<p>no UC center. haha im not top 1.5 percent</p>
<p>my brother got regents to berkeley, he graduated from high school in 2006. here are his stats as far as i know:</p>
<p>UC GPA: 4.36425
SAT I: 2400 (no joke, one of 2 at our school)
SAT II: Math IIC- 800
Biology- 800
Chemistry- 800</p>
<p>Collegeboard AP Scholor with Distinction</p>
<p>stole his transcript to calculate GPA, not sure about EC's</p>
<p>i want my early "likely" letters</p>
<p>I know someone last year got it with a 2320 SAT and a <4.5 uncapped unweighted GPA, so it's not impossible. It also depends on the school; a 4.5 at some schools is like a 4.9 at others.</p>
<p>yes, quickflood, my son got that same letter yesterday.</p>
<p>While we're on the subject of stats, how exactly does one calculate their UC GPA?</p>
<p>only count ur sophomore and junior year, and you can only weigh 4 classes (or 8 semesters) towards ur gpa</p>
<p>A= 4
B= 3
C = 2
etc..</p>
<p>Nobody should be counting any chickens at this point: If it is true that UCLA sends the letter to the top 1.5 percent of applicants, and they have over 50,000 applicants this year, the odds of being one of the 100 students selected for the scholarship, even with a letter, would be miniscule.</p>
<p>How are the odds miniscule??<br>
50K * 1.5% = 750. Assume that about 800 people got the letter. That's a 12.5% chance of getting the scholarship. I'd consider one's chances of getting the letter to be miniscule, but not the chances of getting the scholarship after getting the letter. 1 in 8 is pretty good, IMO.</p>
<p>who said 100?
for Cal, i thought it's like 1000 people get interviewed, or is it 1000 people who gets it.
anyway, on today's email send by Cal, it said something like 700 each year</p>
<p>UCLA states 800 invited, 100 recipients on the Regents' scholarship Web page.</p>
<p>Cal is supposedly 1000 invited, 200(?) matriculants receive it. I'm hoping that 1000 are invited and 600 receive it, with 400 or those recipients choosing another school, because that would raise it to a 60% chance of getting it with a letter. </p>
<p>I think there's a discrepancy between Cal and UCLA because UCLA gives $5500 and Cal only $2500(?). Also, the students who receive UCLA Regents' will probably get into Cal (and perhaps receive Cal Regents'), so by augmenting the reward sum, UCLA can 'steal' top students who would have otherwise chosen Cal. On the other hand, Cal knows it can give less just because it's Cal and it doesn't need to lure people in.</p>
<p>Are the Cal Regents' letters out? I'm assuming the answer is no, since no one has posted anything about receiving one.</p>
<p>Are you guys talking about the email? I received an email today from Berkeley advising me to apply for the leadership scholarship at the school. Is this good? Or is it just generic? Does this pretty much mean I am admitted?</p>
<p>it doenst mean ur admitted, all the ucs are sending out generic scholarships like alumni ones, leadership ones etc. only the regents and chancellors scholarship invitation means you are pretty much admitted.</p>
<p>Actually, UC Berkeley's Regents Scholarship only gives $1,000 plus more if you demonstrate enough financial need. In past years there have indeed been many students who have had trouble deciding between UCLA Honors or UCLA Regents and Berkeley.</p>
<p>yeah, but it's not all about the money, it's an honor to receive</p>
<p>I got the Cal Regents' candidacy notification on 2/14 last year, and the scholarship notification came with the decision.</p>
<p>I think UCLA's RC program is far better than Cal's, however. This is for two reasons: one, UCLA gives more money (assuming no financial need). Two, UCLA Regents' guarantees priority course selection, which is amazingly useful for getting into the classes that you want.</p>
<p>A friend and I, both from nearby Berkeley High School, got Cal Regents last year, with 2300 SATs, 4.5ish UC GPA, and varying extracurriculars. I had slightly better numbers, while she had slightly better extracurriculars. I think around 8 kids or so from our school received the scholarship (something like 10 candidates?), while 3 now attend Cal.</p>
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<p>Believe me, money is a huge factor for these recipient. The most common complaint I've heard from R&C Scholarship people by far is the paltry award amount.</p>
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<p>Are you sure you mean "enough" and not "any" financial need? This fluid concept, need, varies from school to school. I thought that the RCSA scholarship gives whatever need is demonstrated as understood by Berkeley's definition of need. The following seems to indicated that the award will not surpass the amount of need, but implies the amount given will not necessarily equal need (as in it might be lower than the demonstrated need).</p>
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<p>Either way, my statement was fine. If you demonstrate enough need (whatever "enough" means) then more money will be awarded to you. Whether that money will cover all of your need I didn't say because frankly, I don't know. I admit I'm not too familiar with exactly how much money and how the money is allocated.</p>
<p><em>shrug</em> Enough sounds potentially misleading in this context. Either way, no big deal.</p>