admitted!!! but in spring 2020
GPA: 3.9
major: cognitive science
college: north college
igect: complete by this spring
Prereqs: complete by this spring
ECs: not a lot
Essay: I think it is strong essays
I am soso so happy. I thought I couldn’t get the offer because I just got rejected from UCSC.
@Misseskite wow congrats!! I applied too as a Phil major with a 3.5 gpa and 4.0 major gpa. Seems we were very similar. I didn’t get in though but my school didn’t offer any prerequisite that were in agreement with assist.org. So I thought that is why they rejected me. Do you mind sharing some more stats/EC/ things that got you in since our gpa s are so the same. Congratulations again, their philosophy program is amazing. When did you hear back from the other schools? I haven’t heard from anybody other than Berkeley.
@californiatopaz yeah, it says "
Estimated Cost of Attendance $ 17,374
Gift Aid and Waivers (Money you don’t repay) $ 0
Net Cost$ 17,374
Funding Offered$ 0
Gift Aid and Outside Resources$ 0
Waivers and Other Funding$ 0
Loans and Work-Study$ 0
"
For anyone wondering:
Major: Pure Maths
GPA: 4.0
IGETC complete
@shark5094 you have to declare once you get to campus! depending on your major you will have a chance during GBO. Congrats
holy sh-t I got accepted!!
Major: College of Letters and Science (Economics) Fall 2019
GPA: 3.91 (CCC)
IGETC: completed
EC: work, volunteering, honors program, two AA’s by the end of this spring
Accepted: CSULB, CPP, UCSB, UCD, UCB
Waiting on: UCI, UCSD, UCLA
Question: I’m as CSU transfer so i’m not 100% sure how my previous courses will transfer over to UCB. Is there a way to find out?
@misseskite aw I’m sorry. I hope you can appeal because you earned your spot
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Accepted, philosophy… @goldencub I do have a question to ask you about the dept. there but my account’s too new to pm (I made it while lurking on this thread)-- is there any way that you could send me a message? Thanks!
omg i thought i was reaching but i got accepted for spring 2020!!
sociology 3.5
Anybody noticed that if you get rejected it’s under promotion? Or just a coincidence?
@misseskite if you have a change in your financial situation that wasn’t reflected in your FAFSA, you can appeal. Berkeley Financial Aid is pretty responsive with this, though it may take a while to hear back. I speak from a personal standpoint, I was unemployed for a few months right around this time last year, appealed (in April) and my kid more or less got his tuition covered for last year (heard back in August).
congrats to all my fellow new bears!!! we did it!!!
Hi, anyone know how to contact college of letter science department to declare my major?
@Jiminlovee RM and the other boys approve of your acceptance lol…congrats
@Jiminlovee hey! would you want to share a way to contact each other? it would be great to know someone! & yes i love bts too haha
ACCEPTED!!!
Major: Applied Math (L&S)
GPA: 4.0 w/ 90 units completed
CCC
Extracurriculars: an executive in student government, math tutors, bookkeeper at a local company, etc
Essays: I am a second language learner so I felt my essays are average…
Accepted: UCB, UCI
Pending: UCLA, UCSD
CONGRATS to yall who got in.
@neurosa Thank you so much, I honestly did NOT think I would get in.
Let me try to break down a little more.
I graduated HS in 2005, I’m 32 now. I was a psychology major, who went to community college out of state, then transferred to a university out of state and dropped out of school in 2007 due to undiagnosed epilepsy. When I dropped out I had two full semesters with all W’s.
I started working and only recently went back to school (10 year gap). During that time I was out I worked for animal rescues and learned permaculture through traveling with WWOOF (world wide organization of organic farmers).
When I returned to school I was working full time and taking 14-16 units a semester. My cumulative UC transferable was a 3.6, my overall GPA was 3.8 (I think I stated that wrong previously).
My EC’s were working for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (one of my personal insights was related to losing my friend to suicide and becoming involved this way). I also volunteer at beach clean ups, work with animals, taught myself 3 coding languages. I also am a graffiti artist, and play guitar and bass.
My personal insights I wrote about overcoming my epilepsy and learning about having a brain cyst that causes my seizures, my friend committing suicide and how he inspired my art and involvement with that organization, and being an autodidact. My explanation as to why I chose Philosophy largely centered around it finding me-- through my desire to learn, understand, and communicate with the world around me.
I actually applied to Berkeley as a senior in 2005, and when I got rejected it killed me. I moved out of state with family and when I finally re enrolled in CCC it was a nightmare trying to get my credits transferred (I ended up having to retake math and English).
Upon application I am still completing my ENG 103 and MATH 100. I did not qualify for TAG anywhere, or honors, or fully complete my IGETC.
I honestly believe that my essays were extremely strong and showed understanding of who I am, who I was, and where I want to go.
It really sucks that you didn’t get in, but if you can take anything from my story, it doesn’t mean you can’t get in later. Keep pressing on, keep learning.
@luna0915 and @Jiminlovee FWIW I had a thread from last week talking about last weekend’s BTS appearance on SNL here: http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/2138090-snl-and-bts.html