<p>Thanks very much Carolyn. I’m wondering how such a verification can actually take place. When I asked the person in the office about which classes would meet their requirements, she said to look at their “assist” page and try to match one of their classes with something here. Is it sufficient to take down the name and date/time of call of whoever I talk to who gives me the okay, or should we send an e-mail, hoping to get a written okay? It seem to me all they’ll say is “That sounds like it’ll meet our requirements, please note it in on your application and we’ll consider the whole package.” In other words, noncommital. Personally, I want to just go the test score eligibility route, but I think my son will want to do the extra class to be on the safe side. I appreciate your thoughts and will verify to the extent possible.</p>
<p>Interestingly, the Berkeley rep told me that if my son really wanted to go there, he should try for another UC school first, or a California CC, then transfer into Berkeley. I responded by telling her that actually my DH and I were rooting for UVA!! The impression I got from this small experience is that they aren’t going to make anything easy.</p>