They told me I wasn't smart enough.

Gosh, how shocking and unexpected. How will I sleep at night, knowing that the second-biggest longshot in my field didn't want me. I guess I'll start doing something that doesn't require a higher degree, like toilet-building and cow-tipping. Oh, wait; I already had all these thoughts in, y'know, January, when I got an e-mail saying it was "unlikely" I'd get anything from them. Nice rejection delay, dudes.

so sad, though I have a strong recommendation letter from the professor in Berkeley

"We regret to inform you that you were not recommended for admission to graduate study at the University of California at Berkeley. If you have questions about this decision, please contact the department to which you applied." So impersonal!

email --> website

Expected since I didn't interview. No worries, though - I've accepted an offer elsewhere!

I need a f*&%ing drink. Will try again next year I guess.

Major GPA = 3.78; GRE: 800, 800, 4.5; PGRE: 780; probably lacking in research experience

Unsolicited, would have preferred an infinite waiting list.

Requested status by email. Return email said decisions will be made in the next few weeks. Twenty minutes later, received another email stating I had been rejected.