can i get into uc berkley with a ged, act and sat?

Question

i have a 610 on ged and studying really really hard for act and then im planning to take sat too. can i get into UC Berkley if i can get the required scores. i recently came to the US so i never went to highschool here. is that ok?

Answer 1

In all seriousness I think you should apply to lower tier schools and some safety schools. Top students from across the country apply to UCB all the time and most of them are flat out rejected.



And word of the wise, Berkeley is not all it's cracked up to be. No joke. I went there on a campus tour and the place was in shambles. The school is smack dab in the middle of an inner city (crumbling infrastructure, graffiti, hippies, etc.) and there were puddles of urine in some places; this was on campus! It was pretty gross. You probably can guess that I did not stay there long. In the end I chose to go to UC Davis.



Here is some constructive criticism: if you really are adamant about going to Berkeley then I suggest that you learn to read and write skillfully. Writing like this is not going to cut it on the SAT or ACT. You need to score at least a 2000 on the SAT and a minimum of a 27 on the ACT to even be considered by their admission department.

Answer 2

It would probably be best to research their qualifications and set up an appointment with an admissions adviser from berkley.