Author: Miriam Schaffer
The University of California, Berkeley received 73, 711 applications for freshman admission for Fall 2014. That's an increase of approximately 8 percent of applications received last year.
For this current academic year, (2013-'14), there were 14,103 students offered a place in the freshman class. The school admitted about 20 percent of applicants.
Because the competition is so stiff, high school students need to plan in advance to be competitive for top schools such as UC Berkeley. They also need to be aware that even with stellar grades, test scores and extracurricular activities, they are not an easy shoo-in for schools such as UC Berkeley, UCLA, and other highly sought after colleges and universities.
UC Berkeley Admisssion Statistics
For the current freshman class, the average weighted GPA was 4.37 and an average SAT score of 2077. However, UC Berkeley emphasizes that it admits students from a wide cross-section of experience and backgrounds. Click here for details on UC Berkeley admission statistics for Fall 2013.
Gaining Admission to Top-Tier Schools
There is no secret formula for gaining admission to top universities, but getting high grades, high test scores and writing an excellent essay that provides admission directors with a good understanding of who you are, can certainly help. You need to be able to stand out from the crowd and that can be done with a high school "resume" that shows one or two areas that you were passionate about and that you devoted yourself to and in which you had a leading role. If you have one or two awards or accolades that adds to your list of accomplishments. Don't wait unti late in your junior year to start building your resume. It's more effective to become involved in activities, a sport, a cause, or volunteer work early in your sophmore year so you can show a track record when it comes time to fill out a college application.
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- Written By: Miriam Schaffer
- January 18, 2014
