Berkeley 2011 applicants Forum

[helloperson]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness.congrats all the same!

FTFY

are we pretending that being a URM doesn't change admissions prospects now?

Not saying good/bad, and not trying to say he doesn't deserve to be there; just saying that berkeley definitely hates low GPAs; the URM status is a mitigating factor; and it's ridiculous to pretend otherwise.

[JTMan]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness. congrats all the same!

You are not going to fit in at Berkeley with that type of mentality homie

[alicen]

How late are calls usually made? Do we have any idea?

bumping this question before it gets lost amid fighting words.

[JTMan]

How late are calls usually made? Do we have any idea?

bumping this question before it gets lost amid fighting words.

It's only 2 pm so you've got at LEAST 3 hours to obsessively wait and stress.

[WhatSarahSaid]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness. congrats all the same!

The actual fallacy is the assumption that the rule that Berkeley weighs GPA more than its peer schools (which is easily borne out by looking at LSN and the median GPAs of schools) is disproven by one person getting in with a lower GPA.

This "blackness" thing, true or not, was pointed out in a bizarre and inflammatory fashion.

[JTMan]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness. congrats all the same!

The actual fallacy is the assumption that the rule that Berkeley weighs GPA more than its peer schools (which is easily borne out by looking at LSN and the median GPAs of schools) is disproven by one person getting in with a lower GPA.

This "blackness" thing, true or not, was pointed out in a bizarre and inflammatory fashion.

Let's end this and get back to waiting shall we? helloperson is on their own.

[helloperson]

any non-CR1 non-CR2 people getting decisions this week?

[LAWLAW09]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness.congrats all the same!

FTFY

are we pretending that being a URM doesn't change admissions prospects now?

Not saying good/bad, and not trying to say he doesn't deserve to be there; just saying that berkeley definitely hates low GPAs; the URM status is a mitigating factor; and it's ridiculous to pretend otherwise.

not holding my breath for you to one day post, "pretty sure it has something to do with your whiteness."

you know, bc it's not hard to track how being White in America changes ones admissions prospects. or are you still pretending?

[czelede]

Leave the affirmative action debate out of the thread, guys. While URM admissions are often hard to predict, it has been noticed that schools prefer URM reverse splitters, so I think it's understandable why a low GPA candidate would be surprised by admission, regardless of their race. A simple "congrats" is all you really need to say.

[Flips88]

Had to be done:

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[sarahlawg]

okay, I am in tear-the-band-aid-off mode. Would love to speak to Dean Tom, but god, get this over with already.

congrats to those getting calls! I'm super jealous your wait is over.

[c_dubya_s]

Had to be done:

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And on that note, let us conclude this debate. Congrats to all!

[cawquette]

Just got the call! I am in at Berkeley!!! I guess they don't hate low GPA's as much as TLS thinks!

pretty sure it has something to do with your blackness.congrats all the same!

FTFY

are we pretending that being a URM doesn't change admissions prospects now?

Not saying good/bad, and not trying to say he doesn't deserve to be there; just saying that berkeley definitely hates low GPAs; the URM status is a mitigating factor; and it's ridiculous to pretend otherwise.

agreed.

[cold_logic]

But seriously: has everyone who's received a call talked to Dean Tom, or are other people making calls, too?

Also: any status-checker movement?

[r6_philly]

Congrats to all admits!!!!

You could be called by someone else in the office as well. Dean Tom was not the only person who made calls earlier in the cycle.

[miracle2011]

lol sorry for causing such commotion!

[sarahh]

Not saying good/bad, and not trying to say he doesn't deserve to be there; just saying that berkeley definitely hates low GPAs; the URM status is a mitigating factor; and it's ridiculous to pretend otherwise.

California public schools, including UC Berkeley, by law, are not allowed to consider URM status. They like high GPAs, but they have a more hollistic review process than most other schools. It is not unheard of for someone with low numbers but unique softs or a compelling personal background to get in.

[cold_logic]

California public schools, including UC Berkeley, by law, are not allowed to consider URM status. They like high GPAs, but they have a more hollistic review process than most other schools. It is not unheard of for someone with low numbers but unique softs or a compelling personal background to get in.

QFT. For once, Prop 209 can end a discussion rather than start one.

[sgtgrumbles]

not holding my breath for you to one day post, "pretty sure it has something to do with your whiteness."

you know, bc it's not hard to track how being White in America changes ones admissions prospects. or are you still pretending?

+10000000

[camelcrema]

So kimpossible and Quailman were both from California (that was a weird phrase to type). Are they calling west coasters first, maybe?

[r6_philly]

California public schools, including UC Berkeley, by law, are not allowed to consider URM status. They like high GPAs, but they have a more hollistic review process than most other schools. It is not unheard of for someone with low numbers but unique softs or a compelling personal background to get in.

QFT. For once, Prop 209 can end a discussion rather than start one.

I will start one in your honor - how do you enforce "consideration"?

edited to clarify that I support the consideration.

[JTMan]

So kimpossible and Quailman were both from California (that was a weird phrase to type). Are they calling west coasters first, maybe?

Either that or the animated superhero applicants

[cardinals1989]

California public schools, including UC Berkeley, by law, are not allowed to consider URM status. They like high GPAs, but they have a more hollistic review process than most other schools. It is not unheard of for someone with low numbers but unique softs or a compelling personal background to get in.

QFT. For once, Prop 209 can end a discussion rather than start one.

I will start one in your honor - how do you enforce "consideration"?

Coming in to cause mischief I see?

[Flips88]

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION DEBATE IN THE MIDDLE OF PEOPLE GETTING ACCEPTANCE CALLS:

[miracle2011]

So kimpossible and Quailman were both from California (that was a weird phrase to type). Are they calling west coasters first, maybe?

I am on the east coast so I don't think so.