<p>My gpa isn't that great it's 4.1 soph and jr year and I've gotten 4 Bs. All my extracurricular Are music based, like Allstate and marching band etc. Wondering if my ECs will help me compensate a little for my grades when applying to UCs for biology or chemistry </p>
<p>I’m am interested in this question for a different reason. I have high grades but few ECs. I am wondering if my “lack” of ECs will affect me greatly in a negative way? I do have sports, volunteering, and part time job (few hours), but overall my ECs are minimal. </p>
<p>I think it’s better to have high grades than ECs, especially for UCs. Just don’t know by how much better though</p>
<p>Most of the UCs seem to look mostly at GPA (and scores to a lesser degree). UCSB and Cal seem to be the most holistic from my experiences.</p>