<p>As soon as I log in, the site has the questionnaire ready for me to fill in, along with the optional teacher rec.</p>
<p>yes, that was the way it appeared a few years ago for those who had the request. Hard to miss.</p>
<p>Got the talent AR:
3.96 UC GPA
1950 SAT
Won local, regional, national and international competitions in my sport. My coach just wrote me a great letter of recommendation. Let’s see how this plays out.</p>
<p>Anyone know the percentages of admits that get the talent AR?</p>
<p>Very small, since the quoted percentage of supplements is for the combined borderline and talent, with talent seemingly the smaller part. There is an unknown percentage of disability supplements that go out in addition.</p>
<p>I have gotten the disability supplement too but something odd happened i recieved another email, and there is one difference between them,</p>
<p>Each year we ask a small group of students for additional information to enhance their application. We can’t emphasize enough that this information can only strengthen your case. It’s a unique opportunity to tell us more about your personal path to college without negatively affecting your application. In accordance with applicable privacy and other laws, we assure you that this information will be kept confidential.</p>
<p>and the old one says</p>
<p>Each year we ask a small group of students for additional information to enhance their application. We’d like to learn more about you and your academic experience, particularly in regards to the physical or mental difference, or medical condition you have shared in your application.</p>
<p>I know from research that all students are sent the disability questionaire if they are mentioning anything of a disability but can anyone else confirm that the new email is the borderline email or does anyone else have the same situation?</p>
<p>So i also received the questionnaire and I thought i submitted it on the 31st but I got a second email with an extension of 10 days. I’m grateful for the additional time but how do i make sure it was submitted i just save it but guess that doesn’t work. Also is around a paragraph a question a good amount??</p>
<p>I didn’t receive the supplement questionnaire. 
My stats: 28 ACT equivalent to 1970 on SAT.
GPA: 4.0 (not weighted) -> Took like the hardest class available at my school. And it’s one of the top schools in my state. I’m also one of the top students in my class. I am taking Organic Chemistry and such. UC Berkeley has a professor who graduated from my high school so perhaps they know the difficulty of my school?
I’m out of state. I’m 1st generation college student. Pretty “good” life story essay and excellent extracurricular activities (like programming for my school over a summer and doing a chemistry research with my teacher about graphene).</p>
<p>Does this mean I got rejected b/c of my 28? :/</p>
<p>cshum100:</p>
<p>I think you got the new borderline supplement. My son got the exact same one, and doesn’t have a disability.</p>
<p>I received a supplement on Feb. 3 but they are asking that I complete it by Feb.10. Is this is mistake? Because I noticed that for the teacher recommendation it says you are allotted 10 days after receiving the email and most people had 10 days to complete the supplement.</p>
<p>I didn’t get a questionnaire. Should I assume I’m rejected for now?</p>
<p>only a low (single digit) percentage of applicants get the supplement. Most who are accepted don’t receive a supplement. Also, most who are rejected don’t receive one. </p>
<p>Not receiving one doesn’t tell you anything.</p>
<p>How many people who get the talent supplement get admitted into Berkeley?</p>
<p>Who got accepted because of the supplement.
How long were the answers to each question?
I finished mine but i didnt know the lenght so i just went at it with everything i have.
will that kill my chances :(</p>
<p>The limit was 600 words bro. I had like 602-613 words each essay. If you had like 650+ then it’s a problem.</p>
<p>Ok thanks. Good mine were around 500 words or so.
Did you get in?</p>
<p>Also some of the questions where just simple, did those need to be more long or just short answers.
Like how many hours do you study.
Or have any of your friends applied to a University?</p>
<p>I didn’t get the questionnaire…My UC GPA is 4.3~ but my SATs are below the average Our school is very competitive though (i have a friend going to Yale with a full ride, others going to Columbia, Sanford etc) so i hope that might help. Siiiigh, worried. I feel like the questionnaire would have been a good indication that they are at least interested…</p>
<p>From what i heard. This questionnaires are given out to a low amount of students who had faces some difficulties in there lives. I got one becasue pretty much i came from a poor background and am a minority, with a lot of family memebers with drug addiction. My GPA is a 4.3 and my SAT scores are average. Also i had a lot of EC and community service hours.</p>
<p>Im just trying to see anyone who got in Berkeley by the supplement.
Becasue mine was pretty decent and i did the letter of rec. Im just scared if i wont get in.</p>
<p>bernie8910 - there are three types, sent for different reasons. One is for people who might have had some difficulties but the reader of the application suspects that the person is more qualified to go to Cal than the GPA and standardized tests indicate. This first category is for the small pile of ‘maybe’ applications after the readers have made the obvious ‘yes’ and obvious ‘no’ decisions. Some call it the borderline questionnaire. Another type is for anybody who mentions disabilities or if the application hints that a disability might be involved. The third kind of questionnaire is for significant, extraordinary and rare talents and achievements. One applicant for the class of 2012 had a novel published, others had won first place in various national competitions . . . that kind of thing.</p>
<p>You can tell by the questions that are asked. The talent one asks about ‘your talent or achievement’ in some detail. The disability one asks about . . . disabilities. The ‘borderline’ one asks information to help them decide which of the ‘maybe’ pile should be moved to ‘yes’ - looking for extra justifications.</p>
<p>It is a chance to add some reasons for admission to the information they are reviewing about you.</p>