Admissions Requirements
The UC Berkeley ATDP's goal is to select students who will benefit from the challenging course offerings as well as succeed in this fast-paced Program.
Students are invited to attend the Program on the basis of traditional and non-traditional indicators of exceptional academic talent.
Traditional indicators include:
- Standardized achievement test scores. On the average, successful applicants have scored at or above the 90th percentile on their standardized achievement tests (both the mathematics and reading tests).
- Course grades and GPA. On the average, successful applicants have earned an overall academic grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.5 on a 4-point scale.
Non-traditional indicators include:
- Teacher recommendations.
- Student products. Writing samples (essays, poetry, etc.), science reports, computer programming projects, architectural designs, and the like.
- Student interest inventory. When making decisions about course placement, we also take into consideration a student's special interests, as indicated on the Interest Inventory.
(See here for a more thorough explanation of SD admissions requirements.)