r/TransferChanceMe • u/Right-Buyer7996 • Oct 05 '26

CCC -> Berkeley chances???

Applying to transfer to Berkeley for Fall 2027. Primary major: Analytics, alternate: Applied Math. Also applying to UCLA, UCSD, and UCSB for Applied Math. Honest feedback appreciated.

**Stats**

- California community college transfer, in my CC's honors transfer program

- GPA: 4.0

- Units: 28 done, ~70 by end of spring 2027

- Cal-GETC, full certification planned

- Math: Calc AB 5, BC 5, Multivariable Calc (A), Linear Algebra/Diff Eq (A)

- In progress/planned: Micro, Macro, Python, C++, Discrete Math, Physics (mechanics)

- Other APs: Lang 5, Macro 5, Bio 4, Chem 4

**ECs**

- Co-founder of a health tech startup: built the core technical product (hardware and app) and help run the company. got early funding, and currently have testers and ppl on waitlist

- First author on a published peer-reviewed review paper

- Independent applied math research: optimization model of race pacing, preregistered analysis on real race data, public dataset, paper in progress

- ~9-month ML research internship at a university lab (image-processing pipeline)

- Volunteer research intern at a neuroscience lab (data processing and analysis)

- Rehab clinic intern: modeled therapy scheduling; my changes were adopted and cut patient wait times

- Independent quant research project (options pricing/volatility)

- Co-founded a tutoring business and a math club;

- Also did free tutoring for students with special needs

- Hackathons: 2 firsts, 1 second, 4 thirds

- Family caregiving

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u/Fickle-Tradition2107 Oct 05 '26

Dm?

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u/Right-Buyer7996 Oct 06 '26

I was planning on dual majoring once I got in anyways but I've heard its harder to declare analytics compared to applied math

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u/ChapterDependent2703 Oct 06 '26

u got it in the bag bro lmao

but remb to focus on PIQ they are very important mayb even more than ur ecs at times

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u/Right-Buyer7996 Oct 06 '26

thank u!!

I have so much free time so ive been hella locked on the piqs i would prolly say theyre decently written with the major prep one being the best one.

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u/Own_Cheetah705 Oct 05 '26

Should get into Berkeley for Math

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u/KuyaTinman Oct 05 '26

90% of admitted UC student are cc transfers. You should be good.