2012 UC Berkeley Transfer Decisions

Transfer Students UC Transfers
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<p>Decision (including term): ACCEPTED FALL 2012
Intended Major: Psychology
UC GPA: 4.0
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs: All
IGETC: Completed</p>

<p>Which other UC’s did you apply to?
Applied: UCR, UCD, UCLA
Accepted: UCR, UCD
Rejected: UCLA</p>

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: Several years tutoring at CC, Supplemental Instruction Leader
Volunteer/Community service: Nothing major, some events at my CC, mentoring at an after school program, community cleanup, etc.
Achievements/Awards: All-USA Coca Cola Scholarship 2nd team, smattering of little awards from my CC. PTK, if that counts. Presenting at Honors Conference.
Personal Statement: Pretty average. Nothing amazing, but they came from my heart.</p>

<p>Reflection:
Strengths: My GPA and major preparation.
Weaknesses: My EC’s and personal statement. They weren’t awful, but without my GPA I doubt they could have saved me.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: Because this is my dream and I truly believe I deserve it! :slight_smile:
General Comments: BERKELEY '14!!! :)</p>

162

<p>Does anyone know when we will hear about Regents scholarship? Or has anyone already received it?</p>

163

<p>Monergist–</p>

<p>Thank you, and congratulations! Hope you reach all you’ve ever dreamed of–you’ve already made it into Cal!</p>

<p>I have spoken to friends and they’re telling me not to sweat it. I fit the upper-percentile of Berkeley’s admitted GPA even with the B, and I am proud of my personal statements and the extracurricular, work, and volunteer experiences I have had. So…I’ll just wait to hear back. :slight_smile: I hope they’re understanding…so long as everything goes okay, I’ll probably laugh at how much I’m sweating over this.</p>

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<p>I just created the transfer facebook page right now for us new transferee’s! YAY</p>

<p>JOIN MOI! <a href=“https://www.facebook.com/groups/379251432118797/[/url]”>https://www.facebook.com/groups/379251432118797/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Decision (including term): ACCEPTED FALL 2012
Intended Major: Cog Sci
UC GPA:4.0
Major GPA:4.0
Major Pre-reqs: I think I only had 1 in progress? I remember my school not offering a lot of them and I also only applied because of the fee waiver
IGETC: done by spring 2012</p>

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

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: Just part-time jobs here and there
Volunteer/Community service: A few months at the animal shelter
Achievements/Awards: Deans list, PTK, and everything else were awards from high school
Personal Statement: I wrote it in about 2 hours on the last day but I guess they were pretty decent. One was about my mother and her addiction troubles and how they shaped my career goals, life experiences and how we are extremely close. The other was about how my fascination with the brain and psychology started as a child. </p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): N/A
Country (if international applicant): N/A
School Type: CCC
Ethnicity: Whitey
Gender: Female
Income Bracket: Lowwwww
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.): First gen, I think. My sister graduated with her BA but neither of my parents did</p>

<p>Reflection: I was surprised to get in because I only applied on a whim. I had virtually no pre-reqs completed. I have no real desire to attend but it is always nice getting accepted into a top university!
Strengths: GPA – although I had to retake 2 years worth of classes!
Weaknesses: My first 2 years of CC which was an array of Fs, Ds, and Ws.
Why you think you were accepted/rejected: High GPA, Personal Statements
General Comments: Congrats to everyone accepted! I’m happily planning on UCLA, so maybe someone on the wait list can take my spot!</p>

166

<p>@aust1ku,
why do you think u got denied?</p>

167

<p>what is everyone thinking for housing? :confused: Ideally I want a double at Unit 3…thoughts?!</p>

168

<p>Decision: Accepted </p>

<p>Community College GPA: 3.49
Intended Major: Rhetoric
TAG?: No
IGETC?: Yes
Extracurriculars: Photography, art
Job/Work Experience: I work part-time
Personal Statement: strong
Which other UC’s did you apply to?:
Applied: UCLA, UCB, UCSD, UCSB, UCI, UCD
Accepted: UCSB, UCSD, UCI
Rejected: UCLA, UCD
SIR: Berkeley</p>

<p>Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
School Type: Community College
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Gender
Income Bracket: Middle Class</p>

<p>Reflection
Strengths: good personal statements, applied for a non-impacted major
Weaknesses: GPA
Why you think you were accepted: no idea</p>

<p>Other: UC Berkeley has been my dream school ever since I was a little girl. After getting rejected to UC Davis and UCLA last week, I really didn’t expect to get into Berkeley. I was already set on going to UCSD but after I find out I was sooo happy! I think my personal statements were good. I talked about how my view of the world changed once I started community college. I wrote from my heart, which hopefully the admissions people were able to pick up on. Congrats to everyone who made it!</p>

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<p>Decision (including term): ACCEPTED FALL 2012
Intended Major: English
UC GPA: 3.7
Major GPA:3.7
Major Pre-reqs:
IGETC: required…duh</p>

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

<p>Extracurriculars?
Job/Work Experience: Intern at high profile music company, worked all throughout community college
Volunteer/Community service: grassroots political organizer
Achievements/Awards:
Personal Statement: </p>

<p>State (if OOS applicant): Ca
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Pierce College, Woodland Hills
Ethnicity:
Gender:
Income Bracket:
Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):</p>

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

170

<p>^hey, got in from Santa Monica College for English, congratulations to you and see you in the fall at Berkeley!</p>

171

<p>I went to SMC my first semester in 2010! LA TO THE BAY! Congrats</p>

172

<p>everyone is ignoring me</p>

173

<p>^ I’m living at home and taking bart everyday</p>

174

<p>has anyone gotten an email or letter in the mail</p>

175

<p>probably on monday. they also send a car sticker or something. at least they did last year anyway</p>

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<p>@Northbeach</p>

<p>Thanks! I’m still ecstatic.</p>

<p>So you really believe UCLA only looks at stats and that they don’t read applications?</p>

<p>I would never attend an institution filled with 30,000 stats, or with such a shallow and heartless staff and admissions guideline. </p>

<p>Maybe they check the stats first to make sure applicants meet their standards, then afterwards, read the application that students pour their hearts into. But even if that’s the case, it’s still a bad practice, in my opinion. </p>

<p>That’s why I liked the responses I received after submitting my common app to other institutions. They made it clear that they knew how much work we put into those applications, and that they would put an equal amount of work into reviewing them. I appreciate an admissions office that takes the time to create a unique and diverse environment on campus, and one who cares about people rather than numbers. Ugh… reminds me of my job, where I’m simply a badge number; nothing more, and nothing less.</p>

<p>I do, however, believe that every school has the right to review applicants the way they please. </p>

<p>As for communications between UCLA and Berkeley, you could be right. All I know is that Berkeley told me they would share our correspondence with UCLA. To what extent or by what medium, I don’t know.</p>

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<p>is there any way to view the supplemental info we submitted?</p>

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<p>@Monergist
well, from where i am sitting. i know that UCLA did not read my essays, none of them. not even the little added segments below sections. and that is fine with me. you know a lot of kids don’t even write their own essays, so i think the UCLA position is perfectly reasonable. again, UCLA might read some essays if they are confused about something. but in my case UCLA sent specific questions which i responded to and this gave me the impression that they were carefully reviewing applications. while i heard nothing from Cal for five months. i chose Cal because i live close by and it is the top public school in the world, but UCLA is a fantastic school. and they are carefully reviewing applicants but using their own system. it is now harder to get into UCLA than Cal by the way. good luck! it is going to be a really fun year, i am so grateful and so excited. did you send the news to your teachers? they will be so happy. mine are.</p>

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<p>@AB12345
haha, congratulations!
what are your questions exactly my friend?
did we get stuff in the mail? we were admitted on friday, so that would seem unlikely. i haven’t. and what supplemental info are you referring to? you mean the UCB supplemental info? good question, i am sure you can request it. check bear facts. my contract noted the classes i needed to finish and all the requirements expected, so check that if you have immediate questions. all my contract said was to pass current classes with C or better. that was about it. good luck!</p>

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<p>@northbeach</p>

<p>So what makes you CERTAIN that UCLA did not read any of your essays? Did a representative say, “We didn’t read anything you wrote,” or were you present when they reviewed your application, or did they ask you some questions that were clearly answered in your essays, therefore making it seem like they did not read them? The questions Berkeley asked me were clearly answered in my application, but I wouldn’t draw the conclusion that they didn’t read what I wrote. But I’m curious as to what makes you SURE UCLA completely glossed over everything you wrote.</p>

<p>I would hope they didn’t have a staff meeting where they came to the conclusion that “hey guys, a lot of kids don’t even write this stuff, so let’s just ignore it and look at grades.” lol… What’s reasonable is to read them and try to determine if they are genuine, not ignore them because some kids might have had theirs written for them. </p>

<p>When you say, “carefully reviewing applications,” you mean carefully reviewing grades, right? Since carefully reviewing applications would have to include what we write.</p>

<p>There’s an ex UCLA admissions officer at my school. I’m going to inquire of him and see what he is able to reveal about this without compromising his ethics, because the picture you’re painting of UCLA’s admissions office is a bleak one.</p>

<p>I live near UCLA. I was devastated after being rejected by it because it was my safety school. I thought, dang, if i can’t get into the least of the schools on my list, I’m screwed, but thank God for admissions offices who take the time to choose people with stats rather than stats alone.</p>

<p>I somewhat agree that it may be harder to get into UCLA than Cal, but that’s not because UCLA is highly selective between very unique individuals or that they want students who will bring flavor to the campus, but rather, it’s because UCLA receives more transfer applicants, a lot in the 3.0-3.4 GPA range, since a lot of people mistakenly believe they don’t have a chance at Berkeley. The difficulty in getting into UCLA can also be contributed to budget cuts, but it’s not a type of difficult as in Ivey or top private school admissions difficult. </p>

<p>I did tell my professors and they are very excited.</p>