im a junior in high school and starting to look at colleges. Right now, uc at santa barbara is my top choice mainly because my sister has recently moved to LA. Im the president-elect of my schools pre-med club (HOSA; it has about 150 members). Im on the dance team. I think one of my main problems is going to be my grades. Using all the special uc weights, the gpa for my soph. year is only a 3.5. Im gonna finish out my fall junior semester with a 3.8 and hopefully do the same for the spring. So, if everything works out i will have a gpa of 3.65 for my jr. and sophmore years. Will this be enough to get into ucsb, considering that i live in memphis, tennessee? o, btw i havent gotten my sat scores yet.
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um i dont know. but you can always just try applying and see what happens!
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I DONT CAREE!!!
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To determine the chances of getting into any school all you need to do is a little research. Go onto the website of the school and search for the profile of the average student. That will tell you what SAT/ACT score you will need; GPA you will need and class rank. Those are the three most important criteria to get the door open. The fourth criteria for the more prestige schools (and others) will be your personal background (sports & activities & volunteer work) and desire to attend that school. The fifth criteria will be how well you can express the "4th criteria" in writing. Good luck Also apply early helps a lot! If you can not fine the average profile send the admin office an email and ask them what SAT/ACT scores, GPA and class rank are needed.
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If you’re SAT scores are good. When applying you need to list a lot of extra curricular activities... Even those with a GPA over 4.0 have been denied. You have to try and stand out somehow
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To be honest, you would have a small chance of getting in. Considering you're not a California resident, it will be tough for you to get in. Public schools prefer residents, because their parents pay taxes which fund the school. You're doing pretty well, but if you wanted to go to school in California, you should look at the private schools. If you apply for public school in California, you'll be paying as much as you would in a private school anyways. Here are some private schools located in or near LA: -Occidental College -Pepperdine University -University of Southern California
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GREAT CHOICE OF SCHOOL, UCSB! Yes, you can. Judging by your GPA, your achievements, etc. I am sure your SAT scores will be high enough to get in UCSB Santa Barbara is only about one hour drive from LA, so you and your sister can visit. Also Santa Barbara is heaven on earth! And the campus is very beautiful; one can see the ocean from most parts of the campus. I know; my nephew and his friends are going to UCSB. And I used to live and work in Santa Barbara. I know you will get in :) Best wishes always.
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It will really depends on your SAT scores. UC looks at SAT scores first, then grades second. My niece, who was also President of her Sophomore and Senior Class, lead writer/editor for the school newspaper, and was on the track team, had a 3.9gpa didn't get accepted to UCSB. Teachers, and family members wrote to the school recommending that she be admitted, UC rescinded there original decision and accepted her. Being Out of State and getting accepted means you need to pay the extra fees.
