Should I take the risk applying for the M.E.T program

Colleges & Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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Hi guys.
So as the title suggests, should I take the risk applying for the M.E.T program knowing that it’s extremely hard to get in? I want to go to Berkeley for undergrad, but correct me if I am wrong a “not accepted” in the M.E.T program will get me out of Berkeley. So I just want to know what do people who got into the M.E.T program have on their transcript when applying.
Thank you for your time.

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No, you’ll still be considered for admission to Berkeley, as with most dual-degree/specialized programs. See the following from MET Admissions:

“Applicants who are not admitted to the M.E.T. program will be automatically considered for admission to Berkeley Engineering’s BioE, CE, EECS, IEOR, MSE or ME majors. However, admission to these majors is not guaranteed.”

Link: https://met.berkeley.edu/faqs/

The Admissions Office always has the final say on any questions, so you can always contact them if a question you have isn’t addressed on their website–that’s why they’re there! :smile:

Hope that helps! Good luck with admissions!

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But note that even EECS can be problematic. The smartest kid out of 400 in my kids’ HS class (4.0UW/36 ACT) was rejected by UCB for EECS but ended up with Regents at UCLA.

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it is a very selective program at a very selective school Statistically, it is a reach for every applicant. Other than the time you’ll spend on the Ap, there’s no downside to applying - just be sure to apply elsewhere. Be sure to include several you are likely to get into.

good luck.

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I’m going through THE EXACT SAME thing! Do you want to talk about it over DM?

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Hi! Current M.E.T. junior here!

If you’re interesting in majoring in COE at Berkeley, applying to M.E.T. definitely DOES NOT hurt your chances of getting into Berkeley if you don’t get into M.E.T.! So yes, I would say it is worth applying if you are interesting and planning to major in College of Engineering if you weren’t applying to M.E.T.

Feel free to ping me if you want to hear about more student perspectives, and check out the M.E.T. YouTube channel to hear more about what M.E.T. students did in high school.