<p>Can you guys please, with your expertise, let me know what are my chances of transferring to the 2 colleges? thanks(: </p>
<p>UCLA- Business Econ
Berkeley- Business Admin. (School of Haas)</p>
<p>my alternative for both schools would be econ.</p>
<p>This is my 2nd year at a cc.
current GPA: 4.0
Clubs: accounting, but not officer position. </p>
<p>no volunteer services</p>
<p>Jobs: 1. receptionist at a doctor's office
2. tutor at a tutoring center</p>
<p>Are you at a California CC? If so, you qualify for TAG (or w/e it’s called) into UCLA I believe. I don’t think that Berkeley does it.</p>
<p>^ It’s TAP. Berkley has its too, but only via invitation.
You have a GREAT chance… <em>sigh</em> I’m a little allergic with 4.0-ers but your stats look so awesome that I don’t know what else to say. I guess you should keep up the good work and write a good personal statement. Well, that’s it :)</p>
<p>Thanks alot ! hopefully, I will make it as well</p>
<p>Why are you allergic with 4.0-ers? if you don’t mind me asking</p>
<p>Avg gpa for biz econ last year was 3.93 or something. Pretty sure it was similar for HAAS’s biz admin. I would get some volunteer work/extra curricular if I were you, but if those jobs you listed are full time then nvm.</p>
<p>from what I heard you’re not allowed an alternate major as a transfer (to UCB at least).the exception i think is if your are in UCLA TAP they allow you to choose certain non impacted majors within L&S as alternate. not entirely sure, can someone verify?</p>
<p>That is true. You can choose any major within L&S as an alternate, but they usually advise u not to choose an impacted one as that would decrease your chances of getting into UCLA.</p>
<p>The majority of those that apply to Haas are turned down due to not having the right or full amount of prereqs completed. Do you/will you for sure have all of your prereqs completed by the end of the spring semester? Out of those with the prereqs done, about 25% are admitted to Haas.</p>
<p>If so, I’d say you’re in at both.</p>
<p>If ANYONE could answer my question that’d be great! 
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<p>I’m applying this Fall for Fall 2012 to UCB, UCLA, UCSD, and UCD. </p>
<p>My current GPA: 3.8 </p>
<p>My question is: What was the average acceptance GPA for Fall 2011 for Sociology at UC Berkeley? </p>
<p>Thank you in advance!</p>
<p>The exact number isn’t available anywhere online as UC Statfinder only goes up to 2009 for Berkeley. My best guess is probably between a 3.78 and a 3.82 judging by the statistics from 2009 and factoring the slight increase annually. I’d say it’s definitely in that range. </p>
<p>Odds are, with a 3.8, you should get in! :)</p>
<p>@emilsinclair9</p>
<p>Thank you so much! I notice that you are a current student @ Berkeley, which is my top choice! If you don’t mind, can I ask you a question? In terms of listing my extra curricular activities on the application, do you know if high school activities count (leadership, volunteer work, work experience)? In terms of community college activities, I don’t have any. In high school I went overboard with my extra curricular activities and volunteer work and as a result, my grades were not as high. But now that I’ve learned to prioritize my schedule and as a result, achieved a pretty high GPA, I don’t really have time for other activities. How much will my lack of college activities hurt my chances?</p>
<p>My TAP advisor has told me that Cal doesn’t put weight on extracurriculars done in HS unless you are still continuing to do them now (i.e., playing in a symphony orchestra in HS, and continuing past HS or keeping the same after-school job you had in HS).</p>
<p>Basically, if you didn’t do it in college or are not still pursuing it, they don’t care.</p>
<p>@ joxy: You’re welcome :). As for EC’s and volunteering, the UC’s don’t even put that much weight on them, especially UCB. On the app you can/should list all of your volunteer work and EC’s from high school because it’s an option. As for your CCC extras, without any it probably doesn’t look great…maybe do something like join PTK (honors society). It costs like $75 to join, but literally you don’t have to do anything if you don’t want to, and it looks good on the app. You could also possibly do some last minute volunteer work (even like 50 hours would help). </p>
<p>However, I’ll be totally honest when I say that Berkeley really doesn’t care about EC’s and things like that unless you’re a sports all-star. At best general EC’s may slightly improve your chances. Overall though, it would be good to have something to show for, so I’d recommend joining a club or two and possibly getting in some volunteer hours! :)</p>
<p>@emil</p>
<p>you have no idea what your talking about. 50% of the application process is EC’s/resume. Don’t suggest wrong information when your not completely positive yourself.</p>
<p>It depends on the EC. I am sure that volunteering for a church charity function or being president of a club and that sort of thing is nowhere near 50% of the admission process. On the other hand, If I could play quarterback well enough to beat Oregon and lead Cal to a Rose Bowl berth I would have a 100% chance of acceptance at UCB no matter what my grades were.</p>
<p>@Transfer2Best</p>
<p>I like how you’re just tossing out statistics with no evidence or data to back up your statement.</p>
<p>Really, 50% of the application process is extracurrics and resumes?</p>
<p>How many applications have you evaluated for the UC system? Do you have anything other than anecdotal evidence that proves this?</p>
<p>If not, then stop harping at other people who have gone through the application process successfully, and stop needlessly frightening people who don’t have a ton of ECs.</p>
<p>My Cal TAP counselor and the director of Cal’s Community College Transfer Center both had this to say about ECs:</p>
<p>ECs are great if you have them, but GPA is the most important thing, along with completion of major-prerequisites. Your personal statements are also important, and your extracurricular activities can help contribute to your essays, and add substance to them. They also don’t need to be directly school related. If you have a hobby or an interest that you pursue with a passion, you can mention that as an EC.</p>
<p>TL;DR @joxygirl - ECs are great, and it’s good to take an interest in things outside of pure academics. However, if you have a stellar GPA and completion of most of the pre-requisites for your major, but only a few ECs, you shouldn’t lose sleep over it. Your major of choice (sociology) is not impacted. If your major were econ, or something - where everyone has 4.0s and all the courses/pre-reqs for their major done, then I would say yeah - ECs will be the dividing line between who gets and who doesn’t. But this isn’t the case for most people (read: non-crazy impacted majors).</p>
<p>@asph</p>
<p>Do you live under a rock? That statistic is practically known throughout HAAS. I have known an abundant of 4.0’s that got rejected due to little EC’s. I wont even argue your naive non-fundamental reasoning.</p>
<p>@emilsinclair9 and @asphyxiac </p>
<p>THANK YOU VERY MUCH! Your knowledge and input are very much appreciated! You help and inspire me more than words can explain! :)</p>
<p>oh and @Transfer2Best</p>
<p>I’m applying as a Sociology major, not HASS :)</p>
<p>@joxy</p>
<p>I was never referring to you, only sunshine.</p>
<p>@Transfer2 </p>
<p>You made a blanket statement in reply to a commenter who was referring to Joxy’s question. You did not mention anything about Haas in your reply. You simply said that it’s 50% of the application process. And you came off as a pedantic jerk.</p>
<p>I mentioned that my comment didn’t apply to heavily impacted majors, a fact that you chose to completely disregard in your reply to me. Also, your use of ‘non-fundamental’ is nonsensical in that context. I think you meant to say “lack of fundamental reasoning”.</p>
<p>Good luck to you.</p>
<p>Edit: It’s turns out that you’re wrong, even with respect to Haas.</p>
<p>The following is directly from the admission FAQ at the Haas website:</p>
<p>How does the Admission Committee evaluate applications?</p>
<p>“The application is broken down as follows: 50% Grades & Coursework, 35% Essays, and 15% Resume/extra-curricular activities. In addition to reviewing applications for completion of minimum eligibility requirements and academic achievement and promise, the Admission Committee will review many factors, including performance in key prerequisites (business, math, economics, statistics), grade trends, course load, consistency of academic performance, leadership skills, interest in being an active member of the Haas community, knowledge of contemporary business issues, accomplishments as demonstrated by extracurricular activities, as well as communication and analytical skills as demonstrated by responses to essay questions.”</p>
<p><a href=“Admission FAQ - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Admission FAQ - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas;
<p>15% is far from the 50% you quoted.</p>