UC Berkeley 2016 Transfer Thread

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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@goldencub, Congrats! Berkeley would be making a huge mistake to not accept you.

@lindyk8, That absolutely sucks.

I can also vouch for how stringent Berkeley is on the GPA requirement; I know someone who tried to get ahead by taking two classes ahead of schedule via the transfer edge program. The two classes (Math 110 and Math 104) ended up being much more than he can handle during summer and he got a C in one of them. He got rescinded and eventually readmitted on appeal, but it was a messy affair.

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Guys, does Cal by any chance have a admissions statistics page like LA?

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@SDGoldenBear yikes!!!

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I’m so reluctant to submit my application. Like, what if I come up with a new idea for my essays but it’s too late to add it in.

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@Philosoup From my knowledge only LA has the admissions statistics by major page.

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You submitted for CS L&S @csmajortom ?

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@blsUCtransfer I’m going to. My dad said don’t do it on the last day just in case of some misfortune. But I hate to shorten the time I can spend with my essays.

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@csmajortom oh alright awesome, hope to see you there! Your dad is right though, I did that is high school and it was miserable, very nerve-wracking.

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Someone please help I’m using assist to figure out classes and there are two columns and I’m confused on what they mean is it three classes or 6 classes

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@Pinkponylife The left column shows the classes required at the university you’re transferring to. The right column shows what those classes articulate to at your current college.

Send me the link to the assist page and I’ll help you further.

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@blsUCtransfer are you a CS major too?

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@csmajortom Pretty much, but for EECS. Nice David Bowie reference btw!

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@blsUCtransfer awesome, good luck!

I’m so glad someone finally caught the reference.

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Whew, just submitted my applications. What are my chances for poli econ?
Gpa after this fall 3.77-3.8
PS: 9/10
Work exp: Insurance, infrastructure, real estate, peninsula/four seasons hotel, sales associate
Extra curricular:
College Student Gov VP, College Entrepreneurship Club President, Senior high Council President, HPAIR delegate, College Football team, High school track & field.
Volunteer: Established high school food bank, organized annual fair for district elders, organized college fundraiser to Nepal, Red Cross volunteer, volunteer as tutor for kids in rural areas of mainland China
I have two Ws and one NP (from a car accident)
Can someone evaluate my chances please

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Do the UCs looks at your major GPA?

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I’m a political science major and I received an F in Trigonometry. I retook it for a PS. I know it doesn’t transfer, but my overall GPA is a 3.7. Thoughts?

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@skatergirl98 I mean its not great, but honestly its not part of your major gpa and if you have good essays, ecs, etc, you should be fine? ALTHOUGH if you do have a reason for not doing so well in that class explain in your additional comments :slight_smile:

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@skatergirl98 If it doesn’t transfer they won’t care - except if they’re looking to assess your math skills and there isn’t much else up there. I know UCSB assesses math, even remedial, if there is no other math. But you passed, so it should be fine.

UCLA looks at major GPA. It’s the only UC that does, although a handful of highly selective majors on other campuses may.

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How do ucs know if we did the second language part of general education if we aren’t sending high school transcripts

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@pinkpony well if you checked the box that said you will complete IGETC by the end of spring, it is implied you took foreign language in highschool.