2012 UC Berkeley Transfer Decisions

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Decision (Fall 2012): Accepted
Intended Major: Environmental Econ and Policy
UC GPA: 3.85
Major GPA: 3.6
Major Pre-reqs: Completed Spring 2012
IGETC: Completed Spring 2012</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCSD, UCSC UCSD UCD UCB UCLA
Accepted: UCSD, UCSC UCSD UCD UCB
Rejected: UCLA
Waitlisted: None
Pending: None
SIR: ? CAL MUDDAAAAAA***KKAAAA</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:Lots
Achievements/Awards: MVP Tennis team. Dean’s List
Personal Statement: Good</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Mixed Race
Gender:Male
Income Bracket: 250k+</p>

<p>Reflection: After two mistakes, relieved
Strengths: GPA EC’s
Weaknesses: GPA could have been higher
General Comments:GO BEARS</p>

102

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted, Spring 2013
Intended Major: Anthropology
UC GPA:3.71
Major GPA:4.0
Major Pre-reqs: Completed
IGETC:Completed</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCSD, UCD, UCLA
Accepted: Berkeley, UCLA, UCD, UCSD
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
Pending: None
SIR: Berkeley</p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience:Lots of work experience, volunteering, founder of a club, member of many other clubs at community college.
Volunteer/Community service:2 Year work experience
Achievements/Awards: PTK and President’s Highest Honors.
Personal Statement: Strong</p>

<p>School Type: California Community College
Ethnicity: Mixed
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: below 15K
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First generation</p>

<p>Strengths: Everything
Weaknesses: Call of Duty! lol
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I’m hella smart ***!!!
General Comments: Go Bears!!</p>

103

<p>ACCEPTED! Fall 2012</p>

<p>Applied: UCLA, USC, UCB, UCD (tag), UCI
Pending: USC
Accepted: UCB UCD UCI
Rejected: UCLA …BOO YOU SUCK!
SIR: Still waiting on USC!</p>

<p>Objective:</p>

<pre><code>UC GPA: 3.5
Major Pre-reqs Completed: Done by Fall of transferring
Intended Major: Development Studies
TAP: No
IGETC?: Yes
</code></pre>

<p>Subjective:</p>

<pre><code>Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): None in college, listed a few clubs from high school
Job/Work Experience: worked in high school for a local after school program, internship with Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, short internship with a translations firm
Volunteer/Community service: voluntered at asian women’s shelter for a year, asian Art Museum for few month and 5 months at the intl museum for women, plus some small insignificant community service work
Other: 3 week leadership program in Nicaragua before coming in as a Senior, went to Thailand this past summer for a reality tour on human trafficking
Personal Statement: I didnt think it was great; focused on my volunteer work and how my goal in life was inspired by Nicholas Kristof and his book.
</code></pre>

<p>Other</p>

<pre><code>Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket:Under 20k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): Dean’s List, First Generation
</code></pre>

<p>Reflection</p>

<pre><code>Strengths: E/C’s
Weaknesses: GPA and possibly P/S
Why you think you were accepted/wait-listed/rejected: Thought I was rejected because UCLA rejected me!
</code></pre>

<p>General Comments:
I rambled on about my experience in Thailand on the last page of the general UC app. and how it changed me to be a more global and aware person, also talked about individual projects I’ve taken on that didn’t go anywhere else on the app. SO BRAG IF YOU GOT IT!</p>

<p>Sorry for the grammar… I’m still in shock and hyperventilating…</p>

104

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted Fall 2012
Intended Major: Computer Science, L&S
UC GPA: 3.93
Major GPA: 4.00
Major Pre-reqs: None except trivial math (Calc, LA, DE)
IGETC: Yes</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCD, UCSC, UCB, Cal
Accepted: UCD, UCSC, UCB, Cal
Rejected: UCLA
Waitlisted:
Pending:
SIR: Berkeley (I’m sad that I have to turn down UCB and Cal :frowning: )</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: Math tutor, tennis, AGS
Job/Work Experience: None
Volunteer/Community service: None
Achievements/Awards: Some random dean’s award
Personal Statement: 7/10, I think</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant):
Country (if international applicant): somewhere in Asia
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: M
Income Bracket: < 30,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): None</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: GPA, courseload
Weaknesses: no major-related EC’s, pre-reqs
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: pretty surprised for the fact that I’m missing too many pre-reqs. But I think mentioning and acknowledging that in myBerkeleyApp helps to a certain degree…</p>

<p>General Comments: Congrats to every else who got in. And to those who don’t, this is not the end. There is still graduate school, of which the name “Berkeley” matters more than undergraduate.</p>

105

<p>^ huh? you are not going to UCB?</p>

106

<p>o-o sparky are you coming to sc? or did you get in to one of the top end tech school like mit/caltech/stanford/ etc</p>

107

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted
Intended Major: Political Economy
UC GPA: 3.89
Major GPA:
Major Pre-reqs: One semester of Calc(recommended)
IGETC: Yes</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCSD, UCSB
Accepted: UCSD, UCSB
Rejected:
Waitlisted:
Pending:
SIR:</p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience:Part time job
Volunteer/Community service: Board of a Charity
Achievements/Awards:
Personal Statement:Pretty Good</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity:
Gender: Male
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths:
Weaknesses:
Why you think you were accepted/rejected:
General Comments:</p>

108

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted
Intended Major: English
UC GPA: 3.52 (or something) [i’m from a 4- year so no clue what transferred]
Major GPA:
Major Pre-reqs: 3/4 (i think)
IGETC: Nope</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCSD, UCSB, UCSC, UCI, UCD, UCB, UCLA
Accepted: UCSD, UCD, UCB
Rejected: UCLA, UCSC, UCI, UCSB
Waitlisted:
Pending:
SIR: UCB </p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: Worked back in hs… couldn’t in college for fear of losing residency.
Volunteer/Community service: Various activities on campus
Achievements/Awards:
Personal Statement:Pretty Good</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant):CA resident from out of state school
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Private, 4-year
Ethnicity:
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: low lol
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): first gen</p>

<p>Reflection: I cried when I found out.
Strengths: I worked really ****ing hard.
Weaknesses: 4-year university, low gpa, one year transfer, the list goes on…
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I busted my ass all year and made it really clear i wanted to go there
General Comments: GO BEARS</p>

109

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted Fall 2012
Intended Major: Film Studies
UC GPA: 3.48
Major GPA:3.8
Major Pre-reqs: 2/4, less than 50% of language stuff
IGETC: Complete</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied:UCD, UCSD, UCSC, UCLA, UCSB
Accepted:UCD, UCSC, UCSB
Rejected:UCLA
Waitlisted:UCSD
Pending: nada
SIR:Cal fa sho</p>

<p>Extracurriculars? Lots of sports, karate, theatre, in a band
Job/Work Experience: bartender, sports announcer, museum intern for 3 years
Volunteer/Community service: typical soup kitchen stuff, ^volunteered for my high school, museum internship started with volunteer work
Achievements/Awards: some high school stuff (most improved…), Salutorian speaker at graduation (that was a big deal for me)
Personal Statement: Honestly, random as *****. 1st prompt was about my personal history with filmmaking, 2nd was about what Snoop Dogg meant to my dad and I.</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): The best on the west side
Country (if international applicant):
School Type:CCC
Ethnicity:Blackanese
Gender:dude-ish
Income Bracket:high
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): geez…probably the diversity of my interests. My mom is from Hong Kong.</p>

<p>Reflection: I’ll explain below…pretty crazy all around.
Strengths: Perseverance, willingness to accept the challenge, humility. (qualities I really tried to emphasize in my app). 8 honors courses at CC. On paper my life is raaandom. Just odd.
Weaknesses: GPA (maybe not for film), no language, took 4.5 years to finish CC
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: academic resiliency, broad interests/accomplishments. studied abroad
General Comments: So I’m a 3.48, 22 year-old high school ***** up. I graduated in 07 and had a 1.87 gpa. Never took more than 13 units in one semester. But I took all the honors courses I could, 6 A’s, 2 B’s. I was also taking care of business personally. Worked a few jobs, studied abroad and traveled extensively on my own dime, faced some crushing failures, and some heartbreaking losses. My UC app was very weak next to most of yours with your phenomenal stats, so all I could do was be true to myself and my experiences. A PS about Snoop Dogg? Well honestly, I learned a lot about my identity from the Doggfather. And like I said, his music played an important role in my relationship with my father. I went with it, and even if I had failed, at least it was true to me.</p>

<p>To those who will apply again to Cal next year, or for grad school, remember: Cal will never make or define anyone. They always say it, but you know there’s no possible way for them to take all the qualified applicants. It’s chance. </p>

<p>I challenge you to have courage in the face of failure. If Cal passed you up this time, make it your goal to help them see it correctly the next. If you’re planning to appeal, appeal hard and confidently. Don’t let dejection overcome the strength you have within. If you’re SIRing elsewhere, crush it dude! Damn right you were Cal material so stick to it and prove it everyday from this day forth. Find the unique, awesome, and fulfilling opportunities that the campus you choose will offer and revel in that. A world-class education awaits all of us in 2012-13. Let’s get to it and make the most of these short lives! </p>

<p>Good luck, ya’ll.</p>

110

<p>Decision: Accepted Fall 2012
Intended Major: Sociology
UC GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs: Finish 2/3 (1 was unavailable at my school)
IGETC: Will complete by Spring</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCD, UCI
Accepted: All
Rejected: None
Waitlisted: None
Pending: UCI
SIR: UCLA or Cal! </p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: NONE
Volunteer/Community service: related to major
Achievements/Awards: Academic (DEAN, PRESIDENT List)
Personal Statement: 7/10</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): -
School Type: CC
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: 120K+
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection: -
Strengths: GPA 4.0 and Volunteer service
Weaknesses: Did not finish prereqs!
Why you think you were accepted/rejeced: Maybe High GPA (4.0)</p>

111

<p>Accepted!!
Chemical Engineering
3.79 GPA</p>

<p>Didn’t get into ucla</p>

112

<p>@northbeach: Nah, UCB is just a state school. I’m going to Berkeley, it’s much better there. </p>

<p>@jnguyen: I guess I have to turn down SC for Berkeley :D. Didn’t apply to any of the ones you listed lol (prolly can’t get in at all)</p>

113

<p>IS THIS A ****ING MISTAKE??? 3.46 poli sci accepted for Fall 2012. W T F. I am too shocked to post the whole stats thing</p>

114

<p>Decision (including term): Accepted Fall
Intended Major: Computer Science (L&S)
UC GPA: 3.78
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs: Of the available pre-reqs 3/5 done, 2 I didn’t have time. The others weren’t available, which is pretty common.
IGETC: Yes</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCI, UCSD, UCB
Accepted: All
SIR: UCB (most likely) or UCSD</p>

<p>Extracurriculars: 6 years work experience in the field</p>

<p>State: California
School Type: California Community College
Ethnicity: White</p>

<p>Reflection: Figure out where you want to go and which major you want to do right away. Use assist.org and figure out the best group of classes and can be transferred to the schools you’ll most likely get into. Do your own research! The school administration is worthless. Aim for an A in every class, especially the easy ones. </p>

<p>Strengths: I have 6 years work experience in my field of study. I went to school full time while working full time. Was able to maintain a relatively high GPA (High for my major’s classes). My record showed a big jump in academic process (started out REALLY bad years ago, went back to school and started getting straight A’s). I also think my essays were pretty good. </p>

<p>Weaknesses: There are 2 pre-reqs I could have done. I had a really bad start years ago.</p>

<p>So, so, sooooo relieved. I’ve been a wreck all week.</p>

115

<p>has anyone gotten an EMAIL from them??</p>

116

<p>@sparkboy
huh—just a state school? Cal is one of the best schools in the world dude. which berkeley are you attending?</p>

117

<p>Hope this helps future transfers!</p>

<p>Decision (including term): Rejected
Intended Major: Peace and Conflict Studies
UC GPA: 3:58
Major GPA:
Major Pre-reqs: none completed. So I saw this coming.
IGETC: yes</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCB, UCI, UCM, UCSB, UCSD, UCD, UCSC (basically all of them haha)
Accepted: UCSB, UCSD, UCSC, UCI
Rejected: UCLA, UCD, UCM, UCB
Waitlisted: none
Pending:
SIR: UCSD</p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: lots in the past, none currently.
Volunteer/Community service: TONS of community service.
Achievements/Awards: some academic awards.
Personal Statement: Honest and heartfelt. </p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant):CA
Country (if international applicant): USA
School Type: CCC (Santa Barbara City College)
Ethnicity: caucasian
Gender: female
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): no hooks really.</p>

<p>Reflection: STILL SO GLAD I APPLIED! Of course I am disappointed, but overall I am happy I put myself out there. I think everyone who got accepted deserves to be at UCB and are going to be a great contribution to the school. Even the people who didn’t get accepted I believe deserve a UCB education, but the reality is that space is limited and the school had to make some hard choices. We’re all going to end up exactly where we should be! Can’t wait to SIR to UCSD and start my undergraduate education!
Strengths: strong upward trend, demonstrated interest in major and community service.
Weaknesses: lack of pre-reqs and not a very competitive GPA
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Didn’t finish my pre-reqs and not a very competitive GPA.
General Comments: Congratulations to all those admitted!! Now let’s all go start out undergraduate careers!!!</p>

118

<p>Decision (including term): Spring 2013 :frowning:
Intended Major: Chinese
UC GPA: 3.6
Major GPA: 3.5
Major Pre-reqs: Didn’t finish like 2 or 3.
IGETC: Completed by Spring 2012.</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCLA, UCSD, and UCB.
Accepted: UCLA, UCSD, and UCB.
Rejected: None.
Waitlisted: None.
Pending: None.
SIR: Not yet.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: N/A
Volunteer/Community service: N/A
Achievements/Awards: N/A
Personal Statement: Average.</p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant): US
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Chinese
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: N/A
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Reflection: I don’t know what to say.<br>
Strengths: GPA.
Weaknesses: No extracurricular activities.<br>
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: I don’t know. Competitive GPA?
General Comments: Good luck :P</p>

119

<p>@AB I’m also a Poli Sci major accepted with a GPA around yours. I’m also in shock. Did not expect this!</p>

120

<p>@northbeach: Eww Cal is a place full of hobos. UCB is a state school. And Berkeley is the best place in the world, obviously much better than Stanfurd :D</p>