<p>I know that psyc is extremely impacted and competitive at UCLA and I'm sure it is at Berkeley too. That being said, do you think there's any hope? I don't find out until Friday and it is killing me, even though I'm not too optimistic anymore at this point. </p>
<p>I got into UCSB though, so I've got that going for me, which is nice. </p>
<p>What do you think guys, UCLA and Cal were my top picks, and I had a pretty darn good app, even though I'm currently taking 20 units (suicide mission, I know) this semester to get the 60. I'm already pretty depressed ucla said no, so should I just not get my hopes up for Berkeley?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>What are your Stats?</p>
<p>Mostly A’s and a few B’s so a 3.7ish GPA, pretty much every req completed or in progress (I think anatomy was the only one I never got) 12+ units of honors credit. UCSD comp sci intern, tutor an autistic adult, Eagle Scout, played golf and volleyball in HS, overcame tremendous medical difficulties to achieve academic goals (wrote about this in Personal statement). </p>
<p>Yep, psyc is indeed capped at Berkeley. GPA might be slightly lacking; I assume the general admittance is around 3.85 if not 3.9. But competitive enough with a solid personal statement especially since you had medical difficulties.</p>
<p>Since Berkeley is more holistic I would assume you actually have a better shot there. </p>
<p>I think you have a good shot. Some people got into UCLA and get rejected from UCSB (and vice versa), that alone isn’t indicative of how UCB will consider you. UCB is known for taking a “holistic” approach when considering applicants. There are certain positives and negatives around this approach, but for you’re case from what I could tell should certainly help you. As long as your personal statement focused on the positives, such as how you’ve became a better person after overcoming said difficulties, rather than focusing on hardships I believe it will help you out tremendously.</p>
<p>Try to relax a bit, at this point there is really nothing you could do to improve your chances at UCB. Look for positives, since you only have few units you can possibly stay behind at CC and try again and if anything you’re getting into a good school already.</p>