<p>@berkeleybrah</p>
<p>Ok thanks man.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus</p>
<p>That is certainly going to be my dilemma if I get in. I am very interested in math and physics but as you can see I have a “low” gpa for top schools (its only a 3.71 with 9th grade classes). The only thing I am looking for for my undergrad college is a prestigious enough institution that I can get into top grad schools in whatever I end up focusing in. So my thinking behind applying to Berkeley is this:</p>
<p>1) UC doesn’t count some of my worst grades so I have a much better GPA and thus higher chances of admissions.
2) Several of my teachers/mentors who have PHDs and are in academia think that cal would be worth the tuition as opposed to say, university of washington, as far as grad school admissions. (aka out of schools that I have a hope of getting into Berkeley is very well renowned both in math and physics)
3)I will have all lower division math courses (so through 53 and 54) completed by the time I finish high school, and essentially the first year of the physics curriculum done, not to mention credits for the distribution reqs. Therefore, my hope is that I could major in 3 years if I am lucky.</p>