^^^ Oh yes I have a TAP account
Major: EECS
GPA: 3.78 (pretty low/average for EECS applicants) hopefully will go up
Units: 72 semester units completed units, 103 before transfering
IGETC: Complete (but doesn’t matter for Engineering students)
Major prep: Calc 1 and 2, Physics A, Differential Equations, both English requirements, and Linear Algebra are complete all others will be complete at the end of Spring
Work: I am a Writing Tutor and Math Tutor. I was an English as a Second Language tutor but because of changes in the program I decided to stop after last semester to get more hours at the math center. I will be Teaching at a Math Camp for Community College Students this summer.
ECs: Active in Phi Theta Kappa volunteer activities (including Relay for Life and cleaning up local parks/lakes), Secretary of the Welcome Hearing and Deaf Together Club, Make-A-Wish Telethon volunteer and once I turn 21 I will be a Make-A-Wish wish granter.
Honors and awards: Dean’s list every semester, and Phi Theta Kappa (working on getting an officer position)
Hook: I qualify for DSPS service (although I don’t use them) I’m a TriO student (I think that only helps with scholarships). I grew up in extreme poverty and was often homeless. I had to leave high school after being hospitalized after attempting suicide.
Personal Statement: I’m going to write about my experiences with homelessness and mental illness to show how much it has helped me grow as a person for the personal quality/experience essay. For the major-specific essay, I’m going to talk about how last year I was actually writing the same essay for Econ but I couldn’t do it because I knew it wasn’t right for me. I fell in love with eecs shortly thereafter.
I would definitely try for Econ. Haas school of business is notoriously difficult to get into. A 3.4 is just not going to get you in. I also think they might be a little bit more lenient that an Econ major doesn’t get the highest Calculus grades.
@Rshah123 Sorry to say but your GPA and extracurriculars are not competitive for either major. I would say that you’re more likely to admitted econ but both have near 3.9 average GPAs for transfer students to both majors.
Economics at Berkeley is actually relatively math intensive and getting Cs in Calculus I or II do not bode well for your success in ECON 140 (Econometrics), which is a requirement for all econ majors. Econ 100A-B (which is the less math extensive sequence), is also fairly challenging for those without adequate mathematical preparation. Try your hardest to increase your GPA to get into a competitive range but temper your expectations with backup schools.
@AspiringBear2017 I have met many students with a similar background as yours with similar stats so I would say your chance at transferring is very strong. Just take care to frame your statements to not sound like a sob story and focus on who you are now and how your troubled past has influenced you. Imo as long as your essays are great you will be accepted.
How much do you guys think Berkeley weighs improvement in grade trends?
@badmintongirl It’s definitely a large consideration, but the answer is that it depends. If you flunked out of community college 5 years ago and you came back and you did very well, then you improved and your earlier grades don’t honestly matter at that point.
If you’ve been in CC for 2 years and you did very poorly your first semester and slowly did better each consecutive semester, that’s good, but there are also MANY qualified students with 3.9~4.0s that are also rejected. In that context, the improved grades don’t actually matter that much.
Now, if there were demonstrable reasons why your earlier grades were poor, they should be told and they’ll take it into consideration.
In other words, Cal’s holistic.
Hi, I am an International Student studying at a California Community College
Major: Civil Engineering
Expected UC Transferable GPA: 3.87 (70 units Max Transferable)
Units: 46 units completed by now (UC Transferable)
IGETC: will complete by Fall 2016 (i took 30 units of General education alone).
will complete all required classes by the end of spring 2017
(Calc1, calc 2,calc3, calc with differential equations, biology foundation 1(genetics, ecology), physics for engineering (2 courses required), 2 semester of general chemistry with Lab classes, 2 English required courses).
Extra-curriculars while studying in the USA :
-I was a club officer for my community college Intl Student club (Spring 2015-fall 2015)
- I was also positioned to be an Inter-club council representative by my club (Spring 2016)
- I am sufficiently active in campus events ( taking care of my club in campus events such as spring fest, College day and voluntary cleaning events).
- still an active member of Intl Student clubs, member of Phi Thetta kappa honor society since fall 2015.
-I have volunteered 150+ hours in an elementary school ( helping teachers to manage the class).
Honors: I have been placed in a Dean’s list for three consecutive semesters and I got selected to get an international student scholarship in my college. (There are only two positions per year for Intl Student awards in my college).
Grade Trend: 3.75 in Spring 2015 (took 16 units), got a B in an English Composition class
4.0 in Summer 2015 (took 6 units)
4.0 in Fall 2015 (took 16 units)
4.0 in spring 2016 (took 14 units)
3.0 in summer 2016 (took one class, got a B in Calc 3)
Expected 16 units in Fall 2016
Expected 13 units in Spring 2017
Academics while in High School back in my country:
-Have Taken O Level Cambridge Examinations (9 subjects) with 6 A+ and 3 A.
-Placed in the top 20 position in my school board examinations (Out of 100 students). - Consecutive top 5 ranks in my classes (class average is 20-25 students).
-Science Olympiad (schoolwide competition).
Extracurriculars while at my country:
-Taken 2 International Exams for Piano - Have taken local music school classes for 4 consecutive years (with an average of A among the exams)
- Have been actively involved in my badminton and swimming club.
I hope to start preparing my personal essays next month (way before the Nov 30 deadline/ Jan 4 transfer deadline). I will write about the struggles I have been through this past 2 years to develop my confidence, how to be self-sufficient in managing time/classes/your daily necessity, leadership qualities, how to succeed in future and my ridiculous fear of living in a new environment (I started community college in the US when I was 16 years old ( adaptation problem moving from high school to college).
Sorry for the long information
Can you please chance me? and give comments what needs to be done to improve?
Thanks!!!
@goldencub thanks 
Major: Sociology
GPA: 3.14
Major GPA: 4.0
Pre-Req’s: Done
IGETC: Will complete this fall
EC’s: Internship, Networking club, two part-time jobs, competed on CC track & field team for 2 years, volunteer work at homeless shelter, freelance photographer/videographer
Will also be applying to: UCSB (TAG), UCI, UCLA, and USC
I know I don’t have the highest GPA, but I thought I might as well give it a shot. With an excellent personal statement which I am currently already working on) is there any chance of me getting into Cal?
Hey guys, just wondering if I could get a chance?
Major: Environmental Science
GPA: 3.70
Pre-reqs: complete by spring
IGETC: complete by spring
EC’s: work as a vet tech 20 hours a week, environmental senator in the student government at my college, sustainability committee student representative, wildlife sanctuary tour guide, PTK, honors, deans list, volunteer at a wildlife vet clinic by the coast, volunteering in Africa next summer at a wildlife rehabilitation center, doing personal research about environmental issues, research project with an bio professor soon, avid hiker/camper/backpack(er)?, recognized Muay Thai fighter by the Muay Thai international association, extremely active environmental club member, some volunteer work at an exotic animal vet, jv football/varsity track captain in highschool
Personal statements: going to write about how my passion for saving the earth developed throughout my lifetime as well as my experiences being homeless and how it affects me work habits today
Super nervous cuz I just got a B in a general chem 2 class over the summer, but hopefully Berkeley will see that I took 8 more units on top of that
Hey I am coming from a CC and trying to transfer to CNR for Environmental Economics and Policy. I would love for someone to chance me.
3.4
worked in environmental law
tons of EC’s and leadership
Done with all requirements for major and core requirements
Any info about transferring would be appreciated. Thanks!
Hi guys, I’m going to bump this thread so more prospective applicants can post here!
Here’s my stats:
In-state CC Student -
Major: Statistics
GPA: 3.86 (3.9 after fall if good grades)
IGETC: Completed by fall
TAP: Yes
Major Prep: Finished by spring
EC’s:
- Volunteering for Tech Museum and other (3) organizations.
- Self studied some programming languages/courses during the summer (edX & OCW).
- Calculus tutor @ my local high school.
- Tutoring for English, Mathematics, and Economics @ my local CC.
- Worked at a local amusement park.
- Assisted my high school’s XC team during summers.
- Honors certified (by the time I transfer) and on the Dean’s List.
Applying to: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI.
Although my ECs aren’t exactly related to statistics, I hope that what I did will suffice.
Good luck to you all!!
Hi guys, I am also planning on applying to transfer to UC Berkeley for Fall 2017.
Here are my stats:
Major: Computer Science
UC GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Done
Major Prep: Done in Spring
TAP: Yes
EC’s:
- Currently a student club council representative for my school’s Math club
- Currently the president of my school’s coders (Computer Science) club
- Was previously a student club council representative for my school’s coders (Computer Science) club
- Volunteer for Code For America, a non-profit organization that hosts software projects to help deal with issues such as environmental sustainability, homelessness, public health, etc.
- Computer Science tutor
I have a few questions regarding transferring to UC Berkeley. Where does self-learning through online resources such as Coursera, Edx, and MIT OpenCourseware, Udacity, Udemy, Lynda, Treehouse, etc. fit into the transfer application? Do side projects count as valid extracurricular activities? If I change my mind and decide to take a gap year to work to save money and apply for Fall 2018 transfer, how would UCB look at my application?
Please Chance me!
Major: Computer Science(L&S)
Cumulative GPA: 3.89 ( ‘C’ in a non transferable college algebra math course)
Transfer/Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Done
Major Prep: Done in Fall
TAP: No
W’s: 3 (First Two semesters in CC)
Others that might affect admission:
-In the first two semesters in CC, I’ve gotten few NP(No pass) in non-transferable English courses
-Received ‘F’ in a non-transferable math course (Replaced)
EC’s:
-President of Association for Computing Machinery School Chapter
-Computer Science Tutor for 3 Semesters
-Computer Science Award
-Mesa
-Deans List
Chance me (:
In-State CC Fall 2017 Transfer
Major: Anthropology
UC GPA: 3.91 as of now (3.94 by the end of fall semester if all goes according to plan).
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Will be done in the fall
Major Prep: Completed for Berkeley, UCLA, and UCSD. Will be done in the fall/spring for all others.
Tap: Yes, will be certified the spring before transfer for UCLA. Berkeley doesn’t have a TAP program at my cc, unfortunately.
Tag: Will be tagging UC Davis when the filing period opens
Units Completed: Summer 2016 - 35 completed. By Fall 2016 - 54 completed. By Winter 2016/17 - 61 completed. By Spring 2017 - 79 completed (If all goes according to plan, if not I’ll still have over 60 units completed by spring before transfer).
W’s: 1 for a music course. My counselor informed me that I needed to take at least 5 honors courses to complete the honors program and TAP (UCLA). I didn’t want to go over 80 transferavle units, so I dropped music. Not sure if I should explain that in my application or not… Advice would be appreciated.
ECs:
- Voluteered at a church for over 5 years, but 1 year not including my high school years - 10hrs a week, 42 weeks per year.
- Volunteer note-taker for my CC’s DSPS - 3hrs a week, 24 weeks per year.
- Volunteered at Totally Kids Rehabilitation Hospital for 5 months - 4hrs a week, 23 weeks per year.
- Worked full time as a manager/cashier 63hrs in the Summer and 40hrs during the school year since December 2015, still work there now.
- Will be joining Phi Theta Kappa this fall semester.
- Honors Enrichment Program at my CC.
- Choir Director at the church I volunteer at, 2.5hrs a week, 42 weeks per year.
- Volleyball, haven’t calculated the hours for that quite yet.
Awards: - President’s Honor Roll.
- Dean’s list.
- Youth Leadership Award (from the church I volunteer at).
- Recognition of Volunteer Services Award
Target Schools: UCLA, UC Berkeley, UCSD. However, I’m applying to every UC (except Merced) to be safe.
Personal Statement: Started working on it when the application opened, have yet to have professors proof-read.
Extra information:
African-American, female (not that it matters).
Pre-med.
Thanks!
@LynAmmo how early do you recommend starting the personal statement?
@LynAmmo I am just curious: have you already taken any of Bio,Chemistry,Organic Chemistry, Bio Chemistry, Physics and Math? Anthropology major has 3 major requirements and that leaves me a room to finish General chemistry this year. And, good luck, fellow anthropology major!
@annbern I am starting little by little every week. I know my schedule is crazy this semester, so I don’t want to leave it to the last month. The sooner the better, so you have time to correct, have professors proofread, etc.
@laccstudent I’m taking chemistry this semester and will start on bio next semester. I’m in pre-calculus right now and will finish up to calculus 3 in the summer, so I’m pretty sure I’ll be done with med school math pre-reqs before I transfer. I’ll finish the general chem. series, the math requirements, and the general bio. series. Everything else I’ll do when I transfer over.
Are you pre-med as well? :D/
@LynAmmo good on you for not procrastinating! I don’t know if I can say the same about myself hahaha. Just for clarification, it’s the prompts listed here, right?: http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/how-to-apply/personal-questions/transfer/index.html