<p>yep, I live close to UO. I ended up w/ 2050. Writing and math were fine but reading always threw me off, so I practiced that section mostly, while focusing on acing math and writing parts. As you can see from my total score, I could've done better in reading, haha.</p>
<p>unfortunately, writing is the section that has the least weight in college admissions :</p>
<p>^^ yup. i blows. AnhingaOfFrog, do you go to South?</p>
<p>why are you still thinking whether you should apply or not at this moment of time?? hasn't the deadline already passed??</p>
<p>i'm a junior</p>
<p>UCs do not superscore unfortunately. Average Berkeley SAT, i think i saw it on the UC site, 2035</p>
<p>that's reasonable. i guess, not really, oh well. i'll try to get over 2100 and hopefully i will have a shot. how does Berkeley view leadership? is it really important for them? because that is going to be one of my strong points, and organizing an organization.</p>
<p>iknow this is really old, but when someone said, "make sure your personal statement lets them know you would be a good fit at Berkeley." What is your personal statement?</p>
<p>You need a 2000 +, but Cal does holistic reviews, so if you have other favorable things you could have a decent shot. </p>
<p>Also just speculating, but one reason you may be so good with languages is because you are latino. If you are fluent in Spanish, the other latin languages like French and Italian should be a lot easier for you.</p>
<p>yeah i know. haha. i'm trying other languages than latin-based languages though, japanese and mandarin.</p>
<p>My friend is also interested in languages and linguistics. He's at Georgetown in DC. You should check it out.</p>
<p>I'm a prospective now, so I can't really help by telling you what usu. gets someone into Cal. Sorry.</p>
<p>could anyone answer my question about my personal statement? How do I make me seem like a good fit? I'm not really sure...previous examples maybe?</p>
<p>Give examples of extra work you have done for something you're passionate about. I had the opportunity to travel to Japan and stay with a host family for three weeks, but my family couldn't afford it. So I got a job, saved my money, and raised enough to fund my trip. It was an amazing experience, and I'm still involved with the program today (and I plan to continue my involvement during college). </p>
<p>Not being an admissions officer, I can't tell you what they're looking for, but if I was, I'd be pretty impressed by that story. The student knew what they wanted and worked hard for it. That's what any university wants, someone who works hard to do something they're passionate about.</p>