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

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

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UC Berkeley Admission Updates

CSU - UC Counselor Conference 2014

Amy W. Jarich Assistant Vice Chancellor & Director of AdmissionUniversity of California, Berkeley

@DirectorAmyJ @CalAdmissions

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

36,771

36,967

41,735

44,127

48,436

48,650

50,375

52,943

61,695

67,665

73,774

30%

32%

29% 29%

26%27%

26%25%

21% 21%

18%

Freshman Admission Rate 2014

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%)

Leadership• Claude M. Steele, Executive Vice Chancellor and

ProvostCommitments 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

Developments @ Berkeley

Developments @ Our CollegesCollege 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

2014 CSU-UC Counselor Conference

Walter RobinsonAssociate Vice Chancellor,Student Affairs and Director of Admissions and Enrollment Planning

Kamaal Thomas ‘15

Campus Initiatives

• World Food Center

• Health Happens Here

• Mental Health Initiatives

• AB540 and Undocumented

Student Center

New Majors

Outreach Programs

• African American Initiatives

• Hispanic Initiatives

• Native American Initiatives

• 2020 Initiative

Sustainable Environmental

Design

Global Disease Biology

Mathematical Analytics

and Operations Research

Marine and Coastal Science

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

40.6%

2014 Freshman Admission Profile

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Academic Excellence | Research | Leadership | Individual Attention

#1 UC for the percentage of students who felt comfortable or very comfortablein classes.

Academic Excellence

UndergraduateResearch

• Interdisciplinary Learning• Innovative Learning

• Propane Bottle Recovery System

• Clear Learning Objectives

• Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)

• Mechatronics, Embedded Systems and Automation (MESA) Laboratory 

• Social Science Research on Food Insecurity Access and Obesity85% of students reported raising their standards for acceptable effort due to the

high standards of the faculty.

In UC Merced’s anthropology teaching laboratory, students can hold history in their

hands.

UC Merced is one of the only UC campuses with FAA approval for

drone research.

Leadership

Individual Attention and Support

•Intercultural Competence•Innovate to Grow

• Science• Business• Engineering

• Faculty-Student Ratio 20:1• Mid-Semester Grades and Support• Excellent Center for Career and

Professional Advancement

UC Merced will be more selective in fall 2015; students must apply

Students and staff researching at Yosemite National Park

SSHA Professor Laura Hamilton working closely with her students

Freshmen Fall 2014Upcoming Fall

2015• ELC Important in Selection• Must Meet Deadlines• Housing Guaranteed 1 year• New Major:

• Public Health•Name Change:

• Management and Business Economics

Important: Transcripts due July 1

Chancellor Dorothy Leland & Rufus the Bobcat alongside the Class of 2017 during the 2013 annual Bridge Crossing event

• 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 Tourc.ucm.edu/vt

Access our counselor website: c.ucm.edu/counselors

Shakespeare class in the quad

NEW Campus Additions

Helpful Tools For You

Visit us! Schedule a tour:

tours.ucmerced.edu