Major: Psychology
Term: Fall 2015
GPA: 3.739 (when applied) 3.76 (after Winter)
Major Pre-Reqs: All completed since Fall 2014
TAP: Yes; to UCLA
TAG: Yes; to UCI
IGETC: Will be completed this Spring
EC’s: Had a good amount under my belt. I also work as an assistant to a team of psychiatrists and psychologists.
I definitely think my EC’s and essays helped me out a lot on for Berkeley.
I’m still honestly so surprised.
Admission Decision: Accepted!
UC GPA: 3.94
Major GPA: 4.0
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Yes
Intended Major: Sociology
TAG/TAP?: TAG’d to Davis, TAP @ UCLA (alternate major: Gender Studies)
IGETC?: Completed last semester
Personal statements: 7/10 (Well-written and answered the prompts thoroughly, but my essays were a little bland and not personal or awe-inspiring enough, in my opinion)
College transferring from: Fullerton College
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work, certification): On-campus: Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society life member, Honors certified (at the end of this semester); Work: Writing Center Tutor on campus (10 hrs/week), Nanny during the summer (20 hrs/week); Community service: 200+ hours of volunteer work as an aide at an elementary school and for various races/5Ks throughout the community that raise money for several organizations/foundations; Awards/Honors/Certification/Scholarships: President’s Honor List, Man of Distinction award, CRLA certified, Scholarship recipient
Additional Details: Forgot to list a non-UC-transferrable course on my original application and had to notify the schools of this mistake in January via the TAU and by emailing docs@applyucsupport.net
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: Upper-middle-class
Attending Transfer Admit Day? (if admitted): I don’t think there is one!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): Strong GPA, all major pre-reqs were completed, IGETC completed, decent amount of extracurriculars that applied to my intended major, decent essays.
@goldencub I applied as a Rhetoric major, but will probably declare Political Science.
Gpa: 3.7 E/C Veterans Organization, grassroots special interests and keeping my toddler from not killing himself! I was a TAP student and got a ton of help with the essays.
@criley21 ive just caught up with this forum and first of all, congrats on ucla!!! i have a relatively low gpa (transferring from cc) and will be applying to ucla and such soon… would you mind sharing what you think really resonated with the ucla admissions people from your app? im trying to improve all i can before its time… so scared!
I can’t believe I got in as an out-of-stater! After all these years of hard work, this feels really lovely! Now to evaluate the choices…Congrats to all!
Hey everyone!
This is my first time posting on collegeconfidential but I want to say that all of you have really helped me get through this process and not freak out every 2 minutes! I’ve been checking this thread daily for the last month. With that, congratulations to all of you who were admitted today!
Admission Decision: Accepted!
UC GPA: 3.94
Major GPA: 4.0
Units: 51 thus far, 60 by the end of the semester
Major Pre-reqs Completed (Y/N): Yes
Intended Major: Political Science
TAG/TAP?: TAP @ UCLA (alternate major - Sociology)
IGETC?: To be completed this semester (need to finish last English class)
Personal statements: 8/10 (Well-written and answered the prompts thoroughly, but I thought my essays could have been more exciting/personal.)
College transferring from: Antelope Valley College
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards (clubs, leadership, volunteer, work, certification): On-campus: Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society life member, Honors certified (completed 11 honors courses), President of the Associated Student Organization at Antelope Valley College, Treasurer of the Student Senate for California Community Colleges (http://studentsenateccc.org/); Work: Supervisor for the city recreation and culture department (15-30 hrs/week), Community service: Volunteer at least 40 hours a semester for various campus and community events; Awards/Honors/Certification/Scholarships: President’s Honor List every semester, scholarship recipient, featured on front page of local newspaper, Volunteer of the Year for Food pantry, Most Dedicated Student Government Officer award
Additional Details: N/A
Applied for Financial Aid?: Yes
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
Ethnicity: Hispanic
Gender: Female
Estimated Family Contribution(EFC)/Income Bracket: $13,500
Attending Transfer Admit Day?: Not sure yet!
Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected (strengths/weaknesses): Strong GPA, all major pre-reqs were completed, a large amount of extracurriculars and honors that applied to my intended major, acceptable essays
Applied: UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Accepted: UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Rejected: N/A
Waitlisted: N/A
Waiting on: Stanford University, Georgetown University
Decision: Accepted
Date: 4/24
Major: Political Science
Transfer Type: CC- UC Junior Level
Overall GPA: 3.72
Major GPA: 4.0
PreReq+ IGETC: will complete this Spring.
EC’s: weak. two clubs and a part time job
Essay: How do you even measure this? Well, I guess it is pretty dope.
Other schools applied:
Accepted- Cal, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCSC, UCSB
Rejected- None
@22jumpstreet It technically includes in the university grant. After you SIR to UCB, the financial aid office would verify your cal grant eligibility and add to your package. however, university grant will deduct the difference. So basically amount stays the same.
At first it looked like my berkeley net cost was lower than my UCLA net cost but they’re estimating 3500 per semester in rent for living off campus. Uh… not likely
Major: English
GPA: 3.58
TAP: No
PRE-REQS: Done by Spring
IGETC: Finished
EC’s: Nothing really interesting (work, one club, etc)
Personal Statement: 8/10 (I think)
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSB, UCD
Accepted: All
I cannot believe I actually got in. It’s been a few hours and I’m still in shock. Congrats to those that got in!
Quick question for anyone than can answer/has an opinion!
I just looked over my “Conditions for Acceptance” and it states that I have to complete all of the courses I reported when applying…unfortunately, I dropped macroeconomics this semester due to time constraints. This will reflect as a “W” on my transcript. Even with this course dropped, I will still finish 60 units and the IGETC. Do you think that there is a possibility of my acceptance being rescinded because of this dropped class? I reported this to my admissions officer already and I am waiting for a response.
Decision: In!
Major: Math/Applied Math
GPA: 3.9ish
TAP: No
Pre-reqs: Done by spring
IGETC: Yes
ECs: 2/10 (very sparse and uncommitted)
Personal Statement: 8/10
Applied: UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCSB, UCD
Accepted: All
Now to decide between LA and Cal. Congrats everyone!
Accepted
Major: Statistics
IGETC: 1 class in progress
Major Pre-reqs: 3 classes In Progress,
ECs: Works 35-40h per week, start my own export business, have some business/stat work experiences.
Essay: solid
Accepted: UCD, UCSD, UCLA, UCB
Rejected: none
Other: Low income/ independent student
I was stunned for 30 sec then suddenly screamed crazily, causing my co-workers to have an heart attack. Poor them I did that two times already, this week and last week lol then keeps slapping hands with them, dance around till I was out of breath. Lose face =;
Updated: GPA: 3.63
then keeps slapping hands with them, dance around till I was out of breath. Lose face =;