Berkeley c/o 2015 Applicants (2011-2012 cycle) Forum

[THATSHOWYOUGETANTS]

I don't want to be a downer, but I looked through last year's thread and around this time there was a big round of rejections, followed about a week later by another big round of rejections, including a number of people that had been UR since November. I don't understand why they don't just tell everyone at once. They've had 11/22 apps for over 2 months.

my understanding is that Berkeley has a similar setup as the greeks did at Delphi.

[msblaw89]

Are there any cases of people left behind after the first wave of R, and later admitted?

Its hard to match names to review dates, so i'm sure there were a few, but it seems like the majority of people who didn't make FR and were under review for 2+ months were later rejected. There are even comments from people last year that the majority of those left off of FR the year before that had been later rejected.

Well, some people were admitted today who went UR 11/22 and didn't get the FR

[RomaRomaRoma]

Right - I assume those may be the last few...

Also, doubt they decided to reject everyone who is in the dark still, and are just waiting to tell them later. They may have saved those people as either 2nd round FR or a later Reject...no idea, but that's my guess.

[tadlbb]

Are there any cases of people left behind after the first wave of R, and later admitted?

Its hard to match names to review dates, so i'm sure there were a few, but it seems like the majority of people who didn't make FR and were under review for 2+ months were later rejected. There are even comments from people last year that the majority of those left off of FR the year before that had been later rejected.

Well, some people were admitted today who went UR 11/22 and didn't get the FR

Thats a great point. I guess I couldn't help but feel optimistic not getting the ding today, but then I read through last year's thread and started to feel the opposite.

[msblaw89]

Are there any cases of people left behind after the first wave of R, and later admitted?

Its hard to match names to review dates, so i'm sure there were a few, but it seems like the majority of people who didn't make FR and were under review for 2+ months were later rejected. There are even comments from people last year that the majority of those left off of FR the year before that had been later rejected.

Well, some people were admitted today who went UR 11/22 and didn't get the FR

Thats a great point. I guess I couldn't help but feel optimistic not getting the ding today, but then I read through last year's thread and started to feel the opposite.

I did the same... and last year there def wasn't a batch of accepted for those who didn't get FR, so maybe there is still hope

[MikeTheWilliams]

Dinged via email (no FR).
I'm a splitter so I wasn't really expecting much out of Berkeley

[cactuarX3]

I did the same... and last year there def wasn't a batch of accepted for those who didn't get FR, so maybe there is still hope

Was? or Wasn't?

[msblaw89]

I did the same... and last year there def wasn't a batch of accepted for those who didn't get FR, so maybe there is still hope

Was? or Wasn't?

Sorry, last year there WAS NOT a batch of acceptances for those who did not get FR

[msblaw89]

I did the same... and last year there def wasn't a batch of accepted for those who didn't get FR, so maybe there is still hope

Was? or Wasn't?

Sorry, last year there WAS NOT a batch of acceptances for those who did not get FR

Implying that this cycle could be different... maybe some of us non FRers will get acceptances

[plurilingue]

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[Blumpbeef]

Dinged via email (no FR).
I'm a splitter so I wasn't really expecting much out of Berkeley

Damn, your numbers are better than mine too.

Not expecting much from Boalt either, but I really want to go.

Congrats plu

[msblaw89]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

[hadisious]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

[neuroticjew]

So I haven't been accepted, dinged, waitlisted, or anything else, but I did get an email from Berkeley last week saying they expect to decide on my application by February 17. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

[msblaw89]

So I haven't been accepted, dinged, waitlisted, or anything else, but I did get an email from Berkeley last week saying they expect to decide on my application by February 17. WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

You are in Faculty Review

[RomaRomaRoma]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

That could be, but it's much more likely that the rejections are coming in waves (like previous years) and nearly all us remaining folks will be out soon. Think about it: Why wouldn't they fill those spots with people from FR? Also, it seems like a lot of the people without a decision and without FR have unique applications rather than just strong numbers. My sample size is miniscule, however..

[msblaw89]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

That could be, but it's much more likely that the rejections are coming in waves (like previous years) and nearly all us remaining folks will be out soon. Think about it: Why wouldn't they fill those spots with people from FR? Also, it seems like a lot of the people without a decision and without FR have unique applications rather than just strong numbers. My sample size is miniscule, however..

Alternatively, why wouldn't Berkeley send all rejections at once for a specific UR date?

[RomaRomaRoma]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

That could be, but it's much more likely that the rejections are coming in waves (like previous years) and nearly all us remaining folks will be out soon. Think about it: Why wouldn't they fill those spots with people from FR? Also, it seems like a lot of the people without a decision and without FR have unique applications rather than just strong numbers. My sample size is miniscule, however..

Alternatively, why wouldn't Berkeley send all rejections at once for a specific UR date?

True, but the fact that in prior years they have done the same indicate that it is probably ingrained into their process.

[msblaw89]

^^ Also, I'm not suggesting that we aren't all going to get dinged ( although I hope not).. but I believe there is a method to the madness

[pupshaw]

This is torture

[hadisious]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

That could be, but it's much more likely that the rejections are coming in waves (like previous years) and nearly all us remaining folks will be out soon. Think about it: Why wouldn't they fill those spots with people from FR? Also, it seems like a lot of the people without a decision and without FR have unique applications rather than just strong numbers. My sample size is miniscule, however..

The dean makes it clear in his interview that the allotted space for FR acceptances (~200) is separate from the initial pool(~500). That's why they wouldn't fill those spots with people from FR.

[RomaRomaRoma]

The dean makes it clear in his interview that the allotted space for FR acceptances (~200) is separate from the initial pool(~500). That's why they wouldn't fill those spots with people from FR.[/quote]


But how would the non FR, no decision people be defined? If they were more qualified than FR, they wouldn't risk using them just to fill spots and reject them if no spots open. And, if they are not as qualified as FR, why not fill those spots with FR?

Just because the pools are different does not mean that FR apps cannot be used to fill in gaps in the initial 500. I wish you were right, but I highly doubt that they'd keep a pool of apps that they loved simply to fill holes that may open.

[msblaw89]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

Interesting theory, and pretty sensible as well. I can't decide if that means those of us on "hold" are considered to be more or less competitive than the FR pile.

That could be, but it's much more likely that the rejections are coming in waves (like previous years) and nearly all us remaining folks will be out soon. Think about it: Why wouldn't they fill those spots with people from FR? Also, it seems like a lot of the people without a decision and without FR have unique applications rather than just strong numbers. My sample size is miniscule, however..

The dean makes it clear in his interview that the allotted space for FR acceptances (~200) is separate from the initial pool(~500). That's why they wouldn't fill those spots with people from FR.

Exactly, since Dean Tom separates the 2 groups... I did in my theory

[cactuarX3]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

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[hadisious]

Okay, I have a theory. RIght now, Berkeley has already reached its maximum acceptances sans the FR accepts. We who are in the non FR pile, but have no been rejected are on HOLD. As Berkeley has regular admits withdraw, it pulls from the pile of non FRers, reevaluates, and makes accepts/rejections proportionally to the amount of slots that became available. This would explain why it is happening so sporadically, and why last year.. some people were left in the game until March.If not enough slots open up by the application deadline, those of us in purgatory that have not been accepted will then be rejected. JUST A THEORY

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