![]() ![]() The schools I am deciding amongst (Occidental, UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara, UC Davis, Santa Clara, and possibly Pomona) are all revered institutions of higher learning. Wherever I go, I know I will earn an outstanding education. My father, a former Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory employee, could relate first hand the type of people associated with Berkeley: as I do now, I have always held the school, students, faculty and alumni with respect and admiration. The stories of his time at UC Berkeley held me in awe. As I recently toured the Berkeley campus, I thought of my dad and tried to picture him in a younger state, walking down the same stretch of Market and Telegraph en route to his favorite hot dog joint, Top Dog. Knowing well that the type of education I would receive at MIT does not fit who I am and the dreams I strive for, Berkeley has long been the cynosure for my desired collegiate experience. Having listened to my father speak of his college years at UC Berkeley and MIT, the two schools hold a certain mystical quality to me. Regardless of the consequent decision, which I fully realize is statistically to be against my desired response, I must write this letter. Yes, I write this letter as an appeal for my admissions decision for the Fall of 2003, but more so than that, I feel the need to give a dream school of mine at least one more shot. Truthfully, I do not feel that UC Berkeley has necessarily made a mistake in its selection, for how can a school sift through the numerous outstanding individuals and select a class meager in proportion to the number of students who wish they could attend. When a school such as Berkeley is so inundated with qualified applicants desiring to go there, the job of an admissions officer can surely be frightful. It is in this high-esteem for the university and the community that I write this candid letter. Personally, I hold Berkeley in the highest regards as far as colleges go having been a life long Bay Area resident, I have come to cherish the diverse atmosphere and thirst for knowledge in Berkeley and the surrounding area entropy. I am sure that thousands more throughout the state, throughout the country even, have laughed, cried, and yelled these words, being sure to diminish your institution with each remark. All information must be submitted through the online form, and no other types of submission will be accepted."You made a mistake." I am sure that hundreds of students and parents have spoken these sentiments to the admission department at UC Berkeley in the course of the past few weeks. There is no need to ask school officials to send this information. Students will be able to list courses and grades OR upload an unofficial copy of latest progress report/transcript. Please remember there is no right or wrong answer, simply the opportunity to share additional information.Ī: Sending most recent grades is optional. ![]() Topics to use for the statement may include: Awards and recognition obtained since the point of application, Explanation of any course changes, challenges faced since the point of application. Share, in 500 words or less anything we may not have already learned about you through your application. While this is not a requirement, the essay may serve to provide further information to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions at Berkeley. Here are some FAQs that may be helpful to your students:Ī: Students who choose to opt in to the wait list may choose to complete this optional written statement. Please remind them that they should tell us they would like to remain on the Wait List by submitting the wait list opt-in form by logging on to their their student application portal page. This is just a friendly reminder that the deadline for your students offered a space on UC Berkeley’s Wait List is April 18, 2016. ![]()
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