc III.</p>
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<p>I sense much sarcasm in that Ektaylor.</p>
<p>But seriously if one of my friends asked if he got a "Cal Rental Approval" and asked me if he got into Berkeley due to that notice alone, I would promptly slap him across the head and tell him how much of a tard he is. </p>
<p>You officially get accepted into UC Berkeley if they notify through the website (well the real mail serves as the official document). I can't believe so many people are actually trying to see if they'll get a response themselves. For those who did, I'm giving away free Macbook Pros, shipping and handling included. Just e-mail me for more details.</p>
<p>Why are you still talking about car rentals RCHANG? lol</p>
<p>oh, I have mysterious typo's with R's and my L's sometimes.</p>
<p>It's not a Car Rental for one, it's the Cal (as in Berkeley) Rental through which is connected to the UCB housing site, notice the berkeley.edu at the end of URL?</p>
<p>Last year there were similar theories, and some wound up holding true; though, none of us are professing an unwaivering belief that this theory is correct in the least, but instead are pursuing a legitimate point of interest.</p>
<p>If you don't wish to participate, please run along, QT3.14.</p>
<p>EDIT: I really like how you changed your offer of 'iPods at 20 dollars' to FREE Macbook Pros -- you really are a qt3.14, you know that?</p>
<p>Not a legitimate point of interest. I'm actually concerned people will get flash hope and waste their time pursuing this, but thanks for the flattering compliment. Some annoying girls in my high school used to remember pi up to like 15 digits and use that QT thing.</p>
<p>shun the nonbelievel!</p>
<p>"I'm actually concerned people will get flash hope and waste their time pursuing this"</p>
<p>We've made it this far without you, no need to be concerned. Thanks though :)</p>
<p>oh sorry, i meant nonbeliever</p>
<p>Well, I am sure those annoying girls and I would get along, great --yes?</p>
<p>And, I fail to see your logic in asserting that this is not a valid point of interest, as you discontinue your argument immediately thereafter; feel free to elaborate, but I don't think an insult-laced retort is going to sway anyone.</p>
<p>Whatever, fine it's a valid point of interest, do what you guys want, keep chasing the after flying spaghetti meatball monster. Flying</a> Spaghetti Monster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>This will just eventually worsen the blow to those of us that do get rejeceted from Berkeley. "WOW W-T-F, WHAT ABOUT THE APPROVED RENTAL???"</p>
<p>edit: EVEN IF IT IS TRUE, it won't even matter because our sample size is so small, it could be a coincidence between 12 people that all had good academic standing etc~.
Plus nobody will even come back to wondering if the rental thing was true when it's all said and done because we'll be way too concerned about why we got rejected or where we'll end up going. I feel you can't disagree with that, which makes it not a point of VALID interest.</p>
<p>lol so dramatic</p>
<p>You do realize you managed to contradict yourself three times in the last 2 posts (twice in the in the same sentence, even).</p>
<p>Again, no one is assigning any certainty to this theory -- it is only a hunch, a layman's theory if you will.</p>
<p>hey man, if you don't want to know, don't sign up for a rental.</p>
<p>How do I contradict myself, other than the fact I was obviously being sarcastic in agreeing after that it's a valid point of interest? It's not that hard to see through satire on internet forums.</p>