<p>I had recently received a request for supplemental information from UCLA, and upon receiving it I did some research and found out that they send these to their borderline applicants. I figured if I was thought to be borderline for UCLA then I must be receiving one from UB as well, but still no request. </p>
<p>I am worried because Berkeley is my top choice, and I am wondering if the way UCLA and UB rate applicants differs, and somehow I could've come out a better student at Berkeley?</p>
<p>My Stats:
SAT I: 2050
SAT II: Lit-650 Math 2: 770
GPA unweighted/weighted: 3.6/4.2
9 AP's
varsity golfer, club president, interned for a campaign in the last election, worked full/part time since 10th grade, other trivial EC's</p>
<p>UCLA is more competitive academically (it’s true whether anyone likes the answer or not), so it’s possible that your profile is adequate for admission to Berkeley.</p>
<p>@AskMsSun, more info about how UCLA is more competitive academically, please? I’m interested because isn’t the UCB freshman admit scores averages higher than UCLA’s?</p>
<p>@scodesario, Berkeley splits their freshman class differently than UCLA. Engineering and Environmental Design are super competitive at Berkeley, and that boosts the GPA and scores. Arts and Architecture and Theater, Film, and Television at UCLA may admit students based on talent only, and that has the potential of lowering the GPA and scores. If you only look at Letters & Science, UCLA is notoriously focused on grades, coursework, and test scores (the readers will tell you as much) whereas Berkeley is more focused on well-rounded students (paying particular attention to demonstrated leadership potential). But UCLA gives its readers the power to make admission decisions, whereas Berkeley readers only score applications and the decisions are made behind closed doors. It’s not a straightforward process by any means and trying to determine your “chance” purely based on admission statistics is like trying to tell the future by watching Fox News.</p>
<p>". . . like trying to tell the future by watching Fox News."</p>
<p>Good one!</p>
<p>What can I say? Both “trying to determine your ‘chance’ purely based on admission statistics” and “trying to tell the future by watching Fox News” tend to incite dread, anger, and/or panic :P</p>
<p>Is being a “borderline” applicant good? I received the supplemental questionnaire from Berkeley, but didn’t receive anything from UCLA…</p>