<p>Mine is unweighted: 3.87 [sophomore-junior] and weighted (+8 semesters): 4.13
Taken 6 APs from sophomore-junior year and rest honors.</p>
<p>I think that’s good enough for Berkeley and UCLA.</p>
<p>A strong UC GPA is one that is unweighted 4.0 with a total of 8 extra points added onto it. But in reality, you wouldn’t be asking if you already had that so a strong UC GPA for Cal and UCLA would be somewhere around the ballpark of 4.1-4.3. If you are in that range you are vaguely defined as “strong” and all around should be competitive for the most part. Anything below that and you are pushing your chances of admission a lot. Anything above that and you are more than “strong,” you are very competitive. </p>
<p>So 4.1-4.3 should be fine, but keep in mind you asked a subjective question so you’ll get subjective answers.</p>
<p>I think your GPA is fine. UC GPA is stupid in that your GPA decreases as you take more classes, which makes absolutely no sense. Someone with A’s in 7 AP courses junior year automatically has a lower GPA than someone with A’s in a schedule of 5 AP courses junior year [because 5 AP’s (10 semesters) is already above the cut-off so the 2 additional courses are counted as regular 4.0 classes], even though the person with 7 AP courses is way more impressive. Makes me so bitter haha. </p>
<p>Anyways, it looks like you’ve taken hard classes and gotten good grades, so you don’t need to worry.</p>
<p>Thank you. Should I apply? I’m out of state - money is not an issue but that doesn’t mean my parents want to spend it. I hear UC-Berkeley has a great Bio program?</p>
<p>Also, even if you have received straight As, if you have taken more classes/periods than someone else, your UC GPA will be lower. It makes no sense to me lol.</p>
<p>Apply if you want to go to a UC and its a fit.</p>
<p>SeniorIndian, yes that makes little sense I agree. I don’t know what the UCs do about that, but I have talked to a direct admission officer from UCLA and I know for a fact that UCLA actually uses the UNCAPPED UC GPA for admission purposes. That’s from the mouth of a woman who I know reads the applications herself so I trust her world completely. Keep in mind, I don’t know if the “Freshman Profile” page on UCLA’s website recalculates the freshman average GPA to capped for easy comparison to other UCs, but I just know that behind closed doors in the admission office UCLA (I don’t know about other campuses) uses uncapped weighted GPA to eliminate the exact problem you just mentioned.</p>
<p>I assume “uncapped” means the same thing as unweighted?</p>
<p>If you check the uc website i believe the average is a 4.14, so it is average. I believe average SAT is around 2010. Dont let the people on this site trick you into thinking you need a 2290 to get in. Good luck</p>
<p>unweighted does not weight AP classes on a 5 point scale. Uncapped means that you are given the extra point on as many AP classes as you have taken. When calculating UC GPA, you are only allowed to assign 6 (or something like that) extra points for AP/IB/Honors classes. That is why the UC GPA is capped.</p>
<p>The SAT composite average for ALL incoming freshmen in the 2010 year was 2031, according to their website. I would say an SAT score of 2100 or higher is the more realistic score for admittance to UCB and UCLA. Your declared major is a factor in determining your competitiveness as an applicant. I like looking at UC Statfinder to see what they think your admit chances are, by clicking on “Custom Tables” on the link below:</p>
<p>[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/)</p>
<p>OH I see. Hm so mine would be Uncapped: 4.73 / 4.87. 6 APs, 2 Regulars [music and gym], 7 Honors.</p>
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<p>If you need a lot of student loans to afford OOS Berkeley, spending $220,000 to study toward a bachelor’s degree that can land a job that pays $41,000 per year may result in difficulty paying back the student loans.</p>
<p><a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm</a>
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/IntBio.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Major/IntBio.stm</a></p>
<p>If you want to study biology or any other major with poor job and career prospects, be very careful about controlling costs of attending university, so that you do not become like the magazine story examples of graduates with high debt and low paying jobs.</p>
<p>Well ideally… Medical school would be the next step. I won’t be in debt [parents], but again, is it worth it.</p>
<p>My parents haven’t gotten to where they are [or taught me] by spending money whenever they had it.</p>
<p>The admittance for OOS students at Berkeley is significantly lower than the admittance for In state or even international, which is higher than in state. Your gpa is close to mine, so I’m glad to hear from the others that this is a good GPA. Good luck with acceptance :)</p>
<p>What’s your SAT score? (just curious)</p>
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<p>Taking in October. [ACT is more common here]. My ACT is a 30, but I know I can improve. I studied a little bit this summer and took a practice one on ACT.org and scored a 33. Hopefully, I get that in September.</p>
<p>How about you?</p>
<p>I took one in may without studying (I also forgot about omitting haha) and I got 1940, which is like a 29 ACT, but my most recent practice test was 2190, which is a 33. 
Haha</p>
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<p>Let’s get a 33/2190. Are you taking in October?</p>
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<p>You do not need to major in biology to do pre-med.</p>
<p>Here is a typical pre-med course list:
<a href=“https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/PrepPrereq.stm[/url]”>https://career.berkeley.edu/Medical/PrepPrereq.stm</a>
(Note, however, that each medical school may have some variation. Also, medical schools’ policies on AP credit also vary – most do not accept AP credit for most pre-med requirements.)</p>
<p>Note that the pre-med course list can be taken in the elective space around most majors. So if you have other academic and professional interests, you can satisfy them while still doing the pre-med courses.</p>
<p>Note that most pre-meds are not accepted to any medical school, so consider alternative career paths if you are among the majority.</p>