Both of these are aspects that make your application stand out
Spike: Something that you can control, can be developed by having related ECs that go in depth for a certain topic. Basically serves as the focal point of your application.
For example: An applicant who won an international award for Computer Programming, won various local competitions for coding and CS, designed websites for 15 local small businesses for free over lockdown, camp counselor at a computer programming camp, took 2 CS courses at their local community college over the summer, and has a business where they fix computers.
Hook: Something you can’t control, and can be things such as being a minority or having legacy status. These will also set you apart from others.
For example: Triple legacy applicant whose parents are consistent, generous donors. Or an indigenous applicant from North Dakota: a highly underrepresented ethnicity from a very underrepresented state.
我们这最好的一个男校私高，被大家公认最聪明的一个男孩（华裔），据说得过不少数竞的奖。具体到哪个级别不明，也有些EC。那个私高基本每年有个H,若干T5. 第一名几乎肯定去T5. 今年EA录了3个H
这男孩想学CS, ED Cornell，被Defer，然后RD悲剧，跌破很多人的眼镜。
然后RD进了Yale.他本人当然对进Y很满意。但是被康拒这个是真的看不懂。
S好像一个都没见到，HM招的都有几个看不懂的
没hook的early进藤要大spike才有把握. 只有一般的优势要等RD见分晓。你的case走了常见程序
当年我们参观学校时，多个不同学校AO明确表示ED不会放松标准。ED录取不了RD也难进，RD没录取的材料放ED也不会录取。很多人以为ED容易录取，其实根本就不是那么回事。ED录取率高，仅仅是因为ED申请者本身厉害。
有了这个认识其他自己去做决定。当然现在大学招生改革，尤其是对legacy 的压缩，对私校压力很大。有的做了调整。僵化的只能走下坡路
ED的poll未见得比RD的好。RD里有不少EA T5失败，下来打枣的。
可能比Y难
我这stem高中录了13个Y，大部分手中都有M, CMU CS的offer,估计最后会有3，4个人去Yale
Both of these are aspects that make your application stand out
Spike: Something that you can control, can be developed by having related ECs that go in depth for a certain topic. Basically serves as the focal point of your application.
For example: An applicant who won an international award for Computer Programming, won various local competitions for coding and CS, designed websites for 15 local small businesses for free over lockdown, camp counselor at a computer programming camp, took 2 CS courses at their local community college over the summer, and has a business where they fix computers.
Hook: Something you can’t control, and can be things such as being a minority or having legacy status. These will also set you apart from others.
For example: Triple legacy applicant whose parents are consistent, generous donors. Or an indigenous applicant from North Dakota: a highly underrepresented ethnicity from a very underrepresented state.
估计还是不够硬核啊....UCB LS的计算机专业录取率只有 2.87%, 外州的录取率 0.9%左右。 要是敢申请UCB 的计算机, 肯定是秒拒啊，更郁闷了。lol
已经说了是公认最聪明的，很多竞赛。像兄贵娃当年，也只是大藤给了interview, 中小藤都脆拒
后来听说今年L&S更难进。虽然EECS也没什么希望又是外州，但还是感觉我不该那么做
你没有什么错啊....你让孩子报清华，没中！现在后悔：早知道就抱华南理工学院了。lol
Cornell今年ED录取数量比前两年减少了
以前都是怕竞争太厉害才报LS CS的。但今年不一样，LS CS不能转了，必须直报，才造成录取率比EECS还低的情况。但也说明不了什么，往往敢报EECS的可能更厉害一些。
EECS各个方向都很好，没说只是系统好。当然UCB传统是系统厉害，在AI系统上还是大牛校。比如databrick, ray这些公司，就是AI时代的系统的做法。AI不要以为只是算法。最火的AI是算法和支持AI的系统的联合。两者相辅相成。
是首选。
https://www.reddit.com/r/berkeley/comments/wwmn6u/28_acceptance_rate_for_20222023_freshman/