*****UC Berkeley 2021 Applicants Thread*****

OMG! My son made it!! Beyond happy!!

Accepted!

@Calebdwking Have you visited UW? Stunning campus!

Is there a wait list thread yet?

Rejected with a 4.7 GPA and 1510 SAT. But got a full Regents from UCSD (my top choice) so its all good :stuck_out_tongue:

wait-listed. Probably cause I live in Michigan lol

Accepted
SAT: 2060
UC GPA: 4.0 unweighted, 4.4 weighted

Accepted!! Really glad since I got rejected from three ivies today haha. Also guys, help me out here. My twin sister got waitlisted, which she is really upset about and I’m really confused about. We basically had the exact same credentials, except my SAT II world history was slightly higher and my ACT was two points higher but all of our other acceptances/rejections from seven other schools matched up so far. Why is this??

@jql2017: You and your sister had the same major also? And I am sure you both did not have the same personal insight essays and EC’s??

Rejected
SAT: 1260, UC GPA: 4.13, lots of extracurriculars/officer positions in clubs
No LOR request

@jql2017 hi! I was also accepted today. I don’t know for sure but it most likely has to do with your essays and the admissions counselors that read them. Or maybe even the letters of recommendation if they sent them. A lot of the application process has to do with your essays and the voice that you convey through your stories. It sounds like you both have a lot of great choices though so don’t let one rejection or even waitlist define either of you.

Rejected. ACT: 34. SAT: 2200. GPA unweighted: 4.0.

achievements:
National Merit Finalist
Nationally ranked debater
Eagle scout
Started a 501©(3)

who knows their process?

Waitlisted with a 1260 SAT

I was upset at first and now I’m in shock that I got waitlisted w such a low score

@gumbymom I applied for engineering and she applied for statistics but I got put into the college of letters and sciences anyway. I guess our essays were different but I wouldn’t say she seemed like a less compelling applicant than me…

Accepted.
Out of state, 32 act, 4.5 weighted GPA, 3.88 UW
Don’t lose hope, I was not expecting this at all! Congrats to everyone that was admitted!

WAITLISTED WTF i got rejected from UCLA and UCSD, and accepted into irvine and davis. this is so weird man. CONGRTS TO EVERYONE THT GOT IN!!!

Oh also, I got the LOR request, for anyone that would like to know.

@zoeeeeeee101 oh I see. we didn’t even send in letters of rec to Cal though. I just want to know how to comfort her because she mentioned this morning that if one of us gets rejected and the other gets accepted it’s hard not to take it personally since it obviously wouldn’t be because by of our grades or test scores. And it also doesn’t help that she said she had a dream last night that I got accepted and she got rejected :confused:

@jql2017: Each school is different and looking for students that will make a well-rounded class. Why some applicants get in over others unfortunately is part of the mystery of college admissions. If UCB is her top choice, make sure she opts into the waitlist and writes a convincing essay of why UCB is the school for her.