Minimum GPA for OOS Student

<p>Does anyone know what the minimum GPA for Berkeley is? Would a 3.4 still get me accepted? I have done a LOT of volunteering. I have volunteered at my local library since Freshman year up to now and I have like over 300+ hours. I'm trying to study harder for the SAT and ACT for the fall because I got only a 1790. Based on the Youtube video I saw for admission in Berkeley, they say that the admission group looks for "diversity:. DO you think I will have a chance?</p>

<p>3.4 (UC weighted) is the minimum eligibility GPA for out-of-state applicants to UC. However, Berkeley is typically much more selective than that. If 3.4 is unweighted and you have at least 8 semesters’ worth of AP courses, then your UC weighted GPA is probably around 3.7 to 3.8, which may give you an outside chance applying to L&S (i.e. reach), with other divisions probably being super-reach.</p>

<p>Also, can you afford any UC as an out-of-state student? Check the net price calculator – there is no financial aid coverage for the approximately $23,000 additional out-of-state tuition.</p>

<p>3.4 (UC weighted) is the minimum eligibility GPA for out-of-state applicants to UC. However, Berkeley is typically much more selective than that. If 3.4 is unweighted and you have at least 8 semesters’ worth of AP courses, then your UC weighted GPA is probably around 3.7 to 3.8, which may give you an outside chance applying to L&S (i.e. reach), with other divisions probably being super-reach.</p>

<p>Also, can you afford any UC as an out-of-state student? Check the net price calculator – there is no financial aid coverage for the approximately $23,000 additional out-of-state tuition.</p>

<p>How is the UC Weighted GPA calculated? I went to the Berkeley website but couldn’t find a way… Also, for the A-G requirement, does it all have to be in sophomore and junior year or does Berkeley also look at freshman year for that?</p>

<p><a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU; (UC and CSU weighted GPA are essentially the same)</p>

<p>9th grade courses with C or higher grades do count toward a-g requirements, but do not count in the UC-weighted GPA. However, the grades will be visible to admissions readers.</p>

<p>I calculated my UC GPA and I have a 3.78. Will this give me a chance? Do you know anyone who got accepted with this kind of GPA?</p>

<p><a href=“Berkeley Frosh Class of 2018 decision summary - #10 by ucbalumnus - University of California - Berkeley - College Confidential Forums”>Berkeley Frosh Class of 2018 decision summary - #10 by ucbalumnus - University of California - Berkeley - College Confidential Forums;

<p>Here is a link to the Freshman Profile 2014. These are the averages, so to have a good chance at an acceptance, you would want to be at or above the posted stats.
<a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/berkeley/freshman-profile/index.html”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/berkeley/freshman-profile/index.html&lt;/a&gt;
It is not just GPA but your test scores, extra circulars, essays and course rigor that will aid your application.</p>