<p>This is completely theoretical.. somewhat. </p>
<p>I'm starting a CC to transfer to UC Berkeley in 2 years, I've recently found my passion in what i want to do and Berkeley has one of the best undergrad programs for it.</p>
<p>I've already mapped out with my counselor at my CC which exact classes i need to take to transfer to Berkeley.</p>
<p>So my question is, say in my two years at CC if i get a 3.7 GPA and do about 500 volunteer hours would that be enough for Berkeley? </p>
<p>Also neither of my parent's have gone to college and i was born in Ukraine (along with my parents) and moved to California when i was 7. </p>
<p>I'm willing to do about anything that would increase my chances into Berkeley, suggestions welcome!</p>
<p>Your GPA is around the average for UCB (if I recall correctly) and your volunteer hours seem great. I realize you will be going to a community college, but I think most universities would still glance at your test scores such as the ACT, SAT and AP scores. Another important test would be the GRE. I think you should try to do a few more activities outside of CC such as research, being a teaching assistant etc. If you do most of these, I think you have a good chance of being accepted. By the way, why are you going to a CC for two years if you are set on your undergraduate program at UCB? Good luck!</p>
<p>@wannabefeynman The real reason i’m going into CC is because i’ve been going through high school not knowing what i want to do with my life, and towards the end of my senior year (now) i’ve discovered exactly what i want to do and somewhat how to obtain it. with that being said i’m finishing HS with a 3.0~ GPA and 0 EC activities apart from sports all 4 years, and there is no way i would get into Berkeley with that resume. So my last chance is going into a CC, getting very good grades and doing tons of EC activities, i was talking about my theoretical GPA at the end of the two years at my CC btw! </p>
<p>Okay, that is a good reason. Now, I’m a bit worried why you put your prospective GPA as 3.7. Why not 4.0? Are you not ready to put in the hard work? If that is so, and you already have low expectations, you will not be very successful at UCB (much more rigorous than a CC), your future workplace etc. And why not just go to a CC for one year? </p>
<p>@wannabefeynman The 3.7 is a realistic GPA i think i can achieve, of coarse i’m aiming for a 4.0! honestly i’m ready to devote my two years to reach this goal (UCB) and ready to put all the amount of time into my studies in these two upcoming years. Also i can’t go for one year because you must complete all the required classes at CC before being able to transfer </p>
<p>Oh, here it is a different system - we can complete as many classes at CC as we want. But I don’t understand why 3.7 is realistic, I can understand if you were in high school and got something like a 3.7, but now you say you are “ready to put all the amount of time into my studies in these two upcoming years” and will only potentially get a 3.7?</p>
<p>A person getting a 3.0 in HS will need to work extremely hard to get a 3.7 in CC.</p>
<p>@bouncer Indeed, but in high school I never studied for a test and averaged all B’s with 3 AP classes. I feel like me actually putting in effort into my studies will result in great outcomes </p>
<p>@wannabefeynman it’s just a realistic aim, i will go for a 4.0 and do whatever i can to achieve it but i’ll be taking classes like Calculus, statistics at CC which are very hard </p>
<p>If you will “put all the amount of time into my studies in these two upcoming years” and still receive a 3.7, at a CC using a book more ridiculous then Stewart for Calculus, you will have a very difficult time at UCB. </p>
<p>@wannabefeynman what do you mean more ridiculous? as in it’s not very hard? </p>
<p>Most people, including me, find Stewart very non-rigorous. And CC’s usually don’t even books as rigorous as Stewart. </p>