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UC Berkeley Admission Updates

UC Berkeley Admission Updates. CSU - UC Counselor Conference 2014. Amy W. Jarich Assistant Vice Chancellor & Director of Admission University of California, Berkeley @ DirectorAmyJ @ CalAdmissions. Freshman Admission Rate 2014. Admitted Freshman Profile 2014. Mean GPAs:

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UC Berkeley Admission Updates

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  1. UC Berkeley Admission Updates CSU - UC Counselor Conference 2014 Amy W. Jarich Assistant Vice Chancellor & Director of Admission University of California, Berkeley @DirectorAmyJ @CalAdmissions

  2. Freshman Admission Rate 2014

  3. Admitted Freshman Profile 2014 • Mean GPAs: • 3.89 (unweighted) • 4.39 (weighted/uncapped) • Mid-50% range SAT • 1940 to 2072 • Mid-50% range ACT • 29 to 34 • Admitted: 12,800 • 56 counties in CA • 54 US states/territories • 80 countries • Wait List: 3,375 • Student Opt-in: 2,143 (63.5%) • Admits: 437 (20%) • Waitlist SIR: 249 (57%)

  4. Developments @ Berkeley Leadership • Claude M. Steele, Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Commitments to Campus Development • Lower Sproul Redevelopment – open fall 2015 • Memorial Stadium Development • Bowles Hall – renovations 2015-2016 Admission • Global Edge for first semester freshmen • admissions.berkeley.edu/veterans

  5. Developments @ Our Colleges College of Chemistry • Materials Chemistry concentration for the B.S. Degree College of Engineering • New Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation - launches fall 2015 • New Minor: Design Innovation - expected to launch spring 2015

  6. 2014 CSU-UC Counselor Conference Walter Robinson Associate Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs and Director of Admissions and Enrollment Planning

  7. Kamaal Thomas ‘15

  8. New Majors Marine and Coastal Science Sustainable Environmental Design Global Disease Biology Mathematical Analyticsand Operations Research Outreach Programs • African American Initiatives • Hispanic Initiatives • Native American Initiatives • 2020 Initiative Campus Initiatives • World Food Center • Health Happens Here • Mental Health Initiatives • AB540 and Undocumented Student Center

  9. 2014 Freshman Admission Profile Applicants: 60,525 Admits: 24,539 Admit Rate: 40.6% GPA: 3.95-4.24 ACT Score: 27-32 SAT Total: 1810-2120 40.6%

  10. Visit our Welcome Center Sign up for our E-newsletter admissions.ucdavis.edu/moreinfo

  11. Academic Excellence | Research | Leadership | Individual Attention #1 UC for the percentage of students who felt comfortable or very comfortablein classes.

  12. Academic Excellence • Interdisciplinary Learning • Innovative Learning • Propane Bottle Recovery System • Clear Learning Objectives UC Merced is one of the only UC campuses with FAA approval for drone research. Undergraduate Research • Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) • Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Laboratory  • Social Science Research on Food Insecurity Access and Obesity In UC Merced’s anthropology teaching laboratory, students can hold history in their hands. 85% of students reported raising their standards for acceptable effort due to the high standards of the faculty.

  13. Leadership • Intercultural Competence • Innovate to Grow • Science • Business • Engineering Students and staff researching at Yosemite National Park IndividualAttention and Support • Faculty-Student Ratio 20:1 • Mid-Semester Grades and Support • Excellent Center for Career and Professional Advancement SSHA Professor Laura Hamilton working closely with her students UC Merced will be more selective in fall 2015; students must apply

  14. Upcoming Fall 2015 Freshmen Fall 2014 • ELC Important in Selection • Must Meet Deadlines • Housing Guaranteed 1 year • New Major: • Public Health • Name Change: • Management and Business Economics Chancellor Dorothy Leland & Rufus the Bobcat alongside the Class of 2017 during the 2013 annual Bridge Crossing event Important: Transcripts due July 1

  15. NEW Campus Additions Helpful Tools For You • Pathways to Innovation Program • Spatial Analysis and Research • Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (MARC U*STAR) Program • Classroom & Office Building 2 (Coming 2016) • Online Course Catalog • catalog.ucmerced.edu • Interactive Viewbook • c.ucm.edu/iviewbook • Virtual Tour • c.ucm.edu/vt Shakespeare classin the quad Visit us! Schedule a tour:tours.ucmerced.edu Access our counselor website: c.ucm.edu/counselors

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