<p>What do you think/hope will be different in 2010 when current 9th graders get accepted to berkeley.</p>
<p>What I think will be different:</p>
<p>Admissions:
- 9th grade grades will count, and more than 3 B’s in each high school won’t cut it due to tougher competition.<br>
- SAT average will become 2100, and average number of AP courses will be 20.
- Admissions will look for students who have had internships during the summers in addition in clubs officer positions
- “talent:” must possess some special talent or be really good at something, and win some trophy or prize to show for it.
- The university will enroll a class of 5000 students (up from ~4300 now), and 55,000 students will apply.
- Students will have to apply for engineering majors at end of sophomore undergrad as opposed to during high school just like the business administration major (and business administration major acceptance rate will drop to 25% of applicants who apply as opposed to 50%)</p>
<p>O_O that scares me.</p>
<p>I think that’s over-estimating it, but the gap in requirements from 2005 to 2006 was VERY noticeable, and the SAT started counting (before, if you had a ~4.2 GPA, the equivalent of a 2000 SAT was fine. Now, to be safe you want a 4.25 GPA and a 2200 SAT). I believe that they already do look at 9th grade grades if they need to make a hard choice, although they say they don’t.</p>
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<p>1) Possibly, but I don’t see a reason why this would happen. Also I bet at some high schools more than 3 B’s will be enough. I know people who got into Berkeley with many more B’s than three.
2) I think the SAT may increase by about 20-30 points or so, not that much. Average AP courses 20? No way.
3) Doubt it.
4) They already do this.
5) According to last year’s CDS there were about 4,000 freshmen. I think an increase to 4,500 in 3 years is reasonable.
6) I don’t see why COE would suddenly change policy, and Haas might drop a little but 25%? No way.</p>
<p>I honestly don’t think it’s going to be that different. A small increase in SAT scores and enrolled students. The admissions process has by and large remained the same for the past few years so I don’t see much change.</p>
<p>7) Admissions will consider differences in +,- grades to computer UC GPA.
Example: B+ will be worth a bit more than a B than a B-.</p>
<p>jeez i hope it’s not all numbers based like that. I’d hope they accept people because they can bring not only talent, but personality. Which is why they should use a stringent comprehensiver review, that brings in not just study freaks, but people who are down for fun times, and enjoying life. finding a meaningful life philosophy as opposed to just trying to be rich and famous.
I hope more people like that come to Cal, not just people with great numbers.
Also, it’d be nice to see better food, and better beer at the frats. Natty Ice just ain’t cutting it.</p>
<p>8) More Asians!!!</p>
<p>damn…if that is 2010 - </p>
<p>by 2025:
youll need a perfect SAT score, have at least 3 pending patents, 5.6 GPA, every class must be an AP (including P.E.), and for extracurriculars, you um…have to build houses in Sri Lanka…then MAYBE theyll look at your application…</p>
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<p>Except some high schools don’t hand out pluses and minuses, so it would be difficult if not impossible to compare the students with different grading standards. You have to go by the lowest common denominator, which would be sans pluses and minuses.</p>
<p>AP P.E. That is a good one!</p>
<p>sfgiants, I feel it’s likely the public high schools would begin handing out grades with plusses and minuses if the UC chooses to count them.</p>
<p>Anyhow, I see one of you are taking my points too seriously.</p>