Yo whassup I got into USC and Berkeley last year. I chose USC. Can’t believe it’s been a year already.
I hope the decisions come out soon enough…
@Dorfdude8 IMO the competition is the same kind of competition you would see in both public and private universities, especially competitive universities that everyone seems to want to get into these days. The competitiveness usually is at the lower division level. I wondered in the beginning why it was like that. Basically most lower divs are also weeder classes that push out the pre-Haas, premeds, prelaw, prehealth, prewhatever kids. Because the classes are so big, they tend to be harder versions than at other universities and due to that, these classes are curved. So in short people are trying to work the curve in their favor. Students end up working really hard and that kind of mindset across the board motivates others to also work hard. That being said, the mentality amongst students is that if you’re struggling, there’s bound to be countless other students struggling as well. Students here, like in many other great universities, try to find different student groups and clubs to provide distractions and give them a purpose in their college careers to remind them that they have lives outside of school. I don’t think it’s confined to just Berkeley cause I think many students at this point in their lives feel something like this too. Ofc just a hunch and what I’ve seen.
Berkeley is the last college I hear from (fingers crossed), but after this decision it’s it for me folks, it’s been a fun/interesting ride here at CC. I really do hope I never have to visit this site again, for any reason at all. 
@alwayswonderines hi! im on the pre-haas track and i applied as undeclared business administration. could you tell me how competitive this is and if most people are able to get into haas? also how are the classes and the curves for the courses needed for haas? ty!
USC, UCB, and Duke in a few hours! Omg I can’t !!! I’m freaking out, I should get into one at least I hope
If not then UCLA it is. Good luck all
You know people are nervous/excited when the UCB portal takes AGES to load, and every other link on the site takes AGES to load as well (housing, per se).
@luvcollege2016 They say like 40 percent of applicants get into Haas. It’s actually getting sort of competitive nowadays because even business clubs have to weed out folks. The prereqs are relatively ok classes and they’re not killer but you will have to work the curve in your favor like most other lower divs. Always have backup majors in the case that Haas does not work out. A business degree is great but is not super necessary to do well in your field of choice maybe!
@alwayswonderines THANK YOU! and what do you mean by lower division classes and working the curve in your favor?
hey guys!! I was just wondering, do colleges check your third quarter grades at all?
Finally read through most post since…well, yesterday. I wasn’t panicking before, but well, now I am! So, who’s with me, desperate for a single acceptance after all these rejections?
@Libertatis If I don’t get into berkeley I am going to cry so much 
Although Berkeley won’t give any aid to international applicants, which really would make it difficult for me to attend, IF I get accepted, I still really want this acceptance, after the deferral, rejections and waitlists that I have received till now. :(( :((
Any portal hints are there for berkeley?
@blazedragon I’m international too!!
the stress is too real… less than 12 hours to go guys
@hxl656 that’s great! Where are you from? I am from India, and my family’s annual income is around as much as the fees Berkeley demands for a single YEAR. So I really don’t know how I would manage that, but then again, first I need to get accepted. :)) Let’s see what happens. Best of luck to you and everybody else! I’m not keeping my hopes too high though :))
@blazedragon I’m from Hong kong!! I got rejected by UCLA but got into Davis and SD, but my stats are around the average of a Berkeley admit. Hope you get into Berkeley as well!!
@rnk0706 I know that feel, I know that feel…
@blazedragon another international applicant here! Guess quite a few are around…
Anyone know what TIME today approximately do the decisions come out?
Good luck, btw! 