<p>So I'm taking SAT prep class right now (Week 8 out of 10), and I've gotten one 2180, but recently I've been getting around 2030 - 2050.</p>
<p>What is a solid score to get into UCLA and/or UC Berkley? 'Cause I'm freaking out right now since I'm only about 40 points above the average score at UCLA (2010).</p>
<p>39% of admits at UCLA were 2100-2400, while 43% were 1800-2090.
69% of the 2100-2400 were admitted, while only 26% of the 1800-2090 were admitted.</p>
<p>I'm thinking I can improve a maximum of about 100 points in the next two weeks.</p>
<p>if you are able to improve then great, but keep in mind that both schools are now hollistic, so if you shine in other areas, sat scores will be of less importance (albeit i'm sure you don't have much to worry about with anything over 2050). good luck.</p>
<p>It is my understanding that the UCLA and Cal both value a high GPA and a rigorous schedule twice as much as SAT scores. Your SAT looks fine for both of those schools and I know many who have gotten in with lower scores than that, but who had very high grades. Good luck.</p>
<p>bessie is right: your transcript is far more important. If your GPA and courseload are at or above par for Cal and LA, a mid 2000's SAT score should be more than fine.</p>
<p>"UCLA and Cal both value a high GPA and a rigorous schedule twice as much as SAT scores."
^source please. There is no way that's true. They may value GPA more, but definitely not "twice as much". Unless you have a valid source, that is a major overstatement.</p>
<p>The avg. score for Berkeley was a 2070, and UCLA was a 2010. That being said, people with much higher scores, in the 2100s and 2200s get rejected all the time, while those with lower scores, (1900-2000) are often accepted instead. GPA is a factor, but so is luck. Top 4% ranking is a huge bonus (almost 60% of those in the top 4% of their graduating class were accepted at Cal), but everything comes into play. Admissions at these schools are a crapshoot, unless you are in the top 10% or so of the applicant pool. Just improve all you can, and then trust that everything will turn out fine.</p>
<p>My schedule (junior year):
AP Calc
AP Eng
AP US
AP Env Sci
Theater Arts 1 or Mandarin 4
Speech and Debate</p>
<p>I'm sort of confident in getting at least 5 A's.</p>
<p>EC's:
Boy Scout (90% chance of Eagle)
2 years of Basketball
1-2 Years of Speech and Debate
President of Environmental Club
Officer in Leo Club
50+ hours of Community Service
CYC Basketball Prep League Captain
Young Actor at Lee Strasberg Institute</p>
<h1>101 Most Subscribed Comedian on YouTube (I WAS #98 LIKE LAST NIGHT! ***??)</h1>
<p>FYI, California colleges are not just looking for good scores anymore. They take a much more holistic approach. In fact, I attend high school in SoCal, and the whole District now requires 40 hours of Community Service Learning before we can graduate in an effort to produce more well-rounded students.</p>
<p>BTW, the whole "twice as much thing" was probably just a hyperbole.</p>
<p>You look like you have a great shot to me. :)</p>
<p>Your 2030-2050 is about average. If you have good grades (3.9+ UW), at least average ECs (clubs, leadership positions), some good awards/honors, and really great essays, you should be fine.</p>
<p>Of the top 30 Universities on the US News list, Berkeley has the highest percentage of freshmen who were in the top 10% of their high school class, but the third lowest test scores. UCLA is tied for second highest top 10% HS GPAs, and is last in test scores. What does that tell you about the relative importance of grades and test scores at those schools? (Only 5 schools in the country draw over 97% of their freshmen class from the top 10% of high school students - Berkeley, UC San Diego, UC Irvine, MIT and UCLA.)</p>
<p>Do you take the PR prep class? Because it's harder than the real test. I got 2300 on the real test and 219 on PSAT, and the highest I ever got on a PR practice test was 2050</p>
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<p>Haha yeah! When I took the PR course, I never scored over 2100 on their practice tests. Once I even scored something like 1890. Then came the junior PSAT 2 months later, and I got a 238. I was like...-_________-||| yeah so take those tests with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>"Do you guys know anything about the scores needed to attend these schools for out-of-state applicants?"
^Berkeley and UCLA's freshman class last year was comprised of only 8% of OOS students. Most of the OOS applicants are self-selecting, that is, they are in the top 25% or so when they apply. If you take this into consideration, most applicants probably had an SAT score of around 2200 or above, with a 3.9 uw UC GPA. Now, of course, some were accepted with much higher scores (probably most, at least all of the OOS students I know who attend Cal), but there are always exceptions. In the admissions office, applicants are divided and evaluated in two groups: in-state and OOS. So if you are OOS, you are competing for around 8% of the total spots. Hope that helped, you may want to contact the admissions office for further questions.</p>