<p>If you are accepted to Cal can you defer enrollment to the following year?</p>
<p>Someone asked this question a few months ago, and here was the answer:</p>
<p>Q: May I defer my admission to next fall?
A: The Office of Undergraduate Admissions rarely approves requests to defer admission to a future academic year; however, please write to the address below with you circumstances, including any related documentation (e.g., medical condition, etc.)</p>
<p>Mailing Address:</p>
<p>Freshman Appeals Committee
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of California, Berkeley
110 Sproul Hall #5800
Berkeley, CA 94720-5800</p>
<p>In the telebears FAQs it covers this situation. I have copied it here:</p>
<p>Notice to New Undergraduates </p>
<p>If you are a new undergraduate student and wish to return to Berkeley in a future semester, it may be beneficial for you to wait until the beginning of instruction and withdraw instead of cancel. If you cancel your registration, you will be required to submit a new admission application to attend a future semester; if you withdraw, you only need to apply for readmission, which is a much simpler procedure. Note that you need to be officially registered (enrolled in at least one class, registration fees paid, and no blocks) in order to withdraw.</p>
<p>so you can still take a few classes while technically not being enrolled? but what's the financial investment in this kind of situation?</p>
<p>its the reverse. </p>
<p>You were admitted. You waive housing and register for a class. You are an entering freshman. </p>
<p>However, once the term starts you withdraw from the class. </p>
<p>Same as if someone decided to drop out in junior year, for example. </p>
<p>Later, you apply to be readmitted, like if a dropout decided to go back and finish up. </p>
<p>The registrars office is suggesting that readmission is much easier than getting a deferral or worse, having to apply from scratch next year. </p>
<p>I am sure there is a cost involved. Don't know if there is a refund when you drop class.</p>
<p>can i defer to spring semester? i would essentially be like a spring admit...</p>
<p>Old thread, but I’ll try to revive it :)</p>
<p>I’m in the same position - have to defer my Fall’11 admission to Spring '12. Anyone had experience like that, or maybe, just was a spring admit? I realize it’s different from coming in the Fall, but to what extent? Did you get on-campus housing?</p>
<p>Anything will help! I’m trying to make a decision between Fall’11 at UCLA or Spring '12 at Cal. </p>
<p>Thanks</p>