<p>how big of a role do SAT scores play berkeley admissions?? …because i remember a few years back that the uc system was trying to phase out standardized testing as a vital factor in college admissions. can a high gpa along with a significant amount of extracurriculars, community service, leadership, etc compensate for an SAT score that is slightly lower/average according to berkeley standards? (particularly about out of state, but im open to any feedback, in-state as well)</p>
<p>i think the general consensus (on this board and....from what i've heard from...well, pretty much everywhere, regardless of which school) is that it is much better to have a slightly lower than average SAT with a high gpa and good extracurriculars, leadership, community service, etc rather than a slightly higher than average SAT with a low GPA and little/no extracurriculars, leadership, comm. service.... </p>
<p>and...are you referring to just the SAT I, just the SAT II or both? because the SAT II's are weighted for the UCs...the uc system trying to phase out the standardized testing thing you're referring to is in regards to the SAT I...</p>
<p>zik is correct, for ANY selective college. If you have one strong stat, it had better be the transcript. Great test scores, and low gpa gives the impression of high aptitude, but slacking off in class. However, for OOS students, everything needs to be top notch.</p>
<p>btw: no way UC is phasing out testing.</p>
<p>Good luck. Go Bears!</p>
<p>The transcript is usually taken with scores in consideration. Straight A's are meaningless if you don't know the scores. Really great scores can make the transcript slightly less important. As long as there's a good amount of A's, a mix of B's won't hurt. And SAT II's are more important than SAT's, but I would think that SAT's become a bigger factor when they're really high or really low.</p>
<p>aim78:</p>
<p>sorry, but I must disagee. Really great scores do NOT make the transcript less important unless a hook is involved, or there are extenutating circumstances, ie, had to work to support the family. Since the AVERAGE accepted gpa at Berkeley is 4.2, a smattering of B's are difficult, particularly for an OOS student. There are just too many kids with 4.0s and 1400+ test scores. In any given year, Berkeley rejects 30-50 In-state kids with 1600s, and many more with 4.0s/</p>
<p>Katy: again, best of luck.</p>