Dartmouth vs UC Berkeley

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

<p>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.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles/chart_ucb.pdf[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles/chart_ucb.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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

<p>“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.”</p>

<p>“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.”</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=354417&page=2[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=354417&page=2&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Diversity:</p>

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

<p>General admissions:</p>

<p>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</p>

<p><a href=“http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=988&profileId=1[/url]”>http://apps.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=988&profileId=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>So, far from “almost 100% stats oriented.”</p>

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