<p>Hi guys, I’m new to all this. I’ve been looking at this thread and giving myself anxiety by looking at how great everyone’s GPA is. Can someone help me out? </p>
<p>So I’m a Hispanic Female
I’ve applied as an English major, so L&S I guess.
By the end of last Fall semester it seems I have a 3.52 GPA (which seems a lot worse now than I thought it was when I applied) but my grades have been pretty consistent except a weird drop Spring 2013 because my mom lost her job and I had to work extra hours to help us afford a place to live.
I have all of my requirements (IGETC and major) done and I’ve taken as many additional Literature classes as I can.
I haven’t done too much EC stuff but I’m part of PTK at SMC, I work two jobs each 30-35 hrs/ week, and that horrible spring semester I also had an editorial internship for 20+ hours a week. I’ve worked at least one job since I graduated from high school in 2012. I’ve been on the Dean’s Honor List every semester.
From the feedback I got I’d say my first personal statement was a 8/10 and my second one was maybe a 9/10.</p>
<p>So far I’ve been accepted to and have been offered scholarships from UCSC, UCI, UCD, Mills College, and USF.
Do I have a chance at all for Cal? </p>
<p>Thank you so much to anyone that takes the time to read this and respond. </p>
<p>@thegreatratsby
Honestly… the UC Berkeley holistic review seems to be so intricate and complex by nature, that I think it’s a 50/50 in L&S if you’re between 3.5-4.0… I’ve just seen so many perfect applicants turned down, and lower qualified ones accepted, but also vice versa. It’s SO random, unless you really screw up.</p>
<p>It’s so dumb that I just noticed this thread lol</p>
<p>I’m excited, but I have a .000009% chance of getting in (low-ish GPA, capped major). Plus, I haven’t heard anything from my impacted major at SFSU so that makes tomorrow sort of worse.</p>
<p>If I get rejected from UCB AND SFSU the same day I swear I’ll eat bucket of ice cream under my covers with my phone off. :(( </p>
<p>What if Berkeley’s holistic review is actually some crazy omniscient supernatural entity that they feed our application into… <em>insert Keanu Reeves meme face here</em></p>
<p>“students choose their major and the major they choose informs Admissions of what College to admit them to. If admitted, it is up to the student to declare their major.” - from the UCB Admissions facebook page </p>
<p>If someone is accepted into School of Public Health, can they switch to College of Letters & Science in case they aren’t able to declare a PH major? </p>
<p>@Loyshi
OMG It’s sooooo trueT.T
I’ve been hopeless more and more as the day will come soon.</p>
<p>Well, frankly, if I cannot login to myberkeleyapp with Calnet id(if I had one) at this time, it means probably I didn’t get in.right? Everyone who had the Calnet ID and also got in can login to myberkeley app now, no exceptions, right?</p>
<p>Maybe I should’ve prepared to get rejected for myself…If my feeling is ready to get rejected, it will be little better after I will check the bad result tomorrow.</p>
<p>@happy123all
Logging in myberkeleyapp using a calnet id and using UC application # gives me the exact screen. Only using bearfacts or Myfinaid did I see them. Are you sure you can’t access your your financial aid? I confirmed with a Berkeley Rep yesterday that seeing your financial aid = getting accepted!!!</p>
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