The best feeling in the world

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Let me start out with an apology: I am genuinely sorry to everyone who was rejected, that really sucks. I totally empathize, i have received my share of thin letters. I know that each an every person out there in the CC world is a really good person and will succeed in life. The whole application process is a totally random procedure where random people sit around and make judgments about us when they only understand a sliver of our life. Its like looking though a peephole and trying to judge a huge room. The randomness of the whole thing is so frustrating, and I’m sure everyone deserved to get in. so shrug it off, its Berkeley’s loss, not yours. </p>

<p>…that said, OMG I JUST GOT INTO BERKELEY!!! I never seriously thought I would. I mean they only 2-3% of their entire pool of acceptees is from out of state. While I’ve had a decent track record through high school, I always thought you needed that something to make into the most selective schools in the country. And I didn’t wasn’t an Intel science fair finalist, I didn’t have a talent to audition, and I most defiantly was not at the top of the asian applicant pool. Then when the college board failed me and DIDN’T send my SAT II physics scores to anyone, I was sure I was done for. After all they “required” a science (and for sure 3 SAT II’s), and I thought that schools like Cornell and CMU could maybe afford to make an allowance and overlook that gaping hole in my application… Berkeley for a Minnesotan? I didn’t think so. </p>

<p>Yet somehow it worked out. I have been on such a high since I found out, seriously who ever needs drugs? If I could somehow bottle what im feeling right now and share it, there would be enough to hop the whole world up….Congratulations Berkeley Class of 2009!!</p>

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<p>haha someone is extra happy........</p>

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<p>Vaishnavi....I got in, too. And I'm going. I'll send you an email very soon, I haven't talked to you in forever.</p>

<p>Rohan</p>

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<p>ROHAN!!!!! I've missed talking to you so much!! my gosh, you'd better write me back, i wrote to you a few days ago.</p>

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<p>get AIM.. lol</p>

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<p>Good Job!!!</p>

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<p>I am extremely excited too. I got rejected or waitlisted from every private school I applied to (except NYU), and I even got rejected from UCLA. I mean, I got rejected Harvard, Penn, Duke, Northwestern, JHU, UCLA, waitlist Emory, waitlist Uchicago, waitlist Washu. If it weren't for Berkeley, I'd be going to Revelle in San Diego, which I definitely did not want to go, or to UCSB for Electrical Engineering, a major I don't want to pursue. </p>

<p>Thank you Berkeley.</p>

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<p>Rohan did u go to SDI?</p>

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<p>CO NG RA TS> Hella hot desi girls too..</p>

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<p>what about the desi boys? I need my cute desi guys ;)</p>

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<p>I remember when I got in. I was excited, but it wasn't my first choice. Hehe.</p>

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<p>^ wut an ass you are. no wonder u don't fit in at Berkeley</p>