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<p>Is UC Berkeley really that much more difficult than UCLA to get into? My school is sending 7 kids this year, all with sub 2300 SAT’s, and lower GPA’s than me?</p>

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<p>It is harder to get into, but it varies by major You should be checking acceptance rates based on major.</p>

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<p>Why all these “reaches”? Kwasi got into 8 Ivies with a 2250, your score is higher.</p>

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<p>to be brutally honest because kwasi is black thats why he got in. Anyone who denies that is just blatantly ignorant. </p>

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<p>@‌Ryan550
That is an anomaly.</p>

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<p>@Rurouni‌ I don’t believe so. He was a qualified applicant, and race doesn’t play that big of a role. People who say he only got in because he was black are either ignorant or jealous.
@Ryan650‌ Yeah that guy was “One in a million”.
@Sharingan100‌ I want to do Biophysics major with a double major in comp. sci. and a minor in Astronomy. </p>

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<p>@bluberaptor, there are intel/siemens finalists, olympiad finalists, national champs that dont get into any ivies. this guy reading news about him really has only done an internship at a hospital and some volunteering. 2250 is a compeittive score for ivies, but theres no way that he should have gotten into all ivies with his extra curriculars. </p>

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<p>its called affirmative action, do your research</p>

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<p>@Rurouni‌ He was a talented violin player. He came from a foreign country (Probably had a story to tell). And affirmative action helps, but it’s not the ultimate holy grail that puts people miles ahead of the competition. I have a friend at my school 2280 SAT, from Ghana, 4.4 GPA, National Soccer Team reserve, Black Student Union President. He got rejected from all the Ivy’s and got into only UC Berkeley, UCSC, UCSD, and Creighton. Being black helps you, but not as much as people think.</p>

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<p>@Rurouni‌ <a href=“http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20802850,00.html”>http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20802850,00.html&lt;/a&gt; Read his essay as well. He’s a fantastic writer. This may also help clear up any biases you still have: <a href=“http://dailyprincetonian.com/opinion/2014/04/defending-kwasi-enin/”>http://dailyprincetonian.com/opinion/2014/04/defending-kwasi-enin/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>It was just luck. Most people are talented musicians, come from a foreign country etc. </p>

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<p>“Got the highest SAT score in the city that I live in (Which spans 4 schools each with 800+ in each class)” How would you even know that? Does your school system publish everyone’s SAT scores? That’s private info. Also, schools don’t care that much about SAT scores over a certain threshold. They’re more interested in other achievements at that point, not an extra 20 points.</p>

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<p>How has no one brought up the fact that his parents make $840,000 a year?</p>

<p>Oh and yea you trippin’ if you think that kid getting in wasn’t largely due to being a black, first-generation immigrant from Ghana.</p>

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<p>@ckoepp127‌
Someone did mention his family income. </p>

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<p>@ckoepp127‌ I included that in there?
@wannabefeynman‌ Yeah I have to agree. He lucked out pretty hard.
@mathyone‌ Counselors get SAT scores. I got published in a newspaper for it. I don’t have too many achievements, but I did the best I could at what I’m good at, and I’m fairly satisfied with what I’ve achieved.</p>

<p>Would mentioning a slight mental problem help my case? Or would that just make me look like I’m searching for pity?</p>

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<p>You should mention it - while maintaining brevity. </p>

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<p>@wannabefeynman‌ I have mild aspergers, but I’m afraid it will make me look like I won’t contribute to the intellectual vitality of a school.</p>

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<p>@bluberaptor‌
Yeah it says income: $840,000 near the end. I assumed this meant yearly.</p>

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<p>@ckoepp127‌ It’s annual gross income.</p>

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<p>@bluberaptor So what is it after taxes/deductions?</p>