<p>Alright, so I just got rejected from Berkeley today, and while I'm not devastated by the decision, I feel as though there's a good chance they made an error. I don't feel like I'm being bitter, I just honestly feel like my application was top notch (especially for my major) and I should have been accepted <em>shrug</em>.</p>
<p>So I was wondering if you guys think they might have made a mistake when they were reviewing my application or if I was just not so lucky with this school. Here's some of my stats:</p>
<p>Major: History
GPA: 3.92 (major GPA: 4.0)
Units (by the end of spring): 60.33
Pre-reqs: Completed
IGETC: Everything completed besides the math requirement, which I'll have done by the end of this semester.
ECs: None
Personal Statement: Good</p>
<p>I'm thinking about appealing, but the only reason I can think that they would have made a mistake with my application would be that they didn't notice my AP US History test when totaling my units up to see if I met the 60 required units. Though, this seems highly unlikely to me, since they have a lot of different people go over the apps.</p>
<p>So do you guys think they could possibly reverse the decision if I appealed? Or are EC's crucial to getting accepted into Berkeley, and my lack of them killed my App?</p>
<p>btw, congrats to all of you that got in, enjoy it! :)</p>
<p>Although you say you’re not devastated, it must bother you to a certain extent that you would create this thread. I take it this way; if you really do actually want to go there enough to put in the effort to write an appeal and wait, then go for it. If you’re thinking of appealing because you just want to be accepted (possible pride issue?) and don’t plan on attending, don’t waste your time. Honestly, since you have to ask for other people’s opinion on whether you should appeal or not, that kinda already says you don’t care enough to do it. Alas, this is only my take, and i could be very wrong. Either way, you’ve got some great stats :D</p>
<p>The UCs, especially Berkeley, would prefer if you had your English and Math requirements completed by Fall 2011- which could possibly be a reason why they didn’t accept you. </p>
<p>And extracurriculars and the Personal Statement is heavily weighed upon for Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>@dancemasterv Berkeley was the school I was pretty sure I was going to SIR to, so if I did appeal and they said yes I would love to go there. But obviously I’d be in big trouble if they didn’t change their decision, and waited till after June 1st to tell me, which would stop me from going to the other 2 schools I got into. I think I just want to make sure I don’t look back at the transfer process with regret one day. Thanks for the input though!</p>
<p>@Joxygirl Yeah, I was afraid about that math requirement being a problem, but I got into UCLA last week, so I was assuming it wasn’t that big of an issue (not to mention I’m currently getting an A in the math class I’m taking right now lol). And I guess I just didn’t expect the extracurriculars to cancel out the great academic record that I have :/</p>
<p>Interesting…I was accepted with a slightly lower overall GPA into the History major(I do have a 4.0 for my history course work). Honestly tho, the college admissions game is really the luck of the draw as I’m sure you already know. There are many extremely qualified canidates going for only so many spots per MAJOR. I did notice tho that you had no EC’s and idk if you work, but I was VP of one club that I was in, a member of another, worked full time and like many people had issues at home. One of the things you mentioned is that you counted on AP classes to fullfill credit for transfer, I too took several APs in HS, but when I forewent my admission offers freshman year to instead enroll at a CC (a decision that I regreted till I got into UCLA last week) I ignored my AP credit and instead took all the required IGETC classes as to remove any doubt when applying as a transfer. If you do still feel the need to appeal your decision, go for it and good luck, but remember UCLA isnt too bad for being a second choice school.</p>