(Chance Me) UC Berkeley-Computer Science L&S

Transfer Students
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Hey CC,

I will be applying to UC Berkeley among many others this November. I was just hoping to get feedback as to my chances!

NOTE: After the completion of the Spring 2016 semester, I satisfied all requirements for IGETC certification.

Total GPA: 3.89

I have 8 W’s. 6 of which I have made up with A’s

I only have 2 B’s. Macroeconomics and Conceptual Physics.

For the past year, I have gotten 4.00 each semester.

OVERVIEW OF GRADES:

Summer 2012 [7 Units]
Intermediate Algebra: A
Conceptual Physics: B

Fall 2012 [3 Units]
Advanced Algebra: W
English: A
Biology: W

Spring 2013 [10 Units]
US History: A
Advanced Algebra: A
Macroeconomics : B

Summer 2013 [3 Units]
Trigonometry: A

Fall 2013
(Did not attend school)

Spring 2014 (0 units)
Calculus I: W
University Reading & Comp: W
Intro to Engn: The Profession: W
Introductory Physics: W
Introduction to Chemical Principles: W

Summer 2014 (4 units)
Calculus I: A

Fall 2014(10 units)
Calculus II: A
Physics: Classical Mechanics: A
Physics Lab: A
Software Tools and Design: A
Elements of Public Speaking: W

Spring 2015(16 units)
Calculus III: A
Physics: Electricity & Magnetism: A
Physics Lab: A
Introduction to Chemical Principles: A
Intro to Computing for Engineers: A
Intro to Engineering: The Profession: A

Summer 2015(6 units)
Elements of Public Speaking: A
University Reading & Comp: A

Fall 2015(21 units)
Linear Algebra & Differential Equations- IP
Physics: Waves, Optics, Thermodynamics-IP
Physics Lab - IP
Fundamentals of Programming, C++ - IP
History, Western Civilizations - IP
Music of Latin America/Carribean - IP
American Sign Language 1 - IP

Spring 2016(21 units)
Discrete Mathematics
Data Structures & Algorithms, C++
Psychology 1
Political Science 1
English: Reading, Writing, Critical
Astronomy

American Sign Language 2

I am still working on my personal statement.

Well, that’s all the information I can think of right now. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thank you!

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I’m also a prospective L&S CS applicant but I’m going to be applying next year.

My concern is if you can handle a courseload of 21 units for this semester and the next semester. You’ve got quite the history of dropping classes and such and you were taking a lighter courseload then. I’d suggest looking into if you can still take a couple of the breadth ge’s for P/NP. Verify before you try that though.

I can’t offer much advice than suggesting you write a killer personal statement. That’s going to be what pulls you up because from what anecdotal understanding I have about L&S CS the average GPA is around 3.9 something so you would be on the low end here. Your first semester grades will have a huge impact on your admissions to power through and aim for a 4.0 this fall.

I’d also advise you to post in the UC Transfer forum, located here: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/

Good luck!

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@Orangered123 Hey, Thanks for replying.

yeah I was not a serious student my first 2 years of CC. But I have improved in the past year and I hope the admissions see my trend in the grades.

I also hope that the admissions see that I have taken 3 Physics courses, Chemistry, 3 Engineering courses, and a Speech course. I believe many of these courses are not even part of the requirement to take at CC to go to UCB’s CS L&S.

I am for sure not dropping any classes the next 2 semesters.

I am taking 4 classes the next 2 semesters for P/NP, I think they allow 14 units max for classes that are not major requirements.

Where did you hear about the 3.9 GPA ?

“Your first semester grades will have a huge impact on your admissions to power through”
Can you clarify this statement.

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The average gpa of the people admitted into UCLA’s Computer Science program is at a 3.88 (https://www.admissions.ucla.edu/prospect/adm_tr/Tr_Prof14_mjr.htm#SEAS) Berkeley should be slightly higher than that by a couple of points at the least.

You have to update your application in January with your fall semester grades so they can look at those too. A lot is going to ride on how well you do in this semesters classes.