How hard is it to transfer to Cal EECS

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<p>Hi, i will become a ccc transfer in the future.
I am wondering how hard is it to transfer to UC Berkeley EECS? I heard a lot of people saying how strong the EECS applicant pool is. But i have no idea what "strong" means. Does it mean everyone has a 4.0 gpa and the decision will be only considering your ECs? Are most of the rejected ones applying with ~3.8 gpa and good ECs? Or do most of the rejected applicants are the ones who didn't finish the prerequisites? Have you heard of someone getting rejected by EECS with a ~3.9 gpa? How is the EECS applicant pool like?
I will be taking 20+ credits in 4 semesters and hopefully complete with a 4.0 gpa. Will that give me a solid chance of getting admitted to EECS? I am really afraid of getting nothing after putting all my efforts into it.
Also, are ECs an important part in the admission process? What kind of ECs will make the applicant stand out? Lots of clubs? Student council? Voluteer? Internship?</p>

<p>Thank you very much.</p>

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<p>EECS is hard to get into and there are no exact statistics out there that answers your question. Just aim for as high of a GPA as possible, the best possible ECs, and the best possible essay. If you are too scared you will apply and get rejected, try applying to the CS in Letters and Sciences. Better to get into Berkeley than get rejected altogether.</p>

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<p>The only stats I can find are from Fall 2009: <a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/faculty/faculty-meetings-college-committees/faculty-meeting-spring-2009/Undergraduate%20Admissions%20Committee.doc[/url]”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/faculty/faculty-meetings-college-committees/faculty-meeting-spring-2009/Undergraduate%20Admissions%20Committee.doc&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>EECS transfer combined admit rate for Fall 2009 and Spring 2010 (spring admit) was 21.6%.</p>

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<p>I saw some accepted applicants in the Acceptance/Rejection Thread.
One with 3.9 gpa and no ECs, one with 3.8 gpa and one with 4.0 gpa and few ECs.
Are every applicants like them and they are the lucky ones with decent essays? Or is the applicant pool not as competitive as i thought?</p>

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<p>@sharkeater - You’ll need a fantastic GPA with ALL prereqs completed. Don’t let this get to you. Just try your best. If Berkeley doesn’t accept you, it’s not the end of the world. Theres UCLA and UCSD. They are all outstanding schools. Try to get some sort of internship and just make sure that personal statement is so great, it will hurt them to turn you down. Anyways, I applied in November as a Computer Science major to UC Berkeley as well.</p>