<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My D received an email yesterday from UC Berkeley asking her to fill out a Supplemental Questionaire. Has anybody else on this list received such a supplemental question-list in the previous years and if so, what were the admission results?
It would be great if we have some sort of statistics....</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>Interesting, I applied there and have not received anything of the sort. What major did D apply for?</p>
<p>This is what i found about the supplemental questions straight from the website.</p>
<p>Sometimes, during the application reading process, we do select a very small number of applicants to answer supplemental questionnaires. These questionnaires are designed to add clarity to information or answer questions that may arise during our application reading. Being selected - or not selected - for these questionnaires do not reflect a student’s admissions status. The questionnaires are optional, but they do allow for Letters of Recommendation to be sent on the student’s behalf. This is the only time we ask for Letters of Recommendation. Applicants are not able to request to be sent a questionnaire.</p>
<p>Is D a high school or transfer applicant?</p>
<p>High school student…</p>
<p>This means your daughter is on the borderline of acceptance/rejection. Supplemental questionnaires should be taken very seriously. I had two friends in the H.S class of 2013 that received such an inquiry. One got accepted, and the other got rejected. Hey, but at least you know that your daughter is on their radar 
Best of luck.</p>
<p>Thank you philosophymaj for your inputs. </p>
<p>She has got a disability questionnaire to be filled in. Some of these questions are really confusing – she is wondering how much to write – will writing too much prove to be detrimental to her or beneficial to her is what we are worrying about. </p>
<p>I mean it is very true that she has crossed over a lot of hurdles in her prime HS years for sure but how much would the admissions officers want to read and know is anybody’s guess? That’s what has been the latest worry! </p>
<p>Can anybody throw some light on the depth of information that is expected to be given in such questionnaires?</p>
<p>Thank you so much!</p>
<p>Sorry for the late reply, dunno if this will be helpful but I got the disability+talent questionnaires from Cal last year. There are three types of questionnaires, all based on your app; one based on an indicated talent, another on disability, and a third for applicants who are in the middle of being accepted or rejected from Cal. Not everyone gets these questionnaires, only people who are being seriously considered–for instance, I have another friend with a (physical) disability who did not get this questionnaire. </p>
<p>I answered the questions with a fairly short but detailed/clear paragraph each, and attached teacher recommendations. I would assume that length is not as much of an issue–Cal values getting to know the student more, so have your daughter write however much she is comfortable with.</p>
<p>(I got into the school, am a current student in CED for architecture/ am an art practice intended major. I feel like the questionnaire and the essays really made a difference in my admissions decision.)</p>
<p>Thank you very much, melonpanman for the details.
What were your grades and SAT scores like?</p>
<p>Yes, my daughter did write about her disability and how it has affected her academic performance and we are keeping our fingers crossed now. </p>
<p>Today (Feb 11), she got to know that a few of her friends got invited for Regents’ Scholarship from UCB and that has gotten her very sad already thinking about her results.</p>
<p>Looks like UCB has already made decisions by now and I would think it is fair enough for all kids to know the results at the same time even if they dont qualify for scholarship.
Anybody knows what is the process that UCB and UCLA adopt to release these admission results?
It is very sad to see these kids waiting when they have worked so hard for the past 3+ years amidst health issues. Wish colleges are kind enough to let kids know their decisions fast…isn’t it?</p>
<p>You have to understand the situation from their point of view though. UC Berkeley received 73,000 freshmen applications this year which is more than they’ve ever gotten. People who were selected for regents candidacy are the best of the best; the top 5%ish of Berkeley candidates. So a Regents notification -which is necessary since California students need to schedule interviews-is an implied acceptance anyways -even without the whole “As a Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship candidate, your admission to the University of California, Berkeley for the fall 2014 semester has been assured” thing. They essentially want these kids to feel welcome at Berkeley, so that they go there instead of the top schools that Regents candidates tend to get into. </p>
<p>This by no means implies that all decisions have been made and don’t worry (and tell your daughter not to worry) about not getting a Regents notification. Out of my school only 4 kids (myself included) were notified while about 25 kids will probably end up getting in (judging by previous years). </p>