<p>Recently got rejected at UC Berkeley. Let me know your thoughts about why rejected and whether to appeal? Thanks.</p>
<p>Here are my details:</p>
<p>Applied as Junior Transfer for Fall 2011
Current College: UC Santa Cruz
GPA: 3.91
AP exams: 2 taken, received 5/5 at both
Major: Math
Major GPA: 3.88
Jobs: CalTeach summer internship (taught 9th grade math)
TA for two quarters at UCSC
ECs: Volunteering work to tutor students in my frat
Personal statements: 1) what got me into teaching math; 2) about volunteering and leadership
Parents are high income.</p>
<p>Extra: Had written letter from UCB Math Dept confirming that low-div reqs were met.</p>
<p>Berkeley receives more than 15,000 transfer applications per year, whereas only 3,000 are accepted. If you compare the ratio (percentage) between the acceptance rate of incoming freshman and that of transfer college students, both rates are same: 22%. This concludes that the fierce competition will never seem to fade away in UCB…</p>
<p>So my point is: You are a great, outstanding “mathematician” with awesome GPA and with awesome work-experience, but Berkeley seems to be busy looking for more competent candidates with more of leadership. Honestly, I don’t find much leadership or how special you are in the application besides your work-experience & your GPA.</p>
<p>Thanks VS! I am elected VP of Academic Excellence in my local frat chapter. Since elected (last 8-9 months or so), I came up with activities and did webpages to raise students academic drive. Chapter GPA increased from 2.3 to 2.8. Would this be good leadership example to write about if I decide to appeal?</p>
<p>Dude I know how you feel. I got rejected as well with pretty much the same credentials 3.97 GPA and so on. But I do not think an appeal will work because usually Berkeley gives admissions priority to students not already in 4 year colleges.</p>