Accepted for Political Science! What a crazy roller coaster college admissions can be, this was so unexpected after the UCLA rejection. Cal was my number one, so it’s nice to feel like all the hard work paid off. Would love to connect with any other transfers headed to Berkeley.
@Eodguy149 congrats! Nice to see another veteran get in, good on you for sticking it out and applying again.
I keep getting the same thing. Have you figured it out, yet?
I think I’ve figured it out for the most part, but man, the online side of this is all confusing. Between MAP@Berkeley, CalCentral, Bconnected, CalNet, etc., it’s easy to go in circles. I think I’ve figured it mostly out though … mostly.
I’m trying to secure family housing and I received an email saying I still needed to submit documentation, which included:
“A copy of your current student photo id card or a copy of your official acceptance letter of admission to the University without letter stating recommendation to the dean.”
Bold was by them. Any idea what they’re talking about? Is the official acceptance letter the decision we saw on April 29? Or is it something we received after we SIRd, or is it something we’ve yet to receive?
Edit: Nevermind, I called. The acceptance thing we got on the 29th is fine.
@intjer I really am interested in communication along with philosophy. Rhetoric gives you the flexibility to look into other subjects you normally wouldn’t have the ability to take due to a strict major outline. In the long run I’d love to become a Lawyer involved with Environmental Sustainability.
@TheVisionary Yeah it seems like a little family up there! When you recommend applying for dorms?
Hey guys just wanted to let you know I’m going to CalSO on June 13th, econ major here from OC. Let’s meet there or something
Does anyone else have to submit their High School Transcripts? I know it’s going to be a pain in the butt to get mine. Is it MANDATORY?
I called them and they said yes 
I feel your pain though, I’m from Russia, they don’t even have such a thing as transcripts
Does anyone know what I am supposed to do if I am taking spring classes at quarter system CC? The final transcript is due July 1 and my class final is on June 25. There is no way to send it in time w the spring grades on there.
Did anybody else get an email to meet the vice chancellor? Like a “special welcome reception” email?
Breif summary: Was rejected as a one year transfer with a 4.0, good ECs, and all my prereqs completed last semester for Poli Sci. Got admitted to every other UC, and regents candidacy at UCLA.
Anyway, so I called the admissions office today and the guy on the phone was also surprised. Said it may have been a misunderstanding, but told me that I can’t get the information on why I was rejected. He asked me to appeal, so I guess it’s looking kind of good (have a 4.0 again, pledged a fraternity, recruited onto the improv team, raised tons of money for charity).
Anyway, point of this post was no point in calling to ask about your rejection. They’re stubborn.
@MikeSauce It probably means you got in or something.
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Seriously though, I don’t think I did. But I dunno. Lots of stuff coming through.
On an unrelated note, did you get a call from the Cal Veteran Center? I’m assuming they’re going down the list congratulating all the veterans who were offered admission. I was accepted into 6 schools and Berkeley was the only to do this. It was a really nice touch.
@briank82 yeah I can’t put my finger on it, but it’s probably an indicator of acceptance.
I emailed the va center but I haven’t received a call! feeling the love…
And yeah the only school to actually call me was Cornell, they even asked me how my day was going! ;_;
Poli-Econ should definitely be doable for you. You just need to take IA 45 and receive no less than a B- for a grade to be eligible to declare the major.
Prof. Beecher, who will be teaching IAS 45 in the Fall, is very enthusiastic and is one of those professors that will make you instantly love the subject. He’s very friendly and easy to build a rapport with if you go to office hours as well. (Great option if you want a letter of rec later on!)
EOP also utilizes a lot of students in their workforce so it’s not uncommon for them run a step behind the rest of campus–especially since finals start next week.
No idea about Regents but changing your housing to off-campus will definitely reduce your financial aid. The standard reduction is around $3000-$5000 for students on the Blue and Gold Plan.
If your asking about your GPA in regards to the your CoA then each individual campus is evaluated separately so you need to meet the required minimum GPA at each CCC. For instance a 2.8 GPA semester GPA at one campus cannot be “averaged” out to over a 3.0 GPA with a 4.0 GPA at another.
Definitely ask CS advising. Eta Kappa Nu is also a good resource and they have a course guide available here: https://hkn.eecs.berkeley.edu/courseguides
You can also meet your American Cultures requirement over the summer as an alternative to 61A.
There are a lot of options: http://osoc.berkeley.edu/OSOC/osoc?y=6&x=39&p_term=SU&p_info=SATISFIES+AMERICAN+CULTURES+REQUIREMENT
Chester (History 122A), Lunine (Geography 70), and Barlow (Sociology 131) are all pretty popular professors during the regular academic year.
I don’t believe MS has a GPA requirement above the campus-wide minimum of 2.0.
See: http://mediastudies.ugis.berkeley.edu/transfer-students
That said, I recommend allocating a day to attend their CalSO session as a non-invited visitor if possible as their policies are significantly different from Econ.
@MikeSauce I’m sure they’ll be calling. It was to congratulate those admitted, but also to let us know about some programing they have on May 7. You can read about it and RSVP here: http://■■■■■■■.com/newcalvets
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I’m interested in going but am still just slammed with moving and it sounds like an all day event.
@briank82 I got a call today from the vet center, blew me away with the personal touch. Not that I needed to be sold on Berkeley.
I had already reached out to the center though, good people there with a lot of great programs. I’m sure they’ll get to you @MikeSauce.
@SDGoldenBear I can’t find my primary admissions officer. help
Anyone from SoCal applying for family housing?
My calnet is still not working its been 24 hours!