<p>ok, maybe i don't have the right to talk since i'm admitted for fall, but this is what i've heard from a couple of friends' parents. yeah, it's a bummer to be a spring admit, but historically they have higher gpa's, and once the spring semester comes and in the end, it doesn't make any difference. No one asks afterwards whether you're a spring or fall admit...so i guess...one could stick it out for a semester?</p>
<p>sachit: i'm almost positive at this point that i'm going to accept. i'm not sure how they decided who is a spring admit (i have a 4.3 uc gpa and a 2220, so i'm assuming it's not because they fear that i will not graduate), but my older sister who transferred from a cc to ucsb assured me that it shouldn't even be in my consideration. 1 semester you have some limited options, then for 7 semesters it doesn't matter anymore. your transcript will be the same, you'll still be a graduate from ucb, etc. </p>
<p>i just hope i get into fpf and housing is not a problem. at first i was confused and sad, but now i'm just excited. actually no, i'm not pretty sure i'm going to ucb. after writing this, i'm sure. the only reason i wouldn't go would be because i would think that others might look down on me or i might be embarassed to be a spring admit, but that's silly. go to ucb if you were planning to before</p>
<p>hmm........thats all i can say.....i probably need more time to decide....are you guys waiting for decision from any other college?</p>
<p>"well is there really a day to day difference? can people tell you're a spring admit if you don't tell them?"</p>
<p>No. It's not like you are wearing a sign flashing spring admit. You can if you want, but I don't think anyone would care.</p>
<p>Do we still get the same acceptance package as fall admits?</p>
<p>I'm by no means complaining about my spring admit because I am extremely grateful, but what I don't understand is how I received the Regents Scholarship for UCSD, eligibility for the honors program at UCLA (not a big deal though), and then a SPRING admit for Berkeley. I wanted to go in the Fall so badly. Oh well, admission alone is pretty awesome! (just wondering, about how many springs admits are there usually, and is getting into the FPF program competitive?)</p>
<p>There more more spring admits than FPF spaces. It's not about competition, it's about turning in your enrollment form early (unless you count the race to turn in the form as a form of competition).</p>
<p>I know other FPF students who received regents at other UCs, btw, so it's not something new.</p>
<p>I think at Berkeley you'd end up meeting new people and they won't know that you're a spring admit if you don't tell them. That's what I heard anyway.</p>
<p>I posted in the other thread so I want to reiterate here:
I am a parent and I knew all along that a significant number of kids get admitted for spring, because it seems like about half the kids from my son's high school who got admitted 4 years ago were spring admits.</p>
<p>All along I have been hoping that my daughter would get admitted for spring, not fall. We live near Berkeley and I know she really wanted to go farther away for college -- so I thought that if she would get in for spring, it would be kind of like a built-in, half of a gap year -- a time that she could travel and have some fun & adventures before starting school.</p>
<p>She was out with friends tonight and called to have me check online for her, and I was very happy to see the spring admit notice. (My d. probably won't attend Berkeley because she also got into some east coast colleges that I thought were impossible reaches for her - and if there is any way we can swing it financially she will try for those -- but for reasons explained above I sure am glad that the has that spring admit as a backup option).</p>
<p>Please don't feel offended or slighted. Berkeley is a great campus and honestly it is so big with so many students coming and going that no one is ever going to be aware that you are a spring admit unless you tell them. You will have plenty of opportunities to get the courses you want. </p>
<p>Look at this as a gift of time: 4 extra months that you can spend traveling, hanging out and having fun, and/or working to earn more money for school -- depending on what is best for you. If you make the most of the time you have been given, then I think you will realize down the line that it has all worked out to your advantage.</p>
<p>dear calmom, thanks for your supportive words about your daughter's situation.</p>
<p>the thing is, most of us don't want to spend a semester away from college, travelling abroad, or working. we want to be at berkeley, studying. that's the problem. getting spring admit is a great chance for people like your daughter who want t spend a semester doing something different, but for the rest of us, it's still a letdown.</p>
<p>lovelines, it is totally reasonable to be a bit stunned, confused, and let-down when first seeing the Spring admission. That said, it does give you some options for the Fall semester.
It is completely possible to have a fairly standard Fall semester by doing the FPF program and living in the dorms. There are also some pluses, in that the FPF is a smaller program. My S had some great classes during his FPF semester, including Classics.
good luck with your plans</p>
<p>i'm a transfer student waiting for may 1 to hear my admission decision. i would be thrilled with a spring admit.</p>
<p>for you freshmen, whether your realize it or not most of you need some time outside school to figure yourself out. work, travel, or whatever, do something else. school isn't reality. this is why people have midlife crises, they get stuck on the track of: </p>
<p>HS > College > Work > Married with kids > Realize how much you hate the life you chose because you never really gave yourself time to stop and question</p>
<p>take advantage of this break you have. backpack around europe, and come back to berkeley in spring refreshed. you'll be better people for it. the most important things in life you can't learn in school.</p>
<p>I don't think most spring admits are going to spend the summer away. they're going to be going to a cc or do the fpf. my parents won't let me not attend some type of college in fall because if i'm not going to school, then my health insurance isn't covered or something like that.</p>
<p>stambliark41, i'm in the exact same boat as you (except gpa worse). i don't like hearing that im second-class below my friends who got in who have consistently taken easier classes and worked less than me. the uc gpa system really ****es me off... but thats another rant.</p>
<p>i'm definitely not upset about being admitted for spring. I THANK GOD i got admitted to berkeley to begin with. It's always been my dream school, and i nearly passed out when I saw my "congratulations" on the myberkeleyapp website. So, I see a spring admit as a blessing and I'll do the best I can with it. I'll probably do extension this fall so i can live in the dorms and mingle</p>
<p>i think the only people that are upset are those with high enough stats that we expected regular admission.</p>
<p>so this came as a (not so) nice surprise.</p>
<p>plus, as cal_wannabe said, full time student status is needed for financial reasons. which means we all have to be somewhere at school. and the FPF program, while nice for some, is definitely not what we applied for.</p>
<p>there were lots of people with high stats that were rejected...just treat spring admit as rejection if it's such a big surprise..no one should ever really expect to get into a school for sure...</p>
<p>How many out of state students apply to UCB. Does anyone have any numbers. I heard that the class consists of only 7% out of state students. Is that true. My D got into spring admit, but the problem is that we cannot decide until we find out if she got into the FPF because if she doesnt then UCB is not a consideration. She will not go to some CC or do nothing for that time. </p>
<p>We do not find out if she got FPFtill May 5 or something so that mwans we have to pay up for another school and then wait for UCB. I do not why they do not let us know before so that we can plan accordingly and not waste money.</p>
<p>Priti, I suggest you calll the FPF office, and find out the details. From another poster, you receive something from the FPF office within a few days, although the final confirmation is around May 5th. </p>
<p>If you are considering FPF, it is best to get your registration for it sent in straight away</p>
<p>It's a good deal for OOS students as well financially. no OOS tuition applies for FPF.</p>