Chance of Getting Into UCSB (In-State)

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>3.6 Unweighted GPA
3.9 Weighted GPA</p>

<p>SAT Score = 2080 (taking again in the fall, expecting 2100)</p>

<p>SAT II
Physics = 670
Math II = 690</p>

<p>Sports</p>

<p>9 years of Club Soccer (Class 1) - Practice Monday, Wednesday, Thursday - Games Sat/Sun
3 years JV Soccer
1 year Varsity Soccer
1 Year JV Swimming
1 Year Varsity Swimming
1 Year JV Cross Country</p>

<p>CLUBS</p>

<p>2 Years Model UN (multiple Outstanding Awards, no Gavels =[ )
(Officer, Publicist)
Cofounded the 2nd most Popular Club on Campus (Techno Appreciation Club), before being shut down by school because Techno has a connotation with raves, and raves have a connotation with drugs (***?)</p>

<p>Community Service</p>

<p>None, will me doing 30-40 hours worth in my Senior Year be worth it, or just be seen as me trying to get something to write on my application?</p>

<p>NOTES</p>

<p>UCSB is a school heavily focused on Soccer since they have no football team so I think if I angle my essay towards me being a serious soccer player/fan they might think I might fit in at UCSB very well. Thoughts?</p>

<p>I'm taking a Calculus and Intro to Political Science at UC San Diego over the summer and expecting to get an A in both. My High school counselor said if I get an A in those classes I could possibly transfer them to my Highschool Transcript to boost my GPA even further.</p>

<p>I'm a German Immigrant and have been recommended by almost all my counselors and college advisors I should write about my experience about my struggle in America with trying to come to graps with it's language and culture. I'm tri-lingual (German, English, Spanish). What are your thoughts on me doing this kind of essay? It seems a bit overdone to me, so wouldn't it be considered very fake since the admissions office probably sees 100s of the same kind of essays?</p>

<p>Been playing guitar for 8 years
DJing for 2 years</p>

<p>What do you think are my chances of getting into UC Santa Barbara? What areas need improvement, besides my grades since the semester is done and there's nothing I can do to change them (besides the UCSD Summer class which are in 3 weeks)? Will my above average SAT scores make up for my sub-par GPA?</p>

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<p>I think you have a very good chance of getting into UCSB, and why not even aim higher? Have you considered applying to UCLA or UCB? I think an essay on your struggles with english and American culture could be good, but only if you write about it from a unique angle. Don’t be cliche! Try to find a new way to approach the topic. I think your SAT scores will make up for your gpa, which is actually pretty decent, esp the weighted gpa :slight_smile:
good ECs, too. Chance me too please! <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/722474-chance-me.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/722474-chance-me.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>In-state won’t be too difficult.</p>

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<p>Any other opinions, particularly concerning those about my college essay?</p>

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<p>Good GPA and high SAT for UCSB</p>

<p>You are definitely in…do not sweat it and enjoy</p>

<p>Edit:</p>

<p>UC only reports weighted GPA, so that is fine</p>

<p>You should also consider UCSD, UCLA, and UB
Im sure you have a chance at those too</p>