UC Berkeley (UCB) (2023-2024)

[twin pier]

rahhh indeed

[north magnet]

I dont remember word for word but dm

[hardy shuttle]

is it for met only or all applicants

[tribal matrix]

where does it say the invite is random
@ancient cairn I was discussing this

This is random

The video invite I do not have definitive proof on

[ancient cairn]

oh 👍

[grizzled elk]

sent u fr

[twin pier]

MET and some other special programs

[median edge]

Very good

[smoky frigate]

Has anyone done the MET video essay yet

[random parrot]

Are the met video prompts for this year the same as the ones outlined on the website?

[granite kestrel]

wait does anyone know if after the first video attempt, the questions change for the next attempt?

cus I just realised that we could just prepare in between the attempts and just submit it by 12pm PST

[analog tide]

has anyone got met vid requests for undeclared engineering

[knotty sluice]

the question doesn't change

[granite kestrel]

whuut

then technically we could just do wahtever for the first take

and just cram for the second video no?

[gray ocean]

does any1 want to read my Haas supplemental, im a transfer cc student and the app hasnt opened yet but im doing one of the possible prompts

[ancient cairn]

I uploaded my 2nd video attempt and on portal it says received. On the video interview it has an option to start over if not satisfied and it has an option to continue. Since it says received on the portal does it mean it is submitted and complete? Does anyone have a screenshot of what it is supposed to look like when all is submitted?

I did receive an email from Haas yesterday to submit even though I had submitted it 12/16. So I freaking out whether it is submitted or not?

[north magnet]

is there a check on the portal @ancient cairn

I did mine yesterday and its checked off

[neat tulip]

I got one for EECS

like around yesterday

[analog tide]

awesome haha

just did a bit of reading, seems like undeclared engineering is not the way to go lmao

[leaden moth]

does anyone have an example of the haas questions

idk what to expect

[frosty oak]

The video interview?

[frosty oak]

I found a set of questions but I’m not sure if it’s reliable

[leaden moth]

shit ill take whatever

[neat tulip]

https://met.berkeley.edu/admissions/supplemental-essay-prompts/

[leaden moth]

are these similar to what the Haas Spieker ones ?

[spare coral]

spieker

1. 3 adjectives people close to you would use to describe you
2. an experience you had with someone from a diff background and how u learned from it
3. a time you took a risk and challenged the status quo, an obstacle you faced, and how you overcame it

[marble locust]

Did you apply MET? Or just EECS?

[neat tulip]

MET

with EECS as the engineering major

[frosty oak]

Yeah I was going to say these ones

Came across this on Reddit

About to record the video interview so hoping it’s the same

[frosty oak]

How did it go for you?

[spare coral]

saw it on reddit, can confirm they are the same

[spare coral]

pretty chill, could have probably improved but i didnt want to risk using my last attempt

[frosty oak]

You used your second attempt?

Or first

[neat tulip]

done with my video essay!

I just used 1 attempt lol

[frosty oak]

Did you use up all 6 minutes?

[neat tulip]

yup

it was perfect timing for me

[frosty oak]

2 on each?

[neat tulip]

not really

I don't think so

[frosty oak]

Ok

[spare coral]

second

need to do this essay now lol

[frosty oak]

Oh I did my essay already and procrastinated the video interview

[frosty oak]

Have you started it at least?

It’s almost 4 am so I’m getting up in a couple hours to do the video interview

[spare coral]

have a general concept and my intro

[frosty oak]

I was able to reuse a supplement essay for another uni for the spieker essay

I was lucky with that

I had to adjust it a bit but that’s pretty much it

[spare coral]

see i answered the spieker essay prompt in one of my uc essays so i had to find a diff angle

[frosty oak]

Gl

[north magnet]

same, it came out 5:30, but i didnt wanna risk

[ancient cairn]

Thanks, mine is checked off as well.

[north magnet]

Good to go, i also hate that u can rewatch your video, u can spot mistakes☠️

[leaden moth]

love you

[leaden moth]

didnt even think of that tbh

if u fuck that ur screwed 😂

[leaden moth]

yo

how long did that take

am i chilling

[umbral dock]

it takes a moment to update

mine wasn't immediate for me

[leaden moth]

okay good

had me worried

[umbral dock]

lolol me too but it was fine when i checked the next day

[cinder finch]

If I don’t see the video essay in my app portal by now is it safe to assume I’m not gonna get it

[granite kestrel]

which program did you apply for

[umbral dock]

i have no clue… my portal just didn’t confirm that i finished it right after i finished it

[cinder finch]

Met

[twin pier]

prolly

[full spear]

Does it show up for intls?

[static wren]

in your video essay should you be talking about new stuff or more connect/reiterate/expand on key stuff in your app?

[analog tide]

I haven’t met one yet :/

[north magnet]

im intl and got it

[analog tide]

congrats!

rip my met dreams then ahah

[leaden ledge]

stanford is more personality based then mit imo

[random parrot]

Was the met video nerve racking?

[vast juniper]

yes

[river grotto]

What were hte questions?

Were they the same ones from the website?

[random walrus]

data science vs stats @ berkeley

[smoky frigate]

bumping his question @vast juniper

[scenic shore]

data sci for me personally

[random walrus]

i mean yeah

but how much does stats fall off

[analog tide]

Btw what stream were you?

[static wren]

yes

[north magnet]

Stream?

[gray ocean]

is anyone here a transfer applicant to haas?

[neat tulip]

no idea, and no, I don't think that means you get in

[analog tide]

Which engineering - eecs, mechanical, biomedical, etc

[radiant salmon]

for the MET applicants: did any of yall get a video essay invite yet?

[smoky frigate]

yes

[smoky frigate]

Has anyone finished the MET video

[broken grail]

Try #🔁-transfer-students !

The Berkeley thread right now is basically met obsessed

[knotty sluice]

yea it seems like everyone here is applying to met lol

[analog tide]

A2C do be like that

[leaden ledge]

hey i applied to English

[broken grail]

Mcb 💪

[jolly python]

Wdym by fall off

[random walrus]

nvm

i forgot the audience here

[jolly python]

Lol I don’t care abt that

I was just curious

It’s a short major that’s easy to get into

[random walrus]

no

i changed my mind

stats > ds

https://tenor.com/view/troll-troll-face-ragememe-rageface-trolling-gif-4929853

[jolly python]

Lmao

[random walrus]

ay wait @jolly python

you listen to uh

mori calliope

eight

[rapid terrace]

easy to get into for just transfers or freshman applicants too?

[jolly python]

Yeah

[jolly python]

Both

[wintry silo]

math is also ez to get into right

[jolly python]

Yes, possibly easier

[random walrus]

both

if you don’t it’s 50%acc for stats rn

[jolly python]

You can reasonably finish this major in 4/5 sems

50?

[random walrus]

yes

[jolly python]

I have not heard 50

[random walrus]

no

50% im p sure

lemme double check tho

[jolly python]

It’s up there but I don’t know about 50

[random walrus]

nah

it’s 50

wtf

what does that mean

i mean that’s how it is for most majors no?

oh i thought you were talking about it getting capped

[wintry silo]

Where do u get these stats

[random walrus]

this is transfer stuff https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/transfers-major

i wouldn’t use this as a baseline for first year stuff

[jolly python]

Wait where is this from

[random walrus]

https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/about-us/information-center/transfers-major

[jolly python]

Oh transfer numbers

[random walrus]

yeah

not first year

[jolly python]

Yes transfer acc rate is much higher

[random walrus]

they don’t publish first year stuff

LOL

[jolly python]

I mean they do but not publicly

[random walrus]

wait

ong

ay funny stats man let’s see some berkeley first year stats

[jolly python]

When I get back on campus I can post first year numbers

[random walrus]

https://tenor.com/view/troll-troll-face-ragememe-rageface-trolling-gif-4929853

omg

nick

🥺

you would for us

[jolly python]

You’re in state right

[random walrus]

let’s hope everyone else here is

💀

[jolly python]

Oh yeah it’s like comically high, I’ll check it later

I need campus Wi-Fi to access

[random walrus]

oh shit

damn

[jolly python]

So ping me at like 1:30 pm

[random walrus]

yuh dw man

ay chat

if things don’t work out for you

do transfer

https://tenor.com/view/troll-troll-face-ragememe-rageface-trolling-gif-4929853

unless you plan on doing research in the first two years or sum idek

[rapid terrace]

yeah i wanna do research in first 2 years 😭

[rapid terrace]

tysm 😭😭

[smoky frigate]

👀

[wintry silo]

^ 👀

[jolly python]

Lol my flight got cancelled 😃

I’ll have to do tmrw/Thursday

[wintry silo]

F

@fathom tangle r u @ berkeley rn?

[gray ocean]

Hey guys, I’m torn between two prompts and wanted your input on which one I should stick with. Each of them is about my different passions, and I want to see which one aligns more with Haas—they are super quick to review. Please let me know if someone can help me decide what to write about

(i know I shouldn't let some1 else choose but I'm more bias towards the new idea but put in alot of thinking for the first idea and wanted to see which one is more powerful ig?)

[jolly python]

I don’t think he is

Ideally I would fully stop wasting time on discord but I’ll do that in a few days

Also I owe him a few practice exams

[wintry silo]

lmao

[radiant salmon]

is berkeley goggles real or no

[jolly python]

Yeah

[random parrot]

Gyysss who did the met video and how did it go

[quasi blade]

Shit I wasn’t invited to do the met video

[quasi blade]

What do you have to do in the video

[random parrot]

Idk that’s why I’m asking lmao

[quasi blade]

Were you invited to do it?

[random parrot]

Yes

[quasi blade]

What does it say you have to do?

[random parrot]

I didn’t film it yet

[full spear]

perhaps cause its europe

[late meadow]

ahh i my MET video is due in two days

apparently the three questions posted on their website are identical to the ones on the video essay
weird because they give you 90 seconds to prepare lol

[weak island]

How many people get the video essay

and is it bsclly a requirement to get in

or is it for people on the fence

[wintry silo]

@jolly python (sorry if im bothering) can u check the acceptance rate or nah

[jolly python]

I have to get there first

Tmrw at 1:30pm probably

I wasn’t able to do anything abt the flight delay sry

[wintry silo]

Alr

[cinder finch]

Is anybody still getting met video invitations

[ancient cairn]

how long is the met video

is it 2 minutes on each of the 3 questions

[leaden moth]

believe its 6 minutes straight divided up how you want

[real harbor]

!uc

!UCB

!Berkeley

[autumn hawk]

UC Berkeley’s portal is currently being sent out to applicants. They have tens of thousands to send to, so it’ll take time for you to receive yours. Once you have your credentials, you can log in at https://apply.berkeley.edu/account/login

[red jay]

Uuuuu

[rapid terrace]

did you reach berk?

[jolly python]

Oh yeah

I was going to nap LOL

I’ll access it now

[rapid terrace]

tysm 😭

ohhh

does it show how many ppl applied for stats?

[jolly python]

Yeah

[smoky frigate]

how about EECS

[rapid terrace]

daaang luckily i’m in-state

wait could you tell me how many ppl applied for stats

[jolly python]

It seems to be pretty hype-proof too (2020 cycle, 2021 cycle, 2022 cycle, our cycle)

[rapid terrace]

ooooh

does it show how many got accepted in state for stats?

[smoky frigate]

Would first gen help

[jolly python]

yes

substantially but not a slam-dunk

[rapid terrace]

and how many applied in state for stats?

ah okay

[smoky frigate]

👍

[rapid terrace]

tysm!!

[jolly python]

yeah ofc

[smoky frigate]

thank you @jolly python

[jolly python]

ofc

[smoky frigate]

does it show avg GPA and stuff for that major

[jolly python]

Imo this is far more interesting

sure

just in general

My GPA was actually above-range despite it seeming lower

Wait I'm stupid

That looks more competitive

Oh I can do this by college though

Not by major but by college

[river grotto]

Wait what is this?

@jolly python

Can you check how many applied to MET?

[wintry silo]

Wait is that how many people applied

If so can you send the math one

[smoky frigate]

last year it was 5k

[river grotto]

Ohh okk

Do you guys know what the MET questions are? Can't find them on the website

Nvm got them

[smoky frigate]

are you reading off the screen

I saw video on tiktok of someone just dead staring at their screen for an essay interview

[slender tiger]

whats the data for stats transfer

i heard it was around 50% in 2022 but idk if that changed for 2023

[river grotto]

No

[ember lava]

@jolly python Hi! Would you have access to the stats for MET? Specifically, internationals if you could see that? And, how many people get the interview thing?

[jolly python]

The stats for MET are weird because they seem far too high

I think it’s post-interview stats

I’ll check though

[smoky frigate]

check for instate too if you can haha

[ember lava]

What do you meannn

[ember lava]

Sure!

[leaden moth]

What exactly are you checking

[jolly python]

calsnwers

[ember lava]

Let me know if you find anything on MET, and also specific to international students!

[ancient cairn]

Any stats on Spieker Program?

[random parrot]

Hi guys, did you submit the met video?

Or is it passed due and closed now??

[stiff oasis]

its due tonight

[random parrot]

Do you know how many hours left for it??

[stiff oasis]

"Applicants will be asked three questions to allow the admissions team to better understand each candidate. You will have 90 seconds to prepare an answer and a total of 6 minutes to record a response. We suggest allocating 2 minutes per question. You will also be provided with 3 total attempts to re-record and delete each answer. Please upload your video recording by 11:59 pm PST on January 12, 2024. "

[frosty oak]

@jolly python do you have stats for haas undergraduate spieker business program?

[jolly python]

I might

I’m at Daiso rn I’ll check when I come back

[frosty oak]

Thanks!

[cinder finch]

Did u just get that

[stiff oasis]

no

[cinder finch]

R they still sending out requests or nah

[stiff oasis]

they are due today

[stiff oasis]

what did you apply as

[cinder finch]

Met

[ancient cairn]

prolly not 😭

[restive zealot]

@jolly python hey do you know what the acceptance rate for met is after the video interview?

[smoky frigate]

or how many people got the video

[restive zealot]

this too

[jolly python]

They're not showing # of people that got video

The MET numbers are too strange for me to decipher

[jolly python]

I mean I was only able to find "intending business admin"

The speiker program was piloted in fall 2023, the acc rate for intending business admin for that cycle is 12.01%

[knotty sluice]

what was the stats for this?

[jolly python]

#1135713116425035837 message

[restive zealot]

oh do you know any stats about met tho?

like overall acceptance rate or anything like that

[jolly python]

They say it hovers between 1-2%

That is probably not true

[restive zealot]

not?

why

[jolly python]

I doubt that 1% of people who select MET get in

But idk maybe that's true due to program size

[cinder finch]

If I didn’t get a video request by now

Actually

Where would I find the video request if I got it

[smoky frigate]

email

[smoky frigate]

they said in a webinar that 5000 people applied last year for 50 spots

[jolly python]

These are applied numbers

But this might just be those who made it to the interview

[jolly python]

By the way they have to accept some multiple more to account for yield

[stiff oasis]

whats the headings

[smoky frigate]

good point

[jolly python]

Yeah it looks like 33 ppl were accepted for EECS MET but only 15 of them SIRed

[stiff oasis]

wait does this mean only 106 people got the interview last year

[jolly python]

The year before last year but I'm spitballing because they don't make it explicitly clear

[stiff oasis]

oh ok ty

do you know when they release decisions for MET

[ancient cairn]

what are the different columns

[ancient cairn]

wait is this how many got the met invite in each year

like 2020 2021 2022 and 2023

can u send the same thing for all the other met tracks

[frosty oak]

Wow that’s really competitive

[jolly python]

Each cycle

[jolly python]

Applied

[jolly python]

https://tenor.com/view/sleep-pokemon-pokémon-psyduck-snoring-gif-17746334

Uhhh possibly tonight

They’re not very helpful though

[ancient cairn]

there's no way that only 33 applied last year

[ancient cairn]

if u add them up we can see how many get the invite

lol

[jolly python]

Yeah which is why I said the numbers for MET and confusing and unhelpful

[jolly python]

That’s if we know these are indicative of how many people receive the invites

I’ll check though

[ancient cairn]

i mean what else could it be

this is the last stage

before acceptance

[stiff oasis]

Feel like its possible that alot more people this year got the video invite

they are still a new program

[ancient cairn]

yea it does feel like that lol

[river grotto]

Wait so MET video essay invite isn't indicative of your chances of getting into the engineering major?

[ancient cairn]

i really have no idea

none of us do

it might be a good sign

it might not

could just be correlation that people who are strong for met are strong for eng too

[vast juniper]

its correlated

not causational

[ancient cairn]

lol so the not super technical kids who got the met invite are kinda screwed 😭

probably a better chance of getting into met than eecs

[jolly python]

You do not have to be super technical to get into EECS

It’s literally just grades and luck

Like any other major

[vast juniper]

huh why

[vast juniper]

this is true

grades matter so much for publics

[ancient cairn]

oh fr?

[vast juniper]

well, grades and cracked awards

@jolly python wait would cracked awards serve the same purpose as high grades

[ancient cairn]

met is different than m&t in that way then

interesting

[vast juniper]

nah its all the same

u never need super technical things to get in ivy

[ancient cairn]

m&t u need to be super technical lol

[vast juniper]

nah

[jolly python]

Yeah

[vast juniper]

i have friends

who didnt have much exp

[jolly python]

Nah awards aren’t that important

[vast juniper]

and still got in

[ancient cairn]

got into what

m&t?

[vast juniper]

how does cal even judge ur grades if they are all A tho

[jolly python]

Smth like USAMO should help a lot more than it actually does

[vast juniper]

they dont care abt A+

[vast juniper]

yeah

well one of my camp friends got in m&t this year

she has absolutely no experience in cs

[jolly python]

The trick is that they don’t differentiate haha

[vast juniper]

wdym

[jolly python]

They just pick based on vibes

[vast juniper]

no way

like personality vibe?

[jolly python]

As long as you don’t suck you have a fighting chance

[ancient cairn]

ok well experience in a different olympiad still counts as technical lol 💀

[vast juniper]

or do u mean overall vibe of ur transcript

[jolly python]

But that’s an issue because even if you’re really good it doesn’t guarantee anything

No just those super short essays

[ancient cairn]

technical is like any cs/math/stem

[jolly python]

Each app is read in a few minutes

[vast juniper]

you mean for cal?

or met

[jolly python]

Yeah

Idk too much abt MET

[vast juniper]

thats...interesting

i thought cal is very stats focused

[jolly python]

MET just seems to be how well you can sell yourself

[vast juniper]

thought they barely care abt ur essays

since they are meant to be just straightforward

i thought ivies care abt vibes a lot more

[jolly python]

I mean the point is that they’re straightforward and coherent

That’s why they’re shorter

It’s meant to be like an interview question

They’re not asking for a trauma dump

[vast juniper]

oh

good point

[ancient cairn]

yea lmao

the questions are perfectly set up for it tho

not too bad

[vast juniper]

but met aos prob also read ur cal essays no

[ancient cairn]

yea

i wrote those with met in mind too tho

[vast juniper]

also regarding the interview... @jolly python do you have any info on if ppl would still get in cal if they didnt even get the met interview request? genuinely curious cuz they are so vague abt interview stuff and its implications

[vast juniper]

yeah thats good

[ancient cairn]

yea ik someone who got into eecs even after not getting the met interview

[vast juniper]

interesting

how cracked is he?

is he technical like you said lol

[ancient cairn]

yea lol

he did m&tsi and stuff

[vast juniper]

dang

not getting interview then is crazy

what are his top achievements

[ancient cairn]

he interned at a pretty big tech company in hs

and was usaco gold

[river grotto]

Crapp

Didn't finnish my sentence

Am i screwed

for MET interview

[jolly python]

Yeah it's possible

[rapid terrace]

i think berkeley places a focus on grades but less than other uc's do

ive heard of ppl who had 3.6s w/o any extenuating circumstances get in

[wintry silo]

@jolly python can u send how many ppl applied for math

[jolly python]

Applied or pure math

[wintry silo]

Pure

[vast juniper]

wait @jolly python how do you have all these inside stats LMAO

[vast juniper]

oh

[fallow sun]

@jolly python what are the stats for IEOR MET?

[random parrot]

samee I’ve been wondering

[ancient cairn]

guys do u think im cooked if my video quality is bad

i also stuttered a few times 😭

i think the responses i gave were good tho

[radiant salmon]

sorry you're getting auto rejected

[leaden moth]

Yes 🐶 💔

[tender prawn]

The biggest lesson I got from this is that it’s time to upgrade my laptop

[leaden moth]

Nah

[tender prawn]

But tbh feeling pretty good about my video just have to wait about a month now 🙏

[leaden moth]

If ur computer fucking up you can get the poor boost

[tender prawn]

Trueee

😭

[leaden moth]

That’s why I did mine at a public library and started by explaining I couldn’t afford a computer

(Made sure my laptop was out of frame)

[ancient cairn]

have to wait a month just to read "we are sorry to inform you" 🫠

so sad

[tender prawn]

I’m just hoping I at least get in early to regular EECS

[leaden moth]

Early to regular?

[ancient cairn]

same i'd be happy w that

but they dont tell u if ur regular eecs

[leaden moth]

Decisions come out in a month?

[ancient cairn]

until like march

unless u got the early notif

[tender prawn]

Also a funny thing last year my friend didn’t get into MET but he got into EECS and they told him he didn’t get regents but he later found out he did 😭 how can they mess up a decision letter like that

[leaden moth]

Thought they weren’t for ages

[ancient cairn]

met and the regents are in a month

rest is like march

[leaden moth]

What’s met

[tender prawn]

Like I hope I at least get some decision in February first of all and I hope it’s at least that I got into the EECS major if not MET

[ancient cairn]

what were u yapping about here if u dont know what met is 💀

[leaden moth]

I was just hating bro

[ancient cairn]

i respect the game

[leaden moth]

I had to do a video too for haas

[ancient cairn]

haas is mid

[leaden moth]

What is met tho

[ancient cairn]

why be haas when u can be eecs and haas

eecs + haas

dual degree program

[leaden moth]

is eecs electrical engineering plus cs

If so that sounds like hell

[ancient cairn]

yea

[leaden moth]

Hate cs

And engineering

[ancient cairn]

electrical engineering + cs + business lmao

all this just to try to break into vc

[leaden moth]

I’m doing law anyway not tryna do that hard of a major

Gl to you two

[tender prawn]

Honestly I’m applying MET for the internship opportunities not really the entrepreneurship 😭

[ancient cairn]

i talked a ton about entrepreneurship

ignored like the management

[leaden moth]

Yall in state?

[ancient cairn]

nah from wyoming

[leaden moth]

Damn have fun with the tuition

[tender prawn]

Yeah cuz that’s they’re main selling point tbh I did too

[ancient cairn]

im joking bro

[leaden moth]

Go on shark tank

[tender prawn]

Ima stick to getting into college first give me a few years 😭

[leaden moth]

https://tenor.com/view/shark-tank-sharks-laughing-laugh-lmao-gif-16145882

[ancient cairn]

holy shit ur cracked bro what the fuck

@tender prawn

was about to flame u for the linkedin in ur bio but

nah ur just insane

[leaden moth]

Lmao what he got in there

[ancient cairn]

research at stanford harvard and princeton

and a shit ton of other things

damn bro

[leaden moth]

I can’t compete

[ancient cairn]

im def not getting into met or eecs LMAO 😭

[leaden moth]

Istg tho im stepping it up in college and goin to a crazy law school

Book it

Chilled a lil too much in hs tho

[leaden moth]

Wyoming location boost 🙏

[ancient cairn]

bro im bay area lmao

[leaden moth]

😂

[leaden moth]

Shi go to foothill with me

[ancient cairn]

nah im not that dumb

[leaden moth]

: (

[ancient cairn]

u got ur own lane bro 🙏

ill stay in mine

[leaden moth]

Bro out hating me

[ancient cairn]

lmao

take notes 📝

[quasi blade]

Shit I wasn’t ask to do the video am I auto rejected?

[leaden moth]

I’ve seen people say it’s good news if you get the video

But not bad news if you don’t

[quasi blade]

Shit

It’s ok

I never expected to be accepted by Berkeley

My essay was very shit

[leaden moth]

Don’t give up yet 😭

[tribal matrix]

i would take it like normal UC augmented review tbh

at least thats my theory

not everyone who gets in will receive it and youre not out of the running if you dont get it but typically theres a higher rate of getting in between those who do receive it

both augmented review and met video are invitation only for "additional information" iirc so it lines up

[analog tide]

wait - so you don't have to get the MET video to get into MET?

has anyone ever gotten into MET without the video?

https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeleymet/comments/18x242x/do_you_need_to_do_the_video_essay_for_berkeley/

re this thread

[tribal matrix]

idk im just guessing which is why i say theory

oh

well

if they send it to you yes you need to do it

but thats the if

[analog tide]

haha no prob, and fair enough

[analog tide]

though, it isn't over yet

https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeleymet/comments/10hv1gt/met_video_essay/

17th???

lmao this is so funny/slightly contradictory

However the only data we have are reddit posts :/ so we can't really tell who gets in and who doesn't"

[analog tide]

with this at least

[unique snow]

Is this real LMAO

[analog tide]

I mean it’s reddit lol

Take it as you will

[unique snow]

true, reddit isnt always true

[broken grail]

Ok question

What even is met

[surreal ibex]

program u apply for i think?

[broken grail]

Yeah what kind of program 😭

[surreal ibex]

business & engineering i think

[quasi blade]

yea it is

[broken grail]

Ohh

[tropic yoke]

anybody got info on aerospace eng acceptance rate at UCB

[dreamy kite]

https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/u5pngy/acceptance_rate_for_aerospace_engineering/ could help?

[tropic yoke]

thx

[leaden ledge]

BROOOO I SAW THIS AND THOUGHT DECISIONS WERE OUT SCAM FR

[knotty sluice]

two and a half months to go~

that's in the middle of my spring break lol

[ember lava]

@jolly python Hey! Do oyu have any updated stats since the MET video essay deadline has passed?

[jolly python]

They don’t update until months later

[dense drum]

@jolly python Hi! I was wondering if you have any stats on Poli Sci and History? Thanks!

[jolly python]

Yeah I do

A few mins

[wintry silo]

^ 🙏

[scenic shore]

Do regent scholarship get sent by email or portal

And does regent mean ur accepted

[ancient cairn]

didnt get any invitation too send a video essay 😭

i mean i expected so

to not get in

[rapid terrace]

i think you get an email saying there’s an update in your portal based on some college decision reaction vids i’ve watched 💀

[rapid terrace]

yup

[tender prawn]

If you apply MET you get it at the same time as decision I’m pretty sure

[unique snow]

wait are they already sending out regent scolarships?

[jolly python]

22% generally, 38.2% in-state

[jolly python]

they're basically nonsensical

[jolly python]

9% for History, 17.6% for Poli-Sci in-state

[fallow sun]

What do you mean?

[jolly python]

7.5% generally for history, 13.1% generally for poli-sci

[jolly python]

The numbers that they publish fluctuate wildly and don't follow any sort of pattern

[fallow sun]

Interesting, do you know why?

[jolly python]

They are independent to some degree so I don't believe the numbers are accurate

[fallow sun]

What sort of numbers are there

[jolly python]

I'll show BioE as an example

[fallow sun]

Oh that’s so weird, but I suppose it could be possible since it’s a specialised program

From the number of applicants for IEOR, what seems to be the avg number?

IEOR + Business ^ not just Pure

[scenic shore]

U got any stats on data sci program like acceptance rate

[jolly python]

10.1% generally and 14.1% in-state

[scenic shore]

Even if it falls within the cs department

Cuz I believe it was anew change idk if it was this year or two or last year

Also if I can ask how do u find this kind of data

[jolly python]

Yes this is based on our year

So 10.1% of students who applied were admitted directly to data science

[scenic shore]

Oh damn. How much more significant of a drop is it compared to cs

What is cs acceptance

[jolly python]

Much lower

[scenic shore]

Wow that’s interesting.

[jolly python]

CS was 2.8% generally

[scenic shore]

I thought berk did it based on departments or college

[jolly python]

They lied about it

Only recently have they said straight-up

[scenic shore]

Ah ic.

If I can ask, do they release these data or did u do them urself

Cuz the data seems to be very underground

[scenic shore]

Do regents come out in February guys or January

[river grotto]

Feb I'm pr sure or March

Haven't heard anyting about January

[rapid terrace]

february

[rapid terrace]

oh nah they come out in like early-mid feb

[jolly python]

privately released

[unique snow]

Ah i see

how will we know if we got it

email?

[median edge]

Last year 9th feb if im not mistaken

[dense drum]

tysm! i expected social science to be pretty competitive but these numbers are scary 😭

[rare igloo]

this may be an incredibly stupid question but is berkeleys in state acceptance rate highter than out of state?

[wintry silo]

yes

[rare igloo]

does anyone know the in state and oos acceptance rate from last year

[uneven haven]

wait is everyone Audo considered for regent scholarships or do u have to apply

[rapid terrace]

auto considered

[uneven haven]

sick

[rose prism]

Does anyone know will UC hold you accountable for planned summer course?(UC Transfer)

[mint crypt]

https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/s/fFzJxc17XB

this is basically Berkley in a single picture

[ancient cairn]

does anyone know berekelys acceptance rate for eecs

i know its absurdly low

but still would like to know

[tender prawn]

Im pretty sure this is gonna be the lowest year yet since it’s the first year they’re putting a cap on eecs admits

[rapid terrace]

oh they’re putting a cap?

[tender prawn]

Yeah pretty sure I saw it somewhere

[mint crypt]

EECS admits trying to convince you we’re not all the same person 🤖

[vast juniper]

lmao i feel like no one does ee

every time i hear eecs

[ancient cairn]

i dont think there is a pure ee program at berekely

[ebon thicket]

From what I've heard only 15% of EECS people go into the EE side lol.

[mint crypt]

yeah tbf it’s a lot more work don’t get me wrong I love EE but I just don’t have the same ease of accessibility to it as I get in software development. Like you got to deal with Chip shortages and where I’m at it could take a few months for even simple components to arrive, I just recently manufactured a pcb for my latest project and because my country is so secluded and has tons of import tax 5 dollars turned to 100 dollars just for a basic pcb

[weak island]

when do regent scholarships come out

[mint crypt]

February 11th

[weak island]

aight ty

[knotty sluice]

wait so if u receive the regent scholarships it means u're accepted?

since decisions come out end of march

[stiff oasis]

i thought it was the 9th

[wintry silo]

wait how do those work

do thye just pick you

or do you hafe to apply for something

[mint crypt]

Historically I remember it was 11th but it can be the 9th something in that range

[scenic shore]

ur automatically entered to be regent scholar once u apply, but decisions are relased in early feb

[wintry silo]

like once u apply to the UCs right

[scenic shore]

ya

[marble locust]

Will we need to file FAFSA to be eligible for regent scholar?

[weak island]

wait so if u get regent scholar r u automatically accepted

and what do they look for in regent scholar[

[median edge]

Yes

[weak island]

bet

so then why do they wait till the 28th

if they review all apps by mid feb

[median edge]

Idk

[smoky frigate]

MET is also sometime in Feb usually

but

never have they released a confirmed date

[median edge]

The recent trend is that they like to put out their decisions along with ivy day

[ancient cairn]

it's gonna come out in 3 weeks

always like 2/10 week

with the early notifs

[smoky frigate]

they only need acceptance letters right and denial

[knotty sluice]

is GMP in Feb or March?

[leaden ledge]

wait wtf

why would they send scholarship info beforehand 😭

also is regents only for berkeley or all ucs?

bro are yall trolling lol

[rapid terrace]

you get notified at the end of march if you won the regents scholarship

but in early feb you find out if you’re selected to interview for it

[rapid terrace]

it’s for most if not all but i think berkeley is the only uc that notifies you in advance if you’re selected to interview for regents

[knotty sluice]

so if u get the interview notification, it means that u alr got in berkeley?

[leaden ledge]

ohhhhhh okay

[scenic shore]

obv im no ao and cant give def info but i believe so, but the interview has to be for regents from what ik of

[river grotto]

Wait what interview notif? For MET?

[smoky frigate]

yes

[tepid marsh]

regents i think

[smoky frigate]

MET interview due last week though

regents idk

my fault

[tepid marsh]

regents should be early feb i think

thats when they send out early notifications

not gonna be something im concerned w tho 💀

[knotty sluice]

same (me with my 1.1% acceptance rate GMP) 💀

[stiff oasis]

"How many students applied to GMP and what is the average size of the GMP class? For the 2023-2024 academic year, we had 2,966 students apply and we offered admission to 50."

holy

[knotty sluice]

ayo 1.6%... better than i thought

[jolly python]

Lol don’t worry about GMP

You either get in or you don’t

GMP/General students are basically identical Gaussians

[rapid terrace]

nick do yk if the capacity/space for stats majors will increase next year cuz of the new cdss?

[jolly python]

Good question

Probably stay the same/increase

[civic bough]

https://tenor.com/view/animals-judging-judgemental-kangaroo-gif-4246612

[jolly python]

The stats advisors are really chill and actually want people to study stats

Unlike the CS/DS

[fallen oxide]

thats crazy low, would they do alternate majors for GMP

not that i applied but just curious

[scenic shore]

Why doesn’t berk just combine stats and data sci

[smoky frigate]

MET is worse, 5k peopel apply

50 spots

[fallen oxide]

damn making me not complain about applying to EECS anymore

[jolly python]

Data sci is basically data sci plus stats

Stats is data sci for people that don’t want to program

Well I mean we still program

[ancient cairn]

no wonder I didn't get an interview call 😭

i just hope i get into plain eecs

please

[median edge]

Plain eecs

[random parrot]

How many applies to met and how many get the video and how many get in?

[civic bough]

Around 37

[random parrot]

Wut

[mortal sentinel]

just get in for eecs, it's fairly easy to transfer into met

[smoky frigate]

only 4 people transfer into MET last year

[smoky frigate]

if you get rejected for MET you get considered for EECS

[mortal sentinel]

bro I think u need to laugh a bit

[austere bloom]

@jolly python yo u got anything for industrial engineering?

[jolly python]

Really?

I did not know that it was that easy to get continuing admission

[mortal sentinel]

It's not easy

Just harder if ur not an eecs major

[random parrot]

guys when does met come out?

[river grotto]

Can I send any EC updates?

[rapid terrace]

berkeley doesn’t take updates

[river grotto]

Not through email either?

[vast juniper]

no

[hazy pewter]

Early notifications in the week of Feb 9th and full notifications on the regular Berkeley decision date

[scenic shore]

Is this when regents come out also

[median edge]

Yeah if im not wrong last year its on the feb 9th for regents too

[scenic shore]

is having like even one B, is that an instant set off for regents. receiving the scholarship would be very helpful for me so i was wondering

and is it only 2000 people that receive invitation

[median edge]

honestly i dont know

my sister got accepted on feb 9th last year, but she didn't get regents

only an early acceptance

[scenic shore]

i mean thats a bit reassuring u know. also was it sent by email, so if u dont get it it just means u werent regents right

[rapid terrace]

ik a girl from co 2021 who got invited for regents w like 4 Bs

[rapid terrace]

did she apply for some program like met or smth

[scenic shore]

oh rlly wow. i dont think ik anyone who has gotten regents from our school lol

[scenic shore]

it doesnt matter. if u get an invitiation for regents, im pretty sure that is early acceptance

[rapid terrace]

oh no i mean like they were saying how their sister got accepted early but didn’t get regents

[rapid terrace]

ah yeah this person didn’t go to my school but i think 2 ppl got invited for regents last year from my school

[scenic shore]

i think what they mean is that their sister got the invitation for regents but didnt become a regent scholar

[rapid terrace]

OH okay that makes more sense

[median edge]

afaik she applied to biology and business

which counts as a double major (?)

[rapid terrace]

oh wait is it that robinson smth program

Robinson Life Science, Business, and Entrepreneurship Program

[median edge]

yeah i think so

[scenic shore]

are regents only to specialized programs or can they be for majors, like econ or data sci

that fall in college of l and s

[median edge]

i don't know to that extent

i know my sister's friend also got in on feb 9th for civil engineering

no regents

[rapid terrace]

yeah they can be for majors in l&s too

the 2 ppl who got regents at my school got it for cs & bio which were both in l&s

[random parrot]

Wait so in early February All Met applications who received the video get a notification on wether their in or out of met and if out do they mention if Berkeley they’re in or would they be deferred to March

[leaden ledge]

what's early notification like whether you got in or not?

[hazy pewter]

No the most competitive MET applicants will hear back then.

Not all of them

[hazy pewter]

Yep

[tender prawn]

Most competitive as in the people who got in + the people who didn’t get in but got in to the regular engineering major

I believe the only ones who don’t get an email are those who they have to further consider for the engineer school almost like a deferral

[random parrot]

Ohhh interesting

So only the 50 who get accepted here early feb and the other 150 who get the video don’t?

[tender prawn]

How do you know 200 get the video?

[tender prawn]

But no ^

[random parrot]

Reddit

[hazy pewter]

Not quite. Some MET applicants get their MET decision in first week of Feb whereas others get them in March.

If you qualify for regents interview I believe you get an early decisions

[tender prawn]

I’ve never heard of anyone get their MET decision in March is there a source for that?

[stiff oasis]

do they send rejection letters for MET

[ancient cairn]

no

you either get admitted or don’t hear back

[scenic shore]

how many people get the berkeley regents invitation

[unique snow]

is there a certain time in the day they send the regents email

[scenic shore]

Honestly I’m thinking 5 Pm pst

Or before that

[cinder finch]

Do yk when they send acceptance emails

[unique snow]

idk

but ik for regent scholars they notify you via email on feb9

[ancient cairn]

like feb 8th/9th

[random parrot]

How many got the met video this year?

[rancid canyon]

do ucs require official score reports

for aps

[vast juniper]

yes only after you get in 🤓

[rancid canyon]

💀

ok scrge

[vast juniper]

MIMIMIMI

NAUR NAUR

[rancid canyon]

i am literally going to kill you

NO

[vast juniper]

🥺

[rancid canyon]

GO AWAY

:(

[scenic shore]

Do u guys think Berkeley has read all our apps by the end of January if regent invitations are sent by early February

[vast juniper]

ofc

they read faster

more aos

and dont need to wait for midyear report

also they dont read recs

which saves half their time

[scenic shore]

Really?

Honestly would be nice to get the decision letter asap. Just want to ease the pain and get over rejection

[vast juniper]

yes

[tender prawn]

I would say they have done like initial reviews and then they take the next couple months to do more in depth of non regents applications

[hollow copper]

Guys isn't there a "All UCs" thread? Or am I missing something?

[mortal dagger]

do UCs generally request for 12th grade Mid year report/ Finals report if we r in the IB and have the board exam too

[red gazelle]

if I applied for this major at berkeley will I have bachelor of arts or bachelor of science?

[civic bough]

BA

I don’t think that’s a BS

[red gazelle]

okay, apart from this CS and the EECS at berkeley, does berkeley have other CS. like computational mathematics or something like that for example?

[austere bloom]

the closest thing i can think of is either data science or the cs concentration in applied math

[red gazelle]

you choose concentration once you get in right? i have applied math as alternate major

does berkeley admit by major, by the college the major is in or they don't take major into consideration? and is something like applied math easier to get in that pure CS?

EECS is harder to get in than CS right

[austere bloom]

im p sure berkeley admits by major

[austere bloom]

yes thats correct

[median edge]

Yea they do

And with the relatively new regulation abt the high demand majors, you can’t switch that easily now

[leaden ledge]

wait what's this about

[random parrot]

Can we submit midyear transcripts to UC schools?

[median edge]

for majors like Econ, CS, Business (not rlly sure abt this one), data sci , (basically the majors that are the favorites in berkeley) you need to get in through admissions

previously you can enter as X major and can later switch into Y major without much hassle

that process is made a bit more difficult now

that's what I know

[leaden ledge]

damn i applied media studies im screwed

nvm i applied english to transfer into media studies im scrwed further

[glacial minnow]

someone mind explaining this?

[median edge]

for these majors you need to get in through admissions （as in stating in your application that you're going to pursue in one of these majors)
previously you can enter as X major and can later switch into Y major without much hassle
that process is made a bit more difficult now
that's what I know

[uneven haven]

is the berkeley college of chemistry more competitive than l&s?

[median edge]

i never realized that berkeley had a separate college of chem

[uneven haven]

yea lol

[rapid terrace]

yeah

[tribal glen]

if i didnt get a uc berkeley interview does that mean i didnt get in

[civic bough]

they do interviews?

[scenic shore]

This is for MET

[willow pine]

does anyone know what time of day ucb and uc's in general come out

trying to know when to open my rejection letter

[slender tiger]

3-5pm that range

so after school

[willow pine]

which time zone?

[slender tiger]

pst

[willow pine]

alr

thanks!

[swift kindle]

Are there any admitted students here that are involved in the startup + tech space? Would love to chat a bit about Berkeley

[dusty orchid]

did anyone get video interview for met?

[smoky frigate]

ya

[dusty orchid]

if i didnt get one does that mean im cooked :(

[smoky frigate]

what pathway did you apply for ?

[dusty orchid]

Bioe + business

[smoky frigate]

i havent seen anyone get an interview if its not EECS + business

[cinder finch]

Rlly?

I did ae + business do yk anybody who got a video for that

[fallen oxide]

so there’s berkeley early admits, but also regents?

[scenic shore]

regents is early admits but i think there is one for MET

[median edge]

Yeah

[swift kindle]

^^

When do regents decisions come out?

[median edge]

uhm

prolly the second week of feb

[dusty orchid]

they come out with your acceptance im p sure

[scenic shore]

For ucsc if u get early does that also mean regents

[random parrot]

For the February 9 release date, does Berkeley just email ur accepted! Or does it say check ur portal. Cuz I wanna film a reaction video ahaha and don’t want an email to give me my status lmao

[rapid terrace]

so valid

it says theres a status update in your portal

[random parrot]

Ohhh awesome

[scenic shore]

It’s an email.

From what I remember from last yr

[median edge]

email leading to check ur portal

then there's an update on your portal

[scenic shore]

Wish that happens to me. UCLA does not clearly want me

[median edge]

honestly

everything can happen

my sister last year didn't expect it either

[scenic shore]

Was she valedictorian

[median edge]

mhm

[scenic shore]

And wat contributes to getting regents

[median edge]

she didn't get regents tho

just early admittance

[scenic shore]

Oh, but was she valedictorian

[median edge]

yea

[scenic shore]

Wait so she got invitation

For it

[median edge]

??

[scenic shore]

wait aren’t regents and early admits the same thing

[median edge]

no

[scenic shore]

Regent invitation

[median edge]

she didn't get regent invitation

yet she was admitted early

[scenic shore]

Hmm. Is there an email of wat it looks like

[median edge]

how do i send an image here

[scenic shore]

Wanna just dm

Instead

[median edge]

yea

just pm me

[fallen oxide]

what percent of admitted are regents or early admits at berkeley

[cursive crest]

uhhh is this real?

[fallen oxide]

and do they do those for only certain schools/majors

[median edge]

not sure on that one

[median edge]

yeah but it doesn't mean anythin

[median edge]

how do you send an image here istg

[scenic shore]

Wait u got this just now?

[cursive crest]

you need to be here a few days to get permission automatically

[cursive crest]

yeah like 10 min ago

[median edge]

I'm here since 2 months ago

or more

[cursive crest]

oh thats weird i got them a few days after i joined like a week or two

[fallen oxide]

i got that a long time ago

[scenic shore]

I was wondering cuz I got that like 2 months ago lol

[cursive crest]

LMAO they sent a message in december too i just saw it now tho

[river river]

idts

not too sure

[knotty sluice]

is this for scholarships? or just regular admissions?

[river river]

berk early decisions were all regents. not sure about ucsc. rest were reg decisions

[median edge]

No

[median edge]

.

[marble locust]

Did all UC has early admission? Or only ucb?

[scenic shore]

only ucb from my knowledge but i think ucsc does it also

[austere bloom]

someone posted this sometime back^^

this is last years but u can get an idea

[marble locust]

If someone in my school get requests from UC for mid-year report but I don’t. Did that mean I had a bad sign?

[knotty sluice]

UCs need mid-year report?

[scenic shore]

what school if i may ask

[river river]

no

they dont want it

[scenic shore]

ucla was the only school that contacted me back saying i can make changes to academic report and that was as close to anything i received from them and that was the last time they ever emailed me ever

[leaden ledge]

can you dm me too

[leaden ledge]

its not about how long you're here, you need to text a bunch to get image perms

[rapid terrace]

what uc was it

[rose prism]

For transfer I need to wait till April 19, the waiting is torture

[scenic shore]

ur transferring from umich to berkeley?

lol we cant discuss it here no more

[rose prism]

I withdrew from UMich and attended a CC this fall

[scenic shore]

did u not like umich?

[rose prism]

I like it but the weather and the cost is not the best compared to CA. I withdrew mainly because of financial situation

If they gave me a full ride I will stay lol

[scenic shore]

ah ic. im assuming ur at a cc in cali now then

[rose prism]

Yeah

[scenic shore]

valid valid

[rose prism]

And UCB is always my dream school over Mich, I mean why not try again

And I likely get a full ride since my sister got full ride to UCLA

[scenic shore]

ooh nice

[rose prism]

I hope 🙏 , I applied to applied math at UCB and just finished my TAU and supplemental from for it last week.

The major itself has 60% percent admit rate and I have a 4.0. I am feeling scary but not that scary. But still scary lol

[scenic shore]

good luck man. hope u get in. i applied as a data sci major but now that i think abt maybe applying stats would have been fine too considering the curriculum in stats is pretty similar to ds

[scenic shore]

how was cc btw? might do cc as well if things dont go well.

[rose prism]

Yeah the two majors are now in the same college

Data science and stats

[red gazelle]

How do you know the admit rate for a major at berkeley

[scenic shore]

yup in the college of cs and info i think

[scenic shore]

they have it up pretty sure

[rose prism]

They display them for transfer but I don’t think they display for freshmen

[scenic shore]

was cc courses and classes easier than aps

or a bit harder

[rose prism]

I can’t conclude right now but all the online class are easy

I took 12APs during high school just for the context

I feel them the same level or a little easier than AP

[scenic shore]

dont know if i should feel thrileed to hear this or not cuz i found a lot of my high school classes difficult

[rose prism]

I am currently taking calc 2 in the 6 week intercession, the first 2 week was hard af and it became better when I studied

[scenic shore]

wait is there a set class or can i retake classes cuz im taking calc 2 right now

in cc

[rose prism]

Idk if this is good for you but CC you have to do a lot of self study

[rose prism]

If you pass BC then you take calc 3

[scenic shore]

hmm ic

[scenic shore]

multi var rip