<p>So I'm a sophomore in highschool, my grades so far have been terrible:
9th: 3.5(no ap)
10th: 3.71(ap euro)
I plan on:
11th: 4.42 ( ap human geography, ap English, honors chemistry)
12th: 4.5/4.7 ( ap calculus, ap comp, ap bio, ap Spanish, ap gov/Econ)</p>
<p>EC's: - went o state championships for cross country senior and junior year ( have been in it all four years)
- team captain of cross country senior year
-orchestra all four years
- GPS ( international service club) all four years
- learned Spanish all four years earned biliteracy seal
- taken anatomy and chemistry over the summer at local community college, recieved A's in both
- CSF lifetime member
- in the process of creating a club that donates books to deprived children
- volunteer at local hospital (I'm interested in medicine)
- have spent over 150 hours on community service.
* I have also clinically struggled with ADD my whole life ( obstacle for admission essay).
Sorry for the lengthy list! I know future grades seem far-fetched but idealistically, factor them into your chance of me. Thank you so much, any chances are greatly appreciated!</p>
<p>Come back end of your Junior year with your UC GPA/ SAT or ACT scores and your EC’s. Cannot chance you on predicted grades. You are on the right track and an upward trend in GPA is good. </p>
<p>I understand the idealism of it, as stated in the post, but if my UC gpa was a 4.03, would that automatically sink my chances t a uc like UCSB? </p>
<p>I understand. However, don’t beat yourself up. Don’t focus on what you haven’t done, but rather on what you have accomplished. You have an AP class under your belt with more to come. You can approach your last half of high school with increased maturity and an awareness of what you need to do. Good luck! </p>
<p>A UC GPA of 4.03 is good for UCSB, but you also need decent test scores along with your EC’s and stellar essays. Although UC’s focus more on GPA vs Test scores, UCSB leans toward a more holistic approach so being well rounded will help.</p>