UCSB Admission - Class of 2022

@Nick2190 you deserve the world with those scores!

I have the exact same stats as you!! UCSB was a total reach school for me as I take tests incredibly poorly, which brings down my grades at the end of the year (with finals and all) and then I end with a B or B-. How did you feel about your essays, though??

@xxkookiexx that was to you^^

@casun: I think that the decisions posted earlier will stand. Hopefully it wil not be a repeat of the glitch at UCR last year.

applied as bio chem. this is my last hopeā€¦ my stats are 1210 SAT and 4.2 Unweighted GPA, great essays and extra curricular. would appreciate some feedback because this is my last school :frowning:

@crystallight may I ask what was your daughterā€™s stats?

This will literally be the longest 24 hours of our life!

@Gumbymom what was last yearā€™s UCR glitch?

@froggypop: https://www.pe.com/2017/03/10/uc-riverside-posts-admission-notices-then-takes-them-back/

@swagmastero420 i totally didnt expect it at all!! my friend told me decisions were out and i was expecting a flat out rejection! i dont think my essays were super stellar, but they were very unique. i explained why i had an extreme downward trend in grades in one of my essays. also my description of ecā€™s were pretty strong too

@xxkookiexx ahh well congrats!!!:ā€™)

Wait what I am confused did decisions come out already? Seeing people post about it??

I just love being rejected. Especially with a 4.1 Capped and 1510 SAT
:))

@neonblizzard there was a glitch from 3-335 where decisions came out and then they locked the portal

Are you in-state or OOS? Ethnicity? SAT? @froggypop

Was present during the glitch, and got flat out rejected. Luckily I got into UCLA for CS though, so thatā€™s a really nice plus. Still would love UCSB though, so Iā€™ll see what I can do.

Curious though, if anyone knows. If the decisions are ā€œdoneā€ why not just post them now? The point of them making us wait for this long is so they can have time to finish decisionsā€¦ donā€™t see a reason then why they have to make us wait even more xD

Buuut that is for anyone to know. Itā€™s been asked, and I can see why, but I would like to ask as well, is it possible that decisions arenā€™t complete?

Thanks in advance everyone, and like a previous poster said, please please PLEASE donā€™t let any college acceptance/rejection/waitlist or whatever define who you are. Applying for college is the first step that SO many people donā€™t even take. Applying shows initiative, and if you keep that, doesnā€™t matter what accepts you or doesnā€™t, you will succeed. I know some could say itā€™s easy for me to say that in such a hopeful tone cause of my (very lucky considering my UCSB rejection) UCLA acceptance, please trust that Iā€™m crushed as everyone who saw that they didnā€™t get in to UCSB, for it was my number one school as well.

Anyways, thanks again everyone, and Iā€™m wishing everyone has a great day

~ Brasiliana7

@brasiliana7 you got into ucla for Cs and rejected UCSB?! Thatā€™s crazy! What were your stats

I got into UCR, UC DAVIS, UCSC, UCSD, and UCLA as undeclared life science major in all of them. Chances for UCSB too?

Gpa: 4.2 weighted
Sat: 1310/1600
EC: not many, but made a huge improvemt junior year and did things that were passionate to me
Essay: super 100000% passionate with heart and tears (talked about my speech disorder, being poor, only child, etc etc)

Good luck!!!

I have a 4.33 weighted UC GPA, 3.88 UW, and a 1550 SAT and was denied by UCLA, accepted to UCSD, and waitlisted to Davis. Chances for SB? Iā€™ve applied as International relations, poly sci, or econ to all of my UC schools and Iā€™m in state.

@DDHH2017 Please forgive me if I am copying and pasting instead of typing everything up :smiley:

"But here are my stats:

SAT: 1400 (700 each category)
Essays: 6,5,6 (not that good but does it count much?)
SAT Math 2: Actually didnā€™t take it, and Iā€™m kind of freaking out a bit cause after going through all 51 pages of UCSBā€™s last year forum, and this yearā€™s forum lots of people have it. Was it required? I know it was recommended, but was it a full on requirement? If so, please kindly tell me in a light manner, as it shall be then obvious that any hope of getting into UCSB is all lost

GPA: applied with a 3.95 UW
UC GPA: Calculators tell me its 4.05
Weighted: Something around 4.2 - 4.3

Class Rank: lucky number 7 out of 700 (really out of 693)

AP and Honor Classes total: 8 (that i applied with) + 4 more this year I donā€™t know if those count as well

Other things I hear schoolā€™s like UC consider:

  • Income Bracket: $30k to $50k, school considered "underrepresented and low socioeconomically"
  • Male Minority
  • Parent is retired U.S. Navy
  • Fortunate enough to get chosen for Boy's State as a delegate
  • First Generation College Student

ECAs:

  • 2 years of Orchestra, first violin and first viola chair, as well as President both years (class got cut though, I added that in)
  • 4 years of MCJROTC, at the time of applying I was second in command of my whole company, known as the Executive Officer I added in all the awards I've gotten with that
  • 1 year of Jazz Band and Trumpet Choir
  • 3 years of Academic League (Varsity all 3 years), Vice President for last two years, and I also added in the awards I've gotten with that
  • 1 year in student council

AP Classes:
AP Physics: a dismal 2, but I was a sophomore taking my shot, did well in the class though xD
AP Comp Sci A: 3 (well then )
AP Calc AB: 3
AP World History: 4
AP English Language: 4
AP US History: 4
AP Environmental Science: 4

Other little things to consider:

  • I'm currently in AP Calc B/C
  • I've furthered my coding experience, and one of my essays was about that
  • My essays were pretty decent from my POV, and surely highlighted every aspect of what I do from my music playing to my times in JROTC to my coding endeavors
  • I have 200+ community service hours, mostly in one area, but also some hours in other places as well which I have noted
  • I'm a Seal Bearer in CSF but I don't thing UCSB knows that because I didn't state that anywhere in the application"

There it is! Hopefully that helps