<p>I am planning on applying for Fall 2013 as a Philosophy major at UCB. My current GPA rests at a 3.5. I plan on taking a few philosophy classes in the Fall which(if all goes well) will probably boost my GPA up a bit to around 3.6-3.7 </p>
<p>In that case would I have a good chance of getting admitted into Berkeley? Also no pre requisite classes are articulated with my current CC.</p>
<p>It is competitive, but not by a great deal. Itll depend on how many Phil classes you have completed and how well you did.</p>
<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I was admitted to Berkeley as a Phil major this past application cycle. I had a 3.6something and was offered admission starting in the Spring semester (not Fall). I didn’t have any of the pre-reqs either, not too many people do as I think I only saw one or two CC’s that offered articulated classes. I think the only things that got me in really was my essay, the fact I worked 40 hours a week while going to school full time, and the number of Phil classes I had on my transcript (even though they wouldn’t transfer it still showed a genuine interest for the major).</p>
<p>So, is a 3.5 competitive? No, not really. The 25th percentile for transfer GPA was a 3.64 this past cycle and the 75th percentile was a 4.0. That being said, I have seen people with 3.5 or 3.4 even get accepted to the spring semester, but at the same time I’ve seen people with 3.8 and 3.9 get rejected as a Phil major. So, you definitely have a shot and as always with Berkeley the closer you can get to a 4.0 by the academic update in January the better. </p>
<p>If you wanted to see where I was pulling percentiles from:
<a href=“http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/transfer.asp[/url]”>http://students.berkeley.edu/admissions/transfer.asp</a></p>
<p>It’s somewhat competitive, but you should apply no matter what because you never know what might happen.</p>
<p>I’m in the same position as you!</p>
<p>Also ^Sunburst, what is “great softs”?</p>
<p>What are you talking about Sunburst? Berkeley doesn’t release admissions GPA data by major, only by school, and L&S GPA is skewed due to some of the heavily impacted majors. Regardless, if a 3.5 isn’t in the middle 50% then it is obviously in the bottom 25%.</p>
<p>A bit confused on the “College GPA (25th & 75th percentiles on a 4.0 scale)
3.64-4.00” Does that mean from 25 - 75% admits were between 3.6 and 4.00? Meaning under 3.6 is bottom 25% and above 4.00 (technically speaking) is the top 25%?</p>
<p>yes, that is exactly what it means. But remember, that is for L&S which is skewed by impacted majors.</p>
<p>I believe Berkeley has admitted GPAs down to 2.9 every year, although those are obviously rare.</p>
<p>Well I’m glad to hear it’s atleast in the higher end of the bottom 25%.</p>