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I'm looking to apply to UC Santa Barbara this year, I'm going to be a senior in high school. Up until last year I had 3.77 GPA but caught an early case of senioritis and its dropped to a 3.41, unweighted. I figure I can bump that up to at least a 3.5. My SAT scores are right in the middle of UCSB's average range so I'm not worried about that. I took a couple of AP courses which I did very well in. My extracurriculars include:
-6 years of cross country
-2 years of track and field
-4 years as Senior Art Editor for the school newspaper
-one year of snowshoeing
-2 years in my school's gifted program
-community service (can't remember the hours)
I'd just like to know my chances of being accepted, as well as any advice on how to improve those chances.
- whatupman
-6 years of cross country
-2 years of track and field
-4 years as Senior Art Editor for the school newspaper
-one year of snowshoeing
-2 years in my school's gifted program
-community service (can't remember the hours)
I'd just like to know my chances of being accepted, as well as any advice on how to improve those chances.
- whatupman
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i have many friends who go to UCSB and they got around 1800 on their SAT's and solid grades and they are in. Your extracurriculars will look great...Keep those geades up man and i think your lookin good.
- angrypirate457
- angrypirate457
Also I've heard a lot about how badly it hurts your chances to be from out of state? How true is that?
- whatupman
- whatupman
that is very true. I am from Malibu, so it seems like everyone is going to UCSB. It will be harder so just make sure that you have a strong resume, and a really good essay and i would say you have a good chance. All of the sports will look good but it is not a sports kind of school, so make sure everything else is solid.
- angrypirate457
- angrypirate457
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