Berkeley retreated partly for this fall and probably will invite letters from just 20% or so of this year’s applicants, mainly those whose prospects are between certain acceptance and rejection, according to Papadopoulos, a mechanical engineering professor. got this from an article, does it mean that its for borderline students? But then again, some of the top students at my schools with 2300 SAT and 4.0 got LORs… @Gumbymom