How I got into UC Berkeley without curing cancer or creating a startup at 17...

Heyy

Sorry I’m kinda mumbling through this whole thing my family was sleeping.

I forgot to say at the beginning of the video that the last thing I’m trying to do is “flex” or whatever the kids say these days. In fact, I feel like the greater takeaway from this should be that you don’t need flex-worthy scores to get into a great university!

Anyways let me know if you want to see anything else or leave a comment down below if you have any questions :)

For reference, I graduated highschool in 2019 and am expected to graduate in the class of 2023, so I applied 2 cycles ago now I think.

I am from the Bay Area in case anyone was wondering if that had anything to do with my getting in.

Also disclaimer: everything I said in this video is just my own experience and I cannot guarantee anything about how/why the college application process and decisions are the way they are. Trust me I have no idea.

I applied into the college of L&S, but am transferring to the college of engineering. Let me know if anyone wants a video on that!

I think that’s it!! Thanks so much for watching :)

Sydney

Who am I?

Hello! I'm Sydney and I am currently a second year at UC Berkeley! I was in the admitted class of 2019 and am part of the expected graduating class of 2023. I spent my first year(2 semesters) pursuing Physics in the College of Letters & Sciences, but have successfully transferred into Mechanical Engineering in the College of Engineering. I facilitate the cooking decal which is a lot of fun!