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<p>Cal weights numbers such as SAT much less than numbers such as GPA – the % who scored between 500-599 is a bit higher at Berkeley than at Stanford. The most important factors are GPA, rigor of course load, and essays. ECs, honors/awards, SAT scores, volunteer work, work experience, personal qualities, and talent/ability are next in importance. Whereas Berkeley is much more forgiving with SAT than Stanford but very little with GPA, Stanford is more forgiving with GPA than SAT (from my observations, at least).</p>