<p>I have been accepted to Berkeley as a transfer student. One of the Conditions of Admission is that I pass all my classes. However, I may have taken too many units (20 units, more than I have taken before) and am skating on passing one of my classes. Good chance I'll probably fail with a high D.</p>
<p>Does anyone familiar with the situation know anything about what admissions might do if I don't pass? I know they say "Your admission will be in jeopardy," and they will probably deny admission. However, a friend of mine failed his Calculus 3 class, and USC only made him retake it during the summer. Is that what I should expect from Berkeley, or are they more strict (i.e., try again next year). </p>
<p>I know there will be comments about Senioritis, all that jazz. I know there are 3.8 and 4.0 students who didn't get in though I did. Well, I pushed myself harder near the end of the semester, developed better habits, and I think I am ready now...it just took me a half a semester to get to this point. Now, I'm wondering if OTHER people have heard of similar stories (about people failing their conditions of admission to Berkeley), and what happened as a result.</p>
<p>I called because I was curious to know what would happen if I didn’t pass calc 3. They said basically that you need to call them and tell them you got a D. And you have to write a letter explaining your situation. Then they will re-review your application. Basically hope they will let you retake it during summer or something like that.</p>
<p>The lady sounded annoyed when I called because so many other people were calling. They said not many people were being allowed in if they didn’t meet conditions of admission.</p>
<p>I would first beg your professor to pass you if it comes to that, other wise call Berkeley and tell them what’s up. If it came down to it, and you really want to go to Berkeley I would put in your letter that you are would accept the offer of being a spring semester admit.</p>
<p>Sorry it’s not very good news, but I hope this helps.</p>
<p>hmm, my friend who got in as a transfer got rescinded because of 1 D… i would try to get it up…</p>
<p>if you’re questioning whether they actually rescind admissions… yes they do…</p>
<p>good luck; hope it doesnt happen to u</p>
<p>Celsius, do you know what she ended up doing? Did she stay another year, or go someplace else that had a later enrollment date?</p>
<p>UCSD, lol, =/</p>
<p>just try your best.</p>
<p>Another grossly subpar transfer student…</p>
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<p>Rescindment is hardly limited to transfers haha.</p>
<p>^ yeah people like hippo50 just love to jump at the chance to talk ish.</p>
<p>Ummm…I was a transfer student too! </p>
<p>Sarcasm…hrm.</p>
<p>Whew, I got in. I got a D in the math class, but got all A’s in the rest of my classes though. To tell you the truth, it may be a good thing to take this stuff over again, since at Berkeley, Diff Eqns is combined with Linear Algebra, and to tell the truth, both could use work. I think I’ll bomb on them both since I’ve seen both before, but then again, I realize how difficult the math classes are there and don’t want that to interfere with my major’s classes. </p>
<p>To ensure this doesn’t happen again, I’m really working hard during my summer vacation. I’m watching YouTube videos of upcoming classes, teaching myself new material, and am definitely going to do the “Berkeley 13” for the first semester (as opposed to the 4 tech classes I THOUGHT I could handle before).</p>
<p>I’m glad I learned my lesson in community college, and am happy I took extra classes; for instance, I think I’ve had much more preparation for Berkeley than another friend who got in taking 2 classes fewer than me. He might have a higher GPA now, but hey, we’ll be there together nonetheless.</p>
<p>Congrats on getting in and . . . staying in! I won’t lie, math has never been my strong suit, so understand taking min. and finishing off the math with a lighter load.</p>