Record Total UC Applicants in '07

Colleges & Universities University of California - Berkeley
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<p><a href=“http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22738[/url]”>http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=22738&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Just a little something to calm the nerves before decisions come out. :)</p>

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<p>SF Chronicle mentioned close to 50,000 applicants for UCLA UG…eee gads!</p>

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<p>How many first-years does UC Berkeley typically admit?</p>

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<p>under 10K or so.</p>

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<p>Actually, APOL, this year UCLA received OVER 50,000 applications.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apply25jan25,1,3308965.story[/url]”>http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-apply25jan25,1,3308965.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I believe last year UC Berkeley admitted 9,831 students, and 9,655 the year before, so this year it should jump to around 10,000 exactly.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ophs.opusd.k12.ca.us/uc_admissions_statistics.htm[/url]”>http://www.ophs.opusd.k12.ca.us/uc_admissions_statistics.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>What do you think this means for transfers?</p>

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<p>I don’t think this means much. UC Berkeley probably anticipated a slight growth in transfer numbers and indeed there was a slight growth in transfer numbers. The surprise was the overall dip in transfer numbers across the UC system. I really don’t think admission standards change that drastically from one year to the next (unless it were something like UCLA’s switch to holistic admissions). Sure I can say it is tougher to get into Berkeley now than it was 10 years ago, but is it much tougher than last year? Probably not.</p>