Since there doesn’t seem to be a thread dedicated to this, and since interviews are coming up, I decided to start this thread. If you are also a UC Berkeley Regent’s Scholar, feel free to comment.
About Me:
UC Berkeley Regent’s Scholar (duh)
Third Year Applied Math and Economics Double Major, History Minor
In-state, a lot of financial need
Nationally Competitive Club Sport Athlete
What is the interview like and what types of questions do they ask? Also, how dressed up should I be?
Where else did you get accepted/rejected
Dress business formal. If you’re a guy, wear a suit. The questions they ask will depend on what professor ends up being your interviewer. Some professors will ask you rather technical questions while others will ask more behavioral ones. Stay on your toes and be ready to answer anything.
The Ivies I got accepted into are Yale and Dartmouth (waitlisted at Harvard and UPenn). Every Regent’s Scholar I know personally was accepted into at least one Ivy/Stanford/MIT
Out of curiosity, why did you turn Dartmouth and Yale down for Regenrs? Also would you say everyone who gets a regents invite in the first place gets into an Ivy type school or those who actually recieve the actual Regents scholarship.
Also, the person who got Regents to berkeley from my school last year did not get into an Ivy but did get into Georgetown! Thanks for your help.
@couplemoreweeks
Cal gave me a far more generous financial aid package. It varies, but I would say a wide majority of those who get interviews will also get into Ivy Leagues.
It is understandable that a math-oriented economics major would choose Berkeley (or Yale) over Dartmouth, given the much more mathematical emphasis within the economics department at Berkeley (or Yale).
Dartmouth is also a very different kind of environment, since it is a small rural school where most students join fraternities and sororities.
Technical questions? Is there something we should be prepared for in terms of our major?
For example, if you applied for College of Engineering, be prepared to speak to a physics or engineering professor about your interests, and they might give you a little brain teaser or ask you to explain a basic concept. If you applied as L&S, it is rare that you would get anything but behavioral, unless you wrote that your intended major was math or physics.
Thank you! Also, do we have a good chance of receiving the Leadership Award? About how many students receive it?
What if anything did you test out of before college not counting the AP exams? I’m familiar with the AP exams but I just learned about the CLEP Exams and I’m really scared that I’ll pass the ones I’m interested in and find out there’s a catch or something. This is all I’ve figured out so far:
https://clep.collegeboard.org/
http://www.4year-plan.com/WordPress/
They cost $80 each and I found the link(s) where it says which schools accept which ones but I also figured out that the people saying which schools accept them are also the people who accept your $80 
So I’m a little worried they’re painting a rosy picture and leaving out the gory details. Anyone have any experience with CLEP?
@shaneblakeey I do not know much about the Leadership Award as I did not apply for it. If you have financial need, Regent’s covers everything.
@entranceexamguy I do not have experience with CLEP exams. However, from solely a college unit standpoint, AP exams are mostly useless (not counting BC Calc and AP Eng Lit). I recommend taking as many Community College classes as you can before starting at Berkeley.
@"light shining" How does the financial aid package with regents work? Is it full tution minus your EFC and cal grant?
@karnier Basically. Berkeley is also very generous with appeals for both contribution and budget, and Scholars get their own advisor in the financial aid office. Big reason why I chose Cal over Ivies was how generous the financial aid office was.
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/counselors/files/Transfer_Credit_Practice.pdf says that “UC does not grant credit for: College-Level Examination Program (CLEP)”.
@"light shining"
When and how were you notified that you are considered for RS?
Be as honest as you can. Don’t hold yourself back because you’re afraid of saying something wrong. The point is to show them that you’re a passionate, unique person. The last thing they want is another stereotypical tryhard that’s good at everything but shows no interest in stuff. I got Regents’ and my major is Mechanical Engineering, and I don’t remember getting any technical questions, but maybe each interviewer is different.
@russianmom
I believe I was notified about the interview early February.
How did you get a space in your username?
Any other tips for the interview?? How do I avoid repeating what I already said in my application?? What if I am not completely sure about my major?? Should I be honest or make up some bs