<p>She's really nervous that she will not get in because she will be an incoming sophomore, not a junior. She will have completed 28 credits by the time she comes in, plus an additional 8 credits from APs which means she potentially will have 36 credits. She did NOT get in as a Freshman.</p>
<p>OOS Student
SAT: 2140 </p>
<p>H.S. Stats: </p>
<p>GPA: 3.65
Major Extracurricular: Intel STS award</p>
<p>College Stats:</p>
<p>GPA: 3.37 (1 semester)
Studying CogSci </p>
<p>Can someone do a chance (even though she already applied)?</p>
<p>It is extremely unlikely she will get in unfortunately. Unless you were or would have been accepted as a freshmen, you will get rejected as a sophomore transfer.</p>
<p>I agree with the above poster. Although UCB is very well regarded, almost all sophomore transfers were accepted as freshmen or would have been. Because she was presumably waitlisted, she will have very little chance of being accepted for the next semester. She does however, have a chance to get accepted for the Winter term because a 3.37 from UCB should be pretty well regarded by the admissions staff, however, I would feel much more comfortable about her chances if she could get that GPA up closer to 3.5.</p>
<p>She does not like the atmosphere at UC Berkeley and feels as though Michigan would be a stronger fit. Also, she liked the BBCS and neuroscience programs here.</p>
<p>ClutchEngineer - Do you mind elaborating on the atmosphere part? How different are the atmospheres at UCB and Michigan, considering they’re both excellent in academics and have a large student population?
(sorry I’m not mush of help for your original chance question, I haven’t entered college yet and don’t know that much.)</p>
<p>I’m not entirely sure if I can give an accurate answer to your question (since I’m not a student at UCB), but from what my friend tells me is that the student body tends to identify with either hard drug users, or socially-awkward students. At Michigan, we have the same level of overall student body intelligence, but a typical student tends to be more of the go-getter, “party-hard, study-hard” types. School spirit levels at Michigan are a lot higher than Berkeley.</p>
<p>Hope that gives you an idea of the atmosphere here.</p>
<p>paperstars, Michigan and Cal have very different campus atmospheres and cultures. For example, the racial and socio-economic makeup of the student bodies are significantly different. </p>
<p>-At Cal, 40% of the students are Asian, 25% are URM and only 30% are white. At Michigan, only 15% are Asian, 15% are URM while 65% are white. </p>
<p>-At Cal, 90% of undergrads are residents of California while at the University of Michigan, only 65% of undergrads are residents of Michigan.</p>
<p>-At Cal, 33% of students qualify for pell grants while at Michigan, only 10% do. Although I do not have a source, I remember reading somewhere that 60% of Michigan students came from families with household incomes over $100k, compared to only 30% at Cal. </p>
<p>This is just one aspect of life on campus. There are many other ways that those two seemingly similar universities are significantly different.</p>
<p>Thanks Alexandre for the info, I’m aware of the different % of racial and socio-economic groups, but I’d like to know more about how this contributes to the different atmospheres. e.g. Does Cal have a more academic/intellectual atmosphere or does UMich have a better partying atmosphere in general? I know it’s hard to stereotype people given that the student body is huge and diverse, but given that I haven’t had the chance to visit any of those colleges, I’d like to know how someone thinks about its atmosphere. It’s no doubt that both colleges are top-notch, so I’d like to compare which fits me more, thanks!</p>
<p>Cal is really cutthroat. You can feel the intensity and pressure everytime you walk by campus (at least I do). I would understand not being able to handle that level of stress and competition and wanting to transfer.</p>