<p>Freshman 1st Semester GPA: 3.2
Freshman 2nd Semester GPA: 3.5
Sophomore 1st Semester GPA: 4.1
Sophomore 2nd Semester GPA: 3.8
Junior 1st Semester GPA: 4.4
Junior 2nd Semester GPA: 4.4</p>
<p>I don't have any SAT/ACT scores because I kind of dropped the ball on that. I'm going to have to take them this year, I'm already registered and studying for both though. I have taken some AP courses however. Over the course of the three years I have taken over 10 honors or above courses.</p>
<p>AP World History: 2
AP US History: 5
AP English Composition: 5
AP Environmental Science: 5</p>
<p>My current Senior schedule is:</p>
<p>AP Literature and Composition
AP Statistics
AP US Government and Politics
Forensics Science
Health 9 and Health 10
Physical Education
College Pyschology/College Sociology</p>
<p>Also, I was on Student Council two years, I'm a currently a two year office holder of the French Club, and I'm currently the President of my school's Young Democrats club.</p>
<p>There is one huge sore that I think will ruin everything though. I have an F on Virtual Health 10, I only had one semester and couldn't make time for it all. I'm not sure if this year taking in school Health 10 will make up the credit. It's my only glaring failure.</p>
<p>If you get at least an 1800 on the SAT I think you’ll have a good shot</p>
<p>Your EC’s are good, however if you can find the time try doing volunteer work as this will only help your application (to ANY college).
About your tests, I had to do pretty much the same thing you have to do since I only took the SAT once and US History subject test junior year. I had to re-take the SAT, take the ACT twice and take 2 subject tests all in about 2-1/2 months…yikes! It is hard, but I got through it by going to the library and taking timed practice tests (as well as studying a bit). Let me tell you, the best way to prepare for these tests (at least SAT and ACT) is being FAMILIAR with them. For example, with the ACT, the hardest thing for me was the small time limit given on certain sections. After taking enough practice tests (timed) of the sections that I had trouble with, my brain had acquired a “mental time limit” of sorts so that I automatically worked at the correct pace to get through the section with time to spare!
About your grade (your overall GPA is very nice though + freshman GPA isn’t considered in the app), I suggest calling/emailing either UCSB or the UC System and tell them about your F and if you are making it up by taking Health 10 (I have no idea what “Health 9” or “Health 10” means anyway lol). But I do know that you MUST make it up (UC’s do not accept D’s and below). I had one friend that was accepted to UCR but then got rescinded because of a D in his 2nd semester senior report card :(. So you MUST make sure that you are making up that F otherwise applying to a UC would be pointless.</p>
<p>Here is a FAQ that somewhat validates my response:
[University</a> of California - Counselors](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/askuc/answers/repeating.html#4]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/educators/counselors/resources/askuc/answers/repeating.html#4)</p>
<p>Okay, thank you. My UC GPA that I calculated isn’t so stellar though, it’s a 3.48. And I’m out of state. Health 10 is the second part of high school health, and is supposed to be taken sophomore year. Will they look at the fact that I took a lot of weighted, difficult classes and factor that in when considering my GPA, since the weighted is capped? Will they also consider the fact that I’m out of state and for the most part, I’ve been ignorant of how their system is set up and look more widely at my overall transcript rather than just the two years? How their system works, it really artificially deflates my record. If they are rigid about everything, I know I’m doomed.</p>