<p>I don’t think it will really matter from the perspective of meeting the VPA requirement. I just mentioned it as another possibility, in case you can’t fit it in schedule-wise at the community college.</p>
<p>On the other hand, I suspect that if you have to be lacking one of the A-G requirements, the VPA one might be the least damaging from a UC readers perspective. Since it sounds like your son has exceeded some of the other A-G requirements, and really taken a very rigorous high school curriculum, I would not worry too much if the VPA just can’t be met.</p>
<p>Finally, you might want to have your son’s school counselor call or email UC Berkeley admissions for you. Sometimes counselors are able to “read between the lines” and get a fuller picture of how a student might viewed from admissions offices. </p>
<p>And, just mentioned the financial side of things, because I have encountered a lot of out of state families who either didn’t understand the full cost for out of state attendance, or thought their kid could get instate tuition after the first year. It sounds like you guys are in good shape, so no worries. If Berkeley does make it to the final list of contenders next Spring, however, I would encourage you to look very closely at how the California state budget crisis is and will affect programs there. UC Berkeley has already announced some belt-tightening measures. I personally would not turn down UVA for Berkeley, but that’s just me.</p>
<p>Best of luck to your son!</p>