Did I already screw up my chances for UCSB?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Incoming sophomore in high school</p>

<p>Unweighted 3.0 GPA, however I have 3 years left and my attitude about school is completely different so I calculated what my GPA would be senior year if I managed straight A's for the rest of high school and it came out at 3.75 unweighted. </p>

<p>I have 173 volunteer hours, no EC's though I am seriously considering joining some clubs (if those count as EC's)</p>

<p>Obviously no SAT/ACT scores</p>

<p>Oh and I'm OOS from UCSB, which I have read both that it makes my chances slimmer due to not being IN state as well as making my chances larger as I they will accept for the money they'll be getting...</p>

<p>Idk I'm just a stressed out little teenager wanting to go to my dream school so anyone help?:(</p>

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<p>Is that 3.75 by the beginning of senior year? If it is, and you get a good SAT score, you will have a good chance at UCSB.</p>

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<p>Freshman year is not counted at UCs.</p>

<p>Therefore your chances are not screwed up. If you somehow get 2100+/31+ you can aim for UCSD, UCLA or Berkeley.</p>

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<p>No :frowning: I think beginning of senior year would be more like 3.65-3.70</p>

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<p>Wait seriously?! Freshmen year isn’t counted (0o0)/ I feel so great that you said that:)</p>

<p>Eh not much interested in those schools, I just come to like Santa Barbara more than anything else…</p>

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<p>Yes, that’s right. In fact, UCs don’t consider senior grades either, just soph and jr years.</p>

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<p>So wait if I made all a’s sophomore and junior year my UC GPA would be 4.0!!! Completely disregarding what I make freshmen and senior year???</p>

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<p>^ Not necessarily true, if you’re a borderline candidate for admission they may ask for spring/ fall grades during senior year, so don’t slack off. I know personally that UCI and UCSD asked me to send them my grades. (It was optional though) I didn’t send them into UCI and I was still accepted but in hindsight I think I just got lucky. I will be attending UCSB this fall and I think you have a good shot if you keep your GPA up, and do well on the SAT.</p>

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<p>Yes you would have a 4.0 assuming you aren’t taking any AP classes, although I do suggest you try taking one or two.</p>

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<p>Wasn’t planning on slacking off its just that I really screwed up freshmen year… And Thank you:) hopefully I can call myself a fellow gaucho in a few years</p>

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<p>And yeah I’m taking 2 pre-ap this year (soph) and hopefully all so junior year</p>

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<p>Ap^**** not “so”</p>

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<p>Ohhh I thought you said you just finished your sophomore year!
Sorry LOL yeah UCs don’t look at freshman year so ur fine(:</p>

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<p>Thank you:)</p>

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<p>“So wait if I made all a’s sophomore and junior year my UC GPA would be 4.0!!! Completely disregarding what I make freshmen and senior year???”</p>

<p>Yes, that is absolutely correct. If you got straight C’s freshman year, then all A-'s soph and jr years (in case you didn’t know, UCs also do not count +'s and -'s), then C’s senior year, your UC gpa would be 4.0 (assuming no AP/honors classes). Of course, there are several reasons why you wouldn’t want to aim to do this, but your UC gpa is what it is at the end of junior year.</p>