<p>This sounds like an extremely dumb question but I just don’t want to screw my calnet ID for life so I’m asking to make sure. When making your calnet ID can it not include your legal name in any shape or form because every time I enter my ID and request to create it, I get “Invalid Calnet ID Format.” Am I supposed to pick an ID completely different from my name?</p>
<p>**Decision: Accepted **</p>
<p>College and Program: College of Letters and Science</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): M: 670 R: 640 W: 690 = 2000
[</em>] SAT IIs: Math II: 760 US History: 700
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: AP Calc AB, AP Euro, AP US, AP Literature
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.88 UW 3.9 W
[<em>] Rank: N/A
[</em>] Other stats:
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Founded a non-Profit organization sending impoverished kids to school in South Africa ([Seattle</a> South African Scholarship Foundation | SSASF](<a href=“http://www.ssasf.org%5DSeattle”>http://www.ssasf.org)), Track Team Captain, Hours of community service to one organization, NHS, among others
[</em>] Job/Work Experience: Work at Nordstrom, Interned for prestigious organization
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): I thought they were good. Talked about living in suburbia and making a transition to the city. Also talked about creating my foundation and how its effected me and others.
[</em>] Teacher Recs:
[<em>] Counselor Rec:
[</em>] Applied on (EA?):
[li] Hook (if any): I’m an asian guy, so… not very good. But I’m guessing it was my ECs and work experience.</p>[/li]
<p>[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[<em>] State or Country: Washington
[</em>] School Type: Private
[<em>] Ethnicity: Asian
[</em>] Gender: Male
[/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc:</p>
<p>I’m still in awe. My SAT sucks really bad. I did not know that one could be admitted with a 2000. But, I think my ECs and Essays really helped. Maybe even work experience. Congrats to all!</p>
<p>I was denied from both UCLA and UCSD, but accepted to College of L&S with a 1960 SAT, 740 and 650 SAT II, and 4.1 UC GPA. I honestly can’t believe it, I thought for sure I’d just end up choosing between UCSB and UCI. My guess is that me overcoming my heart condition was the reason for my acceptance, because I can’t think of any other possible explanation.</p>
<p>@ sphinx, spend your time at Cal well then pal, cheers.</p>
<p>@gold3n: yes.</p>
<p>If I had turned in my application, but Berkeley stated I was missing an English credit in high school, would that likely have hurt my chances or is it negligible?</p>
<p>@ golden It let me use my name just as long as the first letter wasn’t capitalized.</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted</p>
<p>College and Program: College of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering</p>
<p>Stats:[ul]
[<em>] SAT I (by section): 760 CR/800M/770 W 2330 one sitting
[</em>] SAT IIs: 790 Math II, 740 Physics, 740 Chem
[<em>] ACT: N/A
[</em>] APs: World History 5, APUSH 5, Bio 5, Chem 5, Spanish Lang 5
Physics C Mechanics, Physics C E&M, Microecon, US Gov, Calc BC, Comp-Sci taking May 2011
[<em>] IBs: N/A
[</em>] GPA (UW, W): 3.78 UW, 4.09 W
[<em>] Rank: 36/591
[</em>] Other stats: –
[/ul]Subjective:[ul]
[<em>] ECs listed on app: Robotics Member, Science Olympiad (Officer 3 years), Volunteering, Mu Alpha Theta etc.
[</em>] Job/Work Experience:A little work experience at an engineering firm, internship at tech company
[<em>] Essays (subject and responses): Decent
[/ul]Location/Person:[ul]
[</em>] State or Country: California
[<em>] School Type: Public
[</em>] Ethnicity: Asian Indian
[li] Gender: Male[/li][/ul]General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: None</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted into College of Letters and Science for Spring 2012 </p>
<p>SAT I: 2260
SAT II: Lit 750, Math 1 680 or 690, USH 720? I don’t remember very well :P</p>
<p>GPA 4.1ish out of 5.0
International in S. Korea, but US citizen</p>
<p>ACCEPTED!!!OMG!!!</p>
<p>CA, White, Female.</p>
<p>SAT: 1880</p>
<p>ACT 28 </p>
<p>SATII: 640 USH 660 English Lit</p>
<p>AP Tests: English Lang, Chem, USH all 4. I’m currently taking 6 AP classes and 1st semester senior year got a 4.0</p>
<p>ECs: Average at best.</p>
<p>Work: I worked at a pet store and as an office assistant at a production company.
Hook: I’m low income and in my additional comments section and in the Berkeley supplement I talk about how I was the only one in my family with a job when both my parents were laid off and helped with the bills and whatnot. Also, I’ve had 3.83/4.0 all years expect sophomore year when my grades fell because I had to help out so much with the bills and working.</p>
<p>General Comments/Congratulations/Venting/Commiserations,etc: I’m soooo shocked. I’m an average applicant and below average for Berkeley. I am a very good student and my GPA doesn’t reflect it because of sophomore year issues when I had to help out my family with financial issues. Furthermore, I go to an arts school and so I’m very passionate about art and I made sure to really highlight that in my app. The “Augmented Review” really allowed me to talk about this in depth and that’s truly what I think helped. Also, I am an extremely strong writer and I’m sure that my essays helped solidify an acceptance. I’m true testament that you don’t need a 4.5 or 2300 to get into Berkeley. You just need to showcase your passions, talents, and what you overcame (if anything). Berkeley looks for a well rounded individual, not just numbers, because obviously I GOT IN OMG! </p>
<p>And finally, the most important question of all, were you on the CalNet ID directory before they took the names off (Yes or No): NO!</p>
<p>Seems like over half of CC users have some sort of “disability”</p>
<p>My D had applied to UCB with Bioengineering major; the acceptance lettter says that “You have been admitted to College of Engineering …” but it is not specified to which major she is admitted to. Does it mean that she got accepted into BioE ??</p>
<p>Accepted to the College of letters and science</p>
<p>The UCs have been really easy for Indians, especially from new Delhi.
5 kids from a batch of 90 from my school got in
All SAT 2000 +</p>
<p>i have a feeling they just put us through cause of SAT</p>
<p>they’re just replacing all the california asians with international ones to get the extra 30,000 a head.</p>