<p>Hello. I was just wondering if anybody had any knowledge about me possible getting into berkeley. I have a 4.0 GPA and have never gotten lower than an A. I am currently a Junior and have taken two AP classes (AP Lit:America and AP US History) and plan to take 4 AP Classes next year (AP Government, AP European History, AP Calculus, AP Lit: World). I have been in Speech and Debate for a year and am currently the district champion if Public Forum debate, (Placed top 10 in National qualifiers). I am in the top 1%, I believe, in my class. I have taken spanish for 2.5 years. I am currently in Interact Club, a volunteer club connected with rotary, and have been for a year. Next year, I am planning to continue with Interact, Speech and Debate, and plan to join the National Honor Society. I have had Type 1 Diabetes and throughout my life continued to fundraise for that cause. I volunteer at the Humane Society, Caring for Troops, and our local theatre (The Tower). I have bowled all of my life, and in 2007 I placed 5th in all of Canada. I have great references (the Governor). Next year, in order to increase my volunteering efforts I would like to start up a community-service organization. My SAT composite is a 2100 (700 reading, 790 math, 610 writing). I am worried that my writing score is a little low, which is odd because I believe that I am a good writer. My ACT composite is a 33 (35 math). I have been selected for our school's math team/competition. If you had any ideas if I could get into berkeley, I would greatly appreciate it. I plan to have a major in neuroscience or neurobiology. Thank you so, so much.</p>
<p>With those stats? No chance.</p>
<p>^This guy is clearly trolling.</p>
<p>You have a good shot. Not guaranteed, though.
Are you an out-of-state student? If so, you have an even better shot (but higher tuition).</p>
<p>I have to agree with ENG236.</p>
<p>Srsly. Use some deductive reasoning and you’ll be able to figure it out, instead of fishing for compliments.</p>
<p>Right now I live in Oregon. Do you know of any scholarships that Berkeley would provide?</p>
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if you want to boost your writing score, it isn’t about style, but communication.</p>
<p>best ways to improve:</p>
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<li><p>make sure you use good STRUCTURE (from your post, clearly this is where you can improve the most from)</p></li>
<li><p>stop passing off your opinions as analysis. all claims need to be PROVEN and SUPPORTED (i.e. use quotes as evidence [evidence has to be brought from your general knowledge + what they teach you in school] seriously, use quotes. quote ANYTHING. just support your argument)</p></li>
<li><p>know your audience. like here, you’re writing to students. of course we know a 4.0 means straight A’s. yet you go on to dumb it down,
that just makes you look ■■■■■■■■, like when the slow person in the group laughs a minute after the joke and goes on to explain why the joke is funny to everyone who already laughed a minute ago… </p></li>
<li><p>speak English.
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<p>note: it is not easier for out of state students to get into berkeley. It is actually at least equal if not harder than californians.
“As a group, international and out-of-state students continue to be high-achieving scholars with SAT and ACT scores generally higher than those of their California counterparts”
[Campus</a> releases 2012-13 freshman admission data](<a href=“http://newscenter.berkeley.edu/2012/04/17/campus-releases-2012-13-freshman-admission-data/]Campus”>Campus releases 2012-13 freshman admission data | Berkeley News)</p>
<p>I’d say you have a decent chance. I’d try to raise the SAT scores a bit. UC doesn’t super-score SATs, so you need to do well on all three sections. Make sure your ECs shine in your essays. The scholarships that I’m aware of for out-of-state students are run by the Alumni Association. Link is provided below. Look for local and national scholarships as well. Good luck.</p>
<p>[Scholarships</a> | CAA](<a href=“http://alumni.berkeley.edu/services/scholarships]Scholarships”>http://alumni.berkeley.edu/services/scholarships)</p>
<p>I got rejected by Berkeley, but waitlisted at harvard, princeton AND columbia.</p>
<p>I’m going to brown :D</p>
<p>crowslayer, with the dissection of his writing!! I love it!</p>
<p>The original poster could also stand to improve his transitions from idea to idea. The syntax is pretty good. The diction is solid I guess. </p>
<p>Honestly, op, I don’t think you have a shot. None of the qualities that you listed are what UC Berkeley looks for in a student. 4.0, dealt and persevered through adversity, decent test scores, involved in extracurriculars. etc. Nope, those just scream “slacker” to me and you probably won’t get into any college.</p>
<p>Can everyone stop trolling and just answer his question straight up? Regardless of how “stupid” you think his question is, he’s asking it honestly. </p>
<p>@OP, just continue doing well in school (junior year is tough…) and boost that SAT score and you should be fine. Also keep up the EC’s.</p>
<p>They’re good enough that it’s worth applying.</p>
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<p>Its summer. I can do whatever the hell I want.</p>
<p>@jrockrocks18</p>
<p>I got into Berkeley this year as an EECS major. I didn’t get entirely straight A’s back in high school (got around a GPA of 4.4-4.5 unweighted and 3.8 unweighted), and I also got a 2100 on the SAT (well, actually 2100 is my superscore; 2090 is my highest in one sitting). And I did not take the ACT.</p>
<p>Plus, in terms of your extracurriculars, I think you have more (and I suppose better) extracurriculars than me when I applied.</p>
<p>I think you will most likely get into Berkeley, unless your grades turn out really bad next year or you write horrible essays.</p>
<p>@Stonesn</p>
<p>***… rejected by Berkeley but waitlisted at Harvard??? I was accepted by Berkeley but rejected by Harvard. lol</p>
<p>@GinyuTokusentai</p>
<p>yup, like i said before: I got rejected by Berkeley, but waitlisted at harvard, princeton AND columbia (and I forgot…Carnegie Mellon School of Computer Science)</p>
<p>I’m going to brown :P</p>
<p>Goes to show: ANYTHING can happen. No guarantees.</p>
<p>I’m a California resident too haha</p>
<p>The anything can happen part is very true. When you’re applying to top colleges (which I define as Top 100 and comparable), there’s a significant chance that you won’t get in. The idea is to apply to several and hope you get into at least one.</p>
<p>While I applied to six colleges, my top choices were MIT and Cal. I was denied at MIT, so I went to Cal. On the other hand, I know this girl who got accepted and went to MIT but was denied from Cal. Her stats were similar to mines.</p>
<p>Soooo true</p>
<p>Given some of the candidates who are admitted to Berkeley on the low end (with very mediocre GPAs and test scores), if Berkeley is rejecting MIT admits then there’s something seriously wrong with the adcom.</p>
<p>^100% agreed. What is wrong with them? Especially all strong california residents (aka me) should at least get a chance.</p>