<p>I heard many people say that there are people who get into berkeley with low SAT scores----1400's in the new SAT</p>
<p>Did you or do you know of anyone who got in with low SAT scores </p>
<p>can you state any reason they might have been accepted.</p>
<p>I definiteley want to know if any engineers got in with the "luck factor"</p>
<p>thanks in advance</p>
<p>There are some, but very, very few.</p>
<p>From the many cases I've seen, the few who had low SAT scores were URMs or athletes, or they had something else going for them, like a very challenging or low-income background. Or they had other great achievements that outweighed the score (e.g. a national award).</p>
<p>I have never heard of any accepted student who got a 1400. The lowest I've seen was in the 1600s. Though Berkeley does have students who got in the 500s on a certain section, these people typically have higher scores in the other two sections. (This is why taking the average of each section and adding them up to get the average composite score doesn't necessarily work.)</p>
<p>I really doubt any person would be admitted to engineering with an SAT score that low.</p>
<p>ive seen some in the 1500s, but dont bet on getting in with a score like that</p>
<p>some kid in my school will get in assuming he gets a 1250 on the SAT, and he's not a recruited athlete</p>
<p>note: He got 1000 the first time...</p>
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<p>Will get in? How does he have such certainty (or rather, complacency)?</p>
<p>Yes, they do, not 1400's that I've ever heard but 1500's and up. Mine were in the upper 1500's but my ACT was much higher; my GPA made up for it, and I have some other issues that were documented that I talked about in my personal statement. I won't discuss them here, but I can say that I don't think they regretted accepting me, and I certainly haven't regretted accepting the offer. It's amazing here!</p>
<p>Think about who wins the lottery. Yeah, just about those odds, except lower... ^^;</p>
<p>kyledavid, assuming he does get his 1250, he WILL (for a fact) get in based on his parent's connections to the university</p>
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assuming he does get his 1250, he WILL (for a fact) get in based on his parent's connections to the university
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<p>I doubt that, as legacies are not given preference. Unless, of course, your friend is a "development case." But that isn't based on the "luck factor," which is what the OP is talking about.</p>
<p>Well, you could say he's lucky to have rich parents. ;)</p>
<p>Seriously though, no idea how some of these people get in.</p>
<p>lol 100000char</p>
<p>no, it has something to do w/ his dad's athletic position in the university, i don't want to disclose more info</p>