<p>whatever. “FACT: BERKELEY IS NOT HARDER TO GET INTO THAN HARVARD OOS!” I looked through the posts, and no one ever claimed it was harder, only comparable. But something tells me it’s difficult when people getting into Stanford and Harvard are getting rejected from Berkeley OOS. And, FYI, Harvard accepts people with 1700s to add to their “diversity” all the time too, so don’t act like it’s only a Berkeley thing. I know because my cousin was one of them. I think the 36 top-ranked departments speak for themselves. If Berkeley does that with less brain power than HYPS, than it should A) make one question the true quality of students at those other schools B) speak volumes about Berkeley’s professors C) prove that Berkeley’s students aren’t as stupid as you obviously think they are.
Also, you said for yourself that "one test score doesn’t determine whether you fit the school or not. " I totally agree, but why put such a huge emphasis on Berkeley accepting people with 1700s if you believe this to be true? If they had nothing to offer, they would not have been accepted, guaranteed. Lasly, when did you get into Berkeley? I’m assuming you did, since you seem to know so much about how easy it is to get into.</p>