<p>After browsing the CC boards for some time it seems there are a lot of different point of views as to what a shoe-in at UCB is, and what is not.</p>
<p>At this time I intend on applying to UCB as my safety.</p>
<p>My stats are as follow:</p>
<p>College: Cuesta College
Major: Poli Sci
GPA: 4.00
IGETC: Will be completed in spring.
Prereq: Will be completed in spring.
ECs: Volunteer on winning City Council member’s campaign, DAT team member with Red Cross, Member of AGS, and an internship with a State Senator for Fall 2007.</p>
<p>My school does not offer any TAP for UCB -this, from reading other posts, has made me a little nervous.</p>
<p>Am I a shoe-in at UCB?</p>
<p>You have a great chance at UCB and I would be surprised if you did not get in. however UCB especially in the competitive social science department has turned away 4.0’s with good EC’s before. I don’t think there is a for sure shoe in at UCB but if there is a shoe in you would probably be a candidate.</p>
<p>I thought UCB doesn’t accept based on major, or department, as you apply to them separately?</p>
<p>where do you plan on going besides UCB that should make UCB a safety?</p>
<p>Georgetown -may throw an application at some Ivys for fun. Though, the more I look into UCB, the more comfortable I am in going there over other schools.</p>
<p>When you apply you compete with other students based on department. When you are accepted you then petition for a major within that department.</p>
<p>Any University of California is a safety with a 4.0; unless your major is bussiness/econ, then its not.</p>
<p>When I said “When you apply you compete with other students based on department. When you are accepted you then petition for a major within that department” I was talking about the admission process specificly at Berkeley and not all UC’s. And that is how the admission process works at Berkeley.</p>
<p>I’m guessing it’s safe to say that no one really knows?</p>
<p>no, you will get in: I was checking out the stats of people who got in in previous years — and trust me, you look great in comparison.</p>
<p>BOMB ECS btw</p>
<p>ecs is where i need help in — but phil majors dont really have revelant ecs besides job shadowing which i am doing now</p>
<p>you are not a shoe-in.</p>
<p>you have a good shot.</p>
<p>i’m not a liar. hey expert do you work for admissions?</p>
<p>4.0’s can get rejected from polisci and most other majors. the process is less systematic than people think. gpa isn’t everything, this person’s stats are great but no shoe-in.</p>
<p>yes the safest thing is to say nobody really knows, OP</p>
<p>but you’re likely to get in.</p>
<p>there is no such thing as a safety at Cal…one of my classmates applied w/ the same major as I did… she had a 4.0 & I did not…we were going to take classes together here but she did not get in…they look for a lot more than GPA…you have a fantastic chance though…good luck</p>
<p>Was there a discrepancy in ECs between the two of you, lovetoolearn?</p>
<p>The university of california system is not going to reject a candidate with a 4.0 coming from a community college unless their prereqs were not complete in a competitive major such as econ or business. However, I dont think polisci is an impacted major, so what academic is saying is a bit of a stretch.</p>
<p>I honestly think that UCB is a safety for Ektaylor.</p>
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finally someone who’s not misinformed</p>
<p>lol news flash:</p>
<p>these threads are packed with inferences. you dont work for admissions so why pretend as if you and mojojojo have it all figured out? Beyond the denial, you’re as in the dark about admissions as the rest of us.</p>