Feeling dejected, venting some frustration off.

emilsinclair9
Sat, 07 May 2011 19:02:51 +0000

@ kinetix: Wow. I can tell how hard you’ve worked just from reading your post. Tbh, all Berkeley sees is you missing enough AP’s and things like that. It’s your high school’s fault for not letting you take them, and in reality that put you at a major disadvantage.

I’m not sure about your reasoning for not seeming as interested in UCSB or UCD, but both are phenomenal schools and you will great an excellent education at either one. If your heart is still set on Berkeley, as a previous poster said, you can always transfer.

I was definitely one of those “slackers” in high school. I didn’t even -graduate- from high school. If you do decide Berkeley is your ultimate goal, then go for it. Literally nothing is stopping you. Transferring is relatively simple from a community college, and you’d save 2 years worth of tuition.

I’m not kidding AP’s and SAT’s are irrelevant for transfer admissions. I never even took the SAT :p. And I’m not trying to gloat or anything like that, but if Berkeley is where you want to be, then damn, do it! You could transfer and be here in 2 years. I know plenty of freshman that didn’t get into Berkeley originally and have now transferred here as incoming juniors.

Keep going hard for what you want in life and don’t put in less heart or anything like that. I failed out of 2 high schools and have been hurt by a lot of people, but in the end only you can motivate yourself and pull yourself out when you’re down. Judging by your post, I can sense that you definitely have a lot of passion about school and life in general. Don’t let something like this get to you any more than it has.

Seriously consider transferring if Berkeley is where you want to be. If not, I have no doubt that you would love Davis or UCSB if you continued to apply yourself and make the most out of your college experience.

** For the record, it’s also MUCH easier to transfer to UCB from a CCC than a UC.

I wish you the best of luck! You’ll be successful no matter where you go in life.