<p>I mad, well makes it easier for me to choose UCLA.</p>
<p>same, ucla here i come :)</p>
<p>Don’t be. I know people who were spring admits, but they just became FPF and got the full college exp(housing, etc.) They spent their first sem knocking out 2-3 breadths.</p>
<p>Same! I’m pretty much set on UCLA now :)</p>
<p>wait what is spring admit…i mean why is it an option?? is it for less qualiffied people than fall admit??</p>
<p>because if u look at my stats, which is 1650 SAT, 3.93 GPA…i got into fall admit, for letters and science college…i dont mean to brag. but im just curious…</p>
<p>as a first year berkeley student, i actually wish i got accepted as a spring admit!</p>
<p>Look at the stats of some of the students rejected - super high GPA, std tests, great ECs - you may find many who have stronger stats that you, but you were accepted, even tho for spring, while they were rejected. It could be that the committee needed space to bring on a specific identified shortage (e.g. want more published poets at the request of the english department), more people from rural areas in California, more students from particular OOS areas, more students from nontraditional backgrounds, more students who are financially independent of parents . . . to build up an interesting and balanced student body to enrich the experience for all. Thus, with a fixed number of spaces that can accommodate incoming students in Fall, they have to take some of the ‘yes’ pile and put them in spring. Not because they are academically less valuable, but just because others happened to match some priority desired characteristic. In a different year, the situation could have been the opposite, with you admitted for fall and a different applicant slotted for spring. Don’t take it is a reflection on your worth. Cal wouldn’t have wasted an admission offer on you, given the many highly qualified applicants who were rejected to make space for the spring admit group, unless they thought you were a desirable student and hoped you will accept the offer. </p>
<p>Bottom line - make the decision to go to a different college based on which is the best fit for you, not because you feel slighted or insulted. Do it calmly and thoughtfully because, in spite of how you feel now, they are not dissing you. Make the decision that gives YOU the best outcome and value - whether that is Cal, fall or spring, or whether that is USC or any other school you may be considering.</p>
<p>^^^No, its not for more qualified applicants. My stats: 2190 SAT, 4.0/4.58 GPA and I was a spring admit. But I’m not a good fit for UCB. Which was probably easy to pick up on in my essays.</p>
<p>Ya, spring admits are just for the more qualified students.</p>
<p>Letting Spring admission help you make a decision between UCLA is utterly stupid.</p>
<p>In the long run it is only one semester of semi-strangeness, but in the end it is all the same.</p>
<p>I was admitted to Berkeley for Spring 2008 and UCLA for Fall 2007. I chose Berkeley, and I attended FPF during Fall 2007. I do not regret the decision at all.</p>
<p>FPF is great (but it will be slightly less great since Kai Morrison is leaving their advising group)</p>
<p>WHAT?! Kai’s leaving. QQ</p>
<p>Anyway, the kids from my high school who were spring admits (including myself) did way better our freshmen than the fall admits. And by way better, I mean we made more friends because of the close-knit community of FPF and better grades because we actually got to talk to our professors (Fred Bourgoin for Math 1B was awesome). </p>
<p>I really think that if you use Spring admission as a factor for choosing another school, you’ll be making a big mistake. I mean, your English class will probably be on campus anyway.</p>
<p>I know a 2380, 4.0 UW spring admit, so yeah, even if they think they’re picking the less qualified, they’re not doing a very good job choosing.</p>
<p>Hey I would not be whining any of you spring admits… I was a 4.1 2170 with a crapton of ecs and the like and I wanted to go to Berkeley more than anything. I’d have given anything to get a spring admit as would at least 10,000 to 20,000 kids who got knocked out so that the space copuld be saved for you… I got whacked, as well as about 10 people at my high school with even higher stats than that. Just giving you a little perspective on that…take it or leave it</p>
<p>Just goes to show that people always want MORE</p>
<p>yeah i wish i could’ve taken some fpf classes (i was a fall admit 2 years ago)…easier professors and curve</p>
<p>Actually, the FPF classes that I took were not curved. However, professors did make it possible for us to get good grades without them.</p>
<p>Is reserving a spot in the FPF program the same as accepting an offer of admission - or can I reserve a spot and still decide to attend another institution this fall? Merely a precautionary question.</p>
<p>is FPF like … super helpful or necessary??
how many of the spring admits actually do FPF?? is it mostly cali-residents??
i’m out of state and i’m wondering if i should apply for it… i still have 8 more schools to hear from and the cost for UCB is really high (but it is my top choice for the time being)</p>
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<p>Could this be the answer to your question?
[Spring</a> Admit FAQs - current](<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/general.asp?id=171&navid=3684#3]Spring”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/general.asp?id=171&navid=3684#3)</p>
<p>Actually, admission deferred to spring may be a good thing for someone who does not have a lot of money – you could study one semester’s worth of lower division courses in at an inexpensive community college and then have to spend one less semester’s worth of Berkeley costs (better to choose a community college on the semester system than one on the quarter system for this purpose).</p>
<p>I am a fall admit freshman right now, and after my first semester at Cal i know a lot of people who wish they were spring admits. By doing FPF you really arent missing out in any way, and you get the full college experience without having to take horrendously difficult classes. It also gives you a chance to meet more people and adapt to the new environment. If I had a choice, I would have been a spring admit…</p>