<p>Was anyone asked to provide them?</p>
<p><this guy.</p>
<p>I was when I received the supplement in January.</p>
<p>^What do you mean “received the supplement”?</p>
<p>Edit: after googling I see there’s some kind of questionnaire. I didn’t get one - what’s the meaning of this?</p>
<p>@Jason- From what I understand, when the UCs begin to sort through the applications, they are put into 3 piles. The absolutely piles, the are you flippin’ kidding me with those grades? pile and the hmmmm, maybe pile. The UCs pick a small fraction of those students and email them supplements to give those kids a better chance to explain situations, skills, grades, whatever. I understand that it is less than 3% pf applicants on some campuses. </p>
<p>My daughter was supplemented by Berk and LA. The Cal supplement not only asked several questions, but also allowed one teacher recommendation to be sent in too. Some people see the supplements as an insult because you haven’t already been put in the yes pile. Being a glass half-full kind of gal, I saw it as another chance for my daughter to possibly make it into her dream schools.</p>
<p>Students who are Borderline/ Uncommonly Talented/ or have faced difficult life situations (poverty, etc.) get them.
I was asked to provide the difficult life situations one.</p>
<p>^ “are you flippin’ kidding me with those grades pile?” Really? That is disgustingly incorrect.</p>
<p>@etg- How is that disgustingly incorrect? You do realize there is a no pile, right? You don’t think there are a few chuckles from the reps over some of the kids who think they have a chance? My daughter’s friend applied to Cal with a 2.8 GPA and a 1400 SAT and you know why he did? Because his folks think he tried his hardest and he should get in.</p>
<p>You don’t think someone at Berkeley muttered, “Are you flippin’ kidding me with those grades??” Get real.</p>
<p>^Sorry to break it to you, but those aren’t the kids who supplements. The ones who get supplements have 1900 and 2000 SATs and 3.8+ GPAs who’ve had a life harder than most applicants. The supplement is these kids opportunity to redeem themselves. Shame on you.</p>
<p>get the*
And yes, even though some of the students have poor scores and the adcoms initially mock them, those that get in make the adcoms swallow their words after seeing the hardships they have overcome in life, hence the reason for their admittance.</p>
<p>I never said kids like the one I spoke of end up being supplemented. I said kids like that are the ones who get put in the “no” pile without even being considered because there is no way a kid with a 2.8 GPA, who never even took one AP or Honors class, and probably doesn’t even have the required A-G classes is going to be considered, let alone be supplemented for additional information. Reading comprehension is a nifty skill. Perhaps you should work on yours.</p>
<p>I’m not even going to bother…</p>
<p>I got the supplement… i hope i get in… my SATs were low, but my EC and grades were pretty good. Essay to. Got the supplement about grades and the school</p>