***Official Berkeley Class of 2018 Discussions/Decisions***

<p>Rejected to EECS. Definitely did not expect this, since I’m in state and have good stats, ECs, and SAT scores (to toot my own horn). However, I did go in aware that this was the hardest major to get into, so. Also, I got into Columbia, Chicago, and UCLA, so I’m happy with how this all played out.</p>

<p>Spring admit, haha-- 2320 SAT and 4.3 UC GPA. I’m not attending though, so hopefully this frees up an extra spot for those of you on the waitlist!! </p>

<p>Accepted, really surprised though haha. 4.25 GPA, 2190 SAT, 33 ACT. Also got in to UCLA, and honestly wasn’t expecting to get in to either! Now I have to choose between the two! So weird and unexpected</p>

<p>S got in – 2300 and 3.92 UW. So happy!</p>

<p>waitlisted</p>

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<p>SAT 2280, SAT II Physics: 800 Chemistry: 800 Maths L2: 800
Class Rank: 1/165
Nationality: Indian
Rejected
Should I appeal?</p>

<p>Holy crap, I got in!!! What the heck!!! Rejected from UCLA and into Berkeley – this is crazy!</p>

<p>@wishfulwolverine where else did you apply ?</p>

<p>@choco1311 Unless you have some new and compelling evidence, I’d say no. Also did you apply to COE, it’s much more competitive than L&S so don’t feel bad that people with lower stats than you got into UC Berkeley.</p>

<p>@choco1311
Rejected too. I don’t even know why…
Nationality: Asian American
Class Rank: 5/220
ACT: 32, SAT 2160, SAT II 780 Maths L@, 710 Literature
Predicted 43/44 for IB (we only get 2 TOK points).</p>

<p>@cantoo did you get into COE? I also got rejected from COE :(</p>

<p>@cantooo Only that my Physics SAT 2 scores weren’t received by UC Berkeley.
And I have completed 5 months of internship at a local pharmaceutical.
Yes, I did apply to the COE.
I am currently researching at the pharmaceutical too. (None of this was mentioned in my UC Application)</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Engineering, Civil
[</em>] SAT I (by section): 2210C (720R 800M 690W)
[<em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math II, 730 Chem, 720 Physics
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.7 UW, 4.4 W
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] ACT: 33 (35E, 34M, 31S, 30R)
[<em>] APs (including this year’s): Calc AB (5), Chem (5), English Lang (4), Human Geo (5), Physics B (4), US History (5), World History (5), Calc BC, Physics C (both), US Gov
[</em>] IBs (including this year’s): English A1 HL, Spanish B SL
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: AP Calc BC, AP Physics C, AP US Gov, IB English HL Y2, IB Spanish SL Y2, IB Design Tech Y1 (first year offered)
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): Highest Honor Roll, AP Scholar with Distinction</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Fencing (school captain, nationally rated), Ronald McDonald House Charity (secretary), NHS tutoring, Spanish NHS (secretary), Ecology Club (president in 9th grade)
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: N/A
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I took pieces of my Common App essay and Frankensteined it together with lots of cramming because I was visiting family and watching a good movie with them as I wrote it… :3 Probably not stellar
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): None</p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[list]
[<em>] State or Country: FL
[</em>] Classified in-state? No
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): Private Prep (not super prestigious academically tho)
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Female
[</em>] Income Bracket: $60000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): None
[</em>] Strengths: Courseload, AP scores, Athletic achievement in fencing
[<em>] Weaknesses: GPA (lower compared to some of my peers), lacked any out-of-school extracurriculars and/or research
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Lacked competitive academic extracurriculars, other students at my school who applied have higher GPAs, lame essays</p>

<p>General Comments Already got into MIT, but was curious to see how I would fare if gender in engineering and fencing recruitment were left out of it. Had a really strong recommendation from physics teacher (according to counselor) too that didn’t count. MIT was the dream school and I’m thrilled about that, although, as my first and only rejection, this is certainly humbling.</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] College/Major Applied To: College of Natural Resources
[</em>] SAT I (by section): don’t remember 2080 total
[<em>] SAT IIs: 700 USH, 770 Bio
[</em>] GPA, Weighted and Unweighted: 3.7 UW 4.1 UC GPA
[<em>] Rank: top 5 percent
[</em>] ACT: n/a
[<em>] APs (including this year’s): AP Gov, AP Micro, AP Macro, AP Physics C, AP Calc AB and BC, AP Chem, APUSH, AP Bio, AP Eng Lit
[</em>] IBs (including this year’s: nope
[<em>] Senior Yr Courseload: Jazz ensemble, Wind ensemble, some aps mentioned above
[</em>] Other stats (Awards, etc.): 7 soloist awards, Wellesley Book Award</p>

<p>[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Debate, Mock Trial, Jazz Ensemble, State Honor band, local honor band
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Salsa trombonist/trumpeter, bio internship, biology camp counselor
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): 1st: about living in an apartment and moving up in education 2nd: about band, jazz band!
[</em>] Hook (TASP, RSI, Research, etc.): </p>

<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: CA
[</em>] Classified in-state: YES
[<em>] School Type, Average Stats of School (if available): private
[</em>] Ethnicity: Hispanic
[<em>] Gender: F
[</em>] Income Bracket: 90k
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): first gen
[</em>] Strengths: EC’s, essays
[<em>] Weaknesses: gpa, SAT’s
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/wait listed/denied: Sheer desperation in my essays! I spoke from the heart and I spoke honestly.
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments
It goes to show that you can be in the bottom 25% of the applicants and still get in! For those reading this for next year: take the essay prompts literally. Write about your passion and if you don’t have one write about trying to find a passion! Show them you have a purpose and even if you’re not sure what you’re gonna do you know you’ll make something out of yourself. I really thought I would get rejected because my stats were lower than average and I didn’t get a borderline supplement. I’ll be waiting for Stanford tomorrow but heh, I’M GONNA BE A CAL BEAR!</p>

<p>GO BEARS!</p>

<p>could you please tell me how many people are accepted from the waitlist? thank you so much :)</p>

<p>Accepted CoE! So happy!</p>

<p>Waitlisted…Though I have an awful SAT score</p>

<p>anyone know is there a high chance for waitlist?</p>

<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>

<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (breakdown): CR 640 M 610 W 720 (2030)
[</em>] ACT: none
[<em>] SAT II:
[</em>] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.86
[<em>] UC GPA: 4.09
[</em>] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 36/900
[<em>] ELC?: Yes
[</em>] AP (place score in parenthesis): Mostly 3s and 4s
[<em>] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[</em>] Senior Year Course Load: AP English Lit, AP Gov, AP Econ, AP Spanish, AP Calc AB
[<em>] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): None
[/ul][ b]Subjective:**[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): President of club (2 years), Historian (1 year), Freshman Rep, Secretary (1 year), Vice President (1 year), etc etc
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: none
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: 4 years hospital volunteer
[<em>] Personal Statement: I thought they were solid, so I’ll say 7-8/10
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Psychology
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Female
[<em>] Income Bracket: Under 100k
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First Generation College
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: ECs
[</em>] Weaknesses: SAT, GPA were low for
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected:[/li][/ul]General Comments: Good Luck!! I totally did not expect to get accepted! I’m still shocked. I was rejected to UCLA. I am most likely going to go to UCSD because I think it’s the perfect fit for me though! I hope you all good news and good luck!</p>