<p>I'm an international student, all schools in California seem odd this year!</p>
<p>Weeks before, UCLA admitted all applicants in my circle, including someone not competitive enough!
All!!!!!! no one was rejected or waitlisted!</p>
<p>Today UCB released it's application decisions, students seemed over qualified was rejected but those with relatively poorer scores were admitted!!!!!!!</p>
<p>What's wrong with schools in California? Best-ranking schools only prefer those who are less competitive? Unbelievable!</p>
<p>It may depend on which college (L&S, Engineering, Natural Resources, Chemistry) and major (if other than L&S) that they applied to. Some are harder to get into than others.</p>
<p>generally,L&S, few pursuit other colleges</p>
<p>Scores and grades aren’t everything, you know.</p>
<p>Let me guess: you’re from some east Asian country?</p>
<p>The scores and grades comment really applies: they look for students who’d be a good fit and positive contribution to the college. Someone who is really sharp but studies 24/7 without any non-academic end goal does not actually contribute positively to the campus community.</p>
<p>i was admitteed to berkeley for fall 2011…not because of my grades or test scores, but because of my ECs…and essay…</p>
<p>i was rejected by ucla…the only uc to reject me…because they look more at numbers…=(</p>
<p>I have lots of ECs, impressive essays but relatively less competitive scores, USC gave me offer ~</p>
<p>Excel blue, maybe the overall quality is the most important to many schools, but the situation is enormously different from last year~ ha</p>