****UCB Freshman Class of 2024 Discussion****

I am shook I got accepted

SAT: 1340
W GPA: 4.6
U GPA: 3.97

200+ hours of volunteering, no leadership, no sports, average essays, work experience 1 year

Waitlisted at UCLA and UC Berkeley ?

for future applicants:
Rejected!
I probably applied for a policy major or something, don’t remember
SAT: 1560
GPA: 4.988 (weighted), I don’t know unweighted
subject tests: us history (800), math 2 (790), world history (770)
no class rank
junior year AP: art history (5), lang (5), physics 1 (4), us history (5)
senior year AP: calc bc, us gov, English lit, Spanish language and culture, macro
Female, white, New Jersey
extracurriculars: model un president for two years with five awards, debate captain, internship on a statewide campaign, concert choir/a capella, rector or a large retreat at my school, political columnist in my school newspaper, volunteering at a home for lower-income seniors, founder/president of my school’s jsa chapter, other less important commitments, secretary of a statewide political organization (NJ)
awards: first place amc 10 and amc 12, gold medalist national Spanish exam (2x), various model un awards, scholarship finalist for my school, brandeis book award, multiple honor societies, guest speaker at a teen leadership camp
common app essay: about how my personal experiences changed my view of politics/religion. it’s definitely good but not the best thing I’ve written

Accepted: UVM, Pitt, American, Colby, Georgetown, Conn College, Lafayette, Northwestern
Waitlisted: Bowdoin, Bates, Amherst, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Williams
Deferred: Dartmouth
Rejected: Berkeley

I can’t believe. ACCEPTED
Stats:
In States
SAT 1450
GPA 3.9UW/4.3W
Rejected: Emory, Washu, Northwestern
Waitlisted: UCLA

Anyone able to access the waitlist link? When I click it I get an unauthorized access message.

Hey I got waitlisted but the opt in form won’t open. Anyone else having a problem with it?

Is anyone waitlisted but not authorized to access the wait list opt-in form?

Waitlisted 
However, cannot access the waitlist form
says not authorized


I’m also waitlisted and unable to access the waitlist opt-in form. Anyone know the percentage of waitlist admitees from last year?

Same here

Accepted OOS - Chemical Engineering
4.0 UW GPA (don’t know W)
1510 SAT (800m, 710e)
SAT subject tests, 800 chem and 790 math II
9 AP’s (all 5s on the five exams I have taken)
Solid ECs (Leadership/national titles) BUT unrelated to major
White Female
Accepted: NC State, GA Tech, UCLA, USC (I’m on a bit of a Cali streak)
Rejected: Johns Hopkins
Congrats to everyone who got accepted and lots of love for everyone who applied

Accepted (OOS, Florida) into College of Engineering EECS.

S got in SAT 1450 GPA 4.4

Rejected (OOS Texas) from EECS
1580 SAT (780 Reading 800 Math)
3.98UW 4.45W
800 Math and Physics Subject Tests
2 Computer Science Internships
Solid essays edited by English teacher

I finished 14 for 20 with some perplexing results:

Accepted: Notre Dame, Michigan, UVA, UC Berkeley, UCLA, UCSD, USC, Boston College, Villanova, SUNY Binghamton, UMass Amherst, Penn State, Maryland, Fordham
Waitlisted: UNC, Northeastern, Purdue (left until last, wrote essays 30 min before deadline, sounded illiterate, applied only for CS)
Deferred and withdrew: Georgia Tech
Rejected: UIUC, UT Austin

I’m certainly grateful for my many amazing options!

@PitaBread147 ME TOO(except UCSD)! It’s been a TRIP.

Accepted! Theater and Performance Studies BA. Female (1/2 Filipino; 1/2 Caucasian). GPA (unweighted - 4.00; weighted 4.13). SAT score 1220 (that is not a typo). By way of full disclosure, my daughter attends a performing arts high school in California focused on musical theater, and I attended law school at UC Berkeley. She applied to approximately 20 BA/BFA audition-based programs across the country. UC Berkeley is not audition-based so probably not a super-competitive major. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted. Go Bears!

Son was rejected to CS
OOS
3.97 GPA/33 ACT - top 5 rated hs in US
13 APs passed through junior year
Well rounded ECs
Accepted: UCSD, ASU Honors, Illinois
WL: UCLA
Rejected: UW, Stanford, UCB
Waiting USC

Congratulations to everyone. Stay positive everyone. Admissions is impossible to predict and outcomes are not a reflection of what you have accomplished or will accomplish in the future.

Denied and pretty upset if I am being honest. Congratulations to everyone who got accepted you are all so deserving and amazing!

Accepted: UCSD, UCSC, UCSB, UCI, UC Davis, UCLA
Waitlisted: Georgetown, Vanderbilt
Denied: Columbia, Boston University, UC Berkeley

4.38W / 3.98UW GPA and 33 ACT

Extra-Curriculars: Ambassador and chapter president for #HappyPeriod, Executive Producer for Best Daily Live HS Broadcast in the country and Pacemaker award winner (CHSTV), Chapter President for Young Leaders in Healthcare, Internship at a local hospital, on the executive council of student government, treasurer for Best Buddies, Varsity Academic League member, and President/ co-founder of Academic Science Club (tutoring service)

Hook: community service around 500 hours and aligns perfectly w/ my interest in becoming a doctor focusing on pro bono work for homeless women & big involvement in women’s rights issues on and off-campus