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

UC Berkeley Admissions Updates CSU/UC Counselor Conference 2015 Amy W. Jarich Assistant Vice Chancellor & Director of Admission University of California,

Freshman Admissions Data

Admitted Freshman Profile 2015 Admission: 13, counties in CA 55 U.S. states/territories 90 countries Wait List: Spots offered: 3,760 Opt-in: 2,445 Admits: 1,340 Mean GPAs: 3.91 (unweighted) 4.41 (weighted/uncapped) Mid-50 range SAT: Mid-50 range ACT: 30-34

UPDATE :: New Admission Policy & Letters of Recommendation Application Cycle :: Letters of Recommendation will be accepted from a selected portion of applicants Application Cycle :: Berkeley considering accepting Letters of Recommendation from all applicants, to be decided by end of the year. **Note that all letters – this year and into the future are OPTIONAL and Berkeley admission policy encourages that one of the two letters comes from a TEACHER.** Berkeley

Transfer Admissions

Total Admits: 3,763 (21.8%) Natural Resources: 25.7% Chemistry: 19.2% Engineering: 9.2% Environmental Design: 33.4% Letters & Science: 26.6% Haas: 5.2% Transfer College GPA Mean: 3.79 Mid-50%: Admitted Transfer Profile 2015 Age ●Average: 23 ●Range: 72 (oldest) 16 (youngest) Prior Institution ●CA CC: 93.4% ●Other UC: 2.7% ●Other CA 4-Year: 0.5% ●OOS 2-Year College: 1.5% ●OOS 4-Year College: 1.8%

 Letters of Recommendation are NOT a part of the transfer application process. – The new admission policy applies to freshmen only.  Partial IGETC work may lead to a cancellation if the student was admitted with the expectation that the full IGETC would be completed. – This summer, we saw an uptick in those not completing Foreign Language and also not meeting the requirement in HS.  International students on CCC campuses will be offered the option of completing a virtual interview through InitialView. This pilot process interview is OPTIONAL & managed by an outside vendor. Good option for students on a visa from non-English speaking countries. Berkeley

News from Campus 1.Important message for students interested in Computer Science at Berkeley:  Acceptance into the Computer Science (CS) major in Letters & Science is now as selective as Electrical Engineering & Computer Science (EECS) in the College of Engineering. 2.New Undergraduate Initiative  New Data Sciences curriculum in by Fall Expanded Study Abroad for Freshmen  Open Fall 2016 to all admitted freshmen (London & Rome) Re-Launch of Bowles Hall  Launching a vision of living/learning communities. 5.New Campus Software Systems  First thing you may notice: changes in admission portal.

Find yourself CSU/UC Counselor Conference Dar Hunter Interim Executive Director of Undergraduate Admissions

Campus Initiatives Digital Course Content Pre-Health Advising First-year Aggie Connection Data Studies program Majors Updates Outreach Programs 2020 Initiative African American Initiative Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiative Native American Initiative Cinema and Digital Media Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies Cognitive Science

2015 Freshman Admission Profile Applicants: 64,595 Admits: 24,659 Admit Rate: 38.2% GPA: ACT Score: SAT Total:

2015 Transfer Admission Profile 54.1% Applicants: 15,372 Admits: 8,332 Admit Rate: 54.1% GPA: TAG Admits: ~2,600 First Generation 49.7% Low Income 32.3% Underrepresented 26.7%

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(2005) 875 (2015) 6,600 GROW WITH US UC MERCED (2020) 10,000 Students

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ADMISSIONS FYI DOCUMENTS APPLY DIRECT WAIT LIST REFERRAL POOL MAJOR PREPARATION

ADMISSIONS UPDATES NEW Emphasis Applied Mathematical Sciences, B.S. Computational and Data Sciences NEW PUBLIC HEALTH

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