HOW I GOT INTO UC BERKELEY (stats, extracurriculars, essays)

HOW I GOT INTO UC BERKELEY (stats, extracurriculars, essays) | College Application

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Күн бұрын

Hey guys!
I talk about the classes I took, overall GPA, UC GPA vs. school GPA, specifics about my extracurriculars, and general essay responses to four questions. I remember binge watching these videos when it was my college applications season and I found them super informative. I hope you find this video helpful :))
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@Dannytheone21 Жыл бұрын

yo i just realized i have no chance 💀

@beyblade332 11 ай бұрын

Well what is your GPA unweighted and weighted? What are your SAT and ACT scores? Also what extracurricular have you done and were your essays good

@Dannytheone21 11 ай бұрын

@beyblade332 I'm a rising junior unweighted GPA Is a 4.0 weighted Is a 4.4 I I'm in key club, left student council, have 40 hours plus of community service and plan to join 2 more clubs my junior year 😅

@datguylo2437 11 ай бұрын

@@Dannytheone21I recommend sports too

@Dannytheone21 11 ай бұрын

@datguylo2437 Yeah, I'm planning to try track and field for shot put

@bobikeda3892 11 ай бұрын

@@Dannytheone21u still have a lotta time bro dw

@aryanamohajerian4594 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for the super insightful video! I’d love to see more of those university videos 💕💕💕

@PureAloha78 9 ай бұрын

I really enjoyed your video. Potential college students especially those wanting to get into the UC system should watch this video. Very informative.

@margaret4641 9 ай бұрын

I’m so jealous of te opportunities your school gave you, ours didn’t let us take weighted classes until sophomore year and even then there were only 2 available

@anshikaoj 9 ай бұрын

We actually couldn't take weighted classes until sophomore year either! I only took one in school that year: AP Biology. On another note, colleges look at the context of your school and opportunities so they will compare you to people with similar situations so don't worry :)

@coffeebun7412 Жыл бұрын

Ngl, i feel like with your stats and ECs, you have the potential to get into one of the ivy leagues. I'm not too familiar with these so I'm not sure but I've seen people get into an ivy league with worse stats and less ECs.

@baddie1750 10 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing!!!💗💗

@ukiyochu7767 Жыл бұрын

thank you for the video! i just wanted to ask, how were you able to find all of these programs/internships? i am currently a freshman and am trying to find some ECs that i can possibly do in the future. :)

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi! I found all my ECs through linkedin, indeed, chegg, and a ton of google searches. You can also get involved with activities in your school early on and try to become an officer by Junior/Senior year. Hope this helps!

@atharvsalve Жыл бұрын

Thankyou for the informative video

@MizuFelix 4 ай бұрын

Oh man… I currently go to a german private school, and I‘ve been lucky so far. I‘ve been programming for a couple years now, and want to study computer science in America, especially at Berkeley. I still have a bit of time, but I hope that I‘ll get accepted, when I reach in my application.

@the_real_andresjorgeortiz Жыл бұрын

Good evening! You did a great job with your academics and extracurriculars. It is very impressive that you did! For right now, I am working on my AA degree in general Ed at a 2-year college. I have been studying at a 2-year college for 7 years. After I complete with my AA degree in general Ed, I will be getting training for acting on television. Acting is really that I am passion in. Including journalism on television. After I do my training for acting, I will be earning my BA degree in journalism at a 4-year college. Back in high school, I was planning to be taking journalism as my elective course. However, I had to focus on my courses to learn about a job. I have taken coping skills, life skills, study skills, vocational skills, basic math, economics, personal finance, and business. I have chosen web design, word processing, Spanish, theatre, and chorus for myself. For the rest of elective courses, they have chosen for me. Back in high school, I had to switch schools from state to state for another year because my dad's military. He is technically my stepdad, but I always call him dad because he is the man who raised me as a military child. I was born in the city of Buffalo in New York. I was diagnosed with autism at age 3. I lived in my hometown back in my early childhood until age 5. Then, I had to PCS everywhere in the states for many years. I am working on my second book which is called my life throughout with autism and being a military child. Once I complete with my AA degree, I will be including that in my first book. It will be the same content but different chapters. Including my 2-year college graduation in my first book. I have been to 6 different elementary schools, 2 different middle schools, 4 different high schools, and 3 different community colleges. I really enjoyed watching your video because your video has been inspired to me. You did a great job with your video. I speak Spanish and English fluently. At a young age, I learned Spanish and English at the same time. However, I was not able to have a conversation in Spanish until age 16 back in 11th grade. I started to speak it fluently at age 18 back in college. I graduated from high school in the spring of 2016. I did not even take any APs nor honors courses due to my military move. I was mostly in mainstream courses with one-on-one assistant back in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. I was in a first row earning my high school diploma because I was a top 10% of my graduation class. I was ranked 28 out of 335 students from high school. Back in my senior year of high school, I was going to major in computer specialist as my college degree. Due to my lower scores in reading and writing, I have switched from computer specialist as getting my college degree to management as getting my college diploma. When it was my first time attended to a 2-year college, I have taken development courses for reading and writing. Then, I took my first college math course that relates to my management major. When I moved from state to state for another 2 years, I have switched from management as getting my college diploma to general Ed as getting my AA degree because I have decided to work on my AA degree at a 2-year college. I had to take development courses for English all over again. Including for math. Later on, I have taken college courses for English and math for my general education major requirements. I have been working on my AA degree for 6 years, but the total is 7 years that I studied at a 2-year college. As I said before, I will be receiving my training in acting after I have finish with my AA degree in general Ed. Then, I will be earning my BA degree in journalism for 3 years at a 4-year college. My dream career is to be an actor and journalist from television at a young age. Back in high school, I was good with math and science. When I went to college, I have started to do good with reading and history. That is why many actors and journalists have to do good with writing, reading, and history. I am good with reading and history, but I need to comprehend very well on my lectures because sometimes I have trouble with it. I have taken journalism course in this past spring semester. For right now, I am taking mass media. I am almost finish with that course in this semester. That is why I have to work on it. I am trying good to be comprehending the lectures everyday. That is why I am learning something new everyday. Back in 10th grade, I have worked on my geometry workbook at home. That was why I took advanced algebra in 12th grade. In 11th grade, I was in a math course at a small group. However, I was with general education students most likely. I graduated from high school with a regular education diploma. Will be earning my AA degree next semester in May. My name is Andres by the way. It is pleasure to meet you, Anshika! Again, you did a great job with your academics and your extracurriculars. It is very impressive that you did. My bio parents are from Puerto Rico, and my stepdad is from Colombia. I have a younger brother in my mom's side. Also, I have four younger sisters and one baby brother in my bio dad's side. I grew up with my family who are from Colombia and Puerto Rico. I have a nephew in my first younger sister's side. If you want to know which states I lived in before, my first book will be ready to publish on Amazon. Good luck with college wherever you attend. God bless you and your family. 🙏❤️

@user-es1rc7hi4b 10 ай бұрын

💀💀

@Elusivee007 9 ай бұрын

Blud thinks she will read this, lmao

@shivamnakrani2105 8 ай бұрын

Hey anshika! Loved your video and it has genuinely been so helpful... i had a question though, is physics or any science(chem or bio) required to do cs? As i have maths and IT right now, im so confused please help me out

@anshikaoj 8 ай бұрын

Hey! I'm glad the video helped :) I definitely don't think physics/chem/bio is a requisite for cs and if you ever do need it, they'll teach it to you in class. Math does show up though they will also guide you through it in CS classes. Let me know if you have any more questions :)

@alexa-zy4sq Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the informative video! I've been binging UC acceptance videos because I'm planning on applying and this was very helpful :) Currently I'm a junior in high school and I've been trying to do as much community service and extracurriculars as possible. I've heard it's actually more important for colleges to see a few extracurriculars in one topic than having many extracurriculars without a focus. Would you recommend only sending in extracurriculars related to my major or everything that I've participated in? For context, I am part of 6 clubs (french, HOSA, french NHS, medical, amnesty, and key club), a medical program at a university, have shadowed at a clinic for a week, and have run a fundraiser for a non-profit at my school.

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi Alexa! I'm glad you found this helpful :) I would suggest writing your extracurriculars in terms of ranking how involved you were, most impressive, related to your major, etc. though I would definitely add the other extracurriculars if you have space; it shows that you explored, were involved with your community, and it brings out the "well-rounded" aspect of the applicant. If you have any more questions, feel free to email me: anshika.oj@gmail.com

@anshikaoj 6 ай бұрын

@@romitmakar6504 I live in California and I got an academic scholarship for Berkeley so I don't pay much for tuition :) I also like the larger public school environment more than smaller private schools, and the location is much better for my situation. I also think private schools are really expensive and I didn't want to pay that much for my undergraduate experience especially because my major is much better at UC Berkeley either way. It's definitely all situational based and I thought a UC school would give me everything I need and more :) Hope that helps!

@Kimmy_Chi 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative video! I’m a junior applying later this year. What major did you put on the UC app and do you think it was necessary for a ton of your extracurriculars and essays to relate to them? Don’t know if I should draft multiple PIQs related to a particular major

@anshikaoj 5 ай бұрын

Recently UC Berkeley changed their policy to where students are directly admitted into their major, however, for the year I applied, all majors under The College of Letters & Sciences are undeclared. I still had to declare my major and I ended up applying into Haas School of Business and taking the prerequisite to meet the GPA requirement for the Computer Science major (double majoring). I think your PIQs can relate to your major though you should also show other aspects of yourself. For example, one prompt asks about your creative side and here you can talk about something unrelated to your major. Feel free to check out my essays: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbh3ftqo0cyRfX0.htmlsi=KAxPeH9em1JEiHwm

@Kimmy_Chi 5 ай бұрын

@@anshikaoj wow congratulations and thank you so much for the fast reply, I’ll check out the other video for sure :)

@vishwawt2889 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. Can you let me know what kinda volunteer work you did at Red cross? was it in-person or remote work?

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi Vishwa! I did both in-person and remote, however, most of it was in-person :) I worked as a Blood Donor Ambassador at the in-person center in my hometown and I was on the office team of the club at my school. I also did some volunteering for Northern California's Red Cross.

@vishwawt2889 Жыл бұрын

@@anshikaoj Thank you so much for the reply. we will check with our local red cross office for opportunities

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

@@vishwawt2889 Yeah of course! If you have anymore questions, feel free to email me: anshika.oj@gmail.com

@_RiyaPrashar Жыл бұрын

Hii. If I am from a country or a school that does not bring up so many opportunities for high schoolers then what should we do.

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi Riya! Most schools compare you according to your circumstances and surroundings so if they see that other students going to the same school as you, or neighboring schools, also face a lack of opportunity, they will take that into consideration. However, my advice would be to get involved in your local community through volunteering, getting a job, participating in events, winning awards, etc. Even trying to do something remote in another city/state can help.

@user-gg6tw7gy2d 10 ай бұрын

Hello. Thank u for such a nice video. I just have one question. Is volluteering at zoos or other places where I am able to help people may help me and play a positive role in my enrollment process?

@anshikaoj 10 ай бұрын

Yes definitely! Make sure to emphasize what you do and how it helps the people around you.

@thebeatifulnature3142 7 ай бұрын

I have 8.23 cgpa can I get admission into UC Berkeley

@Ambitiousjana 9 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@xmanunlimited Жыл бұрын

Hi , I am from Malaysia with SAT Score 1350 . Planning to apply for UC Berkeley. I got lots of ideas by listening your vlog to write my essay . I am planning to join in 2024 in electrical Engineering with full scholarship from Petronas Malaysia . I won nation school basketball championship for girls in Malaysia in 2019 at age of 15. 2020-21 lost in covid . In my 11th standard exams I have 8 A plus and 1 A. Can I get in to UC Berkeley.? What are my chances ? Seeking some advice.

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi there! It's definitely possible for anyone to get into UC Berkeley. It always comes down to what makes you a unique candidate, whether it be your essays, extracurriculars, or certain classes that make you stand out in comparison to your peers. Oftentimes, it may look like a numbers game, although it's so much more than that! If you'd like to talk more in-detail about your situation and ask some more questions, feel free to reach out to my email: anshika.oj@gmail.com :))

@xmanunlimited Жыл бұрын

@@anshikaoj Thank you for your reply .

@lamweicheng Жыл бұрын

Hi @xman unlimited, I’m a UC Berkeley Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Junior from Malaysia as well. I think you definitely has a high chance to get into Berkeley since you have full scholarship from Petronas. sorry to say but Berkeley is a public school and they need students that can pay the full amount. You can either go for community college and transfer or choose the ALEVEL path so you can apply to Berkeley. Goodluck and hope to see you soon!

@SKO125 11 ай бұрын

Hi, how you balanced working as intern in summer and doing courses simultaneously. College system is not good and by making kid do so much in highschool will lead them lose interest in studies 😢

@anshikaoj 11 ай бұрын

I definitely agree that the college system does make high schoolers (especially in competitive areas) stretch their capacity. I was able to balance it due to time management skills, but also my internship was part-time and my classes were online. This allowed flexibility in my schedule. What really helped me was going through all of these ventures with my peers. I had a great support system and we worked through our classes together!

@calimom21 2 ай бұрын

Did you get to start UCB as a sophomore with all of your duel enrollment classes? Or how does it work? Do you plan to graduate in 3 years (or do you still need to be there 4 years)? Asking for my children who are in a California HS.

@anshikaoj 2 ай бұрын

I technically came in with Junior Standing though you still have to complete certain classes that are only at UC Berkeley to declare your major and graduate. It is possible for me to graduate early though I am choosing to stay all 4 years. Dual Enrollment classes definitely helped me bypass certain basic requirements like lower division math/english and breadth classes. Hope this helps!

@eganrabiee627 10 ай бұрын

So the way to get into University is to be so accomplished already that you don't need it. Of course a 4.0 GPA, epic admission essays, and 100 extracurriculars will get you in. But the real question is, how much of that is necessary? If my gpa is decent but not max, like 3.5, is that enough? And what if I don't do much extracurricular stuff? How few things can I get away with doing, and still get into a university?

@anshikaoj 10 ай бұрын

You'll definitely get into a university, however, the reason why students do as much as possible is because they want to impress top universities! I will say that it is possible to get into top universities without all the extravagant stats, extracurriculars, essays, however, it is rare.

@abbyduncan8873 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@anshikaojyeah, I’m afraid cause like idk what they want. Like I’ve done band, been in my community orchestra, done student council, nhs, and a few clubs, but my unweighted GPA is a 3.9. And unweighted is a 4.096. So I’m just not sure what exactly is enough. (It’s my senior year and so I can’t do anything else too extravagant at this point). I’m just not sure.

@xum0007 2 ай бұрын

@@anshikaojif I have great GPA (3.95/4.5) and stats (1540 on SAT, 4s and 5s on AP exams) but lackluster ECs am I screwed?

@ultraivel 2 ай бұрын

without extracurriculars you probably will not stand out much but your scores are really impressive so you probably arent completely screwed

@xum0007 2 ай бұрын

@@ultraivel they’re not that abominable. I have a few years of basketball, volunteering, community college, courses and programs for universities over summer, civic seal, and a few other miscellaneous stuff. I just haven’t done anything very prestigious like winning a science competition

@jackdonahue1924 Жыл бұрын

is Ap language better or worse than dual enrollment english

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hey Jack! I would do dual enrollment english because it's transferable to UC schools and you get to bypass some english courses which you may not be able to do with AP Language. Additionally, as long as you passed the dual enrollment class, you'll receive credit, however, for AP Language, it depends on your AP Score, and it I believe it needs to be a 4 or 5 to get credit at UC Berkeley. Feel free to email me or comment if you have more questions: anshika.oj@gmail.com

@nutandevi6946 Жыл бұрын

Hi Anshika! Congrats on getting accepted! I am a junior at high school in India and want to apply to UC's, is there any way I could probably talk to u?

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi Nutan! Feel free to email me at anshika.oj@gmail.com or dm me on instagram @anshika.oj

@nutandevi6946 Жыл бұрын

Hi,Anshika, I know it's been months now but I was just love looking you up on Instagram and I couldn't find you can you provide your current account?

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

@@nutandevi6946 My insta is anshikaojha!

@Patel.milan_01 6 ай бұрын

uc berkeley duolingo requirements for mba students

@panerabread7276 9 ай бұрын

which year of highschool did you start doing your extracurriculars?

@anshikaoj 2 ай бұрын

I started getting involved my Freshman year!

@rockinggirl0610 7 ай бұрын

HI ! I have a lot of extra-curriculars too but I am so frustrated trying to write like 350 words for each of them !! How did you work on writing all of that??

@anshikaoj 7 ай бұрын

Totally understand where you're coming from! Make sure you're expanding on a few of the key extracurriculars you did in your essays (350 words). The rest of them you only get 350 characters, so make sure to use this space wisely :) Getting started might be the hardest part of your essay journey though what really helped me was sitting down and freely writing (not worrying about grammar, punctuation, word count, high-level vocabulary etc.) and mostly focusing on story-telling and what you want to share. I used to be so caught up in how I want to write my essay that I wasn't focusing enough on what I wanted to share. I would emphasize writing all your thoughts down first and then making it a cohesive essay. I might make a seperate video for reading out all my essays 👀

@rockinggirl0610 7 ай бұрын

yes please do !! Also this helps so much thank you!! Also did you write all of your ECs in semicolons like in the common app? Thank you so very much for this!! @@anshikaoj

@anshikaoj 7 ай бұрын

@@rockinggirl0610 You can choose to put semicolons if you want, and I think I did for some parts of my application! Here's an example of what I wrote for the UC App EC section: Engaged & assisted customers. Ran POS and strategized on the sales plan + revenue goals. Managed end-of-day bookkeeping. Built brand loyalty and created a positive image through my friendly customer service which received 6+ customer recognitions a week. Went from transactions to positive interactions and communicated with 50+ customers per day.

@anshikaoj 6 ай бұрын

@@rockinggirl0610 For some of them I did use semicolons! Just to make it easier to read and concise.

@pritamkumar6454 Жыл бұрын

How is uc Berkeley eecs if compared with ivy league schools

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

From a quick google search, I found "UC Berkeley ranks above all of the Ivy League schools in engineering , computer science..." I think it's on the same level or higher than a lot of the ivy league engineering majors.

@lalv8861 10 ай бұрын

@@anshikaoj Level above any ivies.

@darinbrion3843 Жыл бұрын

SLAY

@sailuvijl6621 2 ай бұрын

Hi I need a favour do uknow uc davis kids come to Berkeley for classes pls share. Thank you

@anshikaoj 2 ай бұрын

It is definitely possible to take Berkeley classes even if you are enrolled at another UC.

@sailuvijl6621 2 ай бұрын

@@anshikaoj thank you so much I am so glad you are in Berkeley I saw so many opputunities for kids to grow.Good luck for your future

@stylishbabe Жыл бұрын

So only two years of language is okay than?

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

I did three years of Spanish! I would recommend everyone to do at least 3 as well because it allows you to bypass the Foreign Language requirement in the College of Letters and Sciences at most UC Schools including UC Berkeley.

@jaslavie Жыл бұрын

did you apply to any ivys? I think your stats + ecs can definitely get you in

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Hi Jaslavie! I actually chose not to apply to any Ivys for a couple reasons. One was that Berkeley has one of the best programs for my major: Computer Science and Business Administrations. Also, I got a scholarship through Berkeley so it was a better cost for me. Lastly, a lot of the Ivys are really expensive + out of state and I prefer to stay closer to home for my undergraduate years. Hope this helps!

@scottonspruce 8 ай бұрын

the volume is too low

@veerla_issac Жыл бұрын

Hi maam I am Issac. I am a high school student in India, aspiring to pursue my Undergrad in the ivy league. I would be glad if you can provide me with any details that can help and out

@anshikaoj Жыл бұрын

Yeah for sure! Send me an email at anshika.oj@gmail.come and I can answer any questions you might have.

@darinbrion3843 Жыл бұрын

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