Official UC Berkeley March 30th Regular Decisions Thread!!!

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<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2030 (770/560/700)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 770 / 650
[<em>] GPA: 4.25
[</em>] Rank: ELC
[<em>] Other stats: None
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Rushed
[<em>] Teacher Recs: None
[</em>] Counselor Rec: None
[<em>] Hook (if any): None
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Major strength/weakness: Strong - Math, Weak- English
[li] Why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Low English grades/SATs[/li][/ul]Other Factors:</p>

<p>ACCEPTED to College Of Letters and Science</p>

<p>lespaulman, being OOS certainly would have had a lot to do with your rejection. :( I'm sorry you didn't get it, but I'm sure you've heard or will be hearing good news from other great schools as well.</p>

<p>One note to those that were rejected, you can always appeal, especially if you really had your heart set on Cal or if it's your "only" option. </p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone who got in!</p>

<p>ACCEPTED to College Of Letters and Science</p>

<p>Stats:
2070 SAT: 780 Math, 620 CR, 670 Writing
3.95 Weighted GPA
Good EC's: lots of community service
Essays: i thought were pretty good
7 AP's</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted to College of Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 1890
[</em>] SAT IIs: 710 Math II 670 USH
[<em>] GPA: 4.14 UC GPA
[</em>] Rank: 6/360
[<em>] Other stats: 3 on AP Lang, USH, 4 on Spanish
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: didn't think they were excellent. Did them last minute and just had my college counselor review them
[<em>] Teacher Recs: None
[</em>] Counselor Rec: None
[<em>] Hook (if any): Dedicated to piano? Mom suffered stroke when i was 5. Dad is an alumni, friends with some of the professors (although i don't think this helped my chances since it's a UC)
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Norcal
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Strength - perserverence? tried to get that through my essays. weakness - SATs
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: No idea how i got accepted. when i posted my stats, people told me CAL was a huge reach, but somehow i got in[/li][/ul]
Other Factors:** Luck x2</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<pre><code>* SAT: 740 V 760 M 730 W
* SAT IIs: 790 MIIC 740 Bio
* GPA: 3.8 UW 3.96 UCW 4.5 W
* Rank: dunno (top 10%)
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>* Essays: Good?
* Hook (if any): Essays
</code></pre>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<pre><code>* State or Country: SoCal
* School Type: Public ~ Way too competitive
* Ethnicity: Asian
* Gender: Male
</code></pre>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<pre><code>* Extracurriculars: Sports, volunteering, research, internship, blah, blah
* Why I think I was accepted/deferred: Good SAT!
</code></pre>

<p>go in :) whoo hooo</p>

<p>Im So Happy I Got In :-)</p>

<p>What time are they posting for Norcal applicants?</p>

<p>I think it's posted for everyone already.
Has anyone been able to view their financial aid offer yet?</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2400
[</em>] SAT IIs: 800 Math IIC, 800 Phys, 780 Chem, 770 US, 740 Spanish
[<em>] GPA: 4.0/4.4
[</em>] Rank: top 10ish (haha...at least until senioritis hit...not sure anymore...)
[<em>] Other stats: 9 APs, 3 math classes at Cal
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Pretty good I think
[<em>] Teacher Recs: -
[</em>] Counselor Rec:-
[<em>] Hook (if any): Math kinda...but nothing big
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: Cali
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: White
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: Basically...academics/everything else :)
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: Academics[/li][/ul]Other Factors: eh...magic. It's true! I'm the Tooth Fairy!
General Comments: Just waiting for Princeton now...and then I hafta decide. And I'm leaning towards Cal, even if Princeton = acceptance. In any case...congrats to those who got in! And to those who didn't...good luck everywhere else!</p>

<p>I'm from Norcal, and I received my decision
Decision: Accepted
UC GPA: 3.87 (I think)
ACT: 27
SATII: math II: 690, US Hist: 670</p>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<p>Essay: Excellent... I was really able to convey myself on paper. Prob. my best piece of writing of all time.
Hook: college courses since Fall '99., Certified personal trainer (matches well with my major :) ), 150+ hrs volunteer in Hospital...etc.</p>

<p>Major: Nutrition</p>

<p>Location: Nor Cal
gender: Male
Ethnicity: non-typical Azn (I do mean non-typical)
School type: Public, honors magnet</p>

<p>Yes, i have been able to view my finanial aid offer. It should be on the main page on the lower right hand corner</p>

<p>Decision: REJECTED!</p>

<p>Stats: (in-state)</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2160 (800V 650 M 710 W)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 720 Hist, 670 Math IIC</li>
<li>GPA: 3.85 UW 4.1 UCW</li>
<li>Rank: Top 20%</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: Told they were really good...guess not.</li>
<li>Hook (if any): none</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: NorCal</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: XY</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<ul>
<li>Extracurriculars: tons.</li>
<li>Why I think I was accepted/deferred: i wish i knew! cal was my top choice...</li>
</ul>

<p>I got in with the </p>

<p>"You have been selected to participate in Freshman Summer Session, a "
new program designed to help you get ahead at Cal."</p>

<p>did anyone else get this summer program?</p>

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

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I: 2210 (790M, 690V, 730W)
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 IIC, 750 Chem
[<em>] ACT: 33 (35M, 31R, 33E, 34S, 11 Essay)
[</em>] GPA: 4.28
[<em>] Rank: 3/450ish
[</em>] Other stats: PROMYS
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Essays: No one on CC liked them
[</em>] Teacher Recs: Wonderful
[<em>] Counselor Rec: Good
[</em>] Hook (if any): First generation
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Alaska
[</em>] School Type: Public
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Perceived Strengths/Weaknesses: None
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/deferred/denied: Luck of the draw!
[/ul]Other Factors:
General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I am so happy!</p>

<p>Jhg888, I got the summer program too.</p>

<p>Decision: ACCEPTED MECH Engineering</p>

<p>Stats:</p>

<ul>
<li>SAT: 2250 (740V 800 M 710 W)</li>
<li>SAT IIs: 700 Physics, 690 Math IIC</li>
<li>GPA: 4.17 UC GPA</li>
<li>Rank: Top 10%</li>
</ul>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<ul>
<li>Essays: I think pretty good</li>
<li>Hook (if any): research assistant, musician</li>
</ul>

<p>Location/Person:</p>

<ul>
<li>State or Country: Northern Cal</li>
<li>School Type: Competitive public</li>
<li>Ethnicity: White</li>
<li>Gender: Male</li>
</ul>

<p>Other Factors:</p>

<p>Had big upward trend through high school, also had lots of music stuff.</p>

<p>**Decision: ADMITTED to EECS[ /b]</p>

<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT: 2180 => Critical Reading 670, Math 790, Writing 720
[</em>] SAT IIs:Math 2C: 740, Chemistry: 710, Physics: 770, US History: 740
[<em>] GPA: 3.83 unweighted, GPA (UC): I forget but i think it was anywhere from 4.1 to 4.3
[</em>] Rank: Not ranked
[<em>] Other stats: AP Language 5; AP US History 4; AP Calc AB 4
[/ul][ b]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Essays: Not bad, slightly rushed
[<em>] Teacher Recs: Eh? The UCs have teacher recs? Well, for my apps to other schools, my physics teacher said my letter was one of the three best he's written this year, and my old Geography teacher said his letter was the best he'd ever written. P.S. my Physics teacher is famous in certain circles of teachers, and I don't just mean locally
[</em>] Counselor Rec: Dunno. I hate my counselor because she acts like an easily frustrated mother.
[<em>] Hook (if any): I teach Computer Science at my high school. I and my friend replaced the retiring comp sci teacher of twenty-thirty years.
[/ul]
Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: SoCal
[<em>] School Type: Public, sort of. We're the top school in California (according to the API), and well-known to many college admissions officers across the country.
[</em>] Ethnicity: Half-Japanese
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] major strength/weakness: only 3 APs (at my school, anyway -- this is a percieved weakness)
[li] why you think you were accepted/rejected/defered: I teach CompSci[/li][/ul]
Other Factors:**
Not that it factors in, really (why is it in this section, then?!) but my dad, aunt, and cousin went to Berkeley, and my brother's currently attending for Mech. Engineering.</p>