Please chance me for Berkeley OOS ;)

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Berkeley
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<p>White Male
Private High School
High School Type: sends some grads to top schools
Will apply for financial aid: Yes</p>

<p>GPA UW - 3.7
GPA W - 4.2</p>

<p>Class Rank: top 10%
Class Size: 125</p>

<p>Scores:</p>

<p>SAT I: 780 M / 720 V / 740 W = 2240 (first sitting)</p>

<p>SAT II Math Level 1: 750
Math Level 2: 800
Chemistry: 750</p>

<p>AP Scores: BC Calc 5, Chem 4, Psych 5, Spanish Lang 3 :)</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:Model UN, Mock Trial, Debate Club, Student Activities Club, Varsity Basketball, Varsity Soccer</p>

<p>Community Service: 100+ hours, Relay for Life team captain, Hospice St. John volunteer for children who have lost a family member</p>

<p>Other: A total of 8 AP classes by graduation. A few small awards, nothing big.</p>

<p>I want to go to Law School so will probably major in Philosophy and maybe Math or another major.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>reach. SAT scores are average for OOS students, and they only admit around 12-15% OOS to begin with. GPA is avg or slightly weak, even in comparison to a majority of the in-state applicant pool. ECs are not much to brag about either, tough SAT IIs are very strong. Also, unless your school is highly competitive, top 10% out of 125 is not that great for OOS students. Get your GPA up and you will have a shot. GL!</p>

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<p>Thanks for the advice VC. My school is pretty competitive and they don't hand out GPA like some public schools. I know my ECs aren't stellar but I do what I like. Thanks again.</p>

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<p>jumpman: Slight reach for OOS; Your stats are okay for OOS, your EC's are on the weak side... if your school is "highly competitive" it will help and make a difference. Make sure your essays are stellar, they will make a difference also. You should apply! BTW, if you are an incoming senior, it's too late to "get your GPA up," as the UC's only look at 10th and 11th grade...</p>

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<p>Well that will only help me CA2006 because my freshman year wasn't amazing or anything. Thanks!</p>

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<p>Slight reach - reach. A 3.7 UW GPA is below the average for in-staters. Good scores, average-mediocre ECs. What about honors/awards?</p>

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<p>You've got a very strong chance - hope you can write well. Good luck!</p>

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<p>You have a decent chance of making it. Stats like these are strong for in-state. Let us know how it goes.</p>

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<p>^^ these stats aren't quite strong for in-state. The average UW GPA is a 3.9.</p>

<p><a href="http://cds.berkeley.edu/pdfs/PDF%20wBOOKMARKS%2006-07.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://cds.berkeley.edu/pdfs/PDF%20wBOOKMARKS%2006-07.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The ECs are average for in-state. I wouldn't be surprised if he were rejected for his GPA alone; I've seen plenty with similar or better resumes than his and a 3.7 UW GPA get rejected.</p>

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<p>I really don't want to sound arrogant or misinformed, but I think the California public school GPA system is a lot different than my school's GPA. If I didn't make the transition from my old public school, my GPA would be much higher. But at my current school, the system is much different and almost arbitrary.</p>

<p>I'm sorry: I didn't calculate my GPA according to UC standards for this thread. I think that might be a problem.</p>

<p>Anyway, thanks for the input!</p>

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<p>The average high school GPA is near perfect? Well shoot me, because I still see stupid people, and not few at that. </p>

<p>His standardized testing scores, school prestige, and essay can still get him in. We have more than just GPA mongers in the Cal demographic.</p>

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<p>TropicalTriceps: the question is, can he get into the top 8% of the OOS pool (the same kids who are going to HYPS)? Right now, with his GPA, I would say it is a reach. Not that it cannot be done, but for OOS you kinda do have to have it all. And, my brother goes to Berkeley, and since he was accepted in '05, the avg. GPA has gone from a 3.8 to a 3.93. So it is much more competitive every year.</p>

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<p>^^ and that's unweighted.</p>

<p>jumpman5050: I wasn't talking about UC GPA; I'm talking about UW GPA, which is calculated by a standard: A=4, B=3, C=2, D=1, F=0. Grading is different for every school, though, which poses a problem in trying to compare students at different schools. Hence the SAT (which isn't the best measure, but that's another matter in itself).</p>

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<p>Yes, unweighted. Avg. weighted was a 4.3. Again, he is slightly below avg. in that category as well.</p>

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<p>^Meh, I still got in OOS with strong essays and a v. good GPA in spite of average SAT/ACT scores (30/2000ish).... it isn't that far of a reach.</p>

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<p>^^ there's more to it than just GPA, essays, and scores.</p>