UC Berkeley Fall 2016 Admits, Waitlists, and Rejections

briank82
Mon, 02 May 2016 17:27:12 +0000

Accepted

Major: Business Administration - Haas
UC Transferable GPA: Really hard to say, because I’ve retaken some course and have a handful of out of state units. I anticipated my GPA being ~3.8, but I saw UC Davis calculated it as 3.52

Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N): Yes
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Completed all breadth requirements, though it wasn’t necessary
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: VP of a Student Veterans Organization on campus, VP of Community Service for PTK, some random others

Applied: UCB, UCD, UCSC, UCSD, Sonoma State, Cal Poly SLO
Accepted: All
Rejected: None

Advice for future applicants? Strengths and weaknesses in your application? Lingering thoughts about the admissions process?

My essays were really strong. I used them to tell a compelling story and I think it’s what sold me. I had a lot of B’s, even in major requirements, like macroeconomics and calc 1, and even three C-'s, but they were 10 years ago. For all of you non-traditional students (veterans, re-entry, etc), find a way to use this to your advantage and tell a compelling story.

Stay focused. Push yourself.