Chances..?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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In-state, 11th grade. I might major in English, psychology, or possibly bio-related. I’m aiming for a major that isn’t as competitive.

1860 on the SAT… (550M, 660R, 650W) Rough test for me. I could probably get 2000 on a good day.
Expecting at least a 29-30 on the ACT.

UC Weighted GPA: ~3.7

  • Taking 3 APs: Biology, History, and English Language & Composition. B’s in all of them. I plan to take the AP tests for all, and score at least 3’s.
  • A's in electives (guitar and photography), B in precal. Senior year I'll be taking AP Physics/Chem, AP/IB Comp. Sci, and maybe other APs.
  • I plan to take a physics class offered at my school over the summer to tack on 1 more A to my UC GPA.

ECs:

  • After-school tutoring program 4 hours a week, volunteered at a rehabilitation center for a month. I’ll have about 100 service hours when applications come around.
  • General Class (3 classes, this one is in the middle) HAM radio license. (Earned at a young age)
  • Homeless aide club at school
  • Asian Club and speech and debate freshman year, if that counts
  • Started a small business fixing students' phones at my school.
  • Play guitar and do photography. (outside of electives)

Essay:
I have a college admissions counselor outside of school who can help me extensively on my essay, so the essay should be very high quality.

Other stuff:

  • I have ADHD and social anxiety, and also don’t medicate, which makes school & life slightly more difficult. However, I’ve come drastically far in coming out of my social anxiety.
  • My mother has an extremely-challenging-to-deal-with personality disorder, and my father is uninvolved in dealing with this. I plan to talk about this situation in my essay and talk about how it's helped me become a bit more hardened and self-sufficient.
  • My high school is highly ranked, and I live in a very scholastic community.
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UCSB: High Match
Your GPA and SAT are a little low, however; you have an interesting story to tell in your essays. EC’s and essays are worth 50% of your application so really work on those essays this summer. If you are planning to apply to a less competitive major, then you should avoid Psychology or Biology. These majors are always in the top five of most popular majors at the UC’s. I would lean toward English and another Humanities major if you are interested. Good Luck.

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Of absolutely no importance in admission.

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I had an 1860, unweighted GPA of 3.83 , extracurricular activities like you, an interesting story and just received their invitation for their reception which probably means I got in so I think you definitely have a good chance. Keep working on those service hours and take your time in writing an awesome essay. You should be good. Good luck!