UC Berkeley Fall 2016 Admits, Waitlists, and Rejections

NikkoJayy
Sat, 30 Apr 2016 17:21:51 +0000

Accepted!

Major: Bioengineering
UC Transferable GPA: 4.0

Completion of Major Prerequisites? (Y/N):Yes
Completion of IGETC or other GE requirements?: Partial IGETC
Extracurriculars & Honors/Awards: Undergraduate research at CSULB,Payed in a Jazz band, Presidents Honors List at CSULB, Honor roll at CC

Applied:UC Berkeley, UCSD, UCLA, UCI, UCSC, UCR
Accepted: All
Rejected: UCLA (Waitlist)

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

Transferring into engineering is one of the most competitive things. I didn’t even get into BioE at UCSD, which is my dream school. Make sure to get involved in some sort of extracurricular research, and be sure you complete ALL of the premajor requirements for your intended engineering major before you transfer. Getting the highest GPA you can is also a plus. Write moving personal statements about why you are passionate in the field you want to study, and hope for the best. I wasn’t expecting anything from Cal, and was going to go to UCSD for Nanoengineering. This offer is a difficult one to make, and I’m still trying to decide.