<p>so i was iwaojfwoifjfie when i saw that i wasn't admitted to the fall of 07 as i guess i was kind of expecting ucb to be an easy match. i also just got an email saying that i was a semi-finalist for the Alumni Scholarship Leadership Award... i don't have a clear question i guess but don't the two seem REALLY different in ucb's evaluation of me? might it be possible to appeal to get in the fall semester (or would it be easier) because of being a semi-finalist?? trying to stay hopeful..</p>
<p>what were you admitted for then? spring 08?</p>
<p>yeah spring of 08, so a semester later :/</p>
<p>How does that work? You're good enough to get money, but not good enough to get admitted into the fall? That's random. Can you appeal that?</p>
<p>I'm in the same dealy</p>
<p>I'd try to appeal if I were you. ANd how much money is the scholarship btw?</p>
<p>i think it's 1500 renewable. thanks everyone who's responded!</p>
<p>can someone explain how to appeal?</p>
<p>Not that surprising that you're a semifinalist for the scholarship and a spring admit to Berkeley. The Alumni Scholarship really just evaluates your extra-curriculars, leadership abilities and how you conveyed them in your essay. So if your GPA/SATs weren't as strong as your leadership, then it's not surprising that that's what happened. There are quite a few Alumni Scholars who were spring admits.</p>
<p>that sounds like it makes sense and is probably right. for me though, i had a 4.3 UC gpa, 10APs, 2170 SAT, 720+satii's, some high AP scores. my ECs were definitely the key to my app, yet i was still only a spring admit.. i'm just really confused and slightly frustrated..</p>