<p>i was accepted into UCLA (for biochem), but i got rejected from UCSD (for human bio). i really think that i should’ve gotten into UCSD. or at least admitted into winter.</p>
<p>weighted GPA 4.1 (got nothing lower than B’s)
SAT reasoning 1940 (reading 620, math 720, writing 600)
SAT Math II C 760
SAT BIO 760
47 hours community service
1 year JV cheerleading
1 year varsity cheerleading
APs courses: stats, psych, chem, physics, eng, bc calc, bio
got 5’s on stats, psych, and bio (the others i’m taking this year)</p>
<p>my essays were not crappy. at least average.</p>
<p>any idea why they would reject me? >T i hecka wanted to go to UCSD, over UCLA. but maybe not i don’t have a choice. haha. >_<</p>
<p>UCLA is a great college. I'd definitely go there over UCSD. But when it comes down to it they are both great colleges with strong science departments. I'm sure you'll be happy at either one.</p>
<p>UCLA reviewed your application and assigned a ranking in the context of the other students from your high school based on your course work and activities. You are competing against your classmates for a spot at UCLA. </p>
<p>UCSD assigned initial points to your application based on academic factors (i.e. WGPA, SAT I, SAT II, courses beyond minimum a-g requirements, ELC, etc.) and selected the top 5400. Those not selected will go back into a pool and will be assigned additional points based on non-academic factors (i.e. special talents, community service, leadership, etc.). The top 11,000 applicants from this second pool will be admitted.</p>
<p>In short, for UCLA you are competing against your classmates and for UCSD you are competing against the general high school population -- better odd.</p>
<p>"Readers scored all undergraduates applications to Berkeley on a scale of one to fivce, with an additional category for applicatants who ere not UC eligible. Academic factors were weighted most heavily in the scoring process, although there were no fixed weights governing the score. The comprehensive score reflects applicants' relative levels of achievement in both academic and non-academic areas. Admissions staff generated summary sheets that included student rankings and school information, such as ELC status and course offering lists, to allow readers to consider of achievement in contect. Readers could refer applicants who were close to being competitive for admission to an augmented review process, in which applicants were requested to submit supplemental information in the form of a questionnaire and letters of recommendation. Less than 6 percent (about 2100 out of 36K applicants) were reviewed under augmented review. The final admission decision was based on a ranking of scores, with students with the highest scores admitted."</p>
<p>In short, it is blend of UCLA's and UCSD's with UCB's own twist.</p>
<p>I got into both UCLA and UCSD as an out state applicant. I got in pre-bio at UCLA and anthropology at UCSD. I am yet to heard from Berkeley for Sociology! I have 3.993 GPA and a 2050 SAT. So happy, so lucky, hurah!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>You chose three different majors? UCLA may have a better social life than UCSD, but UCSD has a great science program and their six college system doesn't make the UC seem so huge. I got rejected by LA nad into SD so it doesn't really matter now...</p>
<p>Well this is kinda relevant...if I were to apply to pharmacy school, would UCLA or UCSD be a better school to do undergrad at? (for a biochem major)</p>
<p>Really? I'm planning on going to UCSF or USC for pharm (USC is ranked 18th I think, but it's second best in California). Would the undergraduate connections really help with my admissions?</p>
<p>I'd have to chat with my sis about this, but I don't think the public pharm schools rely so much on connections for admissions considerations. But I'm thinking that, since the UC system seems pretty well connected, if you volunteered at a well known establishment like the UCLA Med or researched under a prominent UC professor, you'd just get that extra boost.</p>