<p>Background:
I'm going to be a 2nd year UCLA student applying to Berkeley as a 3rd year transfer. I was actually admitted to Cal out of high school but decided to go to UCLA instead.</p>
<p>Desired Major: Mass Communications (Possibly polititical science double)</p>
<p>Stats:
High School GPA (Unweighted):3.83 and 4.1 UC GPA if I remember correctly
College GPA: 3.498 --> I think I can round this to 3.5? (General upward trend since first quarter)
SAT: 2120 (730 CR, 730 Writing, 660 Math)
SAT II: 620 History, 680 Literature</p>
<p>College EC's (do high school EC's matter at all?) and Work Experience:
-Alpha Kappa Psi Co-Ed Professional Business Fraternity (Marketing Operations Chair for Fall 2007)
-UCLA Unicamp Counselor --> Basically trained to become a summer camp counselor for disadvantaged kids in the LA area
-University Chorus
-Macy's Sales Associate from July 2006 - Present
-Residence Hall Desk Attendant during Spring Quarter (March 2007 - June 2007)
-Intern (Events/Public Relations Coordinator) with the Dave Linden Group, Inc. (A public relations firm in Los Angeles) from June 2007 - Present</p>
<p>Do I look like I have a shot? Will the fact that I was already accepted help at all? I've heard rumors that if you were already accepted, it is much easier to get re-accepted. Is there any truth to this? (I'm thinking about making a bulk of my personal statement about why I didn't accept the offer to begin with). I was also wondering if anybody knows about the Mass Communications department and whether it is common/difficult to be admitted to Cal as a 3rd year transfer if you put down Mass Comm in your transfer app. I considered applying as Political Science but realize that the first political science class that I'll be taking is going to be in Fall 2007 =/. Is fulfilling the pre-majors for whatever major you intend really THAT vital? If it helps I'm 1 GE away from finishing up my GE's.</p>
<p>My 1st year grades, more specifically, looked like this:
1st Quarter: A, C, B+, A-
2nd Quarter: A-, A-,A-, A
3rd Quarter: A, B+, B+, A
Hopeful 1st Quarter 2nd year grades: A, A, A, A
Do you think this general upward trend will play in my favor? I hope that admissions will consider the fact that I had a difficult time transitioning at UCLA (especially during my 1st quarter). I also hope that my GPA will not look too low and that admissions will also consider that UCLA is already a very difficult school itself so they will be a little more forgiving when comparing me to all the 3.9 and 4.0's of CC's (is this hope valid at all?)</p>
<p>Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance!</p>