<p>Morethansunshine - Berkeley is only slightly better than UCLA in academics. It’s a negligible difference, and really doesn’t matter for undergrad. For undergrad you should pick the campus at which you would feel most comfortable, and then try to get into the best post grad program you can, which might not be either UCLA or Berk. Assuming you intend to continue toward an advanced degree.</p>
<p>Rejected: UCD----> UCB
GPA: 3.41
Major: Luso-Brazilian Studies</p>
<p>Rejected:</p>
<p>Major: Rhetoric
GPA: 3.6x
Pre-Reqs/IGETC: None offered, but took many classes that relate.
Transfer Programs: None
School: Glendale Community College
Essay: Fist: Mediocre; Second: Very Strong
Units: 65
EC’s: I’ve been teaching guitar for three years (free of charge) to kids at my little brother’s elementary school, tutoring homeless children, literacy program in L.A…</p>
<p>I feel really bummed about it, but I guess it’s okay I’ll be staying close to home at UCLA.</p>
<p>I fell in love with rhetoric program at berkeley ( no other school offers anything like it) So yeah, I really wanted to experience it. </p>
<p>All the GPAs this year are real high, mine was too low I guess. I had a strong trend; horrible first semester–nothing but As afterward, but yeah…</p>
<p>blah.</p>
<p>Rejected…
Major: Econ
GPA:4.0
Reqs: completed
No EC and some work experience
Essays were ok. I have a feeling I might have been rejected because I mentioned I was a supporter of Ron paul.</p>
<p>Im so dissapointed. Why was I rejected? I worked my ass off. Should I appeal? This sucks.</p>
<p>People with much lower GPA’s got into Econ. **** you berkeley, what the hell.</p>
<p>Accepted: College of Letters and Sciences, deferred enrollment to Spring 2010
GPA: 3.6something
ECs: Editor-in-Chief of my college’s paper. Professional high school dropout.
Aid: 11,706.00</p>
<p>Congrats, everybody!!!</p>
<p>I’m a BEAR!!! This is a dream come true for me. Always been a bear in my heart.</p>
<p>Psychology
GPA: 3.694 (Transferrable: 3.72)
Prereqs: all but the human anatomy or whatever.</p>
<p>I’m SO HAPPY!</p>
<p>accepted but for spring semester…</p>
<p>Major: Psych
GPA: 4.0
i didn’t do three of their pre-reqs though so i’m thinking thats why i got spring and not fall…ucla has been my dream school for two years now and i never thought i would have a choice between cal and ucla :/</p>
<p>english
3.2
missing one pre-reqs
good ECs (100 hours)
great essay</p>
<p>Major: Done
GPA: 61.5
Pre reqs/IGETC: TAP with Cal, Starting Point Mentorship Program
EC’s: I thought it was pretty good…8/10
GPA: 3.75
Essay: PSYCHOLOGY</p>
<p>that’s right…</p>
<p>I got in!!! Too bad Cal is so far from me and UCLA is right here.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.51 overall
College: L&S
Major : Anthropology
Units: 66 (when I finish the semester)
Transfer programs: none
IGETC: will have done
Prereqs: 3/3
EC: ASB Cabinet, social service club, volunteering
Work: graphic design, I worked on bone images, so this totally went with my major
Essays: I wrote how X-Files turned me on to science and how raising my kids and seeing them struggle made me work harder</p>
<p>Haha, maybe it was getting accepted into UCLA first, but I’m not as ecstatic as I thought I would be upon finding out about my acceptance. I’m thrilled to have gotten in, but I think UCLA got a majority of my “WOOOOOOOOYEAHH.”</p>
<p>GPA: 3.46
Major: English
Strong essays (I think- went through several revisions with a counselor)
So-so extracurricular. Some tutoring, odds-and-ends volunteering at church
Awesome upwards grade trend
Prereqs complete
IGETC completed by Spring 09</p>
<p>dj<em>at</em>ucla… if you have kids, then Berkeley has a fantastic F/A program, the parent grant gives you an extra 6,000 a year free money, in addition to that you can automatically take reduced course loads & it doesn’t effect your F/A…are you sure you would rather go to UCLA?</p>
<p>any word on ilivefree or others from the berkeley page.</p>
<p>And congrats DJ. I too got into UCLA, but Cal is closer to me. And it’s my dream school.</p>
<p>Accepted to Haas!!!</p>
<p>Major: Bus Admin
GPA: 4.0
Pre-Reqs/IGETC: All prereqs completed or in progress. IGETC completed
Transfer Programs: None
School: MiraCosta Community College
Essay: UC general application essays were pretty good. Essay for Haas was really good, I think.
Units: 63
EC’s: Worked 20+ hours per week while in school, internship at well known real estate firm, Executive VP and VP of Service for PTK, some volunteer work organizing on campus voter registration drives.</p>
<p>Also got into UCLA for Communication Studies and now I have no idea what to do!!!</p>
<p>Accepted for spring 2009 
Oh well, I still have 8 other UC’s to choose from :)</p>
<p>GPA: 3.39
Major: Anthropology</p>
<p>ACCCCCCCCCCCCCCCEPTED
3.7
Biochem and Molecular Bio major
NO TAP
Missing one prep
crying with joy…but I’m going to UCLA…sorry Berkeley…</p>
<p>damn it, are you guys trying to make this harder on me 
</p>
<p>that sounds really good about the FA. especially how I can reduce my course load and have it not affect how much I’m getting. I’ll have to really think on this now. Especially since I submitted my SIR at UCLA and they say I won’t be able to change my mind if I take it back. Suckage.</p>
<p>I mean, spring 2010…</p>
<p>does berkeley really care if you have UCLA’s TAP?</p>
<p>congrats everyone!
but I have only seen a few of biosci majors…
anyone got into Molecular Toxicology? Or the majors under the college of natural resources? post your stats please! I’d like to know!^^</p>