***Official 2012 UC Berkeley Appeals Thread***

<p>@gamma927-- I was obsessively checking my portal last night until about 9 pm. When I woke up this morning (9 am), I checked and it had changed. I’m assuming it got updated late last night or early this morning.</p>

<p>@VeryFat-- Thank you! I am a California resident.</p>

<p>would it be bad to ask if I could also be considered for another major that is related to my original major?</p>

<p>how come we still can’t create a calnet id?</p>

<p>It won’t let me make my ID either</p>

<p>no calnet id = can’t view financial aid website ):</p>

<p>not being able to make a calnet id makes me nervous ;~;</p>

<p>same… reminds me of the ucla mishap this year.</p>

<p>So as with the rest you, I got rejected Friday. I really believed I had a good chance because everyone I talked to talk and everything I read told me Berkeley LOVES stories. You see, I’m dyslexic and I mentioned how I overcame my learning difference in my personal statement. I applied as a Political Science major.</p>

<p>My PGA: 3.3
My Major PGA: 3.0 - This I believed hurt me the most :frowning:
All Pre-recs done.</p>

<p>I’m thinking of appealing and doing a few things:

  1. Still a poli sci major and just reiterate how I overcame many obstacles
  2. Change majors to philosophy, which has no correlated courses with my JC according to assist, and also reiterate how I overcame many obstacles</p>

<p>Your thoughts? Otherwise I may be seeing some of you at Davis.</p>

<p>my thought exactly moonlight :frowning: hopefully that’s not the case</p>

<p>finally checked and got into CAL :slight_smile: dream come true. good luck to everyone else!</p>

<p>Im a transfer applicant and california resident.I’ve decided to write an appeal letter to UC Berkeley. I’m a English major. My Overall Gpa: 3.3 which is not high I know but most of my Bs come from science courses that I took because I’m still not entirely positive about being pre-med. My major Gpa is a 4.0 and I am planning on having letters of recommendations from professors in my appeals packet. I didn’t include any info about my inclination for pre-med in my app and I do have one C in calculus b/c of personal reasons that I plan to explain in my letter also. Maybe my app didnt display my passion for english and looked random b/c of all my science courses. Is that a good reason to put in an appeal? I chose English because I love it and couldnt imagine majoring in anything else. Idk what else I should add besides examples of my writings. Anyone have any input please?</p>

<p>I am going to count down for my appeal decision tonight… really nervous and really hope that I can get into UCB.</p>

<p>They still haven’t updated mine! What should I do? I tried calling but they never pick up. Was I supposed to do something after I submitted my appeal? Is there a way to contact them? Please help me, I really need this.</p>

<p>nope :confused: tsenchar</p>

<p>I need help! are you a freshman or transfer applicant? I am a transfer applicant that got denied =[ I have a 3.74, VP of a volunteer services club, honors certified, had a unique (but still good) personal statement, what happened? =[ im appealing on a means of extreme financial hardship that mildly affected my scholastic achievement, but still managed to pull off a 3.7 and i presented my paper at UCI’s honors research conference. do i have a chance? should i send a rec letter? did you?</p>

<p>please help! im a transfer applicant and i got rejected =[ but I want to appeal, any tips?</p>

<p>@rajkobie: I was accepted off the waitlist on April 17, and I know a couple of other people were too.</p>

<p>Hey, did everybody who appealed their undergraduate admission decision hear back yet? My portal changed this morning and all it says is “your application is in review”</p>

<p>Does anyone know the cutoff date? My appeal is still in review.</p>

<p>is anyone’s appeal still under review?</p>