<p>phatnols: just curious, how many current students do you know at cal? and how many people that completed the supplemental tha didn't get in?</p>
<p>Is receiving a questionnaire a good or bad thing? I know people at my school with much lower stats that would seem almost certain rejects that got questionnaires. Some people with better stats did not get one, but I have better stats than those people who did not get one, and did get one. So am I basically rejected?</p>
<p>I just got one today as well. I don't know what to make of it. Part of me wants to complete it, but another part of me just wants to say shove it.</p>
<p>I guess I'll end up submitting it.</p>
<p>lhDCpage06: I don't think you can consider it "a good or a bad thing." I got one last year and I have high stats and was accepted (and a Regent's Scholar.)
If you got one it is because there are things in your application that Admissions wants further explanation or depth on. My questionairre had to do with musical achievements. It also asked for further info on my ADD.
I know people that got this supplement and had very borderline (1700-1800SAT's) and got accepted
Don't consider getting this supplement as a negative. If your stats are low, this is an opportunity to push yourself over the edge and get in (if that's what you want.)
Of course you have the option of ignoring the request for information. I wouldn't count on an acceptance on Mar 31 though.
Good luck.</p>
<p>Thanks CA2006. I submitted my questionnaire 2 weeks ago, but I'm not sure if I did the best job I could have. :( I certainly don't have any special circumstances involving music or art or whatever, so I guess I'm just borderline.</p>
<p>ca2006 you are really inspiring me. I got one asking about my limitations and I am pushing to complete it as best I can. I've worked so hard with what I have and I can't believe Berkeley would even take the time to give me a second look. Just getting the letter makes me feel good! Thanks for understanding and giving me hope.</p>
<p>lhDCpage06: If I recall, you can edit your responses up until the deadline date. Do so and then call the Admissions Office and let them know you have updated it. They've given you an opportunity, take it.</p>
<p>i just recieved it and am really surprised because I'm like a super reach for berkeley and after reading the posts before about being borderline i'm really scared..i did horrible my first semester...and i'm not sure to ask who to get my recommendation from..my counselor (who sucks) or my english teacher who will write about how my writing improved</p>
<p>arrggg i really hope I get this form, do you think I still have a chance of getting it? ... I got stellar grades this semester and would certainly help get me in.</p>
<p>confused_junior: i just got your PM and responded... good luck!</p>
<p>ryanp1000: if you didn't receive a questionaire it just means that they were able to evaluate you with just the information you put in the application. not getting one isn't a strike against you.</p>
<p>that being said, if you do receive a form, FILL IT OUT. Like they say, "this information can only strengthen your case. It's a unique opportunity to tell us more about your personal path to college without negatively affecting your application."</p>
<p>I also got that email and sent essays and recommendation. But my senior grade just came out end of this week so couldnt send it by the deadline. The email saids that i dont have to send my senior grade if i cant make it by the deadline. Now that i got my grades, should i sent them? Also i didnt do so well this semester.. 3A's and 3B's (4.4)</p>
<p>I believe this portion of a 70 page admissions document is about the questionnaire:</p>
<p>"If a reader concludes that an applicant “close to being competitive for admission but whose application is particularly challenging or lacking essential information that would confirm for the reader that the applicant should receive a score likely to result in admission,” then the reader can refer that application to “Augmented Review” (AR).16 An experienced staff member, known as a “lead reader,” assesses the case and decides whether the application warrants AR or not. Applicants who are getting an AR receive a detailed questionnaire that collects additional information about the student’s background, environment, and readiness for academic work at the level expected of Berkeley students. They are also asked to submit letters of recommendation. Most applicants who have disabilities are also referred to AR; they get a different questionnaire that focuses on their circumstances."</p>
<p>Hope it helped.</p>
<p>Yeah I got that too. Does that mean that we're the students they can't decide on? How did they go about choosing people for this? </p>
<p>Also, do you find it odd that some of the questions on the supp are repeats from the UC common app?</p>
<p>Guys - I'm out of state, my stats are above their averages, I don't really know about that thing - the borderline applicants. The applicant pool should really resemble a bell curve, and since they only send it to a 'select group' of applicants, it's hard to believe that they are really choosing the ones on the edge, the ones at the top of the bell curve.... That would mean they are sending it many more than they report. </p>
<p>And no, you don't really want it. It is SO MUCH WORK!</p>
<p>Oh, and by the way, it's due today and I just started.</p>
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<p>this is the selection process for 2004-2005 academic year (meaning entering 2006 Cal freshmen)</p>
<p>though you should probably be working on your supplemental information if it's due today instead of reading that...</p>
<p>Oh well - just read it. Page 51 or maybe 52 has information on it. It's kind of odd though, b/c I don't exactly fit their description of a candidate likely to to go into AR. I don't think I'm disadvantaged, I'm not racially diverse, hmmm..... I've got top state awards...</p>
<p>that is strange, maybe they just want to know more about your state awards?</p>