<p>why do some people receive the supplement and not others? </p>
<p>I don't understand, </p>
<p>I did not receive the supplement for LA, but was admitted, </p>
<p>so I'm wondering what exactly is the supplement for?</p>
<p>I was wondering the same thing?</p>
<p>borderline applicants</p>
<p>im really worried…I got a supp for Cal but was rejected by ucla</p>
<p>I’m pretty worried as well. Rejected from UCLA, but I did get a supplement for Cal. </p>
<p>Quick question, however. Of the three types of supplements [borderline/disability/talent], is it better to get one over the other? I received the disability one, and was actually able to send in a GPA nearly a full point higher then what I originally sent in…which was my only weak area.</p>
<p>What does borderline mean? Like barely minimum 3.0, or what?</p>
<p>If you have a barely minimum 3.0, you usually get outright rejected from Berkeley. Most students are clean accepts or clean rejects; the borderline supplements go out to those few kids in the middle.</p>
<p>However, there are other people who get supplements. You get one if you have a mental or physical condition or if you have some special talent, for instance.</p>
<p>I might have been too vague with “borderline applicants.”</p>
<p>The applicants who receive the supplement are usually people who have some distinct quality that Cal wants to know more about before they make a decision on them. People usually receive a supplement if they had a sudden jump or drop in grade trend, and this would include things like a disability, going to the hospital, family problems, etc. Another reason to get a supplement is if you have some kind of special talent that may just pull you through to the accepted pile. There are probably other reasons for receiving a supplement but this is what I’ve encountered so far.</p>