UC Campus Admission
Directors Forum
CSU/UC Joint Counselor Conference
September 2015
UC Berkeley
Admissions Updates
CSU/UC Counselor
Conference 2015
Amy W. Jarich
Assistant Vice Chancellor & Director of Admission
University of California, Berkeley
@CalAdmissions
Freshman Admissions Data
Admitted Freshman Profile 2015
Admission: 13,321
Mean GPAs:
• 3.91 (unweighted)
• 52 counties in CA
• 4.41 (weighted/uncapped)
• 55 U.S. states/territories
• 90 countries
Mid-50 range SAT:
Wait List:
• 1970 - 2270
• Spots offered: 3,760
Mid-50 range ACT:
• Opt-in:
2,445
• Admits:
1,340
• 30-34
Policy @ Berkeley
UPDATE :: New Admission Policy &
Letters of Recommendation
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2016-17 Application Cycle :: Letters of Recommendation
will be accepted from a selected portion of applicants.
2017-18 Application Cycle :: Berkeley considering
accepting Letters of Recommendation from all applicants,
to be decided by end of the year.
**Note that all letters – this year and into the future are
OPTIONAL and Berkeley admission policy encourages
that one of the two letters comes from a TEACHER.**
Transfer Admissions
Admitted Transfer Profile 2015
Total Admits: 3,763 (21.8%)
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Natural Resources: 25.7%
Chemistry: 19.2%
Engineering: 9.2%
Environmental Design: 33.4%
Letters & Science: 26.6%
Haas: 5.2%
Transfer College GPA
• Mean: 3.79
• Mid-50%: 3.66-4.00
Age
● Average: 23
● Range: 72 (oldest)
16 (youngest)
Prior Institution
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CA CC: 93.4%
Other UC: 2.7%
Other CA 4-Year: 0.5%
OOS 2-Year College: 1.5%
OOS 4-Year College: 1.8%
Admission @ Berkeley
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Letters of Recommendation are NOT a part of the transfer
application process.
The new admission policy applies to freshmen only.
Partial IGETC work may lead to a cancellation if the student was
admitted with the expectation that the full IGETC would be
completed.
This summer, we saw an uptick in those not completing Foreign
Language and also not meeting the requirement in HS.
International students on CCC campuses will be offered the
option of completing a virtual interview through InitialView.
This pilot process interview is OPTIONAL & managed by an outside
vendor. Good option for students on a visa from non-English speaking
countries.
News from Campus
1. Important message for students interested in Computer
Science at Berkeley:
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Acceptance into the Computer Science (CS) major in Letters &
Science is now as selective as Electrical Engineering &
Computer Science (EECS) in the College of Engineering.
2. New Undergraduate Initiative
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New Data Sciences curriculum in by Fall 2017.
3. Expanded Study Abroad for Freshmen
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Open Fall 2016 to all admitted freshmen (London & Rome).
4. 2016 Re-Launch of Bowles Hall
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Launching a vision of living/learning communities.
5. New Campus Software Systems
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First thing you may notice: changes in admission portal.
Find yourself
CSU/UC
Counselor
Conference
Dar Hunter
Interim Executive
Director of
Undergraduate
Admissions
Majors Updates
Cognitive
Science
Gender, Sexuality and
Women’s Studies
Cinema and
Digital Media
Campus Initiatives
Outreach Programs
• Digital Course Content
• Pre-Health Advising
• First-year Aggie Connection
• Data Studies program
• 2020 Initiative
• African American Initiative
• Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiative
• Native American Initiative
2015 Freshman Admission Profile
Applicants:
Admits:
Admit Rate:
GPA:
ACT Score:
SAT Total:
64,595
24,659
38.2%
3.95-4.25
27-32
1800-2120
2015 Transfer Admission Profile
Applicants: 15,372
Admits:
8,332
Admit Rate: 54.1%
GPA:
3.32-3.77
TAG Admits: ~2,600
Low
Income
32.3%
First
Generation
49.7%
54.1%
Underrepresented
26.7%
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UPDATES
NEW PUBLIC HEALTH
NEW Emphasis
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Computational and Data Sciences
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