@Mont2LA made a similar thread for UCLA, so this will be following suit.
The purpose of this thread is to post your admission decision and stats ONLY. This will give future applicants an uncluttered reference to view the stats of admitted/waitlisted/rejected applicants. I will ask everybody on the UC Berkeley Fall 2016 Transfer thread to post here. So please refrain from general discussion posts - feel free to freak out as much as you’d like in the regular UC Berkeley Fall 2016 transfer thread (I know I will).
Here is an outline to copy/paste and fill in:
Accepted/Waitlisted/Rejected? (don’t copy/paste this part - please put your decision at the top of your post)
Major:
UC Transferable GPA:
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N):
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?:
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards:
Applied:
Accepted:
Rejected:
Advice for future applicants? Strengths and weaknesses in your application? Lingering thoughts about the admissions process?
Also, to make things easier for future applicants, here are the main threads for UC Berkeley and UCLA:
How would you know that uc Berkeley already received my appeal? When I go to my portal, it doesn’t state if they have received it already. And when are they going to release their decision?
@ilovefriedchicken I answered your question in the UC Berkeley 2016 Transfers Thread.
Friendly reminder, this thread is NOT for any questions about the admissions process. Feel free to head over to the main transfer thread to ask questions, or make a new thread. The link is in the first post.
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Yes.
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Completed by the end of this Spring.
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Only worked as a math tutor for a year. Nothing much else.
Major: Political Science
UC Transferable GPA: 3.93
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): 3/4 (I explained that my college never offered the fourth and that I tried to take it elsewhere)
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Yes
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Sub-par: Chess, music, debate. No club involvement, no work experience.
L and S req’s: Key areas completed rest will be done in the spring.
Major req’s: Completed
EC’s: Student senator at my CC, Treasurer for the Club council at CC, President of a Christian club on campus, A lot of work experience at my parents business. Volunteering at my Church. Overall I would say I’m decent in this area with the exception being volunteer hours. This is because I was needed so much at my family business which I explained in my app.
Essays: I would say there’re decent but not outstanding. I talked about my interest in politics and the work I did while serving on student government. For the second prompt I wrote about my families business and my experiences there.
Completion of Major Prerequisites: Completed by spring
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements: Completed by spring
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: not too much
Completion of Major Prerequisites: Completed by spring
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements: Completed by spring
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Phi theta kappa, honors, president of variety of clubs, babysitting
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSB, UCI, USC
Accepted: All
Rejected: N/A
GPA: 3.14 (UC Davis course examination had me at a 3.44) So it’s likely my GPA is higher than a 3.14
Major: Political Science
Prereqs: Done
IGETC: Done
EC’s: Pres of Business Club, polysci club, leg aide for a lobbying firm, founder of non-profit, taught syrian refugee family english, awards for cycling, basketball, etc.
Essays: Were solid
Low GPA was definitely my weakness, but I rounded out my application in other areas.
Major: Psychology
GPA: 4.0
TAG: no
TAP: no (but I’m in honors program)
IGETC: completed
Pre-Reqs: did not finish more than 5 courses. ( This is probably the reason I got rejected!! lol )
ECs: VP of Psych Club, Research Experience, Psi-Beta, Several psychological organizations member, Honors program, VP of Volunteering Club, Volunteer, 3 years full time working experience.
Personal Statement: 9/10 (many counselors and ENG Profs approved it)
Pending: Cornell, Washu
Admitted: UIUC, UoM (Minnesota TC), UMich (Michigan AA), UCD, UCLA, UCI
Rejected: UCB
Since psychology pre-reqs were changed last year (shooot… should have applied for socio major as others did), I have more than 5 pre-reqs courses not finished. Well, I still feel sad that I did not get acceptance, but also I feel relieved that I do not have one more option to consider!!! > < !!
Washington State community college student
Major: EECS
GPA: 3.91
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Y
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Y
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: President of Engineering Society, All-Washington Academic Team, College Access Corp mentor, Phi Theta Kappa
Work: Lego Engineering Instructor, Tutor
Long time reader, first time poster. So excited so I thought I’d join in on the fun
Accepted!!!
Major: Chemical Engineering
UC Transferable GPA: 4.0
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Y
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: IGETC
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: VP of engineering club, STEM Tutor, HS Quiz Bowl Coach, HS/college jazz band, various church volunteering. Got an award from Dianne Feinstein in high school for “academic achievement and overcoming adversity” (I’m visually impaired).
Advice for future applicants? Strengths and weaknesses in your application? Lingering thoughts about the admissions process?
Honestly, I thought my PS was weak, but I guess admissions may have begged to differ. This feels so good after applying in HS and getting rejected (I had strong HS stats too).
Accepted! I’m a CSU >> CC >> UC Berkeley transfer. If anyone is in the same boat, DM me any questions!
Major: Statistics
UC Transferable GPA: 3.94
Major GPA: 4.0
Completion of Major Prerequisites? Yes, all.
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Yes
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Worked at a Subway, coached a high school football team.
Completion of Major Prerequisites: Yes, Spring 2015
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements? Yes, Spring 2016
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Soooooo many
Applied: UCSC, UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Accepted: All
Rejected: None
I filled the application completely, no missing slots for extracurriculars, work experience, etc. Plan ahead and get the experience under your belt so you can put it on the app. Obviously keep your grades up. I have a lot of difficult life experiences in my past, which I didn’t dwell on in my application but mentioned in order to display my strength, perseverance, and abilities. Let yourself shine in your essay–they only have a few minutes to review your app, so show them who you are in an honest and raw way. And don’t be afraid to brag about something that’s worth it. There’s no room for fluff in the essays, so make every sentence count. They want to know that you will succeed at Berkeley, so structure every idea in your essays with that in mind. Consider your objective and write accordingly.
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): No
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?:yes, 2015 I graduated from CCC
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: not many
Major: College of Letters & Sciences - Computer Science
UC Transferable GPA: 3.84
Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Yes, all the ones that were available for me to take
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Yes, after Spring
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Just volunteering at my school/ other places…
Advice for future applicants? Strengths and weaknesses in your application? Lingering thoughts about the admissions process?
GPA is a very important factor. Also complete as many prerequisite courses as possible. Finally, the essay (personal statement / personal insight questions) is also an important factor!
There were over 19,000 applicants to UCB vs. over 22,000 applicants to UCLA this year (for fall 2016). These schools are a bit unpredictable (ie. you may get accepted at one or another or both. Of course this also depends on what major you choose).
Overall, it was a interesting/exciting process. I think the only weakness would be my GPA. Maybe more extracurriculars would have helped…
No matter where you end up going, remember that going to these universities is only ONE out of many steps you take toward some career you are pursuing. So, I would like to end this post with a quote
