UC Berkeley (UCB) (2023-2024)

[random parrot]

Omg 😱

[cinder finch]

Swear to fuck if they did that

I wish I could check that

[unique snow]

dont most college apps have grace period

[lilac saddle]

MET does not I think

[unique snow]

OOF

[random parrot]

Yea but the met supplementals have a strict deadline

[lilac saddle]

I have a friend who basically tried turning in MET

at 11:58

[random parrot]

omg

[lilac saddle]

and he wasnt even able to get the MET form

[random parrot]

That’s so risky!!

[lilac saddle]

on his checklist

[random parrot]

dang

[unique snow]

THATS SO BAD

[lilac saddle]

like it just dissapeared

[random parrot]

Sad

[lilac saddle]

bro was tweaking for the next few days

[unique snow]

email? idk if it would help tho

[random parrot]

I feel so bad

but like tbh no shade but never submit on deadline always a couple hours before at least

[cinder finch]

Wait what

Hold on

[random parrot]

Maybe that happened to u

[cinder finch]

So he turned it in at 11:58

[lilac saddle]

yeah like it just disapeared from his checklist

at 11:58

[random parrot]

weird

[cinder finch]

Did they fix it

[lilac saddle]

he reloaded the page a few times to no avail

and it was gone

he emailed them

no response

[random parrot]

they prolly won’t respond

[cinder finch]

Oh my fucking god

[random parrot]

let’s be real😂

[lilac saddle]

yeah they havent

[unique snow]

yea UC system get a lot of emails

[cinder finch]

Nah that’s craY

crazy

[random parrot]

Tryeee

[unique snow]

I feel so bad for your friend

[random parrot]

Since many apply

[unique snow]

i would be crushed if thats me

[cinder finch]

What if that was me

[random parrot]

idk how many applied to met tho this year/last year

[cinder finch]

I’m emailing them

[unique snow]

im sorry bro......

[lilac saddle]

its fine I mean he really only wanted MET for the prio enrollment

[random parrot]

And what percentage of them get the video

[unique snow]

dont expect a response but good luck

[random parrot]

literally they won’t answer

[lilac saddle]

and since hes like 4x more cracked than me I think he'll get regents anyways

[random parrot]

what’s regents

[unique snow]

UC system scolarship

[random parrot]

ohhh

[lilac saddle]

scholarship at berkeley that gives u prio enrollement + stipend iircf

[unique snow]

is it a mix of OOS and instate students that get regents

[cinder finch]

Maybe the video is to get more info bc ur they thought ur supplemental was bad or smth

[random parrot]

like fin aid?

[lilac saddle]

nah top 300 geet video

[random parrot]

OH SHIT

[lilac saddle]

it means you moved on

[random parrot]

WAIT WHAY

[lilac saddle]

to the next step

[random parrot]

IM BAD?!?

OMG NOOO

NAWWWW

[unique snow]

is it like finalist

[lilac saddle]

kind of

[cinder finch]

Yeah figured

[random parrot]

SHITT I THOUHHT IT WAS A GOOS THING TO GET THE VIDEO

[unique snow]

DAMN

[lilac saddle]

its a good thing to get the video

[unique snow]

no its finalist

[random parrot]

NOOO😕😕😕

wait woah

Oh 😂

[cinder finch]

How do u know this

[random parrot]

Prolly Reddit

[unique snow]

someone just said it in this chat

[random parrot]

😂😂😂

And a2c chat

[unique snow]

Yea

thats where all my college info comes from LMAOOOO

[random parrot]

My heart stopped for a sec

I thought vid was cuz supplemental was shitty

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[cinder finch]

Why won’t berkeley just say it on their website

[random parrot]

ffs 💀

[random parrot]

Secret society

[unique snow]

LMAO

[random parrot]

They make admissions very secretive

[cinder finch]

Why does it say 12/16

Why oh why

[random parrot]

like in general they don’t give much info

[cinder finch]

I turned it in on time

[random parrot]

Is it triggering u?

🦅🦅

[cinder finch]

Yes

[random parrot]

ouch 🤕

[unique snow]

im so sorry man

[random parrot]

hey at least u can get into cs

[cinder finch]

What if they thought I turned in late then decided not to consider me at all for that reason

[random parrot]

And then apply to met sophomore year

[random parrot]

That might’ve happened

I mean rate urself

Are u really smart? Have crazy good ecs? Wrote killer piqs? Top of ur class?

If all of them are yes then u prolly would’ve gotten into met

[cinder finch]

Nah I’m no academic weapon

[random parrot]

And they thought u turned it in late

[unique snow]

hm

[cinder finch]

Only taken 5 aps and one honors total

[random parrot]

depends on ur school then

[unique snow]

oh yea they compare you to people in your school right?

[random parrot]

If ur school offers 20 and u can take aps from grade 9, then that’s kinda on the badder side

[random parrot]

Mhmm

[unique snow]

at least in my school AP are banned until grade 10

[vast juniper]

no they did not

blud

[random parrot]

Yeaaa they did lol

[vast juniper]

last year ppl were even getting them past deadline

it's rolling

[unique snow]

yea i saw that on reddit

[cinder finch]

Oh good

[random parrot]

yea it’s past deadline

[vast juniper]

idk where u getting this sussy info from but ok

[unique snow]

when i was on the UCB subreddit

[cinder finch]

Ok so there’s hope

[random parrot]

like after u turn in the supplemental

[ancient cairn]

LOL i did 11:57 and got it in

on the portal it says 12/16 tho with a green check

[cinder finch]

Yes same

[ancient cairn]

prolly got processed after idk

[cinder finch]

Does that mean

We turned it in on time?

[lilac saddle]

did u get video interview

[random parrot]

yeaa

[ancient cairn]

nothing yet

[unique snow]

maybe its in wawves

[ancient cairn]

still waiting

[random parrot]

wait so they’re still sending??

[cinder finch]

Hold on so

[random parrot]

isn’t it closed

[vast juniper]

they are still sending

[cinder finch]

Even thought it says 12/16

[random parrot]

Oh wtf

[cinder finch]

Does it mean we submitted it on time

[vast juniper]

yes bruh

[cinder finch]

And they’re gonna cobaider it

[vast juniper]

why are you worrying

[ancient cairn]

i heard they send over time so idk it might be done already

[random parrot]

why did everyone say it got closed I got wrong info

[vast juniper]

you will get the interview soon

they are rolling

[random parrot]

I got mine 5-6 days ago

[vast juniper]

nah soss ur actually trolling

it's rolling

[random parrot]

And submitted the app on the day of

[unique snow]

lol

[random parrot]

Like an hour before supplementals got locked

[vast juniper]

because theres this thing called winter break

[ancient cairn]

well they are off rn bc of break

[vast juniper]

and they are not sending requests rn

[random parrot]

I thought they stayed in winter break lmao

[cinder finch]

O good pt

[unique snow]

omg thats crazy

[random parrot]

is it like first come first serve

[unique snow]

idk about you but i think people like to take time off for the holidays

[ancient cairn]

isn’t it mandatory in state of california lol

[random parrot]

Like the earlier u submit the earlier u know if u get the vid or not

[ancient cairn]

who knows how they review

usually apps are split by aos in different regions and those aos go thru apps by school

they probably haven’t gotten through all of them

just wait

[vast juniper]

💀

[cinder finch]

When did u submit

How early before the deadline

[random parrot]

an hour b4 the deadline

[vast juniper]

whats ur region

[ancient cairn]

ur intl right

[random parrot]

Middle East

[vast juniper]

yeah

so ur different

[random parrot]

but I’m a us citizen

[vast juniper]

regions vary

[random parrot]

so idk if I’m counted as domestic or not for ucs

[ancient cairn]

prolly not many applicants to met from there or ur school

[vast juniper]

check their policy

its there online

[ancient cairn]

cali will take a while

[random parrot]

At least 7-8 form my school applied met lmao

And 20-30 applied Berkeley normal

[ancient cairn]

but how many schools would the met regional so have to go thru for the middle east

[random parrot]

idk like thousands

I’m just talking abt my school

[cinder finch]

Wait ur in the middle East

[random parrot]

no I’m in La Jolla

I think I’m counted as domestic

Idk if I’m being compared to Middle East or us pool

[ancient cairn]

ur school is in the middle east tho

[vast juniper]

yeah

[random parrot]

yeaaa

[vast juniper]

bro

u are being compared to middle east

not domestic

[ancient cairn]

when they are reviewing ur app it’s in the middle east group

[random parrot]

even if applying as domestic?

oh

[vast juniper]

yes

cuz u go to school there

[random parrot]

for other schools I think in domestic

[cinder finch]

Much more sense now

[vast juniper]

yeah guys

dont make over generalizations

[cinder finch]

I’m in cali

[ancient cairn]

ur prolly being compared to everyone ngl if the met cohort is 50 students they want to make sure u stack up to everyone else

[vast juniper]

i dont know who made those wild claims abt interviews and shit

but

calm dwon 💀

[random parrot]

Trueee

I’m assuming all mett are compared together

Since like only 4,000 apply or smthn like that

[ancient cairn]

it’s more like 6000+

[vast juniper]

why would they ever compare all app teogether 💀

context is important

they cut by region just like every college

[random parrot]

Oh wow

[ancient cairn]

at the end when they are finalizing a class

[vast juniper]

thats to ensure their diversity quotas are fulfilled

[ancient cairn]

met doesn’t give a fuck lmao

[vast juniper]

they do

about gender

[ancient cairn]

gender yea they want around 50/50

race nah

[vast juniper]

not race

[ancient cairn]

u got a vid interview right

[jolly python]

the pools don’t really matter for MET

[random parrot]

Yea that’s why I was thinking

[random parrot]

@vast juniper see

They consider us against all

[jolly python]

I think MET is like over half OOS

[random parrot]

What’s oos

[jolly python]

And are also very accommodating in ways that I’m not meant to say

[jolly python]

Out of state

[jolly python]

But if you’re interested in MET and are intl I would still suggest applying

[ancient cairn]

app closed lol

[random parrot]

^^

[random parrot]

Wdym

[jolly python]

Well I would hope that you applied

[jolly python]

I’m not supposed to talk abt it haha

[river grotto]

Nick are you part of MET

[jolly python]

Nah

A number of ppl told me

[random parrot]

Ohhh lmao sorry for asking 😂😂

Wait wtf I just realized the grade deflation at Berkeley so crazy

Is it even worth it?

[broken grail]

IMO if you’re oos no

[river grotto]

Isn't Berkeley engineering insanely good though?

Esp EECS

Is it not worth the tuition?

[broken grail]

unless you’re rich asf you’re not going to be able to afford it so I mean I guess it could be for you?

Personally I avoided oos publics even if they have top programs for what I want to do (umich ☹️) bc expensive

[ancient cairn]

it’s hard but worth it

oh do you mean cost wise

eecs is like the best cs program in the nation

def worth it

[river grotto]

Anyway to get more aid if you are OOS?

[broken grail]

If you can afford it

[river grotto]

Apart frorm regents

[broken grail]

No aid is

[river grotto]

And other scholarships

[broken grail]

*oos

[ancient cairn]

nah berkeley is stingy af for oos

[broken grail]

Like need based

Regents is hard asf to get too

[river grotto]

Do they meed need based

meet*

[broken grail]

And doesn’t give a ton

[broken grail]

Nope

[river grotto]

Wthh

[ancient cairn]

if ur met ur prolly regents or seed too

but that’s barely anything compared to the tuition

[river grotto]

Frickk

[lilac saddle]

just be top 10 every class smh

[river grotto]

Gotta sell my kidney before going to college smh

[broken grail]

😭

Bro bills are way too expensive

[lilac saddle]

is regents full ride?

[broken grail]

My medical bills were 54k before insurance

[broken grail]

Not even close

[river grotto]

HEll nahhh only 2,500 lmfaooo

[ancient cairn]

go private instead lol if ur comp for met ur comp for the ivies too

[lilac saddle]

yeah just making sure

[broken grail]

Or any school that meets full need

[ancient cairn]

yea

one of my friends was met in state but got off the wl for stanford and went there instead

got all fin need met w stanford

[broken grail]

W

[jolly python]

Depends on your other choices

[river grotto]

Is MET a good program

[lilac saddle]

yes

[river grotto]

Say I wanted to work at Amazon for software developement if I didn't luanch a compnay

Would it be somewhat easy for me to get in there

[lilac saddle]

you arent competitng against general berkeley, you have your own cohort/pipeline

makes it 10x easier to land stuff

plus EFP

[river grotto]

EFP?

[lilac saddle]

entrepreneur fellows program

[river grotto]

Ohh right right

[ancient cairn]

yea you are

they want to hire the best talent

if that talent is just an eecs major

they will hire them lol

jane street doesn’t care if u did a business degree too

[lilac saddle]

MET has their own hiring pipeline

own internship fairs

[ancient cairn]

aren’t berkeley fairs a shit show anyways lol

[lilac saddle]

you dont gotta beg for 30 seconds with interviewrs

like in normal fairs at berkeley

[lilac saddle]

everyone is talented enough at a certain point

[ancient cairn]

it’s probably a bit easier to network to an interview but landing the job is just as hard

[lilac saddle]

its then just about getting to the interviewer

and landing the interviewr

[ancient cairn]

for faang or quant

[lilac saddle]

quant nobody is talented enough

you wouldnt be going to berkeley for quant anyways

[ancient cairn]

there def are ppl like that at berkeley lmao

why wouldn’t u

[lilac saddle]

theres infinetly better placements at MIT, stanford, UIUC, Upenn

than berkeley 😭

[ancient cairn]

well not like u just get to choose what college u get into

[lilac saddle]

I mean most quant requires a masters anyways

[ancient cairn]

met seems like a waste if ur just trying to land faang imo

why go thru all the hassle of a 2nd degree

and join that cohort if u won’t use it

[lilac saddle]

the second degree is useless and free

[ancient cairn]

takes time and means u can’t take more eecs courses lol

[lilac saddle]

the cohort is insanely helpful in landing your first few internships and research

you dont have to go through the same program as normal berkeley students to get washed by an IMO gold

[ancient cairn]

idk i’d rather use the cohort for smt like launching a startup or smt

if u want faang then just do eecs

[lilac saddle]

MET will also finance your jobs if the startup cant afford to pay you

and from what Ive heard professors like MET kids

so easier research as well

overall it just makes berkeley a lot easier of a place to be if you're not in the top 10% of students there

the alum network is still kinda troll though cuz of how new the program is

unlike M&T where theres 100% a chance if u wanna work somewhere an alum can get you in

[ancient cairn]

that’s why m&t >>>

the alumni network carries so hard

[lilac saddle]

eh I dont rly care much abt M&T

although Im more interested in the Berkeley AI pipeline 🙃

than the business thing

[ancient cairn]

why not it’s way better than met at least rn

[lilac saddle]

the quant placement seems cool tho but Im too lazy to comit to a career of gambling

[ancient cairn]

met can prolly catch up in 10 years tho

[lilac saddle]

Upenn is in pennsylvania 🤮

oakland homeless population RAAH

[ancient cairn]

they end up in ny tho

[lilac saddle]

this is why tho

[ancient cairn]

or actually lots of m&ts go to cali anyways

[lilac saddle]

M&T isnt gonna do shit for me here

[ancient cairn]

then why wouldn’t u just do eecs 💀

[lilac saddle]

because I'm not smart

[random parrot]

Nah like grades wise lmao

[lilac saddle]

again MET makes it easier to not be fucking swept in every career placement by 10x IMO gold

[ancient cairn]

lol if a prof is doing cutting edge research in ai and is looking for insanely talented ppl they aren’t gonna take u in their lab just bc u have met on ur resume vs eecs

[lilac saddle]

no you dont understand

the EECS grad wont even get to meet the professor

[ancient cairn]

the ppl from met who land those positions are the insanely talented ppl

[lilac saddle]

MET gets you in front of the professor at least

with the program

[ancient cairn]

ok berkeley is bad but not the hunger games lol

most of the people at bair aren’t met

[lilac saddle]

idk man it seems kinda hell to me

most my friends at berkeley are getting fucking trolled everywhere

• Im only really tryna stay here for 2 years if I get in

so much less time for placement anyways

[ancient cairn]

actually? all my eecs friends have nice internships for next summer lol

2 are even going to trading shops for qt

[ancient cairn]

did u get the invite

[lilac saddle]

nah

😔

[ancient cairn]

lol i’m waiting too bro

gl

[jolly python]

This is true

I have minimal interaction with professors that I’m interested in despite my efforts

[jolly python]

Most ppl aren’t met

[jolly python]

A good amount of mine do but I wouldn’t say all

[vast juniper]

nick do you know cararra

real name rohan kumar

a small youtuber student who chose berkeley over mit

💀

eecs

[lilac saddle]

honestly if ur as goaded as he was there isnt much diff between berk and MIT or any other t5 school

[vast juniper]

but still, mit would've been the better choice

smaller classes & private uni with more money

[lilac saddle]

berkeley has hella money too

they just choose to spend it on football stadiums

[vast juniper]

less on each individual than mit

[lilac saddle]

[jolly python]

I met him IRL haha

[ancient cairn]

damn

i thought eecs was good

[jolly python]

He was presenting a chiplets project

Tall guy

[vast juniper]

oh shoot rlly

yea hes super smart

[jolly python]

Because that’s where the money comes from

The cycle lmao

[lilac saddle]

😔

[jolly python]

It’s good but if you’re not super talented you have to sweat

[ancient cairn]

are you just stats or also eecs

[vast juniper]

you have to tryhard? D:

[jolly python]

Was going to do EECS but will just do stats

[lilac saddle]

the EECS program was designed for like 300 students and 2 years ago 1500 students graduated

shit is abt to collapse LMAO

although this is from anecdotes + reddit

[jolly python]

They more or less fixed the issue

By preventing anyone from switching

[lilac saddle]

oh did they cut enrollement

[ancient cairn]

wtf that’s more than an entire ivy grad class lol

[lilac saddle]

ah ic

[ancient cairn]

why’d u change ur mind

[lilac saddle]

dyk how many students get EECS nowadays

as a first year

[cinder finch]

Guys is aerospace engineering a popular major

[ancient cairn]

aren’t eecs grad opportunities great

[jolly python]

I don’t like programming/systems as much as I thought I would

[ancient cairn]

not really

[cinder finch]

So if I put that down

[lilac saddle]

mech E tends to be more popular

[cinder finch]

I got a good chance of getting in?

[ancient cairn]

no

[jolly python]

The grad opportunities aren’t that crazy we just have the best students

[jolly python]

Depends

[vast juniper]

no depends on what ur ecs are - i also applied aeroE but i did a lot of aero stuff

[ancient cairn]

no matter what u put down met is insanely hard to get into

[lilac saddle]

MET dosent admit by major afaik

[cinder finch]

What if I made a business that sells planes and helis to video game devs

[lilac saddle]

theyre very private school like with admission

[vast juniper]

i dont think that has anything to do with actual aeroE in the aos eyes

where is the engineering part

[ancient cairn]

u make planes? wtf

[lilac saddle]

I heard that they dont even look ar ur PIQs much cuz they know how shit the UC admissions system is

[cinder finch]

Not quite

[lilac saddle]

just ECs + MET essay

[vast juniper]

who said that

[lilac saddle]

a friend I have enrolled in MET rn

[ancient cairn]

then i have a decent chance

hope that’s true

[jolly python]

I mean just intuitively the PIQs would not be very helpful

[vast juniper]

but tbh

if i were the ao

i'd mostly look at the met essay anyway

[cinder finch]

I programmed the physics for them

[vast juniper]

fast and easy

[cinder finch]

Idk if that counts

[vast juniper]

what awards do u have

idt thats very strong tbf

[ancient cairn]

that’s a hella interesting ec lol

[cinder finch]

I got profit no awards

[ancient cairn]

what’s the range

5 figures?

[vast juniper]

profit amount doesn't matter

[cinder finch]

Yeah 15k total I think

[ancient cairn]

if it’s less i can’t imagine them caring that much ngl

[vast juniper]

as long as it's at least 10k

cuz they cant verify it

anyone can say they made 6 figure

whos there to verify

[cinder finch]

I think I mentioned that on my supp

[lilac saddle]

I love how this server automatically assumes people make 5-6 figures in HS businesses 💀

[vast juniper]

no ones playing the arbitrary number game

[ancient cairn]

by that logic most things aren’t impressive

[vast juniper]

i mean we all technically are

[cinder finch]

Who tf makes 6 figures in high school

[vast juniper]

no, ecs and awards are more verifiable thru websites

[lilac saddle]

I barely sold my app for 10k dawg

[ancient cairn]

just bc u can’t verify it with a surface level investigation doesn’t mean it’s not impressive

[cinder finch]

U made an app?

[ancient cairn]

true

[jolly python]

With six figures during high school don’t even bother going somewhere like Berkeley

You’ll just be slowed down by coursework

[lilac saddle]

yeah

[ancient cairn]

nah but if it’s smt that’s gonna sway an met ad com it should be big lol

[lilac saddle]

in freshman year

[jolly python]

All of the MET ppl I know have stuff that sound good on paper

[vast juniper]

i would still go to berkeley and other top schools just because i would want to make more money and make more impact

coming from someone who made 6 figures 😳

[jolly python]

Berkeley won’t help you to make more money

[vast juniper]

connections

[jolly python]

It’s a sweatshop for drones lmao

[cinder finch]

Mmm

[jolly python]

There are no connections that’s a meme

[vast juniper]

met does

[jolly python]

Even the MET kids

[cinder finch]

U get to talk to top entrepreneurs right

Said smth like that on their website

[vast juniper]

and there is no denying that it's not worse than other schools like university of kansas

[jolly python]

They’re not top entrepreneurs

At least the students

[vast juniper]

also name brand is very important

when you found a company

convincing ppl to join it is the toughest part

[jolly python]

Honestly you’ll have better luck surrounding yourself with wealthy people

For a businessman easier private school is the move

[vast juniper]

that's of course true

but berkeley is still super good as a public

[jolly python]

Eh

[ancient cairn]

they call it stanford rejects for a reason

[jolly python]

It’s easier to understand when you have to choose between finishing Project 4 or reaching an important milestone

[vast juniper]

nick

if you could choose again

would you still pick berkeley if your other option is a low tier t20 private uni

[jolly python]

I would take the private uni

[vast juniper]

how low would u go

if they are private

[jolly python]

Like lower 30s

Maybe lower 50s actually

So far the name hasn’t been useful

[ancient cairn]

why do u hate ur school so much lmao

[vast juniper]

northeastern vs berkeley?

[jolly python]

It has not in any way been instrumental in my success

In hindsight I should’ve gone to northeastern

[cinder finch]

Did anybody apply for babson here too

[ancient cairn]

ur still a freshman tho

[jolly python]

Not that my parents would’ve let

[vast juniper]

💀

what

[lilac saddle]

really?

[jolly python]

Not really

[ancient cairn]

LMAO

[jolly python]

The career fair merch has been nice but it’s not like they’re looking to hire me anyways

[lilac saddle]

what abt out of school

[jolly python]

I got this expensive bottle from IMC trading

[lilac saddle]

idk how that works tbh in college

[ancient cairn]

i applied cs + business to northeastern ea bc it had no supps lol

[vast juniper]

i mean cmon, northeastern is more prestigious than harvard with that sexy 5% acceptnace rate 🤤

[jolly python]

Same

[ancient cairn]

no way it’s 5% lol

[vast juniper]

it is

u didnt know?

💀

its a whole meme on reddit

[jolly python]

There are tons of ppl that I would encourage to go

[ancient cairn]

wtf that’s lower than northwestern lol

[vast juniper]

it is

but it's a shit school

nah i foreveer shit on northeastern

for gaming the system

[jolly python]

It requires a specific skill set to be more useful than any typical school

[lilac saddle]

you think I would do fine at berkeley? 💀

just curious

[jolly python]

Yeah I think you would succeed

[vast juniper]

what skill

[ancient cairn]

neu full coa or berk in state

[jolly python]

Strong quantitative/problem solving skills, good test taker

[ancient cairn]

which would you pick

[jolly python]

NEU full CoA

[vast juniper]

for cal?

[jolly python]

Berkeley is still like 40k in state

[jolly python]

Yeah

[ancient cairn]

neu is like 70k tho

[vast juniper]

i get the good test taker part

[ancient cairn]

u have to be trolling lol

[vast juniper]

sweaty academics

[jolly python]

Yeah my parents can afford it

[vast juniper]

but how about networking

if one is good at that

would they thrive in berkeley

[jolly python]

Networking doesn’t really matter for engineering students

Your skills are what will ultimately show

[ancient cairn]

isn’t that the reason you hate berkeley tho

[vast juniper]

for entrepreneurs

[ancient cairn]

nick when is berkeley off break

[jolly python]

I’m not fond of this place because it doesn’t reward anyone who isn’t very talented

Our breaks are fine

I believe smth like the 20th

[ancient cairn]

ur on break till 1/20?

[vast juniper]

a product of hyper competition imo

[jolly python]

Like 1/14

[ancient cairn]

is that for school admin too

[jolly python]

Yes it is a crowded sweat shop

[vast juniper]

berkeley met + regents + whatever other scholarship is i forgot the name + in state

or cornell

[ancient cairn]

the berkeley disrespect is crazy 😭

[jolly python]

Cornell

[jolly python]

Undergrad

[ancient cairn]

@jolly python

[jolly python]

I believe so

Actually no

[ancient cairn]

damn that means met invites are all out then

[jolly python]

I believe they start at 1/7

[lilac saddle]

LOL that reminds me abt this seminar I saw where even the AOs are like "yeah we care abt grad more anyways"

iirc most of berkeleys money and prestige comes from grad anyways

[leaden moth]

Cal bad tho

[jolly python]

We have like two notable undergrad alumni

Wozniak and some other dude

Woz was like uniquely Berkeley I like him

[lilac saddle]

woz didnt even complete berk

[ancient cairn]

oh so they might still release invites

[jolly python]

Idk ppl glaze the UCs so hard

[jolly python]

Yeah, hopefully you get your invites

[jolly python]

I guess because the only other good schools are tiny and don’t take anyone

[ancient cairn]

ucla and ucsb glazing is crazy lol

[lilac saddle]

I mean Ive heard the public cali school -> uc -> stanford masters pipeline goes hard

there have been like 30 alum from my school in the last 5 years that have done that

I mean my school is p tailored towards low income students in some way as well so ig its the most financially stable option as well

[jolly python]

Depends on the masters program

I was at a Stanford CS grad infosession and they were like “we’re tired of 3.8s from Berkeley”

Like I know there are a lot of us but damn

[lilac saddle]

https://tenor.com/bEhW8.gif

that was my plan

[jolly python]

Ik ppl that do EE PhD at Stanford just to do ML haha

Like one of our profs Jiantao

[ancient cairn]

met and stanford have lots of cross admits anyways

just go to stanford undergrad

then coterm

[lilac saddle]

intl

[jolly python]

Yeah P(Stanford given MET) seems high

[lilac saddle]

unless I get into MIT or Penn i realistically cant afford college

[ancient cairn]

met prolly has fewer intl spots than stanford lmao

[lilac saddle]

😔

[lilac saddle]

finaid

not spots

[ancient cairn]

met has like no fin aid

stanford does

[jolly python]

I believe Stanford are need blind for intl

[wide nymph]

No they aren’t

[lilac saddle]

need aware iirc

for intl

blind for domesticv

[jolly python]

I don’t believe that they care if you’re intl

[ancient cairn]

stanford's need aware intl

need blind generally tho

for like domestic

[jolly python]

I believe that MET is actually minority in-state

[lilac saddle]

MET too small to care abt region

[ancient cairn]

arent they like 70% cali lol

i think its just bc of the applicant base

[jolly python]

Like all of the special programs the goal is to poach students

[lilac saddle]

berkeley is 70% cali

not MET

[vast juniper]

how about met

[lilac saddle]

oh huh

[vast juniper]

met def has a bias for cali students i feel like, so many cali schools send ppl to mit but not for the other states

[jolly python]

This is MET?

[ancient cairn]

yea

[jolly python]

Oh have never saw this graphic

[ancient cairn]

https://met.berkeley.edu/admissions/facts-figures/

[jolly python]

That’s higher than the Berkeley general population though

[ancient cairn]

maybe it's just their yield is low oos?

i mean if im oos and get into met and stanford id prolly pick stanford when cost is near the same

vs instate the tuition is lower for met compared to stanford so it would make more sense to pick met

still a big difference in the demographics tho

[vast juniper]

but, do they explicitly state that they have no in state bias?

[ancient cairn]

my guess is a combination of an applicant pool that is mostly from cali + low yield from oos

[lilac saddle]

yeah

[scenic shore]

U mean the ap bio goat?!

[rapid terrace]

are stats classes at berkeley overenrolled like cs?

[jolly python]

To a lesser degree

[rapid terrace]

oh dang, is someone majoring in just stats common?

[jolly python]

It’s often doubled/tripled

[leaden moth]

when ur asking a question about cal the answer is usually the negative one

[river grotto]

How do I apply for the SEED scholarship?

[sacred coral]

Has anyone who applied for the MET program recieved an invitation to complete the video interview?

[river grotto]

Yes

[sacred coral]

Fuck it’s over

[hazy pewter]

Keep in mind they didn't send an email

So check your portal

And also. Last year, people were getting video invites even after the deadline

[sacred coral]

Yeah I did nothing new there

[sacred coral]

Oh ok 🙏

[scenic shore]

Same question here

[hazy pewter]

@scenic shore https://seedscholars.berkeley.edu/applying

i read your username as if your name was "Will Batman" 😭

[jolly python]

You don’t

Actually wait

I think they changed it last year

[lilac saddle]

for all UC scholarships iirc theyll send u details if u qualify

[jolly python]

Bc I remember back then they would “consider” you

[lilac saddle]

if u didnt get the details you prob dont qualify

there was a checklist in the app

abt like your BG and stuff

lemme see if I can pull it up

[umbral dock]

hi does anyone know how the spieker video interview works?

[knotty sluice]

I applied to GMP and I also have a video interview. I think all the special programs get similar questions?

"As part of the admissions review process, some applicants to specific programs are invited to record a video interview so that we may learn more about them.

Before beginning your video response, you will need to confirm your identity by showing a picture ID. Please have an appropriate ID (driver’s license, high school ID or passport ID) available at the start of the video essay. The names from your ID and application should match.

You will have 90 seconds to prepare an answer and 6 minutes total to record a response to all questions. You will also be provided with 3 total attempts to re-record and delete each answer."

this is what the portal says

[proud pine]

no portal astrology. i have deleted your message

[slim ravine]

I'm sorry I didn;t mean to. I plan to withdraw my application due to some circumstances

[knotty sluice]

has anyone done their haas video essay yet?

or does anyone know the questions for GMP?

i literally don't know what type of questions to expect

[sweet reef]

hihi, quick question about berk's business supp

can i use a similar essay for the berk essay that i also used for the overall ucalifornia one?

[north magnet]

they’re gonna see both so don’t you wanna give them something different to boost your chances?

[ancient cairn]

i just got the met video essay thing in my portal

so if u guys didnt get it yet there's still a chance

they're still releasing invites

[sweet reef]

good point, thanks

[random parrot]

anyone submitted the met video? can you tell us how it went ahaha

[random parrot]

CONGRATSS!!!!!!!!

[cinder finch]

Like literally just now?

What time did u submit

[ancient cairn]

11:59 on the day it was due

[ancient cairn]

this morning

[ancient cairn]

they review by school groups not based on when u submit it

[river grotto]

What major did you apply for?

Is that what you mean by school groups?

[vast juniper]

kinda weird that they reviewed ur school this late since ur in the bay no?

[cinder finch]

I’m in it too

[vast juniper]

and u didnt get it?

[cinder finch]

maybe they’re still going through

But yeah I don’t see anything new on portal

Is that where it’s supposed to show

[ancient cairn]

no quite the opposite lol

there are more schools to review in the bay

bc they get most of their applicants from here / in state

[ancient cairn]

eecs + business

[vast juniper]

toga toga

[ancient cairn]

actually idt it matters much bc they would split it up in a way were the geographic groups had similar sized app pools

or they might not even follow the way other colleges process applicants who knows

[vast juniper]

yk whats crazy

this yr's isef winner didnt get in her early

[ancient cairn]

lol do yk her

[vast juniper]

ya

met her at isef

[ancient cairn]

yea i heard she got deferred from stanford

[vast juniper]

oh you also heard? u also know her?

LOL

[ancient cairn]

i wonder who they are accepted rea then 💀

[ancient cairn]

no

but we have mutuals

[vast juniper]

oh

yea

im confused as fuck bro

she doesnt just have isef she also got gold medal at an international oly

[ancient cairn]

i’ve never heard of an ieso team member not getting in

usually they all end up at stanford

or some at mit

[vast juniper]

no yeah they do

my camp friends all got in stanford (who applied - with her being the only exception)

well, stanford or mit

[ancient cairn]

do u do useso?

or wtv it’s called

[vast juniper]

yea i did it this summer

[ancient cairn]

did u camp

[vast juniper]

ya

[river grotto]

When do MET decisions come out

[north magnet]

anyone do the haas video??

[knotty sluice]

i did it yesterday

three questions

360 seconds to answer

[random parrot]

Early feb i heard

[north magnet]

U remember what they were?

If u can dm

[noble urchin]

any internationals here who applied MET?

[static wren]

just checked and i got my met video essay thing but idek if i wanna do it 🌚

how many people get video essay invites?? also idk if it’s cause i’m on mobile but it doesn’t tell me a date, just that it’s “awaiting”? 😭

[cinder finch]

Is anybody still getting the video essay

[cinder finch]

Where did it show that

[static wren]

in the MAP@Berkeley portal

looks like this for me

[analog tide]

me

no invite tho 😢

[ancient cairn]

stanford's probably better lol

[cinder finch]

I still don’t see it

[unique snow]

then you didnt get the invite yet then

[jolly python]

Go to Stanford lmao

[cinder finch]

Hush

[knotty sluice]

nope

[leaden moth]

are the questions a suprise?

[random parrot]

did anyone finish filmings their met video?

[knotty sluice]

the haas vid essays questions are normal

kinda what you would expect

and kinda similar to USC WBB interview questions

but i heard everyone gets different questions (?)

[tranquil jungle]

did any met ppl here get an email notification or is it just supposed to show up in your portal?

[ancient cairn]

portal

[river grotto]

Kinda weird question

But do yall know any people who have gotten the MET interview request

And didn't get into Berkeley at all

Idk if I should view getting the MET interview request as a good sign

[random parrot]

I’m wondering the same thing tbh

[knotty sluice]

wait not everyone gets the interview?

I though everyone who applys to haas gets it?

it just automatically showed up the day i received my portal

[river grotto]

Oh sorry I was asking about MET

Not HAAS in general

[cinder finch]

Do we need to put our first semester senior yr grades if we’re doing regular decision

[leaden moth]

Yeah plenty

[jolly python]

Haas* bc Haas isn’t an acronym

It’s a dude’s name

[unique snow]

UC doesnt take senior grades at all

[leaden moth]

thank the lord

[leaden moth]

so u cant prep?

thats wild

[knotty sluice]

U technically can

just ruin the first take

cuz your questions for all three chances will be the same

[river grotto]

Hey guys

Is not getting a additional letter of rec request a bad sign/

[tribal matrix]

No

[static wren]

do yk anyone who’s gotten it

[river grotto]

yeah

[leaden moth]

is there some sort of timer after they first appear?

like do they have to be within a couple minutes or something

[frosty oak]

Are you talking about the spieker haas program?

What were the questions?

[leaden moth]

u dont gotta worry about that for a year

but its diff for everyone

or theres like a big bank of questions

[frosty oak]

wdym? My Haas suplements are due in 2 days

[leaden moth]

3

[frosty oak]

I've done the supplemental essay already but I haven't done the kira

i'm in eu rn vacationing so it's already the 3rd at 1am

[leaden moth]

ur flair is wrong tho

has u as a junior

[frosty oak]

oh

i forgot to update lmao

i was junior last year

thanks for reminding me

[leaden moth]

ur good lmao i was just like whys this junior tryna find out the questions

[frosty oak]

ah ok

what were the questions about?

i fixed it to senior just now btw

[leaden moth]

i havent done it yet but everyone saying that you get different stuff. theres a bunch of people in this thread that have already done it tho so u could get an idea of the theme i guess

[frosty oak]

ok

I'm surprised everyone is getting different questions

For all the interviews i've done that are using the same online interview platform, all the questions have been the same

[scenic shore]

This is for MET?

[tribal matrix]

Up to 15% can get them

https://senate.universityofcalifornia.edu/_files/committees/boars/boars-cr-report-june-2023.pdf

Relevant link

Idk if that one mentions the 15% but https://regents.universityofcalifornia.edu/governance/policies/2110.html does

[static wren]

oh cool ok!

[knotty sluice]

nope

u can even do it the next day i believe

[leaden moth]

sweet

[desert fossil]

isn't it six minutes for all? so is there a limit of time per question or how does it work

[knotty sluice]

no time limit per question

u can distribute the time by yourself

[static wren]

https://met.berkeley.edu/admissions/supplemental-essay-prompts/ wait are these the prompts?

for the met video essay

like this is what i had in my google doc but now i'm confused

also, has anyone actually gotten an email or are we all just seeing this through our portals

[leaden moth]

haas sent me an email

[ancient cairn]

aren’t those outdated

also has anyone gotten confirmed stats on how many people got the invite

[ancient cairn]

just portal

you don’t normally get email

[frosty oak]

nah, for the haas spieker undegraduate business program

[grizzled elk]

sent you fr wanted to ask you more about the process if you dont mind im giving it today but really stressed dont know why

[tender prawn]

Just got my MET video essay email lol maybe they didn’t expect us to see it already in the portal

[ancient cairn]

so ig they finalized who’s getting the video?

[vast juniper]

did u get the email

if not then no

[ancient cairn]

yea

but they wouldn’t have sent out the emails unless they went thru all the apps

[vast juniper]

why would they do that

last yr ppl were getting interviews even after the deadline (jan 12)

[tender prawn]

Honestly at this point probably i don’t know why they would send it out even closer to the deadline

It’s definitely still possible tho

[ancient cairn]

huh? wait what

[vast juniper]

check the subreddit

[ancient cairn]

i mean maybe it changed

program still new

Anyone got verification requests

?

no?

Who got it then

Asking you to verify activities

[rapid terrace]

like the audit thing?

[ancient cairn]

Yea

[rapid terrace]

nah i didnt get anything

did you just get it

[ancient cairn]

no i didn’t

[smoky frigate]

Did everyone get the video

[ancient cairn]

lol i think that might actually have happened

i haven’t heard of someone not getting it so far

[tender prawn]

Did you?

[vast juniper]

uh oh

its over for u

[ancient cairn]

No but my senior friends that got in previously were all audited

And audits have already finished

[random parrot]

heu guys

met just sent out emails like 20 mins ago or smthn like that

[rapid terrace]

ehh idt getting audited has much to do w getting in

its a random audit

[random parrot]

wait whats the audit and verification thing whats that

[rapid terrace]

its like they ask you to verify one of your ec's/awards/coursework

[random parrot]

wait why didnt they send me that?

[rapid terrace]

only a small percentage of applicants get it

[random parrot]

ohh ok

[smoky frigate]

has anyone finished the video essay

@static wren

have you

[static wren]

no lolll

procrastinating hard rn

prepping for frc kickoff on saturday 💪

[smoky frigate]

best of luck

[twin pier]

when did u get urs

i just got mine

[smoky frigate]

like couple hours ago

[twin pier]

ah same

i wonder if they just released them all together

[smoky frigate]

i wonder how many students got it

[twin pier]

ppl seem to say good sign in past

for at least UCB general admission

[nimble torrent]

bruh I realized I chose met as an alternate major not primary soo wonder I didn’t get the program consideration (I’m lowkey fine with it anyways 😭)

[smoky frigate]

you didnt get essay invite ?

[nimble torrent]

yeah cuz I’m not considered for the program

cuz I chose met as an alternate major

but idk am I even supposed to get a video, cuz bro they still asked me to fill out the essay

so idek what the point of it was

if I’m not like even going to be considered

[twin pier]

yea you got scammed

did u not see the text?

wasn't there a prompt in the UC app that said like "MET must be chosen as primary major"

[nimble torrent]

☠️ nah

well I did this like legit early December and didn’t think much of it

[nimble torrent]

yeah idk but prolly

[ancient cairn]

It’s a good sign yes

so many people seem to have gotten it this yr tho

are we sure it's actually that good of a sign 😭

[smoky frigate]

^

[twin pier]

cause ppl on here are cracked as fuck

[ancient cairn]

What are your class ranks

last place in a class of 8000

[ancient cairn]

true true

Okay

[granite kestrel]

lol wait when i looked into their website, it says that we have 3 trials and we can take however much we want so surely its fine

[ancient cairn]

Anyone else

apparently it's like 300 invites so that makes sense ig

[granite kestrel]

wait but do the questions change in between the trials?

[tender prawn]

It might still be as relative to the applicant pool.. maybe there’s way more than 5k applicants this year which is absolutely probable

[ancient cairn]

there's def more than 5000

2 years ago it was 6000

probably 7500 this year

[tender prawn]

2 years ago it was 5k I’m pretty shre

[granite kestrel]

has anyone here done the questions or know the question

[ancient cairn]

By the way I say this with Certainty

It is absolutely a good sign

My school counsellor was an admissions officer for the UCs

i know some not very smart ppl that got it lol

[tender prawn]

And yeah it is a good sign. As for how good it is in terms of MET is kinda unknown

[ancient cairn]

so idk

[ancient cairn]

Do you really know them

Because the smartest kids ask the dumbest questions in class

[ancient cairn]

yes 💀

[random parrot]

how like how many applied to met and how many got the invite??

[vast juniper]

18k ppl applied and 17k got the invite

[static wren]

me lmao

[static wren]

wait where did you get this stat?

[random parrot]

[wintry minnow]

anyone do haas video interview?

[smoky frigate]

source ?

[river grotto]

Bro is spreading misinfomraton 😂

[exotic vigil]

One of my recommenders still hasn't submitted the rec

does anyone know what happens if it's late?

[analog tide]

shit

i got audited

international, undeclared + business

but no video 😢

why does cal have to do this to me

[twin pier]

the misinformation cope goes hard

[static wren]

lmao fr

no way they’re about to watch 1700 hours of video essays

[scenic shore]

Really?

[river grotto]

How good is Berkeley if you want to get into startups?

[scenic shore]

make or join?

[restive zealot]

so are these the prompts?

[river grotto]

Make

[river grotto]

Im pr sure

[restive zealot]

did you do it yet

[scenic shore]

Uc berk is reputable for having top venture funded startups take that as u will

[tribal matrix]

it is in fact random

last year but its gonna be the same this year

[random parrot]

hey, when are met decisions, like what day

[static wren]

but the video essay is different right? cause it's not really an app verification but more like additional insight?

[static wren]

i don't think we have an exact date but historically MET acceptees get notified end of feb i think

[random parrot]

ohh gotchu

[tribal matrix]

its invitation only so it might be a good sign

i cant find definite proof of that from berkeley or ucop saying so tho

[balmy sparrow]

guys is there any fee waiver for intl stu?

[analog tide]

yeah they made me send in verification for one of my awards

was pretty chill tho

[ancient cairn]

wait what

that talks verification

where does it say the invite is random

[twin pier]

the video invite isn't random

its selected

but its unknown if its a good thing

its rumored that its good

[north magnet]

I did the haas video essay raahhhh

[smoky frigate]

What was the prompts