UC Berkeley Spring admits that SIR'd!

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Hello, I know this thread might be unnecessary, but I want to know how many people SIR'ed to Berkeley as a spring admit. I am also a spring admit and I chose Berkeley over UCLA (It was the toughest dicision to make in my life haha)</p>

<p>Who else here is spring admit? Why did you choose Cal even though you're a spring admit? Also, as a spring admit, our CalSo is in November, correct? And I found out that we can't make our Cal email account until September.. :( is that correct?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>i chose Cal over LA as well, i agree-SERIOUSLY the hardest decision ever. im planning to enroll in classes in the fall anyways though, in the concurrent enrollment program. downside is FA doesnt cover it so i gotta pay $525/unit out of my own pocket. D:</p>

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<p>I LOVE YOUR USERNAME!!! I was originally thinking about making my username “bearsbeetsbattlestargalactica” but it was too long ;(</p>

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<p>I’m also a spring admit and I chose Cal. =)</p>

<p>I think the orientation will be on October 29 for non FPF.</p>

<p>I wasn’t able to get into FPF, so I’ll be attending community college for fall. =(</p>

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<p>fpf = fall program for freshman. so either a. you’re a freshman, meaning that you’re in the wrong forum or b. you are a transfer, but just a very confused one.</p>

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<p>Oops. Sorry. I am a freshman.</p>

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<p>@dwightshrute: oh! How do you enroll in classes in fall? I thought that was only for freshmen? :(</p>

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<p>Exact same decision made here also.</p>

<p>UCB Spring admit vs UCLA.</p>

<p>I chose Uc Berkeley because they admit by colleges rather than majors. I want to transfer over to econ or l&s comp sci once I get there. I have most of these classes done so I figured I should try anyways.</p>

<p>Both are correct. Email can’t be made right now and our Calso should be around there (oct/nov).</p>

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<p>@xViral: such a relief that I’m not the only one who chose Berkeley… I mean, after seeing a lot of my friends choosing to go to UCLA, I felt like I made a mistake. I believe you also applied as a philosophy major? I’m thinking of switching to Political Economy once I get there since it isn’t too hard to switch :slight_smile: when do you expect to graduate? Fall 2013?</p>

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<p>@berkeleyphil: it’s called the concurrent enrollment program, you can check it out here:
[Concurrent</a> Enrollment Overview — UC Berkeley Extension](<a href=“http://extension.berkeley.edu/info/ConcurrentOverview.html]Concurrent”>http://extension.berkeley.edu/info/ConcurrentOverview.html)</p>

<p>it’s pretty much an extension program where students from anywhere can take berkeley classes for credit. downside is 1) you AREN’T officially considered a Cal student 2) last pick of classes (pretty much on an open space basis) 3) 95% sure FA doesn’t cover it, i havent confirmed it but all extension programs at UCLA/other UC’s aren’t covered and the all UC’s are pretty uniform. </p>

<p>my battleplan is to move up there in the fall (from socal), take (& pay for T_T) 2/3 classes just to get an early transition and integrate myself into Cal. get to know the clubs/orgs around, maybe get a job/internship, make some friends etc…</p>

<p>@redoplease: LOLOLOL!!! i know rightt i was really surprised when this username was available. “Fact: My username is faster than 80% of all snakes.”</p>

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<p>Thanks!! When do you guys expect to graduate as a spring transfer?</p>

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<p>hahahahaha i wish i had thought of it -______-</p>

<p>“Whenever someone smiles at me, all I see is a chimpanzee begging for its life”</p>

<p>hHAHhahaHHhaaaaaaaa ROFL okay, I’ll stop ruining this thread now :D</p>

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<p>Yeah '13 is the plan, taking summer classes etc, after I transfer @ spring.</p>

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<p>I was a philosophy major and I submitted my SIR to Cal over UCLA. I am interested in pursuing development studies (within IAS, like political economy) and will finish the prereqs at a cc this summer and fall. It turned out better for me that I was accepted for spring!</p>

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<p>Planning to graduate a semester or even year later. Mostly because im planning to triple major.</p>

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<p>I was thinking of doing that as well since I live close to the campus, but I was looking under the conditions of enrollment and found this ominous note:</p>

<p>"During the fall 2011 term, you may choose to 1) attend the UC Berkeley Extension Fall Program for Freshmen, 2) enroll in a community college, or 3) remain out of school entirely. As a condition of your admission, you may not attend a four-year institution during the fall. If you choose to attend the Extension program or a community college, you must earn a minimum C average in the courses you complete. We must receive your fall community college transcript by January 22, 2012.
Your admission to Berkeley is subject to cancellation if:</p>

<p>You do not satisfy all of the above conditions, or
Any information you submitted does not agree with official documentation, or
You registered and earned credit at any college after high school graduation (except for summer session attendance immediately following high school graduation or college enrollment for Fall 2011)" </p>

<p>Would taking concurrent enrollment classes count as “attending a four year institution?”</p>

<p>just wondering.</p>

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<p>how commonly does cal take spring admits for transfers?
what are the basis for the selection of students who are admitted for spring instead of for fall?</p>

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<p>@Charlie</p>

<p>You should email your admissions counselor.</p>

<p>@ Csat</p>

<p>For what it’s worth, I noticed that a lot of the Spring transfer admits tend to be in CoE (EECS, etc). I’m not sure if this is because those majors usually require 5 additional semesters so it doesn’t throw them off track too much. I could be entirely wrong, though.</p>

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<p>oh ok, makes sense. thanks a lot for all the times you answer my questions. greatly appreciated.</p>