*UC Berkeley Class of 2025 discussion**

No offence taken and thank you for the elaborate response.
I see your point about not having perfect GPA, yet I was told the process is “holistic”:

  • applicants from tougher high schools will have some sort of adjustment
  • applicants who spent a lot of time on non-academic ECs clearly cannot spend the time on
    more academic ECs

I did that process in a different century on a different continent and the process was clear and fair. I am not sure I can say the same for UCs in 2021.