I’m creating this thread because I haven’t encountered a waitlist thread for UCB fall 2018 students.
Post here if you’ve been waitlisted.
I’m curious to see how large the waitlist pool is.
As for me,
Major: Political Science
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCD, Cal Poly
Waitlisted: UCB
GPA: 3.4(overall) & 3.6(major)
IGETC and Major Prereqs: End of Spring
Essays: Essays were solid, which I feel contributed to being accepted or waitlisted.
Major: English
GPA: 3.45
IGETC: Done Fall 2017
Major Prep: All done by spring but one course
Essays: Strongest part of my app I believe
EC: close to none, worked multiple jobs while going to cc
Accepted: UCD
Rejected: UCLA
Waitlisted: UCB
Pending: UCSC
So the waitlist opt-in asks for your final spring semester grades by may 15th, but mine won’t be finalized until May 25th. Does anyone have any suggestions on what to do?
Hey
Well, looks like we have some more waiting to do! I’m just glad this thread has been made so we can wait it out together lol
Major: Biological Sciences: Neurobiology
GPA: 3.3
IGETC: Completed
Major Prep: Complete by Spring 2018
Essays: I felt like I addressed each essay in a way that would fully describe me as an applicant. I just wish I had made a few changes to my tone in certain places and allowed my personality to shine through more. It was tough for me to strike a balance between discussing achievements and struggles with personal insight due to the word limit. Hopefully I can do better with the waitlist essay
EC: Student government office position, STEM Club treasurer, Honors, COPE Health Scholar, UCLA SMDEP, UCLA MEDPEP
Major: Global studies, international studies
Accepted: UCSD, UCI, UCD, UCSB, SFSU
Waitlisted: UCB, UCLA
GPA: 3.7(overall) & 4.0(major)
IGETC and Major Prereqs: End of Spring
Essays: I m an international student and i believed my essays were solid and straight on point.
Anyone willing to share any ideas for waitlist essay?
@Bidgemoo I’m in the same situation my grades won’t post until the 25th. I think we can submit midterm progress reports, if instructors have posted grades on there.
I’ve been going through UCB’s waitlist thread from last year to see what useful information I can obtain. It looks like there is movement on the waitlist if your major is not impacted.
Major: Architecture
Applied: UCD, UCLA,UCB
Accepted: UCD
Waitlisted UCB!!!
gpa: 3.5
Ec: awards from hs and just enough of volunteers and little of club activities.
Both igetc and pre req are finishing in this spring
Semester.
Ec: good
I can’t find someone from architecture major here elsewhere which i think it is hard to get in as wait list…? Idk…
i really hope i can get in. I am going over all the waitlisted thread from last two years ;(
Major: Chemistry
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCR, UCM, UCSC, UCSB, UCD
Waitlisted: UCB
GPA: 4.0 (transferable GPA)
IGETC: done by end of spring
Major Prereq’s: done by spring as well
Essays: they could have been better to be honest, i kinda rushed it a little
I think UCB wait-listed me because of my ECs, since everyone else on the UCB Fall 2018 thread had awesome ECs.
Also, I SIR’d to UCLA but I’m hoping to get out of the wait-list, but I don’t know what the chances are since I don’t think that UCB takes that many people off the wait-list anyways.
So the waitlist deadline is May 15 but do you think they will start accepting people off the waitlist sooner since freshmen deadline to SIR is today? I’m not ready to submit my waitlist essay yet… so I’m hoping that they have to wait until the transfer deadline to opt in.
Major: Chemistry
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, UCI, UCR, UCM, UCSC, UCSB, UCD
Waitlisted: UCB
GPA: 4.0 (transferable GPA)
IGETC: done by end of spring
Major Prereq’s: done by spring as well
Essays: they could have been better to be honest, i kinda rushed it a little. I do wish that I changed somethings but i feel like my wait list essay makes up for that
I think UCB wait-listed me because of my ECs, since everyone else on the UCB Fall 2018 thread had awesome ECs.
Also, I SIR’d to UCLA but I’m hoping to get out of the wait-list, but I don’t know what the chances are since I don’t think that UCB takes that many people off the wait-list anyways.
By the way, the wait list letter from UC Berkeley says that we will here at the end of June, is their still a possibility to hear earlier than that because all the waiting gets me anxious lmao.
@caldreamer, would you consider sharing your stats? I’m doing recon for my son who is aiming this direction for Fall 2020…(so many prereqs.) Also, just curious, how long have you been at it in another college?
Major: Computer Science
Accepted: UCI (TAG)
Waitlisted: UCB, UCSD
GPA: 3.49
IGETC: done by end of spring
Major Prereq’s: Done
Essays: 1 super-relevant to CS and personal life, others didn’t feel as strong
After a bit of reflection, I gained a bit of self-esteem and confidence in myself for being considered on the waitlist. I believe my 1 good essay + the fact I’m current cross-enrolled @ CS61A right now pushed me onto the waitlist. Gonna SIR to Irvine, but still hoping to get in to Berkeley!
To be honest, you have a solid application. My guess is because you are an international student and the UC colleges give preference to California community colleges first, would be the reason why you were wait listed. I do hope that UCB excepts us off the wait list, but it’s hard to tell since I don’t know how many people will be attending for the Fall 2018 semester.
I got admitted off waitlist last year. Spent good amount of time on waitlist essay. I had a 4.0 and was applying for Psych. If anyone has specific qns happy to answer.
Absolutely loving Cal, but those two months of wait was an agony.
