Chances of getting into UC Berkeley?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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-3.83 unweighted GPA
-4.06 UC GPA
-ACT score: 34
-12 AP courses: AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science, AP Calculus BC, AP Language and Composition, AP Literature and Composition, AP US History, AP World History, AP Psychology, AP Macroeconomics, AP American Government & Politics, and AP Computer Science A.
-90 hrs of volunteering at hospital and other volunteering as well
-ECs: Debate team, speech team, and robotics.

*Majoring in biological and biomedical sciences
*OOS
*Ethnicity: Asian

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Not good, your GPA is too low. You’re a good match for Davis, Irvine, and Santa Barbara though, and maybe have a shot at San Diego.

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I disagree with the poster above. Yes, your gpa is a little on the lower side for Berkeley, but not anything that’ll put you directly in the rejection pool. Besides, your ACT is more than sufficient. Now, that being said, Berkeley is competitive so no one can really predict acceptance/wait list/rejection… But if I were you, I’d give it a shot.

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@reppincollege1 does Berkeley look at your weighted school GPA at all? Or do they just at your UC GPA?

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All UCs consider only the UC GPA (not the school GPA) in order to standardize UC-approved honors and AP courses.

Last year, Berkeley had average GPAs of 3.91 unweighted and 4.41 UC weighted.

http://admissions.berkeley.edu/studentprofile

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@goldenbear2020 It must be extremely hard to get a 4.41 weighted UC GPA then though… Because in order to do so, you’d have to minimize the amount of courses you take, ensure that you do well in them AND that they’re AP…

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That’s the uncapped weighted UC GPA. One way to get a 4.4 is to get straight A’s in 6 classes per semester with 5 total honors/APs in 10th-11th grades.

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@goldenbear2020 So UCs don’t count senior year?

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^ no unless you are on the border line and they ask for.

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Hey, I was also wondering about my chances for Berkeley. Not gonna put up all my stats but I have a UC GPA of 4.5 and just took the SAT, expecting to get somewhere between 1900 and 2200. My EC’s are fairly good: I’m an Eagle Scout, will be Swim Captain next year, have gotten numerous leads in the productions my school puts on (our theatre department has a stellar reputation), and am a captain and MVP of my school’s Academic League (I have even set a few school records). Chances?

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@RoundGenius: Start your own thread and do not post until you have your SAT scores back. Huge difference between 1900 and 2200 when it comes to chances.

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@Gumbymom: I have! It just received absolutely zero responses. I totally understand where you are coming from though. I plan on posting my scores when they come out in about a week.

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@goldenbear2020 how come this page says that the average HS GPA is 4.19? http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/berkeley/freshman-profile/

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@jovy23 That page lists capped GPAs because they compare them across all the UCs. Also, keep in mind that accepted GPAs are always higher than enrolled GPAs, because many Berkeley/UCLA admits enroll at Ivies, many UCSD admits enroll at Berkeley/UCLA, and so on down the list.