<p>Sorry about not answering everyone’s questions. I just hop on this board from time to time as I am doing other things.</p>
<p>As far as the 3.7, you probably have a good shot. I got into Anthro with a 3.81 but that department is so not impacted. One of my friends in the dept got in with a 3.3. I am not sure about Political Economy. I don’t know anyone in the major. </p>
<p>But also remember that Berkeley has a holistic admissions process. A lady from UCSD told me that as long as you had your prereqs done and a good GPA they didn’t even read your essay. Only if you were a borderline case. Berkeley reads everyone’s essay and looks at so much more than Prereqs and GPA. Berkeley has a unique admitting system unlike the other UCs. They try to make sure you are a good fit for the school.</p>
<p>That is why I know people here who got in with low 3.0ish GPAs and I know 4.0s that got rejected. Most high GPA rejections I have seen were because of missing prereqs in impacted majors. </p>
<p>The good news is during this financial crisis Berkeley has been admitting more OOS, international, and transfer students to help make up the budget shortfalls. So there may be a greater chance for transfer students to get in these next few years.</p>