<p>Hey guys, Im in 11th grade and a resident of Florida, and I really need some reassurance. I want to apply to the UC schools, one of them being UC Berkeley. Do I have any chance of getting accepted with these stats?......</p>
<p>9th grade:
8 classes
straight A's, (3.85 unweighted, 4.0 weighted)
Science and engineering club
I took regular and honors courses</p>
<p>10th grade:
"I enrolled in the IB program"
Dual Enrollment(General Ed Biology and Lab): A
AP Government: A
AP Literature: A
Anatomy and physiology honors: A
Pre- IB Psychology: A
Pre-IB Chemistry: B
Pre-IB spanish: B
Forensic Science: B
IB Pre Calculus: C
Mu Alpha Theta Club
(3.65 unweighted 4.7 weighted)</p>
<p>11th Grade:
I enrolled in a Dual enrollment Program
(Dual Enrollment)College Algebra: A
(Dual Enrollment)Individual in Society: B
(dual Enrollment)Fitness and Wellness: B
(dual Enrollment)Pre Cal and Trig: C
(dual Enrollment)Physical Science: A
(dual Enrollment)Humanities:A
(dual Enrollment)Speech: C
AP Calculus: B
AP US History: B
AP English Lang. and comp: C
Research(free period): A
Doing numerous clubs at my school and doing community service at my local hospital
(3.6 unweighted 5.2 weighted)</p>
<p>12th grade: (this is what I plan on taking)
2 college classes during summer
5 college classes during my first semester plus the 4 high school classes
I plan on getting A's for all of these, hoping my gpa increases to a 3.75 unweighted and 5.???? or hopefully 6.???? weighted)
I also plan on taking many clubs</p>
<p>You need to calculate your UC GPA but I’d say you have a chance, especially if you can come up with the $50+k/year. And assuming 2 K SAT’s, good essay, leader EC’s and maybe two subject tests.</p>
<p>by the way, I’m a low income individual. if I get accepted to any of these schools, will they grant me financial aid?? i seriously wont even be able to pay for one semester.</p>
<p>if I get accepted to any of these schools, will they grant me financial aid??</p>
<p>No; well maybe a Pell Grant ($5,550.). That’s one of the reasons they accept out of state students.</p>
<p>Seriously, I’m no expert, but this seems to be the common wisdom. I think a few OOS kids have gotten enough grants to go in the past, but those seem to be Ivy caliber kids. </p>
<p>You need the visual and performing art requirement.
The closest you have is speech but it doesn’t qualify.
(This is from the UC website)
Drama/Theater. Examples of acceptable courses include acting, directing, oral interpretation, dramatic production, dramaturgy/history/theory, and stage/lighting/costume design. Examples of unacceptable courses include speech, debate, or courses in other disciplines that require students to perform occasional skits.</p>
<p>how is it possible to get straight A’s and have an unweighted GPA under 4? Also, how is it possible to get a GPA over 5, let alone over 6? GPA is an average and you don’t add the extra points for APs after averaging…</p>
<p>What’s the mean GPA for your school? If it’s a very tough school where everyone gets screwed over, then your low GPA is acceptable. </p>
<p>If not, aim for a very very high SAT Score (I’m talking 2300+ here), and write outstanding essays. Also in your essays you could talk about what made you have bad grades, and how in spite of that, you will be a positive contribution to UC Berkeley.</p>
<p>Overall, there’s a low chance, but certainly not impossible. You have to dazzle the admissions committees in one way or another.</p>
<p>i dont understand how a 3.6 unweighted and 5.2 weighted gpa is considered low. and im only a junior so its gonna go up. how isnt this acceptable for the UC schools???</p>
<p>You should realize that most kids who get into Berkeley have close to straight A’s, with maybe a few B’s here and there. Getting C’s is very rare. The only kids that got C’s went to absolutely ELITE high schools, had VERY high test scores, or had some super unique situation that justified their low grades. </p>
<p>Berkeley’s admissions process is more GPA-based than the processes of many of the private schools, and you need to be wary of that when you decide where to apply.</p>
<p>Frankly, I wouldn’t admit someone that got a C in precalc…</p>
<p>Sir, recalculate your gpa using the UC system. The maximum gpa you can have is 5.0, assuming every single class you take is an AP/Honors/IB course as listed in the UC system and you receive an A in every single class. NOTE THAT THIS APPLIES TO ONLY 8 SEMESTERS OF HONORS COURSES. So, for example, if you take 16 semesters of honors/ap/ib courses, the maximum gpa you can have is a 4.5 (assuming you get an A in all courses).</p>
<p>A (honors) = 5.0
B (honors) = 4.0
C (honors) = 3.0</p>
<p>A (regular) = 4.0
B (regular) = 3.0
C (regular) = 2.0</p>
<p>By my calculations, your 10th grade GPA is around 3.44 unweighted, and your 11th grade GPA is 3.09 unweighted…you’re kidding yourself if you think that’s Berkeley level.</p>
<p>ok singh2010, so ur basically telling to forget about the UC schools and have me apply to schools like harvard and stanford…by the way, im not putting any of my personal information up on the internet to justify for my C’s…</p>
<p>I never mentioned Harvard or Stanford. I’m talking about private schools with comparable admissions statistics to Berkeley…more in the range of Georgetown, USC, Tufts, etc. They might be more forgiving of lower grades.</p>