Will I get into UC Berkely

ucbalumnus
Tue, 24 May 2016 04:12:00 +0000

UCs calculate three GPAs that admissions readers can view: unweighted, weighted-capped, and weighted-uncapped.

Most UC reports use weighted-capped GPA. For example, http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary , which can show you previous year admit rates for each campus by high school GPA, appears to use weighted-capped GPA. Of course, this page has its limits, in that some majors may be more selective at a given campus, and all of the other factors that can affect admissions are not shown.

Test-score-heavy applicants should not assume that a very high test score will compensate for a lower GPA.