<p>[AHS</a> c/o 2008](<a href=“http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html]AHS”>http://www.arcadiachineseparents.org/college.html)</p>
<p>I often refer those interested in the UCs to look at these scatterplots from a large suburban public high school in Southern California. GPA (out of 4.0) along the y axis; SAT score (out of 2400) on the x axis. Getting into the UCs is more than GPA and SATs, but with so many data points, some trends are visible.</p>
<p>Berkeley with an SAT of 1800 and below: only 1 accepted and he/she had a GPA of 3.9. Doesn’t look good for your daughter. If you really want Berkeley, I’d try the community college route.</p>
<p>Davis, Santa Barbara and Irvine are a better bet especially if your GPA is above 3.5. Riverside, Merced and Santa Cruz look good if your GPA is above 3.0.</p>