is it bad not to get a borderline supplement if you think you're borderline???

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>i think im kind of borderline.. i mean, im definately not a for-sure-im-totally-in applicant...
like, my satI is 2080, satII lit630 and ushistory 760, 4.4 UC gpa, 4.7 weighted...i mean i have really good extracurriculars and leadership and challenging courseload all 4 years but ...</p>

<p>i feel as though the UCs are definately a numbers game and my numbers arent very competitive.</p>

<p>what the heck makes a borderline applicant anyway??</p>

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<p>People who got the supplement posted their stats, yours are higher. So I would say that you are not borderline.</p>

<p>I also wonder if it is bad not to get a borderline supplement if you are borderline…
Do borderline students get in without the supplement?</p>

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<p>For me, I know that my SAT is too low (1780) and my GPA (3.73/4.0) is not that good so if I didn’t get any supplemental questionnaire from a reach school then I was rejected for sure. I got one from ucb but not any other so I think I know that I was rejected from ucsd and ucla.</p>

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<p>^ don’t be so sure about SD. LA however…I think you’re out of luck unless you have excellent ECs/are a champion at a sport (I’m speculating, but this girl I know got into LA because she was like a champ at water skiing or something really random. She definitely had lower SATs and GPA than you for sure.)</p>

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<p>Leftist Homonid, do you know if borderline students can get in without the supplement?</p>

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<p>^ If you don’t get the supplement, you are not borderline (at least according to UC Berkeley adcom).</p>

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<p>I thought I was borderline and I got in. For spring, sure, but I still got in.</p>

<p>Maybe you’re going to be a spring admit?</p>

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<p>^^@piftw do you mind me asking what your stats were?</p>

<p>i would totally not mind getting in as a spring admit</p>

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<p>I skimmed all 22(!) pages of the releated thread on this board and it looks like in previous years the supplement was mailed out in waves, starting from about mid-Jan up until early Feb. So I think there’s still a chance of getting one…</p>

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<p>Your stats look extremely similar to mines, and I did not get the questionnaire. The decision date came and I was greeted with a pleasant surprise.</p>