So here is my academic background…
GPA: 4.0 uw
AP Courses: 7
Honors Courses: 2
SAT 790 math and 750 other half
ACT 33 composite, 35 math, 33 writing, 30 reading
I am planning to transfer out after Freshman year, but am worried I will not get a good GPA. What should I expect for my first year? How difficult are the courses, what the grading scale is like, etc, ? (35% A’s??)
Why are you attending such a prestigious school…with the goal of transferring out?
Anyway yes it’s quite difficult to get a 3.5. Some of it depends on hard work and consistently good work, some of it will be luck (how good the instructor is, how well your TA speaks english, how skilled at making a fair quiz your instructor is…)
Your stats indicate you have the potential to be a very good student but so do the state of most at Berkeley.