UC Berkeley Supplementary Forms

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Hi, on Wednesday night I received an email from UC Berkeley stating:

Thank you for applying to UC Berkeley for fall 2015! PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE MESSAGE. Action must be taken within 10 days.

We’ve begun our holistic review of your application and would like you to fill out a supplemental questionnaire(s).

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 specific information you have shared in your application, which will be addressed in the supplemental questionnaire.

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.

To be considered in our review, all supplemental information must be completed in the next 10 days. Please note: Any supplemental information submitted AFTER the deadline will not be reviewed.

The steps are easy:

  1. To access and fill out the questionnaire(s), log on to myBerkeleyApplication: If you need help accessing myBerkeleyApplication, please check our login FAQ page: http://admissions.berkeley.edu/loginfaq
  2. Provide us with your fall semester grades in the questionnaire. If you haven't received your grades yet, don't wait for them. It's more important that the questionnaire is returned on time. Also, confirm or indicate changes to your spring class schedule.
  3. (Optional) Submit one letter of recommendation from a teacher, counselor, coach or anyone familiar with your academic background and extracurricular skills/talents. Your recommender can fill out an online form at the following link. Note that in providing this link to your recommender, you waive your right to view this letter of recommendation at any future point:

Should I be excited about this or is it just something a lot of people get. I am President of a charity where we have raised $250,000+ for the organization so I feel like that is what they are discussing about. But my stats are:
3.6 weighted GPA/ 3.3 unweighted
28 ACT
600+ volunteer hours

If anyone has any insight please let me know! Thanks!

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you are a borderline student and they are looking for reasons to admit you.

that 250k kinda sounds sketchy. I would get a letter of rec from a professor that can verify the situation.