<p>Why are social science department at Cal and UCLA so impacted; is it because they have really good departments and everyone wants in, or is it because a lot of students like that type of major, thus a lot people apply fore that major?</p>
<p>great question..i am curious as to why that is the case too. what are you applying for?</p>
<p>Sociology, how tough is it...</p>
<p>23% get in for cal. what are your stats?</p>
<p>I wasn't aware that all social science majors were that impacted. Last I checked, poli sci wasn't impacted at UCLA.</p>
<p>ucla took 500 for poli sci last year...</p>
<p>GPA: 3.9
EC's: not a whole lot, but some</p>
<p>I am so paranoid about getting in.</p>
<p>shamus,</p>
<p>UCLA/UCB: Match/Slight safety</p>
<p>Calm down. Did you do a TAP/honors?</p>
<p>Thats the thing, I’ve taken the easiest classes possible with no honors or TAP</p>
<p>You're still in great shape. Did you at least complete the IGETC/major prep?</p>
<p>how about me UCLA</p>
<p>applying for berkeley
3.8 gpa ...4/5 pre-reqs</p>
<p>igetc: complete after fall</p>
<p>and my school dose not have all the classes to fulfill all pre-reqs, so its not entirely complete.</p>
<p>I really want to go to Berkeley</p>
<p>Poli sci is marginally impacted as of last year. Nowhere near as bad as Comm or Bus Econ though. </p>
<p>As far as why they're impacted, it just depends. Comm at UCLA specifically is impacted because it was designed to be a relatively small department and, as such, doesn't have the capacity for everyone who wants in. Since it's also hugely popular due to it's application post-graduation and it's variety, there are significantly more people who want to be in the major than can be accomodated. </p>
<p>I'd say bus econ is impacted because it's as close as we get to business and lots of people want to do business. </p>
<p>As for the others, eh. These tend to be popular at all schools. They're not nearly as difficult to get into as Comm or Bus Econ because they can handle a lot of demand. Being classified as impacted for these majors just means that there's a lot of interest in them and they won't be able to handle all of the qualified students who want in. Opposed to say, Hebrew, which has room for all 2 of it's qualified students.</p>
<p>bearclaw,</p>
<p>What's your intended major?</p>
<p>shamus,</p>
<p>You're still a good match/slight safety to either UC. I wouldn't sweat it.</p>
<p><em>allie</em>,</p>
<p>is English major considered marginally impacted then as well, since it has nearly the same admission rates w/ English at roughly 65% and Poli Sci at 61%?</p>
<p>poli sci major uclari...wanna double in mass comm</p>
<p>Yes, English is included in the slightly impacted range. Lots of interest, but also lots of space.</p>
<p>bearclaw,</p>
<p>I'd say you're a match/slight safety as well. Did you do a TAP/honors program, complete the IGETC, etc.?</p>
<p>bearclaw, im the same as you, poli sci wanting to double in mass comm.
i have all my prereq's and igetc completed, but because of screwing up my first semester in college i have a low gpa at the moment(3.3) but as long as i keep doing good this year like i have since then, and pull a 4.0 again i should get a 3.5 by the end of the year.
yet that still probably wont get me into cal :/</p>
<p>bobbak,</p>
<p>Cal- Slight slight reach
UCLA- Slight reach/match</p>