<p>How come Berkeley has 98% of the freshman class in the top 10%?
UCSD has 100% (!!!!!) in the top 10%.
( According to pr0wler and college data )
Seriously, this is higher than all of the Ivies. </p>
<p>Are these numbers not accurate? There definitely seems to be some sort of cutoff... </p>
<p>I'm an OOS student in the top 15% of my class (Texas), but only because I was an idiot freshman year. I had a huge (HUGE) upward trend sophomore and junior years. I would easily be in the top 10% if I had similar grades freshman year, Do the UC's recalculate rank for only sophomore and junior years?</p>
<p>I have a 33 on my act, with solid sat subject scores ( not phenomenal - 720s-730s ), and pretty solid ecs. </p>
<p>I thought I was a solid candidate for the UC's, but if I have less than a 3% chance of getting in, and a 0% chance for UCSD, I don't see why it would be worth even applying. So much for "holistic" admissions.</p>
<p>First of all, some schools DO NOT rank their students, such as my own high school because we have so many students with 4.0 UW GPA’s that the rank wouldn’t even tell you much of anything. Second, high school rank is not a national indicator by any standard. For example, do you honestly think a top 10% from a low income, impoverished public high school is the same as a top 10% from one of the best public high schools in the nation? Probably not.</p>
<p>By the way, your chance of admission is equal to the percentage of accepted applicants over the entire amount of applicants. UC Berkeley admitted 21% of applicants last year. Most Ivies only admit 7-10%</p>
<p>Below is the data for this year applicants. 18% admit rate with only 14% for the fall semester, with the rest admitted to spring. If you’re applying to the Engineering program, the admit rate is below 10%. OOS admit rate is actually higher than overall rate at 20%, but they also have slightly higher stats. Of all the UCs, I believe Berkeley takes greater liberty with the ‘holistic’ process - probably because they can afford to. Do you have any hooks, such as first gen college applicant?</p>
<p>First of all, College Prowler isn’t the most reliable source out there for school data-- trust other, more professional, established sources. Secondly, Berkeley obviously looks at GPA as a major factor in your application. If your GPA is high, then chances are you will be ranked highly in your class. Using this logic you can see how Berkeley might select people that are top in their class without looking to deeply into class rank. </p>