<p>Please post your decision if you are engineering majors, computer science, and math major.
I have done a lot researches about transferring to UC BERKELEY since the first day of college.
I would really appreciate your posts because this thread will help later generation transfer students who wish to transfer to UC BERKELEY as engineering major, computer science , or math major.
I am going to post my decision as soon as I see my decision this Friday evening.
If you can attach your decision screen shot , that would be great.
Thank you, and good luck to all of you this Friday evening. </p>
<h2>GO BEARS!!!!!! </h2>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>UC GPA(major):
UC GPA(overall):
Major Pre-reqs (list all course at your last semester):
Recommended courses (list all course at your last semester):
Intended Major:
IGETC? (only for CS, and math):
TAP?:
How long have you been in College ?
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1:
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work):
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,...):
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N):
State (if domestic applicant):
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket:
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): 3.92
UC GPA(overall): 3.92
Major Pre-reqs (list all course at your last semester):
Recommended courses (list all course at your last semester):
Intended Major: EECS
IGETC? (only for CS, and math): No
TAP?: No
How long have you been in College ? 2 years
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: 6/10
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2: 6/10</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Math tutor 15-20 hrs/wk
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…):
Applied for Financial Aid?:
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N):
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket:
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): dunno</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): Strengths were GPA and pre-req completion. Weaknesses were lack of ECs.</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): 4.0
UC GPA(overall): 3.97
Major Pre-reqs (list all course at your last semester): English 1B , Chem 1A
Recommended courses (list all course at your last semester): No
Intended Major: EECS
IGETC? (only for CS, and math): no
TAP?: no
How long have you been in College ?: 3 years
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: very good
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2: very good</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work):President of Computer Science and Robotics clubs, tutor,
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…): 2 scholarhips , 1 for Engineering ($2,500) and 1 from Silicon Valley community foundation ($18,000)
Applied for Financial Aid?: YES
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N): YES
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: Vietnamese
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: 0
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted):YEs</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): high GPA, very personal statement, work, volunteer,… clubs</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): 3.94
UC GPA(overall):3.95
Major Pre-reqs: Done by 2012 Fall
Recommended courses: Equivalent to Phys 7C, CS 61B & C, EE20N
Intended Major: EECS
IGETC?: No
TAP?: No
How long have you been in College ? Five semesters
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: 9/10
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2:10/10</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Volunteering & Math Tutor at CC
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…): No
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N): N
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Maybe</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):
Strong major prerequisite prep. Decent personal statement & sufficient extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: (April 26th 2013. 5:45 PM)</p>
<p>Objective[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[</em>] TAP?: No
[<em>] IGETC?: No
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Mostly from tutoring for school, volunteer tutoring for math club, Phi Theta Kappa, etc…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in CNC industry for a good 5-6 years.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring.
[<em>] Personal Statement: I feel good about it but it is not spectacular by any mean.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: CCC
[</em>] Ethnicity: Viet
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college student.
[</em>] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Big dilemma. I got accepted to all UCs I applied. However, UCLA and Berkeley are in my top 2. Berkeley is giving me a bit more money than LA. So I am not sure!!!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, work experience, tutoring
[</em>] Weaknesses: long gap in education.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hardcore.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I did not expect to be accepted at Berkeley. I only hoped I got into it.</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): 4.0
UC GPA(overall): 3.89
Major Pre-reqs (list all course at your last semester): All of them
Recommended courses (list all course at your last semester): Equivalent to COMPSCI 61B
Intended Major: EECS
IGETC? (only for CS, and math): No
TAP?: No
How long have you been in College ? 3 years
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: I liked both of them.
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2: </p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Work ~20-25 hrs a week. Tutor
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…): None
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, got nothing
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N): No
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: Not rich, but too high to get aid.
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Maybe.</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):
High GPA. All of my prereqs completed. Maybe they liked my essays too.</p>
<p>I really hope this thread provides some good information to future applicants. I would have loved a thread like this when I was taking my prereqs and applying. Good luck to all future students and congrats to all my fellow future Golden Bears!</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): I don’t know. 1 B
UC GPA(overall): 3.88
Major Pre-reqs (list all course at your last semester): All
Recommended courses (list all course at your last semester): Both offered at my school
Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
IGETC? (only for CS, and math): No
TAP?: No
How long have you been in College ? 4 years (120 units!)
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: Baller
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2: Baller</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Physics TA 3 semesters, LBNL internship summer 2013, various volunteer work.
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…): Highest honors AA in natural sciences, Outstanding community service certificate
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N): No
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: Prefer not to say
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Not sure</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): LBNL internship, Physics TA, personal statement</p>
<p>[<em>]UC GPA: 3.98 (Only 1 B in Linear Algebra)
[</em>]Major Pre-reqs Completed: ALL
[<em>]Intended Major: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science
[</em>]TAP?: No
[<em>]IGETC?: No
[</em>]Applied: UCSD, UCSB, UCLA, UC Davis, UC Berkeley
[<em>]Accepted: UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis
[</em>]Rejected: UC Berkeley, UCLA[/ul]</p>
<p>Subjective:[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Varsity Basketball in High School, Math Honors Society. (Also in Math Club and Physics Club. Volunteered at my Father’s church and Volunteered for my brother’s Eagle Scout Project for Boy Scouts. But didn’t put this on my app. Didn’t think I would need it/wasn’t important)
[</em>]Job/Work Experience: 25 Hours Per week working at Mcdonalds
[<em>]Volunteer/Community service: None
[</em>]Personal Statement: 8.5/10[/ul]</p>
<p>Other[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[</em>]State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>]Country (if international applicant): USA
[</em>]School Type: California Community College
[<em>]Ethnicity: White
[</em>]Gender: Male
[<em>]Income Bracket: Middle
[</em>]Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None[/ul]</p>
<p>Reflection[ul]</p>
<p>[<em>]Strengths: GPA was extremely strong. Essays while not the best, were still solid and should have been enough to get me in. Father was a UCLA Alumni
[</em>]Weaknesses: Lack of Extra Cirriculars. I called UCLA Admissions and they told me that they will never deny a transfer student admission solely because of extra cirriculars.
[li]Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: I haven’t the slightest idea why I was denied admission. The only thing I can think of is the extra cirriculars, but they told me that ECs dont matter. I have been calling the school and sending emails like crazy trying to get a firm reason. Will definitely appeal.[/ul]</p>[/li]
<p>General Comments: I thought I was in for sure. I remember thinking back in December after getting straight A’s my last semester that I was already in. I didn’t even think I would be surprised when I was accepted. My counselor told me “If you don’t get in, no one will.” No idea why the possibly could have denied me. I have made a post on this website about my situation, asking others if they can think of a reason why I was not accepted. This thread also has a link to my transcript. I will update the thread as I continue to gain new information. Thread is here: 3.98 GPA CC Student Not Accepted To UC Berkeley or UCLA</p>
<p>Objective:[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA (major): 4.0
[</em>] UC GPA (overall): 4.0
[<em>] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Yes (1 left for Spring 2013)
[</em>] Intended Major: EECS
[<em>] TAG?: No
[</em>] IGETC?: Yes (even though EECS does not require it)
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): A lot
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Full-stack developer (Android & PHP REST backend) for startup in downtown San Diego
[<em>] Volunteer/Community service: A lot
[</em>] Personal Statement: Good
[/ul]Other[ul]
[<em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Nope (not eligible)
[</em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[<em>] Country (if international applicant):
[</em>] School Type: San Diego Mesa College
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[<em>] Income Bracket: <$40,000
[</em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): 1st gen
[<em>] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): ?
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[</em>] Strengths:
[<em>] Weaknesses:
[</em>] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Honors Program. Almost all of major courses were Honors courses (Physics, Linear Algebra & Diff. Equations etc…)
[/ul]General Comments: Work hard</p>
<p>Hi ktklam9, if you don’t mind me asking, how did you become a developer? Did you just apply and get in? What credentials are needed? I want a solid programming work experience as well.</p>