Chance Me

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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wow the average GPA is so high :confused:
Also the UC GPA messed me up because I took XL classes at my school that were harder but did not count for the extra point in the UC GPA.
anyway here goes
Chance Me
California Resident
1480 old sat (780 crit reading, 700 math)
UC GPA: 3.65
EC: summer job at movies, varsity sports, big brother (mentor to freshman in high school), mock trial (only senior year) work with the mentally disabled at summer camp
White
Intented Major : Economics/Business

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UC’s are very GPA focused so with your UC GPA being below the 25th percentile (3.92) even with great test scores it will be a reach. Definitely apply since they do put 50% weight on your academics and 50% weight on your EC’s and essays.

For 2015, the Freshman admit rate with UC GPA’s in the 3.40-3.79 range was 13%

http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/infocenter/freshman-admissions-summary

http://admissions.sa.ucsb.edu/applying/freshman/selection
Good Luck.

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thanks, what I’m thinking is that most of the kids applying with a 3.4-3.79 also had low test scores, whereas I have high test scores so that could help me. i definitely will mention my ADHD and attribute my low GPA to me learning how to mange my condition. or does that sound like a bad idea?

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I think that addressing our ADHD is fine as long as you do not use it as an excuse. Good Luck and unfortunately there is no way of knowing if lower GPA and higher test scores will make a difference.

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Chance Me
California Resident
1200 new sat
UC GPA: 3.91
EC: President of Jewish Club for 2 years(4 years in club), President of VAMS (community service club) for 2.5 years(4 years in club), Varsity Speech and Debate for 4 years (one year treasurer), Summer Paid Internship at Kaiser for 2016, Volunteer at a Mosque for 3 years and Volunteer at Kaiser for one year.