<p>It does seem odd to have such relatively low test scores despite A grades in AP courses at a [high</a> school with an API of 816](<a href=“http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2010/2010GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=42692864231726]high”>http://api.cde.ca.gov/AcntRpt2010/2010GrowthSch.aspx?allcds=42692864231726) and a community college.</p>
<p>Might be worth trying to figure out why your test taking is significantly worse than your academic record, and to see how that can be remedied. Not doing well on certain kinds of tests may be a problem if a college instructor gives a test similar in format, or if you take other standardized tests like GRE, FE, etc…</p>
<p>What branch of engineering are you most interested in? At Berkeley, the engineering majors generally considered most difficult to get into are Bioengineering, EECS, and Engineering Undeclared. (If you are mainly interested in CS, then the L&S CS major is a perfectly good substitute for EECS, but L&S is generally considered easier to get admitted to.)</p>