Chance Me?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<li>Out of state, from Texas. I go to a highly competitive high school here.</li>
<li>I haven't calculated my weighted GPA yet, but my GPA is a 4.2 right now.
At my school, 4.0 = maximum for regulars, 4.5 = honors, 5.0 = AP classes
I've taken 7 AP classes so far in 3 years. I'm taking 5 more this year.</li>
<li>SAT scores: 2120 (Reading: 690, Math: 760, Writing: 670). I'm retaking it in October.</li>
<li>SAT subject: Math: 750, Planning on taking biology and physics in November. I know UM doesn't care much for subjects though.</li>
<li>ACT score: 30 (English: 31, Math: 33, Reading: 32, Science: 24)</li>
<li>I participate in Science Fair every single year, & I make it to the regional level (no HUGE wins though)</li>
<li>Piano player for 11+ years</li>
<li>This past summer, I was accepted into the UTD nanoexplorers program - really prestigious research institute internship</li>
<li>Top 6% of my graduating class (rank 88 out of 1,311)</li>
<li>Clubs: Science Fair, NHS, Spanish Club</li>
<li>Won a few awards in high school for filmmaking/video contests.</li>
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<p>applying as a CS major</p>

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<p>EECS or L&S? EECS is generally thought to be more selective.</p>

<p>Also, the following recalculated GPAs of 10th-11th grade a-g course grades are seen by admissions readers:</p>

<p>Unweighted
Weighted with +1 for AP and college courses (and honors courses listed for you high school at <a href=“http://doorways.ucop.edu%5B/url%5D”>http://doorways.ucop.edu</a>)
Weighted as above, but maximum of 8 semesters’ worth of weighting points</p>

<p>Important question: can you afford it? If you want financial aid, expect the offer to be $22,000 per year short (this is the amount of the additional out-of-state tuition).</p>

<p>With top 6% rank, you should be in for UT Austin and Texas A&M, which are very good.</p>

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<p>EECS. And yes, I have already been admitted to UT Austin which I am happy about. Berkeley is one of my top choices otherwise though. Thanks!</p>

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<p>For the Berkeley College of Engineering, the no-longer-available [Looking</a> for StatFinder? | UCOP](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DLooking”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu) used to indicate that a good chance of freshman admission needed a weighted-but-capped GPA >= 4.20 and 2100+, though holistic factors like your essay also matter, and each engineering major has a different level of selectivity.</p>