<p>Has anyone been accepted or rejected to Haas as a community college transfer? If so could you guys please share your stats? I know the chances of getting in are 6.1% and only about 25% of people are "qualified", is this true? </p>
<p>Class</a> Profile, Undergraduate Program, Berkeley-Haas</p>
<p>This years decisions from Cal have not been released yet.</p>
<p>UCBhopeful16, I think they were inquiring about past transfers.</p>
<p>Hi Eviity,</p>
<p>I was accepted last year from a CC. Yes, it is true that only ~6% are accepted each year, but a more accurate statement would be that ~90 transfers are offered admission each year. Being “qualified” just means you satisfied the requirements, but they would not increase the number of admitted students if the “qualified” number increased. Hence, the acceptance rate is actually ~6%.</p>
<p>Below are my stats from the acceptance page. The stats and experiences of my class run the gamut and there is no standard admit, so I would focus on distinguishing yourself from others rather than modeling yourself after them. You can message me if you have further questions or if you’d like help with your statements. Good luck.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2012
Intended Major: Business Administration
UC GPA: 4.0 (3.93 after last semester)
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs: Only had Calc II left in the Spring.
IGETC: N/A</p>
<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: None / Only applied to UCB
SIR: UCB</p>
<p>Extracurriculars:
-Phi Theta Kappa
-English Tutor
-Mentee in SPMP</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
-DSS Note-taker
-Mentor for YEAH! at UCB
-C.E.R.T. disaster service worker for fire department
-Trained girl with cerebral palsy when I was at the health club</p>
<p>Achievements/Awards:
-Cal Summer Experience 2011
-Sam Chapman Management studies scholarship
-Shaun Leong Outstanding Service scholarship
-Regional recognition for integral finance role for AT&T client
-Selected by English faculty to be tutor</p>
<p>Personal Statement:
Strong. Read by UCB Northern California Specialist, UCB graduate in linguistics, Haas students, Haas liaison from L&S, TAP program manager (I’m not in TAP), and UCB sociology graduate student.
Talked about my experiences as a Fitness Manager and my future goals.</p>
<p>School: Diablo Valley College
Ethnicity: White and Filipino
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Middle
Hooks: Independent / Re-entry / 26 years old</p>
<p>Strengths: Experience, honest introspection, insight to future goals
Weaknesses: E.C.s on campus
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I think I was accepted because of my age and experience which made my personal statements organic and effective.</p>
<p>I think the best part about your comment was “Applied: None / Only applied to UCB” Now that is confidence.</p>
<p>@dnoland332</p>
<p>Your stats are absolutely amazing! We have some-what similar volunteer / tutor work (I did three years of math tutoring) + mentoring, but everything else… you beast. How was your essays? I know they look for people to satisfy a certain “niche.” I mainly focused on my career path of being a financial planner & the supplement this year was really vague, so I took an extreme risk with my essay by talking about something really specific and “odd” about my personality. </p>
<p>Thanks for your input again. How is Haas? Is it extremely competitive? How many transfers are there vs regular Berkeley students? + How many classes do you have to take Haas specific to graduate?</p>
<p>Thanks again. :)</p>
<p>@dnoland322.
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<p>That’s not entirely true. The ~90 transfer students translates to around 20% acceptance, not 6%.</p>
<p>[Class</a> Profile, Undergraduate Program, Berkeley-Haas](<a href=“Class Profile - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Class Profile - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas)</p>
<p>Heemanshoe,</p>
<p>My point was that if every applicant satisfied the requirements, they would still only admit ~90 transfers. The admissions panel does not shoot for any particular percentage and the statistic is just a courtesy reminder for applicants to satisfy their requirements. </p>
<p>People apply to several schools and majors while not satisfying the requirements, but they’re still applicants. If there were triple the applicants, they would only admit ~90, not 21% of those who have fulfilled requirements. So you can slice it up how you want, but only ~90 are admitted every year.</p>
<p>Evity,</p>
<p>Thanks. You’re right about the supplemental prompt this year, it was much more difficult than mine was. </p>
<p>As far as my statements went, I hated my first drafts because I was writing for “them” and not me. Once I relaxed and conveyed what was unique about me through my story, and how the defining principles resonated with me, they were solid. I just made sure I only solicited feedback from Berkeley people, whether they were current or previous students, admissions staff, or counselors.</p>
<p>Haas is competitive, but you get used to it/over it after your first semester. There’s no hand holding like CC and usually your tests are 90% of your grade. There’s a curve for all Haas classes, which make your easier classes cutthroat while making your difficult classes reasonable. There are ~360 undergraduates per year, 90-100 of which are transfers and the rest (~265) are continuing students. The degree requirements are listed on the website, but in short, you only have to take 12 units outside of Haas.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t worry too much about the academic competition; if you’re admitted, you can hang/excel in the environment. Forget about your 4.0 and expect your best to produce 3.5-3.7. Not saying you can’t do better, just recommending to go in humble and hungry. I would actually spend the most time on recruiting, networking, and preparation for interviews. Let me know if you have further questions. Good luck!</p>