<p>@Transfer2Best</p>
<p>I like how you’re just tossing out statistics with no evidence or data to back up your statement.</p>
<p>Really, 50% of the application process is extracurrics and resumes?</p>
<p>How many applications have you evaluated for the UC system? Do you have anything other than anecdotal evidence that proves this?</p>
<p>If not, then stop harping at other people who have gone through the application process successfully, and stop needlessly frightening people who don’t have a ton of ECs.</p>
<p>My Cal TAP counselor and the director of Cal’s Community College Transfer Center both had this to say about ECs:</p>
<p>ECs are great if you have them, but GPA is the most important thing, along with completion of major-prerequisites. Your personal statements are also important, and your extracurricular activities can help contribute to your essays, and add substance to them. They also don’t need to be directly school related. If you have a hobby or an interest that you pursue with a passion, you can mention that as an EC.</p>
<p>TL;DR @joxygirl - ECs are great, and it’s good to take an interest in things outside of pure academics. However, if you have a stellar GPA and completion of most of the pre-requisites for your major, but only a few ECs, you shouldn’t lose sleep over it. Your major of choice (sociology) is not impacted. If your major were econ, or something - where everyone has 4.0s and all the courses/pre-reqs for their major done, then I would say yeah - ECs will be the dividing line between who gets and who doesn’t. But this isn’t the case for most people (read: non-crazy impacted majors).</p>