<p>Mom:</p>
<p>The UCs weight gpa much higher than test scores. Using statfinder, the data show that Cal accepted 60 students with a gpa of 3.2-3.4 uw and test scores of 1500-1800, for 3.7% admissions rate. But, I would surmise that nearly everyone of those kids had a hook (athlete) or tip factor (low-no income, first gen to college), or really, really unique ECs and essays. </p>
<p>btw: the next cohort of kids (1800-2100 test scores) with the same gpa had a lower admission rate of 3.3%, so a boost in test scores really won’t help much for Cal, unless she can clear the 2100+ threshold (5% admission rate with that gpa).</p>