UC how much more selective for international students?

Lucidwolfe
Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:05:46 +0000

That’s assuming the learning experience at a CC and a UC are equivalent, which I highly doubt. Also note that if you intend to major in something technical like computer science, you will have to repeat the whole series of lower division prerequisite courses at berkeley as the school does not allow you to substitute those foundation courses with CC ones. This means that you’ll lose the opportunity to take more upper division courses, in effect shortchanging your education.

I would suggest you try your best to get in as a freshman first above all. UCB is just slightly more selective towards intls as compared to out-of-staters, and definitely much less selective than the other prestigious private universities in the US. From experience, you would have a better chance applying to UCB’s school of letters and science as opposed to the college of engg. You can always transfer between colleges once you get in.