Do I have a shot at UCSB?

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<p>I would really like to know if I would have a shot at getting accepted to UCSB for the Fall 2010 semester. Now when you look at this please be nice obviously I know my scores and gpa arent great, but that is the exact reason I am asking, I am out of school but if you have any tips on anything I can do to raise my chances of getting in that would be very helpful.</p>

<p>My SAT'S I take on December 5th, though I have taken A BUNCH of practice tests, and have been preparing as much as I can, I believe my scores will range from about a 1600-1800 at most.
My subject tests in
BIOLOGY - 570
LITERATURE - 600
MATH - 520</p>

<p>I have a high school GPA of 3.1
and some EC's.</p>

<p>and I have two really good (in my mind) admissions essay prompts.</p>

<p>So what do you think my chances are?</p>

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<p>Also, I havent graded my GPA on an a-g scale, because I do not have my transcripts on me. But heres the thing, I did pretty bad my sophmore year. Then for Junior year I went to this school and got all A’s, I also made up all my courses that I did bad on sophmore year, and they were replaced with A’s… How do I score this?</p>

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<p>Can’t comment on your chances. good luck though.</p>

<p>For the replaced bad grades… In the UC form you put the bad grade where you got it.</p>

<p>So Soph English = D</p>

<p>Then for junior year (even if you made up the class during summer) put</p>

<p>Soph English = A </p>

<p>The form does the calculation for GPA I think.</p>

<p>The IMPORTANT THING to remember is to call the class the EXACT same name. Do NOT use Soph English in one place and English 10 in another. And if at all possible ask your GC to write a note saying the SAME NAME class grade was replaced, just in case the transcript happens to say
Soph English and English 10 replaced…</p>

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<p>If you are in state and wrote powerful essays, then I’d think that UCSB can accept you.</p>

<p>Really power through your senior year and grab a higher SAT score dude, your GPA is gonna hurt you.</p>

<p>source: I live basically in the UCSB campus :)</p>

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<p>For UCSB I think you got a good chance, btw the UC’s acceptance is really random. Everyone knows someone that didnt get in even tho they are 4.0 gpa. So for UC’s dont sweat lol. If you made up a course during summer just right it in with that year, it has a summer school option on the UC apps.</p>

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<p>a lot depends upon major choice. D was denied at UCD last year with a 4.0+. Had she applied undeclared or in a different less popular major she might have been the slam dunk candidate I thought she was in the first place. Apply but make sure you have a plan B</p>

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<p>To be honest, its a long shot. There are thousands of applicants with better test scores who did well in their sophomore AND junior years. UCSB is getting more and more competitive every year.</p>

<p>Unless you have some distinct feature, I wouldn’t count on it. Sorry.</p>

<p>PS- major doesn’t matter at UCSB (nor UCD) unless its a different college within the school. For example, you would get into the College of Letters and Science, not the economics major as is the case at places like SLO.</p>