@dannyn94 Yeah you’re right… I think we might be in a similar applicant pool. Well your stats are awesome and I think you have a good chance! What school do you want to go to the most?
@LenoRang here you go:
http://admissions.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/docs/Transfer_Flier.pdf
2012:
http://students.berkeley.edu/files/admissions/12626_5.info_transadm.pdf
2013 vs. 2014:
http://admissions.berkeley.edu/studentprofile
It would be interesting to see 2015’s stats when it would come out in July.
Just so you all know, and maybe you do, the only UC that takes major GPA under consideration is UCLA. The others don’t look at it (except Haas).
Can someone chance me? 
I’ve been so anxious and I just want to know already… I did get an e-mail to apply for the leadership scholarship from UCB. Although I know they say it has nothing to do with admissions I’m hoping that it’s a good sign.
UC GPA: 4.0
IGETC/Major requirements: finished.
Major: Psychology
EC: I’m in many support programs(4) : Pathways (gives priority enrollment, has many requirements), Honors program, TRIO Student Support Services, and was a TRIO Upward Bound student. I’ve volunteered for Upward Bound, was chosen as a student delegate to lobby for all TRIO programs in Washington D.C. I am an active member in AGS and have transcript notation for 3 semesters. I also volunteered about 80 hours for a local food pantry. Also, two of my research projects were accepted to the HTCC conference and I presented both. I used to work in a sushi place up to 40 hours per week but now work 10-20 for Upward Bound on campus. Also was involved with a professor’s research for a bit, as well as associated students on my campus. For awards I filled out 5 of them with scholarships I received/ awards from the programs that I’m in.
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCI, UCD (TAG)
Accepted: UCD
@Moshe1010 - Thanks for the information.
The “chancing” for transfers is useless. If you have a 3.7-3.8 GPA and above, it’s up to:
- Your personal statement (even more important for lower GPAs).
- The major (impacted vs. non-impacted. Psychology is an impacted one for example. EECS is a very hard major to get in as a transfer). This could also impact your GPA, so the more selective the major, the higher the admitted GPA. It's basically better to get in to a major you don't really want at the same college (L&S for example) and change a major later on. As a Junior you can majors, but as a Senior you can't - since you transfer as a Junior, you have a year to change your major. Changing from L&S to EECS as a transfer is almost impossible (I haven't heard anybody who did that but many wanted to).
- Out of state/in-state/International student. CA residents get a priority; CC around Berkeley, especially Berkeley college get also priority since they are at the same county. They also look at your financial aid package, so EFC=0 has somewhat limited space in college. They also look at your age and overall profile, as well as if you're the first in your family to attend college, racial background and other factors. People would say that they don't look at this, but this is a BS and they look on everything, especially financial details since they can't give a free ride to everybody.
- Extracurriculars (not really important, but you need to have something. You can BS as well - the advisors from Berkeley also say to BS and fill up all the possible areas at this column with even stupid things like taking care of your nephew after school and whatever.
- Of course, major req/IGETC/whatever.
I agree with @moshe1010 except for two caveats: I think essays only play into it if you’re borderline, and correct unit count is crucial. There are so many mistakes with units, esp if multiple colleges.
I think when you see some 3.9 with full IGETC/breadth and all major prep completed not get in it’s usually because of loss of units, or major prep suddenly incomplete, due to courses out of sequence, not getting credit for a course the UC thinks is a duplicate, unit limitations on maybe series of courses, AP credit awarded differently, English or math quantitative determined to be wrong, etc. There’s always a hidden story, IMHO.
I agree, chancing is pointless.
Also, re financials, I agree. Especially as they start to make early choices, they have to hold some aid ppl back, maybe put them on waitlists to see how it shakes out. There’s only so much money.
@Moshe1010 , @lindyk8 : My EFC is kind of high and not really close to 0. Although my parents aren’t planning to help me pay with school. ;_;
Anyways, I think chancing is arbitrary overall. I mean, most of us on here is an admissions officer or has worked for Berkeley. I’m very well aware that even if everyone on this forum thinks that I have a good chance, I still might not get in.
So, why do I ask to get chanced knowing this? Mostly because a lot of the people on this forum have a lot of knowledge about who gets in. For example, I never considered aid needed or being around the county factoring into admission. I learned that because I asked for my chances and you replied.
It also helps calm my nerves. It’s like talking about the food at a restaurant before you go there. You want to get an idea of what everyone else thinks, but you will only know when you’ve tasted it yourself. I won’t know whether or not I’ll get in until I get my letter. However, trying to figure out what to expect is still useful. ANDDD it calms my nerves.
No I get it. It’s the fear factor and reassurance of any sort.
@giraffinyoucrazy In my opinion, I wouldn’t stress it if I were you 
Your gpa couldn’t be any better and your ec’s show a lot of involvement.
Random thought… Why does this thread have a lot less posts than UCLA? haha
Far more people apply to Berkeley.
UCLA is far more transfer friendly. So, people are more active where there are better chances
I’m curious to see whether I get in or not. I have a lower GPA (3.49) but an incredible upward trend of grades, unusual life circumstances/hardship, I’ve almost completed all my requirements and I feel that my essays are very memorable. Hmmmmm…
@Mbraca92 I guess because:
- Berkeley has a “bad” generalization that it would give you a lower GPA overall when you graduate (and unfortunately this is true). Even med schools are adjusting the GPA of Berkeley grads due to GPA inflation, especially among private schools like Stanford and Harvard (A-/B+ average in most classes mmm…)
- UCLA accepts transfers with lower GPAs overall than Berkeley. If you're at the 3.6-3.7 range, UCLA would accept you to most majors, while Cal requires a bit higher GPA in the 3.7-3.8 range (and crazy 4.0 for hardcore majors/super impacted ones).
- I guess that a lot of people are from SoCal and don't want to go that "far" and study at Cal. Almost everything is different between SoCal and North Cal. Berkeley is also a shit hole overall, not bad as USC, but close enough in terms of the neighborhood.
@lindyk8 The personal statement is very powerful. I know many people in my major(s) who had 3.2-3.5 GPA and got it, while others, like me, had 3.75-3.9 (most of us have 3.7 and greater). The people who had the lower GPA had some “story” in their life to tell, usually not good one but they overcome their struggle and got better. Even the advisor from Berkeley (TAP) told me that the personal statement is a big deal for Berkeley since they look for diversity and overall contribution to the college community, so good grades are great, but that’s not absolute. I also know, and you can also find here on this forum, people with 3.9-4.0 that haven’t got in although they had all re pre-req. When you ask what they wrote in their activities outside school or personal statement, they would say very general stuff and some of them had nothing filled up in the application at that box.
That’s what I said @Moshe1010, essays are important for borderline, which is what you reiterated above. Also, it’s a bit simplistic to say most UCLA admits are 3.6 - 3.7 GPA. Many majors are in the high 3.8s and 3.9s. It really depends on the major.
Also, you are never “not admitted” because of an essay. There are other reasons, most likely miscalculation of units, etc. For highly selective, it could be lack of ECs. The UCs themselves have said an essay will never cause an applicant to lose admission (except Haas). So you are perpetuating faulty information to blame rejection of a high GPA on an essay. Essays are either (1) neutral or (2) they help. They do not kick a high GPA out. Never. Nada. We will agree to disagree.
People always have their theories as to why the 3.9 who did “everything right” didn’t get in. Talk to UC admissions. 9 X out of 10 they did not do “everything right.” There are myriad issues and as UC admissions says in all their conferences and seminars and webcasts, it is almost ALWAYS unit recalculation that results in either major prep missing, under units, lack of IGETC, etc.
Again, we will agree to disagree.
One thing is for sure, transfers can be more predictable and stable than those freshmen decisions! 
I just realized Regents overnight invitation, along with dinner and events, for perspective regents scholars happens way before transfer regents know their results. Tough break.
Have any of you guys heard back about the Leadership Award? They were supposed to send out an email on the 3rd, and I’m wondering if I’m the only one who hasn’t heard back.
I’m reading leadership award essays. They aren’t done yet.