<p>Hi, I'm a junior and I live in NY. I was wondering how great my chances were of getting into UCSB. I have and unweighted gpa of 3.3 (86-89) and I haven't taken my SAT or ACT but I feel confident I will do well. I have taken a total of 6 college courses along with 4 AP courses. I part-take in field hockey and lacrosse and was captain and had a CNY all league award. I started my own charity club and am a president of that club, I am in Model UN, LEAD, and independent study. Im always volunteering. played two instruments, forge in language clubs and etc. By the above listings, how great are my chances considering my gpa with those courses and extracurricular activities.Thanks SO much :)!!</p>
<p>An unweighted GPA of 3.3 is on the low side, unless many of them are AP, which will give a bump to the calculation. Do a stellar job on your SAT/ACT and you may have a chance. Your ECs are very good. Aim for 2100+ on the SAT or the equivalent on the ACT.</p>
<p>Thankyou! And im not sure…is a 86-89 calculated a 3.3? </p>
<p>The UC system charges a lot of money in OOS fees. For that kind of money you could get much more personal attention and smaller classes if you attended a private college. Or you could attend a public in your region and have more than enough money left over to take fantastic beach vacations all summer. Many kids think they can get in-state status after living in CA for a year, but the UC rules are set up to prevent this. </p>
<p>As a CA taxpayer, though, let me close with a plug for UCSB; if your parents want to make a $100K donation to the UC system in OOS tuition then let me be the first to thank them for their generous gift. </p>
<p>He’s right it’s a lot oos but yea… And it’s partake not part-take. Maybe work on sat reading and writing get that GPA up a bit and maybe you’ll get in or something but good luck</p>
<p>Here is a page talking about calculating the UC GPA. Note that only sophomore and junior grades are used in the calculation. Be sure to research the A - G requirements and meet them.</p>
<p><a href=“GPA Calculator for the University of California – RogerHub”>http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/</a></p>
<p>Out of curiosity, what is it that attracts you to UCSB? As others have said, OOS tuition is around $50,000 per year which is a lot for a public school. If you tell us what you are looking for, maybe someone can suggest other Calif. schools that might fit and be less expensive. If money is not an issue, then just ignore thisl</p>
<p>Thanks everyone! Im hoping to get into humanitarian and business degrees. A big plus for me is getting anywhere out of New York… need to get away and explore and because I had at least family in CA I could go there. My main concern is that because my gpa isnt as high as it could be, it would be a serious issue…hoping my weighted will be higher! Ive also been looking at Penn State, Alabama, Flordia State, and Texas at Austin. Are my expectations too high??</p>
<p>There are many other schools in CA that would be happy to have you. If you are really willing to pay $50k/yr, take a look at Loyola Marymount, St Mary and most of the CSUs (your GPA will probably keep you out of SDSU and SLO)
Good luck.</p>
<p>Texas at Austin oos you have zero shot. Penn state OOS prob same. Alabama you would be fine and fsu prob as well. </p>
<p>Your extracurriculars will really help you at UCSB but do run your UC gpa. Freshman grades and some others don’t count, and they will give you a bump for up to 8 semesters of AP grades so those are on a 5.0 scale. You do need a UC gpa of at least 3.4 coming from out of state (that’s the minimum to be considered), but once you add points for AP semesters, you may find you are above that. UCSB is a terrific place to go to school and I don’t understand why people would try to steer you somewhere small. I think you would have a good shot at Penn state, but UCSB is a lot more different from New York than Penn state is. There ARE other schools for matches and safeties, but I don’t think UCSB is completely out of reach, unless you don’t have a 3.4 UC gpa. Here is some data from the fall 2013 entering class. This is a UC gpa they are using. <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/files/freshman-profiles-ca/freshman-profile-ca-ucsb.pdf”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/files/freshman-profiles-ca/freshman-profile-ca-ucsb.pdf</a></p>
<p>Prep for the SAT before you take it. My sons didn’t, the first time, and the UCs now ask to see all scores. They say it doesn’t matter, but why not do your best?</p>
<p>Thanks everybody!</p>
<p>From the above points I’ve decided I will just stay in NY I guess</p>
<p>You actually have a good shot at Penn state, as they give no preference to IS/OOS. I know kids that got in with 3.0s. It isn’t THAT selective. Especially if you do the 2+2 plan. </p>
<p>You have a good shot at UCSC and UCR. You also could get in CU Boulder, Arizona, and South Carolina.</p>
<p>UCSB/UCD/UCI are lowish reaches, but aren’t impossible. Please apply. If you want to leave NY (like I want to leave MD), please follow your dreams.</p>
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<p>@leahmw If you really want to go to CA, you should do that. Tuition is high for OOS, but what is it for in-state in NY? Pretty high too. College is too much of an important time to settle for something less than your dreams-plenty of time for that later in life! Do look into the privates in CA too. They offered some pretty good merrit money to my daughter. Do well on the SAT, write stunning essays (Google Ms Sun), get some good grades between now and the end of Jr. year, keep doing the ECs and give it your best shot. Remember the UC A-G requirements too. Apply all over the coast of CA and you will land something. There is always SB City College and TAG into UCSB. Look into that as an alternative too. But don’t give up. You will get into some really nice schools. You can’t go if you don’t apply!</p>
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Lets take a look at those costs. [ul] [<em>]SUNY in-state, living in dorms = $22,700 [</em>]UCSB, OOS, living in dorms = $57,055 [/ul]
Wow. No matter the expense or debt incurred, don’t “settle”? One way of looking at it, I suppose. </p>
<p>$137,000 differential for four years? I’d pay that. Oh wait. I did. And I don’t regret it for one second. All my student loans are paid, I never left, and now my kids get in state tuition. You have to look past today and well into your future to weigh the real costs. </p>
<p>I appreciate your information and helpfulness but I have looked at SUNY schools and I live inthe SUNY area well enough that I do NOT want to be here. I am aware the price of OOS tuition and I know its higher than in state. But I agree with MIMI2012 and others who have mentioned long term goals and dont appreciate the negativey or you trying to encourage me to not leave ny </p>