2011 Cal Transfer Applicants: The Decisions-Only Thread

<p>The release of Berkeley’s decisions is imminent–the site just went down. Let’s use this thread to post our stats and decisions for the benefit of next year’s class. This thread is a strict stats and decisions thread. Post only your stats and decision once they’re released—do not use this as a discussion thread.</p>

<p>Use this thread for discussion:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1118222-official-uc-berkeley-2011-transfer-acceptance-rejection-thread.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/uc-transfers/1118222-official-uc-berkeley-2011-transfer-acceptance-rejection-thread.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Here’s a template:</p>

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<p>Major: Underwater Basketweaving
GPA: 4.56
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 6.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: President of the Underwater Basketweaving club for 5 years, Certified SCUBA Instructor
Personal Statements: Written Underwater–Strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>lol the sequel thread.</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Cross country for a semester, orchestra for a semester
Personal Statements: Fairly decent</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: Political Science
GPA: 3.4-3.95 (Depending on how some OOS units transfer; 4.0 among 51 most recent units at CCC)
Major Prerequisites: Complete (all 4 political science courses, but not Pol Sci 3)
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Very strong major-related work experience
Personal Statements: Strong, but moderately risky</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted for Spring 2012</p>

<p>Major: English
GPA: 3.6
Major Prerequisites: Missing Two
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: 8 Years service in the USAF, writing and sonnet contest winner
Personal Statements: Prose Poetry</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted (Yes I cried)</p>

<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.80
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 3.80
IGETC: No
ECs/Work Experience: Tutor, lab assistant.
Personal Statements: 7/10</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted Fall 2011</p>

<p>I’m IN!!!
AND I DONT GIVE A **** ABOUT THE TEMPLATE!!!
yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss</p>

<p>Major: Applied Math
GPA: 3.775
Major GPA: 4.0
ECs/Work Experience: Private math tutor, but pretty lacking besides that
Personal Statements: Somewhere between “meh” and “eh”
Other: UC-UC Transfer, no reciprocity.
Did not apply for Financial Aid.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Congratulations to everyone admitted!</p>

<p>Major Psych, Alt: Philosophy
GPA: 3.36
Major Prereqs: Missing a lot!
IGETC: yes
ECs: community service, IDEAS club, etc.</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I don’t mind, I’m going to UCLA!!! Go Bruins!!</p>

<p>Congratz!!! to all those admitted!!! Good luck everyone ;)</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.7 (not sure how they figure it out)
Major Prerequisites: missing one
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Worked full time
Personal Statements: Decent??</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted </p>

<p>Apparently the e-mails were a sign lol</p>

<p>Rejected from every school I applied to.</p>

<p>Major: Business Admin
GPA: 3.82
Pre Reqs/IGETC Missing: Spanish 3
EC: Average
Essay: Solid
NO Emails
Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>Major: Psychology
GPA: 3.94
Major Prerequisites: Complete
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Tutor at my CC and part-time work, student clubs, & volunteering
Personal Statements: Good but not great</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: LSCS
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Yes</p>

<p>Personal Statements: strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted</p>

<p>Major: Biology
GPA: 3.93
Major Prerequisites: Missing 2nd semester Ochem, 1 year calc based physics
Major GPA: 4.0
IGETC: Yes
ECs/Work Experience: Clinical Care Extenders for a year
Personal Statements: Overcoming cancer- strong</p>

<p>Financial Aid: Did not apply for FAFSA</p>

<p>Decision: Rejected</p>

<p>I probably got rejected because I didn’t finish my major prereqs…especially 2nd semester of ochem. Go bruins!</p>

<p>Major: Development Studies
GPA: ~3.65
Major Prerequisites: 1 in progress
Major GPA: ?
IGETC: Yep
ECs/Work Experience: TONS…leadership positions + extensive work abroad
Personal Statements: Strong</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, both.</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: No</p>

<p>Decision: ADMITTED</p>

<p>NOTE: For those of you who are worried about your W’s, I wouldn’t so much…I have like 14 W’s on my transcripts!!! AND Academic Renewal. </p>

<p>=D = me!</p>

<p>Major: EECS
GPA: 3.91
Major Prerequisites: Complete
Major GPA: Never bothered to calculate
IGETC: No
ECs/Work Experience: Summer research at CSUCI, Navy Pre-engineering program
Personal Statements: I thought were average</p>

<p>Received “Financial Aid: Offer Now Available on MyFinAid” Email: Yes, 2 of them.
Received “Financial Aid: Financial Aid Document Needed” Email: Yes</p>

<p>Decision: Admitted!!! :smiley: :smiley: :D</p>

<p>Rejected.
3.9 GPA, 4.0 major GPA.
Linguistics major.
10 years of community theater, three years part time office work, on the board of two clubs
IGETC, L&S requirements, and pre-reqs completed
Did not get financial aid email</p>

<p>Major: Legal Studies
GPA: 3.74
Pre Reqs: Completed
IGETC: Taking stats
Personal Statement: Nobel Prize winning</p>

<p>Decision: Accepted</p>

<p>I dont think i will go though if i cant change my major to political science</p>

<p>In over here. Time for some ICI and Cheeseboard. </p>

<p>Congrats to those that got in. Sorry to those that didn’t.</p>