Astrophysics UCB transfer

salim19
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 13:45:49 +0000

Hello everyone !

So its time to apply… and I decided that although all this time I have been working towards a CS degree requirements my true passion, since very young age has been astro physics. So at the beginning of this semester, I went to assist, pulled out the req’s that Berkeley asks for when applying for astrophysics, and they were the exact math, and physics req’s and it seemed as if I finished them even before this semester had begun. Now because of an incident (failing two GE’s) over the summer my gpa dropped, and will be at 3.5x by the end of the semester if everything goes well. Assuming my essays are strong, and I explain my circumstances over the past two years, do you think I will stand a chance in getting in ?

FYI, when I failed the two GE’s I freaked out, and I enrolled in 33is semester unites (this semester) at a couple of different colleges, I have an A in every single class, do you think that will show them, that although the incident happened, I can handle the prestige of Berkeley ?

Other info about me, I am interning at 2 computer companies, at one I am an app developer, and the second I develop and program gadgets for law enforcements, over the summer I worked as a C++, Java, and iPhone programming instructor at iD Tech Camps (if anyone knows what it is). I also used to do lots of tutoring, both private, and community service.

The reason why most of my Ec’s are computer related is because I was going to CS but I changed my mind, and because these jobs are the only way I can afford rend, and education.

Thank you, and sorry about the long post.

EDITE:
I am taking lots of CS classes, 1 math classes, and finishing IGETC this semestr.