UC Campus Admission Directors Forum CSU/UC Joint Counselor Conference September 2015

UC Berkeley Admissions UpdatesCSU/UC Counselor Conference 2015Amy W. JarichAssistant Vice Chancellor & Director of AdmissionUniversity of California, Berkeley

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Freshman Admissions Data

Admitted Freshman Profile 2015

Admission: 13,321

• 52 counties in CA• 55 U.S. states/territories• 90 countries

Wait List:

• Spots offered: 3,760• Opt-in: 2,445• Admits: 1,340

Mean GPAs:

• 3.91 (unweighted)• 4.41 (weighted/uncapped)

Mid-50 range SAT:

• 1970 - 2270

Mid-50 range ACT:

• 30-34

UPDATE :: New Admission Policy & Letters of Recommendation

• 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.**

Policy @ Berkeley

Transfer Admissions

Total Admits: 3,763 (21.8%)

• 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

Admitted Transfer Profile 2015

Age

● Average: 23● Range: 72 (oldest) 16 (youngest)

Prior Institution

● 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%

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.

Admission @ Berkeley

News from Campus1. Important message for students interested in Computer

Science at Berkeley: 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 New Data Sciences curriculum in by Fall 2017.

3. Expanded Study Abroad for Freshmen Open Fall 2016 to all admitted freshmen (London & Rome).

4. 2016 Re-Launch of Bowles Hall Launching a vision of living/learning communities.

5. New Campus Software Systems First thing you may notice: changes in admission portal.

Find yourself

CSU/UC CounselorConference

Dar HunterInterim Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Campus Initiatives

• Digital Course Content

• Pre-Health Advising

• First-year Aggie Connection

• Data Studies program

Majors Updates

Outreach Programs

• 2020 Initiative

• African American Initiative

• Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiative

• Native American Initiative

Cinema andDigital Media

Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Cognitive Science

2015 Freshman Admission Profile

Applicants: 64,595Admits: 24,659Admit Rate: 38.2%GPA: 3.95-4.25ACT Score: 27-32SAT Total: 1800-2120

2015 Transfer Admission Profile

54.1%Applicants: 15,372Admits: 8,332Admit Rate: 54.1%GPA: 3.32-3.77TAG Admits: ~2,600

First Generation

49.7%Low Income 32.3%

Underrepresented26.7%

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NEW EmphasisApplied Mathematical Sciences, B.S.

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