Major: Econ (b/c I didn’t qualify for business. Damn that 3 on AP English!)
GPA: 4.0
ECs: movie reviewing on YouTube & Volunteering in HS.
Honors/Awards: 3rd Place for a Literary Analysis Essay at my CC
Essays: talked about business and econ XP in school and life, movie reviewing, how I’m good at writing but a slow reader, and doing CC during my senior year of HS.
(Essays probably helped a lot, since I was stretching it when I filled out the ECs.)
Applied to: Bus Admin: SJSU, CPSLO, UCI, Econ: UCD (TAG), UCB
Accepted: SJSU, UCI, UCD, UCB
Rejected: CPSLO
Waiting: Nope.
3.51 Anthropology major
19 W’s
Ec’s: None except working
Strong essays
Accepted: UCLA, UC Davis, CSULB, CSU Fullerton, San Diego State, San Jose State
Denied: Berkeley
Pending: UCSC
Not too bummed. I am happy with UCLA. Congrats to all that got in!
I understand this is probably not the place to talk about this, but I was wondering how people are deciding between UCLA and Berkeley. Is it solely based on statistics of how good the school is? I am concerned Berkeley may prove too challenging.
GPA 3.79
Major: Philosophy (Intended for Law School not to become a professor or broke)
@sarah38 are you a uc davis transfer to i got accepted to ucla but im in the same situation with you but this time its grades did you defer your ucla application on accident
One stupid question. Is getting waitlisted the same as rejected? They kinda want to reject but hesitance?
Thank you for applying to the University of California, Berkeley. After carefully reviewing your application, we are not able to offer you admission at this time and would like to offer you a place on our wait list. If you choose to remain on the wait list, we will assess your application again if space becomes available after June 1, 2017.
Admission from the wait list will depend on the number of students who confirm their enrollment by our June 1 deadline. After June 1, our office will contact only those students who have elected to remain on the wait list (opt-in).
In order to accept a position on the wait list, please take the following steps:
If you wish to reserve your space on the wait list, select the link to access the Wait list Opt-in Form. To be considered for any spaces that may become available, you must opt-in no later than May 15, 2017.
Read Frequently Asked Questions below.
Select another college or university that has offered you admission, and submit your enrollment deposit by the specified deadline.
IMPORTANT: Please remember that reserving a place on the wait list does not guarantee an offer of admission.
If space is available at that point, all confirmed wait list candidates will be reviewed as a group, and Admissions staff members will offer admission to those students we believe complete the class. If you are offered admission after June 1, you will have seven days to complete your Statement of Intent to Register (SIR), pay your deposit, and apply for campus housing.
I appreciate your patience and understanding and wish you great success in your next academic endeavor. Thank you for your interest in UC Berkeley.
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Yes, all completed (recommended physics as well at the end of spring 2017).
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Yes, completed that in Fall 2016!
Extracurriculars:
American Medical Student Association Club, Alpha Gamma Sigma Club, Honors Program, Hospital ED volunteer, attended lots of STEM conferences, shadowed doctors, MESA program, UC Berkeley’s TAP program, UC Berkeley’s Starting Point Mentorship program, STEM tutor, Student Ambassador, Leukemia and Lymphoma Society volunteer (raised funds at my CC), I also did lots of independent research.
Awards:
Certificate of Achievements for completing honors courses at my CC, Honors Program, Honors Society, made the Dean’s list four times.
Applied: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Davis (TAG), UC Santa Barbara, & UC Irvine.
Accepted: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Davis (TAG), UC Santa Barbara, & UC Irvine.
Rejected: None!
Major: History
GPA: 3.58
igetc: done in spring
pre-reqs: done
ECs: not much but ton of work experience
First generation, re-entry (I’m 25), upward grade trend
I got accepted to UCLA but Berkeley has always been a dream of mine and I completely expected a rejection, so this makes things interesting. It’s going to be an tough decision. Congrats to everyone who got in!!
