<p>Assuming you have an SAT that is 2200+, have good enough ecs, and have your essay and everything done well, would it still be possible to get into berkeley? I don't know if a 3.9 unweighted is low.</p>
<p>LOL 3.9 unweighted is perfectly fine. That’s like 1-2 B’s. Obviously everyone at Cal did not have a perfect 4.0 in high school. </p>
<p>What really matters is your UC GPA (weighted 10-11 only).</p>
<p>I hope it is. My english teacher says that it’s really tough getting there and that you need a 4.0 gpa.</p>
<p>I just talked to a senior who says it is low…I feel kind of depressed now…</p>
<p>What does everyone else think?</p>
<p>"With a 3.9 gpa, is it hard to get into Berkeley? " Yes</p>
<p>It’s also hard with a 4.0 GPA as well.</p>
<p>You may be rejected a UCB but it won’t be because of the GPA. 3.9 or 4.0s get rejected all the time. It’s only one threshold which you’ve passed. You need the whole package.</p>
<p>You really need to determine your UC GPA. And then go visit the statfinder for the UC’s.
[University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/)</p>
<p>Keep in mind the statfinder has not been updated since the class of 2009, but it will still give you a range. The custom table with your SAT/GPA range shows an admit rate varying from 12% to 76% depending on UCGPA. The UC’s are becoming more holistic in their reviews, so you need to take that into account.</p>
<p>Actually it really depends on what school you go to.</p>
<p>Coming from one of the most competitive schools in California, I personally know kids with 3.95, 2300+, decent EC’s and essays getting rejected. Almost no one makes it with SAT’s lower than 2100.</p>
<p>However, I also know kids at average high schools getting in with a 1900. It really depends.</p>
<p>UCs do emphasize GPA over test scores. 3.9 unweighted, but with honors courses to make a UC weighted GPA of 4.2 or higher is likely a good GPA even for Berkeley. 3.9 after weighting for honors courses is much less likely to be competitive for Berkeley.</p>
<p>Of course, there is always the holistic evaluation involving the essay reading.</p>
<p>Also note that different divisions or majors have different selectivity levels. For a recent year in UC Statfinder, Berkeley L&S applicants had a good chance with GPA >= 4.2 and SAT >= 1800, or GPA >= 4.0 and SAT >= 2100. But Berkeley engineering applicants needed a GPA >= 4.2 and SAT >= 2100 to have a good chance.</p>
<p>I am taking a very rigorous courseload with a lot of honors and ap classes (around 6-7 aps total from soph-junior year). I have not calculated my weighted gpa. I go to a competitive school with a lot of Asians. The reason why I thought it was low is because most of my friends have a gpa higher than a 3.9</p>
<p>If I calculated my weighted gpa correctly, I think it’s a 4.33. Just making sure, do you add a point for each semester for an AP? Since I’m taking 6 aps total, do I add 12 points?</p>
<p>Apparently your google is broken. Try here:
[CaliforniaColleges.edu</a> - Calculating Your GPA](<a href=“http://www.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/california-state-university-csu/gpa_calculator.asp]CaliforniaColleges.edu”>http://www.californiacolleges.edu/admissions/california-state-university-csu/gpa_calculator.asp)</p>
<p>OP,
If you are Pell grant recipient eligible, or full-pay OOS, then your chances at UCB are very good. Otherwise, don’t count on it.</p>
<p>Yes, people with 3.7’s and 1900-2000 SAT’s get in OOS due to the full freight OOS bonus… quite sad, really.</p>
<p>oops, guess I totally screwed up on the calculation. My weighted gpa is a 4.19</p>
<p>I had a friend who applied there this year. Out-of-state applicant. Absolute genius, high gpa, 2200+ sat, hard workload, loads of ec’s, etc. BASICALLY A STRONG APPLICANT. She didn’t get it; straight up denied. I was shocked. Its because of their low OOS acceptance rate and their low acceptance rate in general. You REALLY have to stand out</p>
<p>I was admitted into Cal with a 1830 SAT and a 4.2 W GPA…I think it’s possible.</p>
<p>Well it’s kinda hard to stand out if you’re at a competitive school. My guidance counselor said that if Cal admits students only from my school district for their next year’s class, it will have enough students to fill every spot and the average stats “gpa/sat” will actually be higher than its current average. So they have unofficial “quotas” of how many students they can admit from each district. </p>
<p>So if it’s possible, I’d suggest you move to a school with less competitive Asians. That 3.9 will stand out a lot more. I’m sort of regretting not doing so myself :\ it’s a lot easier to get into a top private school too.</p>