Kind of a silly question from a prospective student!

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>Hey guys, sorry to be nitpicky - quick question.</p>

<p>All else aside (meaning alright test scores [2070 SAT I, 700ish SAT IIs] and good ECs, plus plenty of awards, etc.), how much does a C and a few B's hurt one's standing for Berkeley? I had straight A's freshman and sophomore year, but I dipped slightly during junior year as a result of extracurricular commitments.</p>

<p>Did you guys need to be relatively perfect, straight A students to get in? I'm kinda worried with a 3.8 unweighted, 4.12 UC capped GPA (soph/junior years).</p>

<p>Anyways, thanks in advance for any help. You guys are basically role models to me, haha.</p>

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<p>Are you instate? A 4.0 GPA helps, but it is not necessary.</p>

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<p>Hey nhs,
Yeah, I'm instate.
(slightly missed the ELC mark too - top 7%).</p>

<p>Umm what else, I'm National Merit Commended and have state/national qualifications in one of my ECs, but mainly I am worried about the whole GPA thing!</p>

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<p>What rank are you in your school? Everything else seems good. I think you might be a match/low reach for Berkeley. I added low reach because admissions has become less predictable these past few years.</p>

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<p>if the bad letter grades are coupled with excellent ap grades you should still be okay.</p>

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<p>A 3.8uw is about average for in-state. Just try not to get more than one C...C's will hurt you.</p>

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<p>Thanks guys for the help and advice! :) Berkeley has been my dream school since the 7th grade, even if I theoretically got into both Harvard and Berkeley, I would still choose Berkeley.</p>

<p>Two last questions: for admissions, are they more numbers-oriented or EC-oriented? Also, is it true that if you're ELC-reviewed, they no longer cap your UC gpa for admissions purposes?</p>

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<p>schools in general are typically not numbers-oriented (since students have similar high gpas anyway) so the differentiating factors are the essay and ec(s). excellent ec(s) can make up for mediocore grades though. and excellent gpas can make up for mediocore ecs</p>

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<p>I would also say fantastic grades, excellent ecs, and good test scores can help make up for an ok essay. </p>

<p>However, you should still try to write good essays.</p>

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<p>UCs are more number-oriented than EC-oriented.</p>

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<p>C's in non-a-g courses are ok, in a-g courses are bad</p>

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<p>bad but not the end of the world.</p>

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<p>Ah, got the specific numbers today.</p>

<p>In A-G courses:
Excluding freshman year - 24 As, 3 Bs, 1 C
Including freshman year - 32 As, 3 Bs, 1 C</p>

<p>How's that looking for Berkeley? :)</p>

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<p>what was the C in?</p>

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<p>Math Analysis - precalculus. It's not that I'm bad in precal (I have an A+ in calculus right now), but the fact that my teacher had a super harsh grading curve.</p>