Separate PS for Berkeley?

[SaintsTheMetal]

Just wondering, do most people write a much longer version of their PS for Berkeley?

Since they say 2-4 pages, is the 2 page standard PS going to be looked down upon, like you're not putting a lot of effort into your app with them or whatever

[smittytron3k]

FWIW, I applied there during the 2010 cycle, used my standard 2 page PS, and got waitlisted. I had numbers that suggest a YP (175/3.93) but I think that I might have gotten in if I had a statement that more specifically explained "Why Berkeley?"). Just my 2 cents.

[Ti Malice]

FWIW, I applied there during the 2010 cycle, used my standard 2 page PS, and got waitlisted. I had numbers that suggest a YP (175/3.93) but I think that I might have gotten in if I had a statement that more specifically explained "Why Berkeley?"). Just my 2 cents.

Berkeley doesn't really YP. They just care strongly about "fit" (whatever that means to them). And you might have been at a disadvantage for submitting a PS of exactly two pages.

OP, you might not be in a position to do this, but my PS was exactly two pages in 11-point Garamond. For Berkeley, I submitted the exact same essay in 12-point TNR, which pushed it to around 2.75 pages. I got in nine days after my app went complete.