Dartmouth vs UC Berkeley

kyledavid80
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 12:46:38 +0000

^^ what? Not at Berkeley. I’m not trying to start a whole Berkeley thread going here, but quickly, see this:

In this year’s admissions, over 50% of those with over a 4.0 were rejected; over 50% of those with an ACT range 31-36 were rejected; over 50% of those with a CR score between 700-800 were rejected; about 60% of those with a M score between 700-800 were rejected; and about 50% of those with a W score between 700-800 were rejected. I doubt these ranges were mutually exclusive.

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles/chart_ucb.pdf

The importance of the essays is constantly stressed (not to mention extracurriculars and other things). To quote some other CCers:

“And of course, work hard on your essays. I think they were the make-or-break element in the admissions decisions of most of the people I know, since some of them had good stats and got rejected, while others had so-so stats and got in.”

“I had so so stats… not bad, but not up to par with berkeley’s average, but worked hard on my essays and got in… the essays are very helpful i think in the admissions project, I am an example of it.”

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=354417&page=2

Diversity:


<1% American Indian/Alaskan Native
46% Asian/Pacific Islander
4% Black/Non-Hispanic
12% Hispanic
29% White/Non-Hispanic
2% Non-Resident Alien
7% Race/ethnicity unreported


General admissions:

Admission requirements:
* Essay(s) required
* Required: SAT Reasoning Test or ACT
* If submitting ACT, the writing section is required
* Required: SAT Subject Tests
Very important admission factors:
* Application Essay
* Rigor of secondary school record
* State Residency
Important admission factors:
* Character/Personal Qualities
* Extracurricular Activities
* Standardized Test Scores
* Talent/Ability
* Volunteer Work
* Work Experience
Considered:
* Geographical Residence
* First generation college student

http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=988&profileId=1

So, far from “almost 100% stats oriented.”

Simply because Berkeley and other top state schools have different approaches to admissions from the Ivies doesn’t mean that their approaches are “inferior.”