<p>I am thinking of applying to Berkeley for Fall of 2014 for Geography. I am currently a student at Humboldt State; I was rejected when applying for freshman admission to Berkeley. My current GPA is 3.3 and major GPA is 3.7, although after this semester they will hopefully be going up.</p>
<p>First question: since geography is not an impacted major, does this increase my chances of getting accepted?</p>
<p>Now the tricky part: I'll be giving birth my first child this summer (it's a girl!). I am planning on staying in school full time, which means I will apply to transfer this fall for the 2014 school year. Am I considered a different type of student after becoming a parent, and does this affect my admissions chances? </p>
<p>Any other tips or tricks for student parents like me that my help in the admissions process?</p>
<p>From what I understand, it is much simpler to apply and get accepted by the less “impacted” majors, so, in my eyes, you have a better chance of getting accepted due to you major. I do believe, however, that your personal statement has A LOT of weight, when compared to your other stats. </p>
<p>As for your parental circumstances, Berkeley, in my opinion, has a SPECTACULAR student parent program that allows you to receive the student parent grant, $8000.00 per academic year, reduce the semester unit requirement, and many other great benefits. Check it out on Berkeley’s web site. Being a student parent has many benefits that can show your strengths in prompt two, but other than that, it does not give you superiority over other admits.</p>
<p>Your major GPA will not matter. Berkeley does not consider it. UCLA does. Many people mix that up. The only GPA they will look at, according to their sources, is your transfer GPA which is 3.3</p>
<p>The odds are not the best, the main reason is that you are transferring from Humboldt state. Csu to UC transfers are very rare, I have yet to meet someone who is a CSU transfer. The majority of transfers are ccc students, and a few Uc’s never have met anything else.</p>