<p>I was accepted with a #3</p>
<p>I would agree with you if the email just included the wording, <em>we're worth the wait</em>.</p>
<p>The problem is email #3 went significantly beyond that by, as lextalionis puts it, "...requesting that the recipient NOT take certain action that they otherwise may have very well taken. That is, swept up by the excitement of being accepted by UCLA, for example, and convinced they had no shot of getting into Cal, many students would have contacted UCLA with an enthusiastic, "Yes!" and accepted invites to local "Bruin Days" before they filled up, and contacted the Financial Aid Office to start negotiating, etc. Instead, those students took Cal at their word and didn't reply to UCLA or other UCs until they heard from Cal, only to be rejected."</p>
<p>I have a hard time believing that anyone who applied to Berkeley, especially Californians, would forget that they're waiting to hear from the top-ranked UC. A simple reminder of the admissions release date would have sufficed.</p>
<p>Sending an email with the misleading wording that email #3 contained was a major faux pas committed by Berkeley's admissions office that will live in infamy in admissions officers' lore.</p>
<p>Really, you're one of the very few who really looked that much into it. There was no hidden meaning. Game over.</p>
<p>...he says 762 posts and nearly 52,000 views after the original post. ;)</p>
<p>JiffsMom is "one of the few" who "looked into" the e-mail wording? Just take a look at the views on this thread, kd. And the posts.</p>
<p>Just because you want to "wish" Cal's e-mail debacle away, it doesn't mean that everyone is going to follow your lead (I personally am not mesmerized by your posts like some of the other posters/kd worshipers on this forum).</p>
<p>As a parent who can directly compare decision date "reminder e-mails" from some top Ivy institutions with Cal's decision date e-mail reminder, I am far from proud of how Cal handled the situation.</p>
<p>Do I still love Cal? You betcha. Will I still continue to contribute every year to the Cal Fund (albeit a modest amount!)? Of course.</p>
<p>But I also will speak up and not let some pseudo high schooler tell me to stop talking/posting about the Cal Admission Office's embarrassing blunder.</p>
<p>accepted with #3</p>
<p>whats everyone talking about?</p>
<p>I'm scared. It's my turn to apply this fall. :(</p>
<p>Advice: on essays, be different! Don't talk about same ol' "I was president of this club". That is all well and good, but these admission officers get the same essays each year. talk about how you are different and what makes you unique!</p>
<p>lol.. why'd you bring up this thread o.O :)</p>
<p>wow, was it really that long ago when we were all stressed out for our applications... Now we will all be going to Cal within a week.</p>
<p>^
yea tell me about it.</p>
<p>What nerdzzzz. :-)</p>
<p>Whoa this thread feels ancient...</p>
<p>ey dont mooch of off the class of '12's thread
get your own
stupid high schoolers</p>
<p>yah it seems like an eternity. One of you applicants should time yourselves on how much time you spend on berkeley oriented stuff from when you start your application to the first day of school. I am not joking when I say that I think I have spent around 500+ hours doing applications, setting up accounts, telebears, housing applications, alcohol edu, transcripts and other cal stuff. And then when we had to wait for 1/3 of a year for our decision, but it is all worth it when we opened up our page and read the following:</p>
<p>March 27, 2008
Dear ----------,
Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of California, Berkeley for fall 2008. You have been admitted to the College of --------------. </p>
<p>Given the record number and extraordinary quality of our applicants this year, this offer is a great accomplishment. You and your family have every reason to be proud of your academic and personal achievements.</p>
<p>Enjoy this moment and picture yourself at Berkeley, a place where you truly can change the world. </p>
<p>The next step for you to take is formal acceptance of our admission offer. Everything you need to do and know is available in the Next Steps section on the Home page (click the Home tab above) in myBerkeleyApplication.
Again, welcome to Berkeley! We believe in you and the unique contributions you will make here at Cal.</p>
<p>Eventhough I did not cry, I helped myself to a big bowl of well deserved ice-cream. And come in less then one week we move in at Cal.</p>
<p>Berkeley's acceptance letter this year wasn't very good...</p>
<p>I know USC's letter and package really convinced me to almost go there.........., but Cal ultimately convinced me.</p>
<p>Although, It was shorter and without spice when compared to the other schools all I really cared about was when it said Congratulation!</p>
<p>Yeah USC had a REALLY good acceptance letter, haha.. and all the follow ups...</p>
<p>But yeah, Viro, the simple "Congratulations!" from Berkeley brightened my day more than anything USC gave me. Sorry USC, I still think you are a really great school.</p>