Friday, May 8, 2009

March 26th 2009

This was the day i got the decision from Berkeley, i logged on and this nice letter was waiting for me.


Dear joe,

u can now call urself joe the undergrad! (i made this line up)

Congratulations! I am pleased to offer you admission to the University of California, Berkeley for fall 2009! You have been admitted to the College of Letters and Science.

In light of the outstanding credentials you presented in your application, you and your family have every reason to be proud of your academic and personal achievements. The Admissions staff reviewed more than 13,000 applicants of extraordinary quality before selecting you for this offer.

As a Berkeley student, you will

  • follow in the footsteps of distinguished scholars who studied at the world’s premier public university
  • interact with a diverse group of students and forge lasting friendships in your quest for intellectual growth and academic excellence
  • join a dynamic, supportive community that offers a wide range of educational, recreational, and social opportunities
The next step for you to take is formal acceptance of our admission offer. Everything you need to do and know is available in the Next Steps section on the Home page (click the Home tab above) in myBerkeleyApplication.

Again, congratulations and welcome to the University of California, Berkeley! Enjoy this moment and picture yourself at Berkeley, a place where, given your exceptional abilities, I believe you will enjoy tremendous success and make unique contributions.



-from the director.



then i saw another link.

Congratulations on your acceptance to the University of California, Berkeley! I hope that you take great pride in the accomplishments that have earned you this opportunity. I also hope that you choose to join the University of California, Berkeley community and will become part of our historic and internationally renowned tradition of higher learning.

We share your excitement as you begin this new phase of your academic career. At UC Berkeley, we promise you a welcoming environment, intellectual challenges, the finest faculty in your fields of study, and a wonderfully vibrant, diverse, and stimulating University family.

The undergraduate experience at UC Berkeley is unique and exceptional. I am confident that an education gained at Berkeley would forever enhance your life.

Again, congratulations! I wish you all the best in your academic pursuits.


-from the chancelor


n another one!!


Congratulations on your admission to Berkeley! Every student we admit to Cal is highly accomplished, which means that we can look forward to a great addition to our community if you decide to join us!

As you consider your decision, I encourage you to learn more about the wealth of co-curricular opportunities that are available to Cal students: we have hundreds of student organizations, life-changing public service opportunities, programs that will help you become a better leader, multiple living community options and multicultural programs, and services for students from all backgrounds and experiences.

Please visit Campus Life and Leadership
to learn more about how you can Get Involved@Cal.

My staff and I look forward to seeing you at Berkeley.


-from the dean.


yup :) thats not it, 2 more!! both from vice chancelors


Congratulations on your admission to UC Berkeley. Given the extraordinary pool of exceptional students applying to Berkeley this year, you should be very proud of this notable accomplishment.

Now you must make a choice that will not only affect where you will be in a few months, but many other aspects of your future as well. Your college years will be pivotal in shaping your academic and career choices, friends and relationships, community involvement, and even how you come to view the world around you.

Berkeley students thrive on the intellectual engagement and exciting pace of life on our campus. Cal is all about opportunities; to embark on an undergraduate research project, to sample and study new areas, to try a new activity, to experience another culture, and to meet people with different backgrounds and experiences. Berkeley is a rich and incredibly diverse place to learn and to grow.

I strongly encourage you to visit the campus in the next few weeks to experience Cal for yourself. Information about our annual open house, Cal Day, as well as receptions and events for newly-admitted students are contained on this website.

I hope that you will choose Berkeley and take advantage of all that our campus has to offer you. We look forward to welcoming you to the Cal family!


lastly

Congratulations and welcome to Cal! As a Professor of Psychology and more recently as Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, I've spent more than thirty years as part of the Berkeley community, and I want to encourage you to experience the best our campus has to offer.

Berkeley is consistently ranked by our peers as the leading public university in the United States and among the very top universities in the world. As a student at an internationally leading research university, you'll have access to courses in every imaginable field, including some you've never encountered before. Berkeley's professors are recognized as the best in their disciplines. They are also dedicated teachers who bring the energy of scholarly discovery and new ideas into the classroom. At Cal, through a variety of research, internship, and service learning opportunities, among other choices, you'll begin to make the important connections that will carry you through life.

So, would you like to know more about what makes this campus unique and how to tap into the many opportunities it affords? Please visit this web page
to discover the richness and diversity of Berkeley and to get more tips on how to plug into the extraordinary community you are joining.

I wish you the best of luck as you embark on this exciting journey of discovery!



wow!! what a welcome...


the sad part? i wanted to go to stanford