<p>Accpeted!
GPA: 3.82
Major: Psych
Prereqs: All finished by end of this semester.
IGETC: Complete
Essays: 9/10.</p>
<p>Cal is my dream school!</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>Decision Date & Time: (April 26th 2013. 5:45 PM)</p>
<p>Objective[ul]
[<em>] UC GPA: 3.9
[</em>] Major Pre-reqs Completed: Yes
[<em>] Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
[</em>] TAP?: No
[<em>] IGETC?: No
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[</em>] Extracurriculars: Mostly from tutoring for school, volunteer tutoring for math club, Phi Theta Kappa, etc…
[<em>] Job/Work Experience: Worked in CNC industry for a good 5-6 years.
[</em>] Volunteer/Community service: Tutoring.
[<em>] Personal Statement: I feel good about it but it is not spectacular by any mean.
[/ul]Other[ul]
[</em>] Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
[<em>] State (if domestic applicant): CA
[</em>] Country (if international applicant):
[<em>] School Type: CCC
[</em>] Ethnicity: Viet
[<em>] Gender: Male
[</em>] Income Bracket: <50,000
[<em>] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation college student.
[</em>] Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Big dilemma. I got accepted to all UCs I applied. However, UCLA and Berkeley are in my top 2. Berkeley is giving me a bit more money than LA. So I am not sure!!!
[/ul]Reflection[ul]
[<em>] Strengths: GPA, work experience, tutoring
[</em>] Weaknesses: long gap in education.
[li] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: Hardcore.[/li][/ul]General Comments: I did not expect to be accepted at Berkeley. I only hoped I got into it.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>UC GPA(major): 3.94
UC GPA(overall):3.95
Major Pre-reqs: Done by 2012 Fall
Recommended courses: Equivalent to Phys 7C, CS 61B & C, EE20N
Intended Major: EECS
IGETC?: No
TAP?: No
How long have you been in College ? Five semesters
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #1: 9/10
How well is your personal statement essay in prompt #2:10/10</p>
<p>Extracurriculars (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work): Volunteering & Math Tutor at CC
Additional Details(awards, scholarhsip,…): No
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Received UCB FinAid email ask for Financial Aid Document Needed (Y/N): N
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Maybe</p>
<p>Why you think you were accepted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses):
Strong major prerequisite prep. Decent personal statement & sufficient extracurricular activities.</p>
<p>anyone going to : Southern California Receptions for Transfer Students? its on your MyEvents in your MyBerkeleyApp</p>
<p>how do i check my financial aid package??</p>
<p>@comp100 on myberkeley app under messages the second box should say</p>
<p>“You may view your financial aid awards on MyFinAid, but we are missing required information from you. Please check MyFinAid for messages about the documents or information you need to submit to complete your financial aid file. Please also see Financial Aid FAQs and our new student page.”</p>
<p>click on MyFinAid and it should ask you to create Cal Net ID to log in!</p>
<p>@jmanriquez
Happy for you dude</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!
3.93 Psychology
No TAP
Missing a pre-req and IGETC is in progress
My twin sister got in too :)</p>
<p>Which other schools did you apply?
Applied: UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Accepted: UCSD, UCLA, UCB</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: My GPA maybe?
Weaknesses: Didn’t have all of the pre-reqs</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>UC GPA: 3.72
Major Pre-reqs: None Articulated
Intended Major: Art History
TAP: YES
IGETC: Completed</p>
<p>Accepted to: UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCSB
Rejected from: N/A :)</p>
<p>Decision: Rejected</p>
<p>Intended Major: Political Science
UC GPA: 3.51 (3.6 UCLA GPA)
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Complete? Yes 1 IP will be done end of Spring
IGETC: Yes</p>
<p>Which other schools did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCSD
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD
Rejected: Just Berkeley
Waitlisted: NA
Pending: NA</p>
<p>Extracurricular’s: Various sports teams, honors student, MUN, Political science club
Job/Work Experience: Worked for a few months at a candy shop and at a US Embassy while living in Asia.
Volunteer/Community service: BLAST after school program, Lots of community service abroad while in high school
Achievements/Awards: Deans list, various awards from orchestra/sports teams,
Personal Statement: 9/10 Amazing feedback and help from various English profs/counselors </p>
<p>School Type: Community College
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k</p>
<p>Reflection: Not too disappointed, UCLA has always been my dream school.
Strengths: Personal statement, well rounded EC activities, a very good excuse explaining my subpar GPA
Weaknesses: Crappy GPA due to one bad semester.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: While UCLA factored my french 1 and 2 grades (10 units of 3.0) out of my GPA, Berkeley did not and my GPA was a 3.5 rather than a 3.6.</p>
<p>I’m still in disbelief… I was accepted to UC Mother****in Berkeley!!!</p>
<p>Major: History
Gpa: 3.82ish
Major Gpa: 4.00
Essay: 8/10 meh ok
Pre req: all, but one in progress
Extra activities: church, elementary tutor, museum, Stanford volunteer.
Applied:UCSD,UCSB,UCI,UCD,UCLA,UCB
Accepted: all of them
Choice: UC Mother****in Berkeley.
Feeling good… and nervous. I hope I have a good experience there.</p>
<p>I’m really concerned about this… can anyone else not see any financial aid at all? On my “Shopping Sheet” which is supposed to show estimated costs and tentative awards I have $0.00 in every field. Picture below.</p>
<p><a href=“http://i.imgur.com/9bhT9Jg.png[/url]”>http://i.imgur.com/9bhT9Jg.png</a></p>
![http://i.imgur.com/9bhT9Jg.png[/url]](http://i.imgur.com/9bhT9Jg.png%5B/url%5D){kind=link}
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED College of Chemistry
GPA: 3.5
Major: Chemical Biology
Pre-reqs: Complete
IGETC: Complete
EC’s: Summer in Cancer Research lab, college athlete, minimal volunteering</p>
<p>Applied:UCLA, UCI, UCSD, Cal
Accepted: ALL!
Rejected: NONE!
PS’s: Most Likely Very good. I’m not trying to come off as bragging at all. Considering my lowish gpa, these are probably the one thing that really got me in as every other part of my app was definitely not as stellar as everyone else here on CC.
Reflections: Very proud to say that I’ve been accepted, but I think my heart is in UCLA. Also I received the financial aid document request email a couple days before acceptance so I’m guessing that It is one of those “good signs” lol. I hope people from future app cycles see this and find hope if they don’t have 3.9+ GPA’s, but have motivation and passion for their future careers and demonstrate it well through their words and actions outside of the classroom!</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED</p>
<p>Intended Major: Media Studies
UC GPA: 3.73
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Complete? (Y/N): Yes
Major Pre-reqs completed (list): All the courses my CC offered (Y/N): Yes</p>
<p>Which other Schools did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCSB, and UC Berkeley
Accepted: UCSB & UC Berkeley
Rejected: UCLA
Waitlisted:
Pending:
SIR: JUST SIR’ED TO BERKELEY! </p>
<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: Retail jobs, internship at public radio station
Volunteer/Community service: taught sustainability workshop, Heal The Bay
Achievements/Awards: Deans list, Scholar’s program
Personal Statement: I’d give it a B+</p>
<p>State (if OOS applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: California Community College
School name: Santa Monica College
Ethnicity: Caucasian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Middle Class</p>
<p>Reflection:
Strengths: work experience, hard to get internship, major GPA
Weaknesses: extra curricular, UC gpa<br>
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: My internship and personal statement
General Comments: shocked and so excited! <strong><em>also I DID NOT get the mythical financial aid email though I was missing documents and I still got accepted</em></strong></p>
<p>Intended Major: Rhetoric (UCB), Political Science at UCLA/SD/Davis
UC GPA: 3.682
Major GPA: Cal: N/A, school doesn’t offer the one Rhetoric prereq; Every other school: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs: Missing one for Political Science
IGETC: Will complete by end of Spring
Applied: Cal, LA, SD, Davis
Accepted: Cal, LA, SD, Davis</p>
<p>I’m also a one year transfer student. I’ve finished nearly 30 units with AP classes. By the end of the year, I’ll have completed all 60 units. </p>
<p>As listed on my application:</p>
<p>Extracurriculars?
- Android Application Manager
- Political Blog Editor
- Wolf Pac Activist
- Speech and Debate (High School)
- Model United Nations (High School)</p>
<p>Job/Work Experience:
- High school debate coach
- English Tutor
- Geometry/Algebra 2 Tutor
- Chess Instructor at Pacific Chess Academy
- Summer Camp Instructor for Debate</p>
<p>Earnings Purpose: Creating a non profit organization</p>
<p>Volunteer/Community service:
- Habitat for Humanity
- Swalwell for Congress
- City Lights Volunteer (Taught mentally disabled kids how to golf)
- InnVision Shelter Network Thanksgiving Day
- Tri-Valley Progressives (phonebanked for the President’s campaign)</p>
<p>Achievements/Awards:
- Top 15 in California for Congressional Debate
- SCU Invitational Champion Debate
- UC Berkeley Invitational Finalist Debate
- Second place Stanford Invitational Finalist Debate
- 1st Degree Black Belt TKD</p>
<p>Personal Statement:
- I think my major essay was good and funny. I incorporated 2Chainz’s lyrics, “They ask me what I do and who I do it for.” So, I talked about what I do (my jobs) and who I do it for (my students).
- I began with one of my favorite chess openings and discussed how it focuses on a lot of squares at once. I made a parallel between that opening and how I have a lot of jobs. And I talked about my non profit since that’s the reason I work a few jobs.</p>
<p>State: California
School Type:CCC
Ethnicity:Asian Indian
Gender:Male
Income Bracket:$120k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I have a W in my macroecon class. I said it was because that was the only time I could tutor one of my students who was failing his high school math class – true story.</p>
<p>Started from the bottom now we here ayeeee! Accepted 3.52 Poli Econ!! Join our fb page for fellow CAL transfers!! <a href=“UC Berkeley 2013 Transfers | Facebook”>UC Berkeley 2013 Transfers | Facebook;
<p>GGGGGGGGGGGGGG</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED
Intended Major: MCB
UC GPA: 3.7
Major GPA: im not sure 
Major Pre-reqs Complete? yep
IGETC: Yes
TAP: yes</p>
<p>Which other schools did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, Cornell
Accepted: all ucs
Rejected: Cornell
Waitlisted: NA
Pending: NA</p>
<p>Extracurricular/Volunteer/Community service:</p>
<ul>
<li>Volunteer at Emergency Dept. for private hospital</li>
<li>Volunteer at a lab for UC Berkeley’s College and Natural Resource</li>
<li>Volunteer at a Senior citizen home</li>
<li>Volunteer at Lawrence Hall of Science </li>
<li>Volunteer of YMCA
-President of University Transfer Club
-Vice President of a club at UC Berkeley
-Secretary of Student Body
-Member of school Biology Club
-UCB’s Environmental Leadership Program
-UCB’s TAP Program
-UCB’s starting point program</li>
</ul>
<p>Job/Work Experience: </p>
<ul>
<li>Summer internship at Big Wildlife (2011) </li>
<li>Summer research internship at UCSF Division of Gastroenterology(2012)
-Summer research internship at UC Berkeley MCB dept. (2013)</li>
<li>Teacher Assistant/ Lab Assistant for Bio 1A and Bio1B professor</li>
</ul>
<p>Achievements/Awards:
Deans list
Honor Roll
PTK member</p>
<p>Personal Statement: got it revised by like 10 people.</p>
<p>School Type: Community College
Ethnicity: Asia Pacfic Islander
Gender: female
Income Bracket: 60k</p>
<p>Reflection: I was really scared because I thought my gpa wasnt that competitive. All I have to say is that with a very okay gpa, ECs help a lot. LANDING SWEET INTERNSHIPS definitely sets you apart from other applicants. </p>
<p>Strengths: Personal statement, well rounded EC activities
Weaknesses: gpa
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: cornell is a ****** LOL.</p>
<p>Looks like you’re going for free zomgrad! :P</p>
<p>Congratulations to everyone who has received admission at UCB!
I decided to check their decision before LA’s! I was on my way to work and I could not believe what I read! I got accepted! I honestly was not expecting to get into such a prestigious school! I applied when I was in high school and got denied.
LA’s decision was not as pleasant, I got denied. LA was my dream school, but Berkeley is a great school too!</p>
<p>Chem Major, 3.58 GPA, missing Ochem series and Physics series. Involved in tutoring and helped co-found a collegiate dance team.</p>
<p>I am leaning towards going to Berkeley rather than to Irvine (I only applied to these three schools). But I do plan to appeal LA and if that is successful, I will have to decided between CAL or LA!</p>
<p>This is what my portal read:</p>
<p>"Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of California, Berkeley for fall 2013! You have been admitted to the College of Letters and Science.</p>
<p>In light of the outstanding credentials you presented in your application, you and your family have every reason to be proud of your academic and personal achievements. The Admissions staff reviewed more than 83,300 total applicants (67,427 freshman and 15,893 transfer) of extraordinary quality before selecting you for this offer.</p>
<p>As a UC Berkeley student, you will:</p>
<p>follow in the footsteps of distinguished scholars who studied at the world’s premier public university
interact with a diverse group of students and forge lasting friendships in your quest for intellectual growth and academic excellence
join a dynamic, supportive community that offers a wide range of educational, recreational, and social opportunities
The next step for you to take is formal acceptance of our admission offer. Everything you need to do and know is available in the Next Steps section on the Home page (click the Home tab above) in myBerkeleyApplication.</p>
<p>Again, congratulations and welcome to the University of California, Berkeley! Enjoy this moment and picture yourself at Berkeley, a place where, given your exceptional abilities, I believe you will enjoy tremendous success and make unique contributions.<br>
Sincerely,</p>
<p>Amy W. Jarich
Assistant Vice Chancellor and Director
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Click here to see the Next Steps section in myBerkeleyApplication."</p>
<p>ps I wish us all the best and may whatever choice we make towards our education be beneficial and rewarding.</p>
<p>Decision: ACCEPTED for Fall 2013
UC GPA: 3.8
Major Pre-reqs Completed: All done, A’s in all of them
Intended Major: Poli sci, considering doubling in history… haven’t decided yet
TAP?: I still don’t know what tap is
IGETC?: YES</p>
<p>Which other schools did you apply to?
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD
Accepted: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD
Rejected: none
Waitlisted: none
Pending: Dartmouth, Harvard, Georgetown, GW
SIR: I probably will to Cal tomorrow/ today</p>
<p>Subjective:
Extracurriculars: Tons of political stuff, started political organization, managed campaigns, internships, etc
Job/Work Experience: Managed 3 campaigns, worked at sports camp
Volunteer/Community service: Involved in 19 campaigns
Personal Statement: I wrote about politics… any other devout libertarians/ an caps out there who got in?
Applied for Financial Aid?: yes, but I promise I won’t get a penny.
State (if domestic applicant): CA
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: Obama and the fellow communists are bankrupting my family by stealing a substantial portion of our income
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): I’m super crazy about politics. For those who end up there, I’ll be that crazy guy protesting at school with Young Americans for Liberty telling you that the (neo-con) Republicans and (communist) Democrats suck and that libertarian republicans are the way to go… This is essentially what I wrote about in my essay
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): Hell yeah see you all there</p>
<p>Reflection
Strengths: GPA kinda and EC’s. I wrote in my essays how I want to be in congress one day and tied my ecs into my career goals and how I need to learn as much as I can from a top school so people will vote for me.
Weaknesses: I forgot to mention honors, deans list and ptk.
Why you think you were accepted: I finished my pre recs, my ecs, and I wrote my personal essay about who I am… I really reflected who I am as a person and how passionate I am about being a Ron Paul supporting libertarian!
General Comments: I almost cried</p>