So I really want to go to Berkeley. It is like a dream school to me. I have the grades and okay extracurricular activities, but my SAT and ACT scores aren’t the best. I’m ranked 3rd out of 621 students with a 4.33 weighted GPA (3.93 unweighted). I’m in AVID, the California Scholarship Federation (CSF), the Early Academic Outreach program (EAOP), Link Crew(helps freshmen),and the Spanish Honors Society. I have no leadership roles in those clubs, but I’m also a cheerleader. JV for my sophmore year and Varsity for my junior and senior year.I also have a part time job where I work 15 hours a week since January of my junior year. I have about 350 community service hours totaled. I’ve volunteered with the police, the public library, and for the Elks lodge. My SAT score is 1700 and my ACT is 27. Do you guys think I have a shot of getting in?
Scores are just too low.
Average SAT score for UCB: 2094
Unless you can bump your SAT score into the 2000 range or ACT in the 30+ range, UCB will remain a dream.
Got in
Congratulations and you are an excellent example of how the holistic review by UCB can make a difference.
Best of luck.
Congratulations!