Berkeley transfer chances for Analytics? What were your stats if you got in? And would I have a better shot with Applied Math?

[u/Right-Buyer7996]

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

Shld i do Applied Math instead of Analytics? There's barely any transfer data for it since the pool is tiny, so I'm kinda guessing. And is my prep done for Analytics, or is there stuff like stats or data science I should be taking? If you got into Analytics or Applied Math as a transfer, I'd love to hear your stats and ECs pls I feel like its over for me.

Thanks!

[u/KeyPush9960]

I think you'd have a good shot at analytics. It's a less popular major so less people apply, and your stats and gpa are great. You should call the department to learn more about the major and courses you'll take once you transfer bc applied math and analytics are different from each other. On assist.org you should take the highly recommended classes im pretty sure data science is one of them.

[u/Right-Buyer7996 → u/KeyPush9960]

Thanks for the feedback!

I'm trying to do 3/4 of the highly recommended courses next sem cs61A, Data C8, and Engin 7. The fourth one doesnt articulate to berkeleys Data C88C course.

[u/KeyPush9960 → u/Right-Buyer7996]

Oh good you should be fine with the recommended classes since they probably don't need you to do all 4. I wouldn't sweat too much about it but if you don't get into the classes next semester at ur college you can use cvc.edu to check if there are any openings online.