<p>I was wondering...
Latina, single parent family, less than 50,000 a year</p>
<p>W GPA 3.81
UW GPA 3.45
UC GPA 3.51</p>
<p>SAT Reasoning 2010 (CR 730, M 620, W 660)
SAT II: US History 760, Literature 720, French 510 (lame)</p>
<p>AP Tests:US History 4, European History 4, Language and Comp 5, French Language 1 (LOL)</p>
<p>NHRP Scholar Finalist
AP Scholar
8 AcadDec medals not including 1st in the county and 4th in the county</p>
<p>EC's
4 yr member, 3 yr captain of Academic Decathlon
4 yrs Drama Department
2 yrs French Club</p>
<p>There's a 'chances' thread stickied.</p>
<p>I'd say Berkeley's a reach. The GPA is a bit too far below Berkeley's average, the SAT scores are somewhat weak (overall, slightly below average), the SAT IIs are good, good honors/awards, average ECs. Being a URM/low-income student will help.</p>
<p><em>cant stop laughin</em> wuts w/ u and french.. lol</p>
<p>u dont want Zidane by you =P haha.. well, i think its funny, you should keep tryin tho..
and i think if your from CA, you have a great chance! Berekly is a killer for anyone other than its geographic regions, as is the case w/ Rutgers and other schools..</p>
<p>kyledavid80- Being an URM doesn't matter for UCs since affirmative action is no longer in practice (by the UCs, at least).</p>
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<p>Being an Asian doesn't matter for UCs, but to say that Berkeley/UCLA don't practice some form of AA would be naive. They do. They just don't do so overtly. You can see many URMs -- here on CC, even -- who have subpar stats and who get into Berkeley. The university has tried to find a proxy (adversity, on income, etc.) and it's been successful. But even then, some URMs do get in on less strict standards.</p>