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<p>True based on Berkeley’s own numbers. His GPA is also on the lower end for UCLA.</p>
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<p>Irrelevant since the OP is from California and is being measured on the same presumed scale. If there truly is grade inflation then the OP is “below average” for Berkeley. If there is no grade inflation in California schools then the OP’s 3.75 is still low for Berkeley.</p>
<p>To the OP, I think warblers list is the best; I agree with those who see little value in paying out-of-state tuition for a state college - this eliminates UVA & UNC. I suspect the strength of the Lehigh recruiting has to do with engineering grads, a track you don’t seem to be interested in. You may want to consider Boston College for the Match list.</p>
<p>Using warblers list, my gut feeling is that Columbia, Duke and Berkeley are No; Penn, Dartmouth & UCLA are Maybe; NYU, CMU, USC and BC are Yes.</p>