@simon11909 I have no clue. I think it was something about financial aid or something. I don’t know if anyone recieved it this year but last year the Sunday before admissions were out some students got an email and they started speculating on last year’s forum that maybe that email was a hint that they had been accepted. The students that had gotten the email were proven to be accepted when they checked their portal a few days later. But even some of the ones that didn’t get the email were still admitted.
Do you guys feel as if Cal’s admission process is more holistic and less focused on just numbers than UCLA?
@musiciangoaler no one here will be able to accurately answer that question. Generally speaking, since the vast majority of applicants have high stats, things like essays and ECs do often separate out applicants at Berkeley.
LEt me explain the whole FA email dilemma as I do on other forums.
- If all FA data to be given is given, then u wont get an email. This is independent of your Admission Decision.
- THe FA office and adcom work in parallels
- The FA data for a comprehensive estimate varies from the individual, hence the contacts/requirements may be different for each
- Nothing else is a confirmed acceptance/ rejection, but the admission for R+C, the MET, GWP admission.
My argument is strengthened by @ProfessorPlum168 's post , and is true anyway
Oh okay that makes complete sense now! Thank you. @TheGuy1
Thanks for the comment @collegebound2023 Feel free to ask me if there are any more queries regarding this.
@musiciangoaler We’ve been discussing this within the past 24-30 hrs. Read it and get a jist. The opinion is divided based on admissions based stats and its interpretation.
Did anybody who applied to Letters and Science receive an email on 2/25 about first year pathways?
im really scared for Thursday and Berkeley is my last hope so I was wondering if my stellar LORs boost my chances of getting into Berkeley BioE major? (one of my LOR was written by a director at my school district)
@sonybluetooth applied to COE and got the first pathways email on 1/28
@sonybluetooth I didn’t get that email? But I didn’t apply to letters an science so maybe that’s why. Anyone else get an email on 2/25?
@eatingchips you have a couple of things going against you. 1) your GPA is below the average. The capped average is around 4.25. So just by the GPA itself, your odds are probably around 25%. 2) you’re applying to an impacted major. That will certainly make things more difficult as well. Now, presumably, Berkeley asked you for LORs, which is a good sign. Since you got into quite a few other UC’s, it stands to reason that you have pretty good essays and ECs.
So overall, it’s still a big reach I think to expect an admit, but you never know. It wouldn’t surprise me. Either way, you have some very good acceptances already so I wouldn’t stress too much.
@sonybluetooth Yes to both.
I applied to Letter & Science and got the email on 2/25 & on 1/28 but I don’t believe that says anything. I mean I hope it means I got admitted but i highlyyy doubt it.
Its targeted to a few L&S students, and doesnt mean anything. Its a campaign, and UCB doesnt give any sort of indications defining anything positive or definitive except R+C invites, GWP accepts, and MET accepts.
@lucyx12 The LOR only cant help at all. Ur overall app needs to be supplemented by it, and more so your character should be supplemented by these LORs. Hard to tell.
@TheGuy1 thank you for your reply! are the LOR given randomly? because my GPA is quite below the average for UCB applicants especially for those applying to COE
in the scenario it was given to borderline applicants and not at random wouldn’t they reject me instead of sending me a LOR request?
No problem @raeesah
W GPA: 4.65
UW: 3.98
Class rank: 7
ACT (pretty low lol): 29
Out of State
I’m guessing my essays were good bc my act was pretty low for the school
My EC’s included: Won a scholarship to do Community service in Thailand with National Geographic
Started a club that raised menstrual products for women in homeless shelters and abroad and Girls State, US Presidential Scholar nominee, DECA, Key Club, NHS ((I did more but these were the ones I held office in and I think these really were stand out factors)
@lucyx12 WDYM by LOR given out randomly and LOR requests?
My school already sent them to UCB when I sent my app.
Thats alright. If the GPA is low, it doesnt mean ur out. THere are many other factors, though the UC GPA is of high importance.
@TheGuy1 I heard that UCB requests for LORs which are either sent out to applicants randomly or they are sent out to applicants who fall between the borderline range
Is electrical engineering and computer science an impacted major???