<p>“Socioeconomic status is of primary focus in place of AA, while adversity branches from that foundation.”</p>
<p>I disagree, not from the report on Berkeley admissions that I’d read (which I can’t seem to find now for the life of me).</p>
<p>“And the few poor CC students who can claim to the contrary are the exception, not the rule.”</p>
<p>Says what? I have yet to see evidence that says Berkeley draws primarily from poor high schools.</p>
<p>“With a 2200+ and 4.3+ and decent essays and no cheating/suspension etc, you are basically guarantee in for in-state even if you are applying to Engineering”</p>
<p>No… just no. It happens too often that someone with the above stats is rejected, for it to be a “guarantee.” And with engineering? This assertion is utterly ridiculous; engineering is much tougher, and you can see that in the stats profiles and various results threads on Berkeley.</p>