Do I have a chance to get into Berkeley

Undercrackers
Fri, 21 Jul 2017 16:00:50 +0000

I think that you would have to rely on admission by examination to get into any UC school if you do not have any grades to report from high school. Because of that, your test scores become THE thing (vs. a balance of test scores and grades). As @“aunt bea” says, between your ACT score, no GPA, and being OOS, your chances are not great for Cal. I know that they have a more holistic admissions approach than your typical UC, but I don’t think this is going to be enough. My D got in with a 31, but she also had a GPA that was very high and she is in-state.

Your chances may be greater at a private (which will be at or less than what Cal costs the OOS student) where they may have more flexibility in admissions, and where you college GPA won’t take the hit as much. Being a bio major at Cal is a humbling experience.