Heads up everyone:
The UCB Admissions Twitter Page confirmed that transfer decisions will be released by 11:59 PM PST on April 27
what? Midnight comedy and tragedy??
Did anybody apply for EECS or CS?
@kookachim lmao they confirmed that in a response to my tweet about wanting to explode from stress
LMAO YA’LL
I tweeted at admissions today “hey can u please just let me know if I got in because i’m going to explode from stress before april 27” and they said “please do not explode. transfer decisions will be posted by 11:59 pm pst on april 27”
mercury: out of retrograde
chakras: aligned
all of us: going to get into ucb
speaking it into existence ladies let’s gooooooo
any other sociology majors?
@getoutmeswamp preach!!!
Woo sociology!!!
Posted earlier but looking for someone to chance
Here’s my status:
I am a CCC student from applying for Fall 2018
Overall GPA: 3.91
Major GPA: 3.89
Major: EECS
IGETC: No since not suggested for college of engineering
TAP: YES
EC’s/work:
Worked at an established High Tech Company in Silicon Valley for an internship as a Software developer, did some pretty cool stuff 30+ hrs/week for summer
Tutor for Math, Physics, Computer Science (Created a tutoring school online that over 2,000 people in 100+ countries signed up for free over summer)
AMATYC Math Competition top 5 winner at my college
Game Design Certificate: (programmed and published games onto arcade website) one of which trended for almost 1 day
Executive position at student government
A few positions at stem related clubs
NASA Aerospace Scholar Program (Participated in 4 day competition sponsored by NASA)
Tutor/Mentor for a private company
Volunteer at local Soup Kitchen (place near and dear to me)
Won the only STEM scholarship at my school one year
Volunteer at Grandma’s retirement home teaching residents how to use technology/social media to keep in touch with family/old friends
Student Note Taker
Small Project with front end web development/minimal back end
Phi Theta Kappa Member
Self Supported or through scholarships
Essays: solid 9.5/10; Tap Counselor was amazed.
Only reason why I don’t have a 4.0 is because I suffered an illness forced me to miss a total of 5 weeks during the term (also dropped a class with a W to lessen my load during the time) and by the time I came back, finals were near.
Major course:
On my way to finishing after this quarter
Chance me if you can
Good Luck !!!
@iphoneCharger561 i’d be surprised if you don’t get in, you seem like a really strong applicant
@jobsoutofcollege I’m a Sociology major! I’ve mostly been lurking here because while I applied to UC Berkeley at 9am on November 1st, like I imagine most of you did, I don’t actually expect to get in. I am a local community college transfer with an overall 4.0 GPA, but don’t have the same kind of extracurriculars you all do. I currently write professionally for a political newspaper and tutor a Sociology course, but not much else. I am still anxious about the 27th though!
Just out of curiosity is anyone an applied math major here?
@jobsoutofcollege prepare for the worst, hope for the best! your gpa is killer and your ec’s sound pretty good so keep up hope! might just boil down to how you sold yourself in your essays and your major prep. let us know if you get in!
Posted once before back in February but since the thread seems to have a lot more activity now. I’m a bit freaked out because I don’t have nearly as many EC’s as most of you but I do have pretty good grades and work about 30 hrs a week. Anyway, here’s my stats. Hey peoples, Psychology major here. Was wondering if someone could chance me here. I have pretty good grades but I don’t have tons of extracurricular activities cause I work. Hoping that doesn’t negatively affect me too much.
I’m a California Community College student
Applied to UC Berkeley, UCLA, Davis, and San Diego
Major: Psychology
GPA: 4.0 (dean’s highest honors for past 4 semesters)
Major GPA 4.0
Will have 60 units done at end of fall 2017
Taking emt course in spring to fill time
EC: weak; last volunteer work was in High School spend most of my time working about 25-30 hrs a week. Started at entry level and now in beginning stages of management. Work at some job for over two years.
Personal statement: hope to make up for weak ec with background info. Parents are both addicts and i was raised by my grandparents. First generation college student. Independent income and not a good high school student. Have since changed my ways and have a 4.0 for last 5 semesters (Dean’s highest honors).
I know Berkeley is heavy on EC but I hope my persoal statements and grades can help neutralize the weak EC. Berkeley is definitely my number one choice.
Hello! I posted this chance me back in December but didn’t get any responses. I’d be grateful for feedback, thanks!
Hello, I just finished my UC application. My main goal is UC Berkeley but I am also applying to Davis (submitted TAG, approved), Santa Cruz (accepted), and Santa Barbara (accepted). Here are my stats. How do my chances look getting into Berkeley?
GPA: 3.8
Major GPA: 4.0
-Film Major
-Coming from Diablo Valley College (feeder school)
-IGETC completed
-Academic Honors on transcript
Raised by a single parent and dependent of US veteran.
Work Experience:
-Currently, I work at my college’s marketing and communications department where I focus on multimedia communications between the college and students.
-During the summer I teach at my college’s community education program where I teach film.
-I also teach computer programming to youth part-time. I also represent the company in Northern California in community shows and meetings.
-Worked at TJ Maxx
Volunteer Experience:
-Volunteered at my local television station
-Volunteered at my local library
Extracurricular Activities:
-Personal film projects: leave town and at one point left the country to produce documentary films.
-Helped with school plays in high school
-Performed improv in high school
Awards & Honors:
California Seal of Biliteracy- certified bilingual in English and French language.
Mayor’s Award- awarded by city’s mayor to production crew of tv station.
Taekwondo Silver Medals
Essays we’re supposedly good. Reviewed by film professors and transfer counselors both at DVC and UC Berkeley.
I currently attend UC Berkeley for concurrent enrollment, earning credit.
Thanks!!
@lunavieja we’re pretty much in the exact same boat… 4.0 GPA, I go to DVC and I’m a sociology major. I tutor, but haven’t done many ECs, either. Are we the same person?
I think most of us are from DVC! At least we won’t be in class on 4/27 lmao
I have a 4.0 too but my ECs aren’t too crazy because I was in class or working basically every single day. But I think we all did better than we’re giving ourselves credit for!
While these forums are helpful is establishing a sense of community, they are also anxiety-inducing. I find myself feeling more and more anxious the more I browse through the various posts.