Official UC-Berkeley Transfer Thread Forum

[nleefer]

I'll be committing around lunchtime tomorrow. Still waiting on Stanford.

So what happens if you get into S? Will you be committing an ethical breach by committing to Berkeley and then breaking your commitment to Berkeley to commit to S?

No when I commit I'll be withdrawing from Stanford.

[shmoo597]

Ok its the 15th! Hopefully new acceptances will begin tomorrow. Hopefully....

[stinger35]

I'll be withdrawing today, so hopefully that opens a spot for you guys.

[charliebear]

Thanks, stinger. Enjoy Mich!

[shmoo597]

I know of one other withdrawal as well.

Question: this cycle seems very competitive - have there been ANY acceptances of people outside the top 10% of their class? I'm 10-15% at a t20, and I'm not liking my chances...

[rynabrius]

o/\o

[27AppleTarts]

UCLA doesn't rank, but I think I'm 10-15% with a 3.7. I'm in at Berkeley and Chicago.

[transfer333]

Accepting today.

Withdrew from UCLA and Georgetown.

[Bankhead]

I don't think each individual withdraw helps others get in. I think what they do is that they admit a certain amount knowing that a percentage (which they calculate from an average of years past) will withdraw. So it's arranged beforehand and factored in.

[WesttoEast]

If that's the case, why not send out a slew of rejections then - instead of string several hundred people along? I can understand keeping a few people around (e.g. a few dozen) as a sort of contingency plan - but you'd think they would just reject the others in that case.

[shmoo597]

As discussed before, I don't think there is going to be a giant wave of acceptances. However, I would not be surprised at all if there are at least some new acceptances tomorrow and maybe early next week. There's gotta be. They probabaly have already reviewed everything and have a waitlist they will go off to reach their target incoming transfer class size.

[nleefer]

I've officially committed to Berkeley, so I hope to see a bunch of you there next month! Good luck to anyone still waiting, I'd bet a few more offers come out this week and next.

[Hopinglaw]

I've officially committed to Berkeley, so I hope to see a bunch of you there next month! Good luck to anyone still waiting, I'd bet a few more offers come out this week and next.

did you officially withdraw from stanford / did you call them before to let them know you needed a decision?

[nleefer]

I've officially committed to Berkeley, so I hope to see a bunch of you there next month! Good luck to anyone still waiting, I'd bet a few more offers come out this week and next.

did you officially withdraw from stanford / did you call them before to let them know you needed a decision?

I've been in touch with them for some time, but they kept telling me the same thing. Basically that they would try to get a decision out, but they couldn't promise anything. I'll be calling their office this afternoon to withdraw.

[Bankhead]

I was just rejected from this school!

T30, 10-15%

[supa2001]

I was just rejected from this school!

T30, 10-15%

Same.. T3 10%

[buslaw4302]

just received the email as well, T20 5-10%

[confused111]

Also denied. School doesn't rank, but I should be near the top at a T2.

[A'nold]

Outy. That, folks, completes my sweep of the t14. I really wouldn't have applied if I had known my rank in advance of sending the apps out, so meh. I had a tiny, TINY hope that since Berkeley "looks at the entire applicant" they might have given me my biggest reach, but I was 99.9% this wasn't going to happen. I just wish I'd get a freaking acceptance to at least one of my targets already....

[interalia]

just received the email as well, T20 5-10%

+1. I'm honored to be rejected. It feels so absurd.

[doublethink]

Out as well

T2/ top 10%

[WesttoEast]

Also rejected, >top 5%, low 40's school

[zcc2012]

Rejected as well

[documentaryjunkie]

ditto

[shmoo597]

rejected, top 10-15% t20. I have to wonder why those asshole strung us along for so long