<p>i think i apped for poli sci, it makes sense because a lot of my ec's are focused around poli sci.</p>
<p>bondnj0- it is harder, but depending on your stats, not impossible</p>
<p>what majors are impacted at UCSB? I applied poli-sci first and philosophy second choice. The website says major isn't taken into consideration in letters and science during the admission process...how true is that?</p>
<p>and also, I'm pretty sure the SAT IIs are a pretty important part of the application, why else would they weight them twice the SAT Is?</p>
<p>College of Creative Studies is like a separate thing from UCSB, well it's still part of UCSB but the prestidge and previledge of CCS is much higher than that of other colleges at UCSB. Some students go to UCSB because of the CCS, (icluding myself) because it provides a better education than other prestigious institutions such as, ..., let's say Caltech.</p>
<p>calvin, you said that what major you put matters...</p>
<p>i put poli sci as my first choice, and dramatic studies as my second (but i regret that now because i didn't realize dramatic studies didn't cnosist of theater acting) --and i didn't audition separately for theater or anything liek taht, but still awnt to study it, just not as a major. </p>
<p>how impacted are those majors?</p>
<p>To tell you honestly, I am not sure about those two. Sorry. You might try searching the UCSB site. Impacted majors seems to be more of a problem at schools such as UCSD for various engineering majors, etc.</p>
<p>Word of advice. If you have a 1200+ SAT and at least 3.5 GPA you're in. Trust me on this one. There are few people who get in with 1050 SAT and a bit lower GPA than above mentioned...it's because of their essay and personal hardship.</p>
<p>I just read an article in the Santa Barbara News-Press that said a record number of students have applied. Also, this is the smartest group of students to apply. The average GPA went up (not much though, 3.71 from 3.7) as well as the average SAT score, although I don't remember the number from the top of my head. It wasn't real high, I know I was above it, but it's still scary.</p>
<p>what is the link to that article?</p>
<p>A subscription is required to view it...my friend in SB sent it to me. You'll find it under the "local news" section at <a href="http://www.newspress.com%5B/url%5D">www.newspress.com</a> under Friday, February 4, but you've gotta pay, or know someone in SB who has a paper subscription.</p>
<p>hey wellendowed..how about a 3.0 and 1390 with lots of ec's, eh?</p>
<p>can you paste it here?</p>
<p>This topic is about the same thing:</p>
<p>UCSB applications went up 1.9%.</p>
<p>More students than ever want to attend UCSB </p>
<p>2/4/05
By MORGAN GREEN
NEWS-PRESS STAFF WRITER </p>
<p>Getting into UCSB will be tougher next fall, with a record number of applications from the smartest group of students ever competing for limited seats.</p>
<p>Figures released by the University of California this week show that 45,997 potential students have applied to UCSB, topping last year's record number by 1,026 applicants. </p>
<p>With an enrollment cap of 20,000, the university expects to be able to seat just over 4,000 of the freshmen applicants and about 1,500 transfer students. But the actual numbers will depend on how many students at the Santa Barbara campus actually graduate this spring, creating room for the newcomers, said Christine Van Gieson, UCSB director of admissions.</p>
<p>After their documents are reviewed and evaluated, freshmen applicants will know by mid-March if they have been accepted, with the transfer applicants getting their notices in May. About 25 percent of the transfer applicants come from Santa Barbara City College, she said. All qualified students who apply from any of the state's community colleges are guaranteed a spot.</p>
<p>Scholastic competition among the applicants as a whole will be keener than ever, with the average grade-point average of those seeking freshman seats at 3.71, slightly up from 3.7 in 2004. Official counts shows that 30.8 percent of all the applicants have a high school grade-point average of 4.0 or higher. One of the university's major goals in recent years has been to attract a higher caliber of student.</p>
<p>Average SAT test scores are 10 points higher than last year, at 1186.</p>
<p>The proportion of racial or ethnic minority members is at a new high, accounting for 49.5 percent, or 7,555 of all freshman applications. A category called "underrepresented minorities," which includes Latinos, African-Americans and American Indians, is 20.2 percent of the applicant pool, up slightly from 19.9 percent last year.</p>
<p>Prospective freshmen account for 37,460 of the applications, 809 more than last year, and 8,523 came from students seeking transfers to UCSB, 217 more than in 2004.</p>
<p>holy ****! thats insane!</p>
<p>i'm applying</p>
<p>1290/740/620/650 3.75ucgpa</p>
<p>3 SAT IIs are required. </p>
<p>"To fulfill the Universitys examination requirement, students must take the following by December of their senior year: </p>
<p>Scholastic Assessment Test I (SAT I) OR the American College Test (ACT) </p>
<p>Three SAT II subject tests in: </p>
<p>WRITING </p>
<p>MATHEMATICS level I, IC or IIC </p>
<p>Your choice of one of the following: ENGLISH LITERATURE, LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH, SCIENCE, or SOCIAL STUDIES </p>
<p>Third SAT II exam may not be Writing or Mathematics</p>
<p>U were quite bitter towards me bout the sat 2s and all
btw I GOT IN UCLA
anyway best of luck with your decisions .....</p>
<p>i wasn't bitter, i was beeing honest, u need 3 to get in, or i guess not in your case...</p>
<p>well they asked me to give a 3rd one other than math and writing by may ........
but ucsb did reject me ...
i did think the sat 2 was a big problem too so that y i asked ...
anyhow .....
where did you get in?</p>
<p>i got rejected by ucsb (but i'm appealing) got into ucd, cal poly, sdsu, and uw, and still waiting on ucsd..what about you?</p>