How much do Berkeley essays matter in the admission process?

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<p>What was your friend’s GPA (unweighted or UC weighted)? It does not appear possible to get a 4.6 UC weighted GPA, since only 8 semesters’ of honors points can be added (out of about 20-24 semesters’ worth of a-g courses in 10th-11th grades).</p>