<p>is it possible to get waitlisted at UC Berkleyyy?</p>
<p>check out the ucb common data set it says they dont waitlist
now tats good news</p>
<p>Berkeley's "waitlist" is admitting to spring semester. Which means you get to go anyway, but you're not officially "in" until spring.</p>
<p>As iVinshe says, Berkeley "waitlists" students by admitting them to the spring semester; they do that for about 2,300 students (though only a fraction of those choose to attend).</p>
<p>But really, getting rejected at a UC is pretty much being waitlisted, since UCs allow appeals. Think about it: submitting your appeal is like asking to be put on the waitlist; and very few people have their appeal granted (i.e. very few people "get off the waitlist"). Of course, making an appeal is harder than asking to be put on a list, but you get the idea.</p>
<p>is it really that hard to get an appeal granted? everyone that i've known who has made an appal got in. i know over 7 people who have done this. One from UCLA and others from UCD and Santa barbara.</p>
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Berkeley's "waitlist" is admitting to spring semester. Which means you get to go anyway, but you're not officially "in" until spring.
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<p>No, this is FALSE. It is not a waitlist. A waitlist means you wait to see IF you get in. Berkeley does not waitlist. Spring admit is a Berkeley admit! You just don't start until spring semester. You can take classes in fall via university extension, you can even live in the dorms possibly. But is not a waitlist in any way shape or form.</p>
<p>Most kids waitlisted at schools are never admitted, they never get to go. Spring admits to Berkeley are 100% Berkeley admits. They just start in the Spring.</p>
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<p>Yes, it's that hard. UCLA only grants admission to 8% of appeals, and I would assume Cal is very similar. Which is a lower acceptance rate than Harvard.</p>
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No, this is FALSE. It is not a waitlist. A waitlist means you wait to see IF you get in.
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<p>We didn't say it was exactly like a waitlist. That's why we put it in quotation marks. Call it a "deferral" if you'd like.</p>
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But is not a waitlist in any way shape or form.
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<p>It's generally for borderline applicants who wouldn't've gotten in anyway. Seems like a "waitlist" sort of thing to me.</p>
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<p>Definitely. Only a tiny portion are granted -- I know that Berkeley grants no more than 10%.</p>
<p>I don't know why you want to argue about this. A waitlist is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DIFFERENT from a Spring Admit. A deferral is also COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DIFFERENT from a Spring Admit. The VAST MAJORITY of people who get put on waitlists never are admitted. They never attend the desired university</p>
<p>A SPRING ADMIT IS FULL 100% REAL AND AWESOME ADMITTANCE TO UC BERKELEY.</p>
<p>In a few hours you are going to have dozens (hundreds?) of people on here who are spring admits. They need to understand that they are not on some kind of waitlist.</p>
<p>If you don't get in, you can appeal to UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>However, only a small percentage of applicants get in through the process.</p>
<p>It would be better to be a Spring admit instead of getting a rejection.</p>
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I don't know why you want to argue about this. A waitlist is COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DIFFERENT from a Spring Admit. A deferral is also COMPLETELY AND TOTALLY DIFFERENT from a Spring Admit. The VAST MAJORITY of people who get put on waitlists never are admitted. They never attend the desired university
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<p>Jesus, kenf1234, calm down. We know that it is not a waitlist. That's why we put "" around it; that signifies that it's metaphorical. Yes, you've been admitted, but you'll have to "wait" until spring to go. Do you see the logic? It's not that difficult.</p>
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A SPRING ADMIT IS FULL 100% REAL AND AWESOME ADMITTANCE TO UC BERKELEY.
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<p>No, it isn't. Everyone knows that spring admits usually shouldn't be admitted--they're usually borderline applicants.</p>
<p>I'd rather be a borderline student who went to Berkeley, than a straight up reject(which I 99% am). :D</p>
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No, it isn't. Everyone knows that spring admits usually shouldn't be admitted--they're usually borderline applicants.
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<p>Huh? What in the world does that mean?</p>
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Huh? What in the world does that mean?
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<p>It means that if Berkeley didn't have the 'spring admit' option, these students wouldn't be admitted at all. They're often mediocre applicants (by Berkeley's standards) who wouldn't get into Berkeley if there were no 'spring admits,' and even didn't get into UCLA.</p>
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It means that if Berkeley didn't have the 'spring admit' option, these students wouldn't be admitted at all. They're often mediocre applicants (by Berkeley's standards) who wouldn't get into Berkeley if there were no 'spring admits,' and even didn't get into UCLA.
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<p>That is slly and frankly insulting. If there were no "spring admits" then Berkeley would just have a much fuller fall incoming freshman class. They do spring admits to spread out the incoming students to balance introductory classes. It may be that it's borderline cases that are offered spring admittance, but it is no less an admittance than a fall admittance. It is a full and complete admittance to UC Berkeley, you just start in the spring semester.</p>
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That is slly and frankly insulting.
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<p>Sorry if the truth hurts.</p>
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there were no "spring admits" then Berkeley would just have a much fuller fall incoming freshman class.
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<p>No, Berkeley wouldn't be able to support them. There would literally be no room.</p>
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<p>Yeah, because housing, facilities, etc. all have nothing to do with it.</p>
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It is a full and complete admittance to UC Berkeley, you just start in the spring semester.
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<p>You're right. It does mean you've been accepted. You'll just have to wait.</p>
<p>And how do they choose those who have to wait? Hmm, I wonder...</p>
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No, Berkeley wouldn't be able to support them. There would literally be no room.
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<p>This makes no sense. They manage things the way they do with the assumption of having spring admits. If it were decided somehow not to have spring admits, they would manage the incoming freshman class differently. They wouldn't have fewer lower-classmen overall. </p>
<p>It is probably true that the borderline cases are the ones who get spring admits, as I said above. Maybe they "almost didn't get in". But the fact is, they DID get in. They are not on a waitlist, or deferred, or anything else. They are admitted to start in the Spring semester.</p>
<p>Berkeley and the UC have contract limiting the number of students officially enrolled on campus. Lot of people leave in spring for abroad or graduate at the end of fall, so they admit people to spring so that the campus doesn't suddenly drop in population. Fall Extension (FPF) is a loophole that lets you come to Cal in fall anyways.</p>