I recently applied for UC Berkely’s EECS program as a transfer applicant from community college. Considering its a competitive major, does 1 B in Calc 1 put me in jeopardy within admissions since its one of the critical courses for my major? I gotten all A’s in my other required lower division courses according to assist.
Hey nobody’s responded to this so I’ll put my two cents.
I don’t think one B is going to kill it. Especially since its in Calc 1. Since you got As everywhere else it shows a good grade trend. I think if anything if you are applying for EECS the only way to differentiate yourself is through ECs since everyone where will near 4.0s for that engineering major.
I actually have 3 Bs (one in Calc 3, Berkeley equivalents to Physics 7B and Discrete Math and I applied for Engineering Math & Stats Major. I have As everywhere else in regards to my major pre-reqs. My mentors tell me its not that much of a worry since my extra-circulars are spectacular and it will make up for my mediocre 3.69 Major GPA (and 3.68 UC Transferable GPA) along with my familial circumstances which caused my GPA to lower. (I’m still skeptical though).
I hope I helped and I hope you get in!
I think there are many ways to get knocked out of the competition. Even though I have a 4.0, I may not have a chance to get into Berkeley. I almost didn’t make the required 60 semester credit units - my AP credit from Physics B did not go through because of the two calculus based Physics courses I took. So I had to quick add an extra class to make the 60 minimum and report my class addition late. Not all my classes were articulated so that could also work against me. I also missed the extra form we were supposed to fill out by Jan. 31st. I got mixed up because I reported my fall and winter term grades and thought that was all I had to do. No one from my CC has gotten into Berkeley engineering so that may also work to my disadvantage. So, at this point, I am just holding my breath… I have to hope my extra-curriculars and essays were strong enough to compensate for the other factors I mentioned above. Good luck to you both. Maybe we’ll all get in… if not Berkeley, to another UC.