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I would think it would make a difference. Especially if you can get a 4.0 for Fall semester.
Major: EECS
GPA: 4.00
Major GPA: 4.00
UC GPA: 4.00
Extracurriculars: none except for internshipā¦ Iāll work on it this fallā¦
Job/Work Experience: Programming internship at my school
Personal Insight Questions: I believe it will be okay. I have a couple of things to talk about.
Ethnicity: East Asian/South Korean
Gender: Male
Strengths: Really passionate about CS. Unlike many other CS majors Iāve encountered, I am not in this for the money, and I genuinely enjoy studying the field. I love mathematics, and I am also more inclined towards theoretical aspect of computer science.
Weaknesses: Currently, ECs. Besides my internship, I literally have nothing else to list for the ECs. Iāll work on it this fall.
Applying to what schools? UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCD(TAG)
I decided to take a gap year and I ended up taking some classes at Berkeley over the summer and I was wondering if someone could give me some advice.
Iām an Econ Major with a GPA on the lower side, think 3.0-3.5 and I took stat 21w and Econ100a this summer and I did surprisingly well, a 2.85 so Iāll be able to declare. I was wondering if anyone did something similar using summer sessions and could share their application experience with me.
Major: Electrical Engineering & Computer Science OR L&S CS (Not sure yet)
GPA: 3.81
Major Prep GPA: 3.7
IGETC: Completed by Spring
Pre-Reqs: 2 required in progress for Spring, along with some recommended
ECās:
- Tutor For CCC Math Department
- Volunteering at Retirement Community for 100 hours
- Software Internship at Silicon Valley Semiconductor Company
Applying to: UCLA, UCB, UCD, UCSB, UCI, UCM, UCR, and UCSD
How sure/unsure should I be of my chances?
Hi everybody!
GPA: 3.34 [I know its not the best]
Extracurriculars: Design competition 1st place, Math tutor (2 semesters), Scholarship interview 2nd place, president of school club (2 semesters)
Job/Work Experience: Work 24-30 hours Pharmaceuticals (licensed in high school, usually work weekend/nights)
Volunteer/Community service: 240 hours hospital work.
Personal Statement: As best as I could do,.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes.
Intended Major: Civil/Structural Engineering
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Lower end.
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college, Associates degree (if that helps), URM.
Strengths: Extracurriculars, Major prep/IGETC done, upward grade trend.
Weaknesses: GPA, change of major, 1 D (Retook the class at different institution, idk if it will override, GPA calcād with it).
Applying to what schools? CAL, UCLA, UCD [tag], UCI, UCSB, both Cal Polys, UCSD
Hi Everyone!
GPA: 3.86
Extracurriculars: Latino Club (VP)
Job/Work Experience: Iām an English and Math tutor at my CCC, I also work part-time as a personal assistant for my sister who has a mental disability.
Volunteer/Community service: Volunteered for a year at my local bilingual preschool, will start volunteering at the animal shelter soon.
Personal Statement: I was thinking maybe talking about my experience having to take care of my sister, my dad works full time and my mom passed away years ago.
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
Intended Major: Legal Studies
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Ethnicity: Latino
Gender: F
Income Bracket: Low income
Hooks: First generation to go to university, first generation in the U.S.
Strengths: Iām part of the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, IGETCI will be done by next semester as well as prerequisites.
Weaknesses: I donāt have many extracurricular activities or volunteer experience, Iām hoping to work on them in the upcoming months.
Applying to what schools? UCB, UCI
-I would really appreciate your opinions. Iām worried about my lack of volunteer work and extracurriculars that I am even considering staying for another year just to work on those. What do you guys think?
Chance me?
3.2 GPA English major
[ *] Extracurriculars: Freelance writing online
[ *] Job/Work Experience: 30 hours part time a week (3 jobs) including writing tutor
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: Hospital volunteer 3 yrs, also a leader for the youth in my church community
[ *] Personal Statement: Working to help out my dad and his health, creating a portfolio as a writer, learning leadership skills based on volunteer hours
[ *] School Type: Transferring in as a junior from a cc
[ *] Ethnicity: Asian
[ *] Gender: Male
[ *] Income Bracket: Low income
[ *] Hooks: First college student in my family, coping with depression, maturing (including financially), and how writing changed my life
@goodluck12 if you go to the UC transfers by major site: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/transfers-major
youāll see that for Berkeley, the acceptance GPA range for English majors from year to year is pretty consistently between 3.55 to 3.90.
GPA: 3.7, can get up to a ~3.8 this semester
IGETC: completed
[ *] Extracurriculars: STEM tutor at my college, tutored kids outside school
[ *] Job/Work Experience: worked in food service for 8 months
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: volunteered a week as a camp counselor at a kidsā science camp
[ *] Personal Statement: was going to write about discovering my love for chemistry, tutoring, not sure what else.
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Not yet
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Chemistry - maybe biochem or molecular bio double major after transfer
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[ *] School Type: California CC
[ *] Ethnicity: African
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Strengths: Not sure if my grades are a strength or weakness honestly but I have 10 Aās and 3 Bās so far. Hoping well-written essays will help
[ *] Weaknesses: the Bās Iāve gotten are all in major classes (not chem classes but calc/physics) + Iām just barely in the range of accepted chem major GPAs with a 3.7, the college of chemistry is especially competitive at UCB
Applying to what schools? UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSC (tag)
GPA 3.68/ 3.74
[ ] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): Tutoring kids
[ ] Job/Work Experience: Seasonal jobs, Think Together, Creamistry
[ ] Volunteer/Community service: Crisis Counselor
[ ] Personal Statement: First-gen college student, parents are immigrants, had verbal/ physical abuse, struggled with suicidal thoughts but overcame them and dedicated my life to helping those in need and doing good in school/ Discovered my passion for sociology
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes, efc is 0
[ *][ b] Intended Major [ /b]: Sociology
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): Cali
[ *] Country (if international applicant): USA
[ *] School Type: Commuity College
[ *] Ethnicity: Latinx
[ *] Gender: Female
[ *] Income Bracket: Poor lol
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen,
[ *] Strengths: I am great at multi tasking and taking on new challenges
[ *] Weaknesses: I am very shy
Hey all 
Iām a current Senior at Cal and a former transfer. If you have any questions feel free to message me.
Hi everyone!!
UCB is one of my top choices:)
California Community College Student
Major: Either Poli Sci or Media Studies
GPA: 3.84
Major GPA (for both): 4.0
IGETC: Done except for Math (will take in Spring 2020)
Major Prep: Done
Currently have 46 transferable units completed, 15 in progress for Fall 2019, and about 10-15 planned for Spring 2020
EC:
Full-time job
Caregiver
Political Internship during my first year of CC
UCB TAP member
Deans List multiple times
Etc.
Insight questions: I believe they are strong; I cover an array of topics/challenges I have overcome.
As of now, I think that my biggest downfall is that I will not have my Math class completed when my application is evaluated.
Other UCs Iām applying to are UCLA, UCSB, and UCSD
ā Psychology major
ā 4.0/4.0 GPA
ā IGETC and prereqs complete in Spring 2020
ā ECs: honors program, honors society, student government, officer in premed club
ā No job experience but many volunteer/community service hours, full-time student
ā School: CC in socal
ā Strengths: ECs, GPA trend and stability, associates degree, Presidentās list, TAP certified
ā Asian female
ā Applying to: UCB (top choice), UCLA (tap), UCSB (tag), UCSD
My biggest concern right now are my personal insight questions. Iām primarily writing about how the honors program/society helped remold me into a healthier student and my involvement in student gov. I want to tie my positions in gov/premed club with psychology and how it helps with my leadership. Really looking for feedback and insight!
You should talk to a Berkeley rep regarding that 1D situation (Iām assuming thatās MATH 1D?). In theory, a retaken equivalent class will replace the previous class in GPA calculations if the old grade was a D+ or worse, but it gets complicated especially if you go between semester and quarter systems. I personally know someone who was erroneously rejected from Davis because admissions didnāt throw out the old grade when they should have.
Unfortunately, Berkeley Engineering has a hard grade cutoff of 3.5. If your major GPA is above 3.5 or if there are extenuating circumstances, they encourage you to send them an email, else your application will be automatically screened out. If you expect that to be the case, Iād personally save the application fee and not apply.
Hey everyone, Iām currently transferring after one year at a CSU followed by one year at a CCC. Here are my stats incase anyone would like to chance me 
Major: Applied Mathematics
GPA: 3.6
TAP: no
Major Prereqs: Will have all lower div pre reqs done by spring
ECs: Full time collegiate track athlete (At CCC), Tutor in highschool, work at Apple store, AI club, Math club, Google research project, custom built neural network as a side project, and clubs from highschool
IGETC: should be complete by spring 2020, but maybe short one or two courses
Hooks: not much, but full time collegiate track athlete hoping to talk to the Cal track coach for any scholarships, and I could possibly use my brief research stint with Google.
Applying to: All UCs except merced, Cornell, UW, purdue, nyu, cal poly slo
To anyone out there please be super honest with my chances and no sugarcoating 
If Iāll be having over 60 units by the end of fall semester, can I still apply to UCB as junior transfer? Even though some classes will not be transfer for sure since Iām coming from a CSU.
Yes, you will be applying as a junior transfer.
You could have 100 units and still apply, you would come in with 70 max units.
Hello All
I transferred to UC Berkeley Fall 2018, so if anyone has any questions feel free to ask me! BTW, Iām finishing up my studies in Poli-Sci/Pub Pol. And can answer a lot of questions regarding the L&S department in particular. Also I wanted to clarify something- just because your gpa falls below the average that is published on Calās website should not deter you from applying! My transfer gpa was dismal at best and yet here I am. Good luck on your applications, Fiat Lux!
Major: EECS
GPA: 4.0
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None
Job/Work Experience: None (Trying to get an internship for Spring or Summer)
Volunteer/Community service: None
Personal Statement: Probably bad
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
School Type: CCC
Gender: Male
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen college
Strengths: Good at school
Weaknesses: No EC, bad essays
Applying to what schools?
UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD (Tag)
I realize that a lack of EC doesnāt look good, but hopefully I can land an internship during the Spring or Summer.