<p>They are prohibited by law to consider race in any way on your application. And the UCs do not communicate with each other about who they do and do not admit.</p>
<p>I transfered into Berkeley last year, and I also work for the University. My friend got rejected from UCLA but got accepted at Berkeley. I got into Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD and UCSB.</p>
<p>The number 1 reason people get rejected from Berkeley or UCLA is missin pre-reqs. If you are missing pre-reqs and your major is impacted (psych is impacted on both campuses) you have a very slim chance of getting in. </p>
<p>Berkeley has a holistic admissions process. They consider the entire package they get and try to get an idea of what kind of student you are. That is why the personal statement is so crucial at Berkeley. The personal statement should not be a list of things you did. They want to know who you are.
There are no “points” given on applications. No other campus in the UC system has an admissions process like Berkeley. UCLA has been taking steps to move in the direction of holistic acceptance. </p>
<p>Berkeley admissions is given a minimum criteria from each department for transfer students. They also give them a number of spots they have open for transfers. This number changes every year. They may have 120 students apply to Psych with all 4.0 GPAs but if there are only 22 spots that is all they can admit. They turn to the personal statements and the data on the application to try to understand who you are and if you will fit in and do well at Berkeley.</p>
<p>These are tough times with the budget cuts and all, but don’t lose hope. Getting accepted to Berkeley was one of greatest days of my life. I hope all you guys get to jump up and down like I did. Good Luck!</p>