Get into UCSC and transfer to Berkeley?

Miserlou57
Sun, 14 Sep 2008 03:46:12 +0000

The 3/2 is in no way an easy way into Berkeley. The program excludes any engineering major that is offered at UCSC (electrical, computer, etc.) But beware, the program sucks. It’s incredibly hard… the 3.2 gpa they require in print apparently isn’t close to what you need. Three of the around 12 third-year students in the program who applied to Berkeley actually got in this year. They got stuck. By far most people leave this program, and the current advisor is considered by everyone to be a total *****. Seriously, she will chastize you for a B in the “acceptable” 6-series physics sequence. The Physics 5A/B/C series is extremely hard to get the needed A’s in. I thought this would be a backdoor into Berkeley engineering. Beware, it is not.