I got accepted without regents, but I did not expect to get accepted in the first place!
It’s really unpredictable! I got an invitation for regents at UCLA, but not UCB. While my friend did not get invited at UCLA, but did get invited by UCB.
hey guys, I am not quite sure about this situation. Do international students get regents？ if not， how can us be accepted？is there any international students included in 2000 today？ If I have missed some announcement, please let me know…congrats and thank you for sharing
Got Regents invite means got in? Or separate?
@hipflowers98, exactly the same for my S, got UCLA regents but not UCB.
**Decision: Accepted **
Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship Finalist!!! So excited! I hope this post can help future applicants!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2310 (710 CR, 800 M, 800 W, 10 Essay—only sitting)
ACT (breakdown): 35 (E 36, M 33, S 35, R 35, Essay 12) —Superscored 36 with Math 36 on a different sitting
SAT II (place score in parentheses): Math II (780) Bio M(760) Chem (730) Lit(680) Physics (720) US History (740)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 4.0 (weighted 4.7, last year 4.86, this year 5.0)
Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/600
AP (place score in parentheses): European History (5) Statistics (5) Computer Science A (5) U.S. History (5) Psychology (5) Calculus AB (5) English Language (5) Art History (4) Microeconomics (4) Environmental Science (4) Human Geography (4) Physics I (4) Chemistry (3–dont ask :/)
IB (place score in parentheses): N/A
Senior Year Course Load: AP Calculus BC, AP Spanish Lang, AP Computer Science AB (dual enrollment), AP US Gov, AP Economics, AP Physics 2, AP Biology, AP English Literature, Behavioral Neurobiology (online), Intro to Sociology (2nd semester college course)
Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): National Merit Honoree, National AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, JUST Poetry National Contest (3 time finalist), Pushcart Prize in Poetry Nominee (really difficult award), Academic Decathlon County 6 medals, State competition 2 medals
Subjective:
Extracurriculars (place leadership in parentheses): Academic Decathlon (40 hrs/week), Editor of HS literary magazine and 2 other international online publications, submissions reader for 3 literary publications, Co-founder and VP of Astronomy Club, CSF, NHS, Tae Kwon Do Black Belt (since 7th grade), Published Freelance Poet (~20 publications total), Her Culture (feminist magazine) writer (12th)
Job/Work Experience: Private math tutor (10, 11)
Volunteer/Community Service: Hospital Clinical Volunteer, 200+ hours (weekly); currently doing a poetry/publication internship with Spark Anthology
Summer Activities: Summer courses, travel/family, a LOT of poetry, UCLA Stem Cell Ethics class, intensive neurologist shadowing, self-studied Spanish 3
Essays: Both were 9/10; one of them about my experience in India and importance of education; the other about my love for poetry
Additional Info:
—Co-wrote new organic chemistry curriculum with AP Chemistry teacher
—Researched and writed paper on Hinduism’s incarnations of god and natural evolution
—Sole participant from Burbank High School to enter National DNA Day Essay Contest
—Personal Circumstances = autistic sibling, parent’s job transfer, increased caregiving/family responsibilities
—Took Intro to Philosophy and Art History in community college
Other
Applied for Financial Aid? YES
Projected Concentration: Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, English and Creative Writing
State (if domestic applicant): CA
Country (if international applicant):
School Type: Large public (3000 kids)
Ethnicity: Asian Indian
Gender: F
Income Bracket: ~150,000
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): literally none
Reflection
Strengths: SAT, ACT, and AP scores; Course Load; Interesting combination of passions, I emphasized poetry and Academic Decathlon a lot as my biggest commitments; poetry awards/publications, letters of rec
Weaknesses: I’m Asian, woohoo! Maybe lack of leadership positions in ALL my ECs, non-perfect scores, didn’t do any lab research unfortunately
Why you think you were accepted/deferred/rejected: No idea! Luck!
Where else you are applying or have already applied: Cornell, UPenn, Brown, WashU in St. Louis, Duke, Johns Hopkins, USC (accepted–Trustee Scholarship Finalist), UCLA, Stanford, Emory (accepted–Emory Scholars Program finalist)
General Comments/Advice/Hindsight: good luck to everyone and congratulations to the other finalists!
Guys, check out the bottom of your acceptance letter. There are a set of letters below it. If you got invited to interview for Regents then one of the letters linked will be “R&C Scholarship Information.” There will also be two letters “Freshman Conditions of Admission” and “Freshman FAQ” that are likely given to all admits.
From this point on, the Berkeley admissions office will be flipping coins to see if we get in. “Heads we admit them, tails we reject. Oops, it landed on its side-waitlist.”
May the odds be ever in your favor and best of luck! Remember that there are many opportunities out there besides Berkeley, and there is nothing that can be done now but wait.
Accepted! FYI from a press release from Berkeley:
While most prospective freshmen will learn of their admissions decision March 24, up to 2,000 students will be informed of their acceptance to Berkeley on Feb. 12. This group of high-achieving students will include students selected to interview for Berkeley’s most prestigious scholarship, the Regents’ and Chancellor’s Scholarship. The earlier notification will allow top students more time to explore the option of becoming a Berkeley student.
This means accepted students were among the top 2% of Berkeley applicants-- so, if you didn’t get in, don’t worry! There are many more acceptances from Berkeley to come!
Ok I am OOS. I received an email at 7 (Eastern Time) and accepted with invite to Reagants! Literally woke up from a four hour nap and saw the email. Did not know if the app was under review. There was no request to LORs. Congrats to all accepted and wishing the best for those still waiting!!! Don’t lose hope!!!
I got accepted!! 
Although I didn’t get the invitation for the Regents’/Chancellor’s scholarship. OOS from New York, no LOR request.
I GOT ACCEPTED!!!
International, no LOR request, no invitation for scholarship.
BUT ACCEPTED
Ahh I got in and scholarship invitation!! CONGRATS EVERYONE!!
And to everyone who didn’t hear anything back today, DON’T LOSE HOPE!! I KNOW YOU ARE ALL AMAZING!
CONGRATS EVERYONE! Current freshman here (so jealous that y’all got the decisions early, last year they were released soooo late on the announced date) Anyways, I’m happy to answer any questions you all have about Cal! Make sure you join the facebook group too (I’m on the one named “UC Berkeley - Class of 2020 (Official Group)” with a orange cover image, that one is a student-run group so it’s actually useful). Go bears!
Decision: Accepted!
Accepted into Berkeley EECS! Hope this information is useful to others!
Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 760 CR 800 M 790 W (Comp: 2350)
ACT (breakdown): n/a
SAT II: Math(800), Biology M(790), Chem (750)
PSAT: 230
Unweighted GPA (if available): 4.0
Weighted GPA (if available): N/A (school does not weigh)
Rank/percentile (if available): Top 10% of ~400 (school does not rank, but 4.0 is typically within 10% at my school)
AP (place score in parenthesis): AP Biology(5), AP Language and Composition(5), AP Calculus BC(5), AP Psychology(4), AP Chemistry(4)
Senior Year Course Load: AP Physics C: Mechanics, AP Compsci, AP Lit, AP Government, French 4 H, AP Statistics
Major Awards: FBLA Nationals Top 15 Finalist, TEAMS Nationals Top 10 Finalist (7th in US for Prepared Presentation), USABO Semifinalist, AIME qualifier, some awards at regional science fair, etc.
Subjective
Extracurriculars:
- Red Cross For entire region
- Junior Engineering Technical Society (JETS) (3 yrs, Secondary Events Manager)
- Science Club (4 yrs, Science Olympiad Member)
- Future Business Leaders of America (3 yrs, Member)
- French Honor Society (1 yr, Member)
- Choir (outside of school) (10 yrs, Group leader)
Job/Work Experience:
- Biomedical Engineering Research Intern at Cornell University (Summer 2015, 2 months)
- BME Research Intern at UIowa (Summer 2014, 2 months)
Volunteer/Community service:
- Red Cross (250+ hrs)
Recommendations: Math Teacher, Cornell Research Mentor
Other
Applied for Financial Aid?: No
Intended Major: EECS
State (if domestic applicant): California
Country (if international applicant): n/a
School Type: Competitive Public School
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Notes:
- Go to a competitive high school where students regularly get accepted into top schools
- 6 years of Trombone
- Took a college course in Social Psychology over the summer, Research course at Uiowa
Berkeley, you better not ruin Batman v Superman - I already have booked IMAX tickets on March 24th :’)
Congratulations to everyone accepted
So I was really hoping to get a decision today from Berkeley but instead I got an acceptance from the school that I applied ED2. I really want to find out if I can get it to Berkeley so I’m planning on not withdrawing my application yet. Is this allowed?
The school that I got accepted to is a LAC in Maine btw.
@calstitch withdraw your application so someone else can take your place, it would be a really inconsiderate thing to do to keep your application in the pool
@crossovercuber @calstitch It wouldn’t really matter since a waitlisted student will take his (or her) place anyways. If Berkeley didn’t do waitlists then it would be inconsiderate.