Are my SAT scores good enough for UC Berkeley?

Question

I am about to be a senior in high school, and I recently took the SAT for my first time and got 650 critical reading, 650 math, and 790 writing=2090 overall. Are these marks adequate for successful application to UC Berkeley? How about UCLA and NYU? Should I retake the test?

Answer 1

You can see the profiles of admitted students to every UC campus for Fall 2009 (detailed breakdown of GPA, SAT, ACT, SAT II, and other statistics) at http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/undergrad_adm/selecting/camp_profiles.html (click on the campus name on the left column). This will give you an idea of how competitive you should aim to be for admission at each UC campus.

Answer 2

That's an excellent score! My friend got 2040 on her SATs and she got accepted to USC