<p>Your understanding of GPA is relevant to undergrad admissions and admissions in medical and law school, but it doesn’t extend to graduate school. As long as you get some minimal threshold GPA graduate programs couldn’t care less what your GPA from college was. I found when I interviewed for Phd programs, that faculty on the admission committees hadn’t even bothered looking at the GPA. They were interested in my research experience and goals for graduate school. They want to know that you will fit in with the research capabilities of the department and be able to find an advisor whose work you will be able to contribute to. Sacramento State will not provide the high quality research opportunities nor the high caliber connections that Berkeley would. If the choice is between UCB and Sacramento State, take Berkeley in a heartbeat.</p>