<p>SAT:1870 (720M, 620W, 530CR)
SAT2: 760french and 700math2c
AP= 3World, 5French, US and French lit pending
UC GPA: 4.0</p>
<p>ACTIVITIES
School tennis team (9-12)
Guitar (9-12)
Academic Decathlon (10-12)
Boy Scouts (9-12)
Club FISH (9-12)
Church Youth Group (9-12)
Surfing (9-12)
Community Service: 200+ (9-12)</p>
<p>LEADERSHIP
Boy Scout Leader for my troop
Ping-Pong Club President</p>
<p>AWARDS
Academic Letter
California Scholarship Federation recipient
Eagle Scout</p>
<p>total 7AP classes by graduation</p>
<p>WOULD LIKE TO MAJOR IN
Computer Science or Engineering</p>
<p>my dad doesnt want me to apply to ucsb actually! he says that its because they have a crappy engineering and CS department. but i really want to go there. do you guys have stuff/links that show that UCSB isnt that bad in engineering and CS compared to cal poly slo and uci</p>
<p>The UCs don't care what SAT IIs you take, they don't have to pertain to your major.</p>
<p>REALLY? i want to major in engineering and someone told me i had to take physics sat2 in december so i just strated studying. So its pointless to take that test?</p>
<p>You can always apply as undeclared, and then try to transfer into Engineering later. It might be better than just getting rejected if you lack certain Engineering requirements(I don't know them off-hand). But I also hear they often will offer admission to undeclared if you don't meet the prereqs to be admitted in the major. Regardless, UCSB is pretty well known for its Engineering program, so...</p>
<p>The grad ranking is #21, right behind Harvard.</p>
<p>SD, Berkeley, LA, and SB all have pretty good programs, and SB has been picking up a few Nobels lately.</p>
<p>Irvine is far away from the pack at 40.</p>
<p>Undergrad rankings probably favor UCSB engineering even more, since this is a small school, but I don't have access to the online undergrad ones.</p>
my dad doesnt want me to apply to ucsb actually! he says that its because they have a crappy engineering and CS department. but i really want to go there. do you guys have stuff/links that show that UCSB isnt that bad in engineering and CS compared to cal poly slo and uci
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I'm a CS major (under engineering dept), I can vouch that it's friggin' tough.</p>
<p>Both my parents are Master deg computer science, so they look over my coursework out of curiousity -- they're very pleased.</p>
<p>I believe they have links to faculty there also, you can check out their education background and the courses they offer. UCSB's computer science dept balances theory and application while other schools focus on theory or application more (ie cal poly).</p>
<p>I wouldn't suggest going in undeclared too. You get less priority to get your pre-reqs done, and seeing how it's an impacted major, it'll be tough getting the classes you need. Not only that, if you're accepted as pre-computer science, you need to maintain atleast a 2.75 GPA with all your prereqs before you get accepted into the major. However, If you're undeclared, you need a 3.0 GPA to get in as a full computer-science major. And believe me, that small difference between 2.75 and 3.0 has made and breaked a lot of people.</p>