<p>Hiya,</p>
<p>On April 14th, UC Berkeley made a post about the preliminary admissions data for the class of 2010.</p>
<p>Here are some things I found interesting that I took out of the article:
12,915 students who were offered admission to the freshman 2010-2011 class </p>
<p>More than 50,000 students the highest on record applied to UC Berkeley </p>
<p>While California residents continue to represent the vast majority of admitted students more than 70 percent fewer were offered admission this year: 9,420 for the 2010-11 school year, compared with 11,200 for 2009-10. </p>
<p>The admission rate for the combined fall 2010 and spring 2011 class, including state and non-resident applicants, was 25.6 percent, a decrease from the 26.6 percent admission rate last year. </p>
<p>For students offered admission starting in the fall only, the rate was 21.4 percent, down from 21.6 percent for those starting in fall 2009. </p>
<p>Once again, the SAT scores and grade point averages of this year’s admitted class exceeded those of the previous years class. </p>
<p>Offers decreased for Chicano-Latino students, Asian-American students and white students. </p>
<p>The campus hopes to enroll 4,100 students for the fall 2010 semester and an additional 950 for the spring term. </p>
<p>Once admissions officials have confirmed who plans to enroll, they will decide how many of the approximately 200 applicants placed on a waitlist will receive an offer of admission. </p>
<p>Every single application is read and evaluated; most are read twice, and some are read three times.
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<p>Source: [04.14.2010</a> - More than 12,900 offered admission after competitive application period](<a href=“More than 12,900 offered admission after competitive application period | Berkeley ”>More than 12,900 offered admission after competitive application period | Berkeley )</p>
<p>Hopefully, this should give prospective students an idea of what they’re likely facing when they apply next year. It will also give them the push they need to make their essays that much better.</p>
<p>I congratulate those who got in, especially during the most competitive year in UC history(subject to change). For those that did not get in, you’ll do fine wherever you go, and at least now you know why you probably got waitlisted/denied(even though you probably didn’t deserve it).</p>