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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My URM girl applied to Berkeley Engineering and was rejected despite 4.0 gpa and high rigor (AP Physics I and 2), AP Calc BC...  She got 34 on ACT but couldn't submit the score since they are test blind.  She did get into her top choice so it didn't matter anyway...[/quote]

FYI--Physics 1&2 is not high rigor---PHysics C (Mech and E&M) is high rigor.

But yes, since Berkeley eng has low admission rates, plenty of people with "high stats" get rejected--it has nothing to do with race, but simply the fact there are more people applying than spaces and majority will get rejected[/quote]

You need knowledge of class offerings at the applicant's high school to judge whether the student's classes represent high rigor. Also, DCUM seems to assume that URM students are admitted just by checking a box, instead of acknowledging the reality which is that URM's with high stats are both accepted and rejected at rates similar to other racial groups.  URM's are well aware that the majority will be rejected.[/quote]

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