Cal Spring Admission

calibabe
Tue, 13 Sep 2011 20:22:40 +0000

I keep seeing all over CC about transfer students who are accepted to Cal as Spring admits… How is this decided? Is it by major? Do Spring admits get an extra semester do graduate? I really want to go to Berkeley, but I’m concerned that I wouldn’t be able to take all the classes in time if I didn’t have the Fall semester (all hypothetical, of course). I’m a poli sci major, but I’m also taking science classes to apply to medical school. My concern is that if Spring admits are based on your major, the admissions officers won’t know I’m pre-med and I won’t be able to finish the two two-semester sequences I need. I’m planning on mentioning that I want to attend medical school in my essay, but will they factor that in to deciding (if I were to be admitted) if I’m a Fall or Spring admit? I’m just so confused about the whole thing! Thanks in advance :)