Your Berkeley application, read by people who went there.
We match you with a Berkeley alum who knows your path, whether that is a community college transfer to Haas, an international freshman application, or somewhere in between. Then you work through your application and PIQ essays together, one call at a time.
No templates, no ghostwriting, no promises we can't keep. Just honest, specific feedback from someone who has sat where you're trying to sit.
Where should you start?
Four ways in. Pick the one that sounds like you.
- I'm transferring to Haas → Prereqs, GPA reality check, the Haas supplemental
- I'm an international applicant → Context readers won't have, coursework, testing, funding
- I need help with my PIQs → Choosing four of eight, drafting, cutting to 350 words
- I just want to read something free → Our full guide library, no email required
How it works
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Step 1
Tell us your situation
A short form: where you're applying from, intended major, timeline, and what worries you most.
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Step 2
Get matched to an alum
We pick from our reader pool by college, major, and applicant path. Haas transfers go to Haas transfers.
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Step 3
Work through the application
Live calls plus written notes on your activities, coursework plan, and every PIQ draft you send.
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Step 4
Submit with a clear head
A final read before the November 30 deadline, so nothing goes in that you'd wince at later.
Twenty of the alumni reading with us this cycle. Readers stay anonymous, so you see a code until you are matched.
Who you'd be working with
Our readers are Berkeley alumni from Haas, L&S, Engineering, and CDSS. Many transferred in themselves; several came from outside the U.S. They stay anonymous on the site, since most have day jobs, but you’ll know your reader’s college, major, and applicant path before your first call.
If the fit isn't right after the intro call, we'll match you with someone else at no cost.
More about our readers and our limits →-
READER 04
Haas, transferred from a CA community college
Two years at a CCC, prereqs done part-time while working retail management.
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READER 11
Haas, freshman admit from East Asia
International applicant, national curriculum, no AP or IB available.
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READER 07
L&S Economics, transfer via alternate major
Applied to Haas, admitted to Economics, later took Haas coursework.
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READER 02
Engineering, freshman admit from South Asia
Reads for international STEM applicants and testing timelines.
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READER 15
Haas, freshman admit, first-generation
Focuses on activities framing for students working long hours.
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READER 09
CDSS Data Science, transfer from out of state
Non-California transfer, unit conversion and articulation questions.
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READER 06
L&S Political Economy, applied from Europe
Essay register and voice for second-language writers.
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READER 13
Haas, transferred after three years working
Older applicants, career changers, returning students.
Showing 6 of 8 readers matching this path. More than 20 alumni read with us each cycle.
Free guides, written by our readers
Read these first. If you can do it on your own from here, genuinely, do it on your own.
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What a Haas transfer application actually has to prove
Prereqs, GPA, and the business-specific supplemental, plus why “I like business” sinks otherwise strong files.
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Making your school system legible to a Berkeley reader
Grading scales, national exams, and the context a reader in California simply does not have.
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Choosing four PIQs out of eight, and why order matters
How to pick prompts that don't overlap, and how to get real content into 350 words.
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Start with a free 15-minute intro call.
We'll tell you honestly whether we can help, what we'd focus on, and roughly what it would cost. No payment, no pressure, no follow-up emails unless you ask for them.