Oos?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>How hard would it be for me to get in OOS? (From Georgia)
3.65 UC GPA and 28 ACT (retaking tomorrow, hopefully getting at least 30)</p>

<p>Awards:
National French Honor Society (10th-12th)
Scholar-Athlete Award (10th)
Science Award for Hardest Worker (11th)
Bronze Level Award in National Spanish Competition (11th)</p>

<p>E.C's:
Varsity Cross Country (9th-11th)
Varsity Track (9th, 10th)
Crew (11th, 12th)
Currently Top Coxswain on Varsity</p>

<p>French Club (10th, 12th)
Model UN (10th, 12th)
Diversity Club (11th)
-Founding Member
Wolf Ambassador (11th)</p>

<p>Various service projects at Sugarloaf Methodist Church (11th-12th)
Organized a service trip to Argentina where I collected toys and books to bring to children who had been burned in the Buenos Aires area (October 2007/11th)
Tutored underprivileged students after-school (11th)</p>

<p>Hosted an exchange student from Antibes, France (9th)
Took Chinese lessons to increase my linguistic knowledge (10th)
Traveled to Argentina and Chile and acted as a translator for my father’s business meetings as well as visited children who had been burned in the hospital (October 2007/11th)</p>

<p>Worked At 5 Guys Burgers and Fries from 1/06-5/06 and currently am a hostess for the past 4 months at a restaurant.</p>

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<p>Getting in is not so much the question. Whether it's worth it is.</p>

<p>You can count on paying $44K living off-campus or $47K on-campus to attend UCSB (see UCSB</a> Financial Aid) Given the CA budget crisis you can only expect these numbers to rise in the next 4 years. I have a hard time understanding why people think its worth this kind of money to attend a large public with little personal attention, large classes, etc. For that kind of money you could attend a U with a much more personalized experience, or even attend a cheaper public near home and still come out ahead financially even if you spend entire summers vacationing on the beach. The UC schools are a great deal for in-state students, but prohibitively expensive OOS.</p>

<p>And don't think that after a year or two you'll qualify for in-state rates. The way things are set up, its pretty much impossible to do that if you weren't a CA resident when you graduated HS.</p>

3

<p>haha thanks.
bumpp?</p>

4

<p>yet again...bump much?</p>

5

<p>Uggh, it would be awesome to go here, and I think could get in, but paying it would be nuts!!!</p>