Do I have a chance?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>hey guys do you think I have a chance at UCSB? I'd love to go to UCSB and would like to know if there should be any improvements in my area and see where I stand.</p>

<p>I'm a junior right now at at private catholic all boys school.</p>

<p>I have a 3.7 weighted GPA with 1720 SAT - 560 reading 600 math 560 writing. I'll take SATs twice more and ACT too to see how much I get more.</p>

<p>Almost all of my classes are Honors classes and I've taken 2 AP class this year and
planning on taking 4 next year.</p>

<p>I'm the advertisement manager in the school's Asian American Club, I'm also in the Leadership club, art club, environmental club, varsity swimming manager, and a student council officer and plan on running for school vice president this year, I've done my volunteer service work at the Johns Hopkins Bayview Hopsital and also at a local soup kitchen.</p>

<p>I'm also very into my school's art club, (and not to brag but) I'm considered one of the school's best artist and my teacher recommends that I go to Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) but I'd like to keep options open and art school isn't the biggest option for me since I'd like to major in psychology or environmental science, also since I'd like to go somewhere in Cali.</p>

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<p>Definitely get your SAT up that’s huge. Your GPA is fine. The thing they want to know is what have you done outside of your school’s art club that distinguishes you from just being “one of your schools best”? Do you participate in competitions? Have you won any awards?</p>

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<p>thank you! nope i haven’t gotten any awards for art outside of school, but I will be participating in some national competitions soon like the one this April</p>

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<p>One thing to note is that your UC GPA is calculated only using courses from your sophomore and junior year, so your senior year AP courses won’t be a part of that.</p>