Berkeley Letter of Rec Question

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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There are already several discussions going on about this right now:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1939210-uc-berkeley-letter-of-recommendation-2021.html

(see my response #117 in thread above)

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1835844-uc-berkeley-requested-letters-of-rec.html#latest

The upshot is:

  • getting an offer to submit LOR doesn't necessarily mean you are borderline - YOU should know if you are borderline based on the Freshman Profile and your own stats - some VERY qualified candidates are also getting the email.
  • do everything in your power to submit them - there are no guarantees they will help, but if you don't, and you don't get in, you will ALWAYS wonder if you missed an opportunity to give the admissions folks a more complete and favorable picture of yourself. Who needs that kind of regret?
  • if you don't get the email, don't sweat it.