<p>@thehomiealan it has been confirmed that all those invited at least to the California receptions were accepted. We don’t absolutely know about out of state receptions but since those won’t be until after admissions are released it seems a bit futile to invite those they won’t admit, since they likely wouldn’t attend.</p>
<p>Last year there was one Chicago reception where not everyone was admitted, but it was the earliest one in the process, weeks before decisions were released. It looks like they weren’t going to do that again.</p>
<p>Top applicants were invited to the reception and they announced acceptances there</p>
<p>is there any type of open house or explore day that is going to be held at ucsb anytime soon?</p>
<p>@buster18 Personally, academics. UCSB is one of only two UCs that offers a major in financial mathematics and after attending the reception, I was told that I could graduate with such a major in three years, or even double major with econ and graduate in four years. </p>
<p>wait nvm. I found this:</p>
<p>“UC Santa Barbara hosts the yearly Spring Insight Open House to welcome admitted and prospective students and their families to campus. The event allows faculty, staff and current students to share information about the prospects for academic and personal growth at UCSB.”
Saturday, April 12, 2014
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. </p>
<p>@Stat2014 that is very interesting! how many classes would you have to take a semester in order to graduate in that time frame?</p>
<p>@buster18 yes, they will have Spring Insight in April for admitted students.</p>
<p>It looks like there will also be a ‘virtual open house’ on April 15 for those who can’t attend in person.</p>
<p>thanks @collegevetting!</p>
<p>For anyone who has taken a tour of the campus, is there that feeling of prestige when you walk on campus?</p>
<p>@patakigirl did you find out online/email or at the reception?</p>
<p>@buster18 To my understanding it was just as many as any other typical major, no summer courses required. although it does help if you are in the honors program, therefore you have priority scheduling </p>
<p>@buster18 I don’t know if that is how I would characterize it, it isn’t brick or stone and arches, it is more open and relaxed. Beautiful and friendly would be my first impressions, rather than awe inspiring, I guess.</p>
<p>‘day in the life of UCSB’ video: <a href=“http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2013/013853/day-life-ucsb”>http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2013/013853/day-life-ucsb</a></p>
<p>Here’s a virtual tour (photographs with some 360s) <a href=“http://www.youvisit.com/yourcampus2.php?college=80229&vhost=1&inst=59989”>http://www.youvisit.com/yourcampus2.php?college=80229&vhost=1&inst=59989</a></p>
<p>@Stat2014 tbh I dont really know what the average amount of classes a student takes in a semester? 4? 5? (planning to graduate in 4 yrs)</p>
<p>@buster18, yes around 4 to 5. will mostly decrease once you complete your general requirement classes and just have your core classes to complete</p>
<p>Decision: Accepted
Assuming accepted because I got invited to the Reception.</p>
<p>[ b]Objective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] SAT I (breakdown): 590 CR, 730 Writing (76 Raw 8 Essay), 670 Math
[ *] ACT:
[ *] SAT II:
[ *] Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.82
[ *] UC GPA: 4.14
[ *] Rank (percentile if rank is unavailable): 2/10
[ *] ELC?: Yes
[ *] AP (place score in parenthesis): United States History (4), Environment Science (4)
[ *] IB (place score in parenthesis):
[ *] Senior Year Course Load: 2 APs, rest normal classes
[ *] Major Awards (USAMO, Intel etc.): Scholar Athlete
[ /list][ b]Subjective:[ /b][ list]
[ *] Extracurriculars (place leadership in parenthesis): none
[ *] Job/Work Experience: none
[ *] Volunteer/Community service: 40 hours community service
[ *] Personal Statement: very strong, went into detail about my struggle with medical hardships/surgery and how i overcame it, focused on how i persevered.
[ /list][ b]Other[ /b][ list]
[ *] Applied for Financial Aid?: nope
[ *] Intended Major: Pre-Economics and Accounting
[ *] State (if domestic applicant): California
[ *] Country (if international applicant):
[ *] School Type: Competitive
[ *] Ethnicity: White
[ *] Gender: M
[ *] Income Bracket: Upper Middle Class
[ *] Hooks (URM, first generation college, research, etc.):
[ /list][ b]Reflection[ /b][ list]
[ *] Strengths: grades, test scores, perseverance of medical hardships/surgery
[ *] Weaknesses: very few extracurriculars<br>
[ *] Why you think you were accepted/waitlisted/rejected: i showed i am a competent student in numbers, and my essay solidified this as well as told more about me as a person and my history with medical hardships/surgery.
[ /list][ b]General Comments:[ /b] Good Luck!!</p>
<p>didn’t get into UCD or UCSD, UCSB is my dream school but now i’m 100% sure i’m not going to get in :(</p>
<p>high five @mangoaway</p>
<p>Okay so I have a really desperate question. So I applied for UCSB and put my desired major as Chemical Engineering because I thought I might wanna do that. Well… now I don’t wanna do Chemical Engineering and I know that UCSB is kind of a high match-low reach for me in the first place and so now I’m worried that I’m not gonna get in because I chose a major that is highly selective or something.</p>
<p>Does me putting Chemical Engineering as my desired major affect my chances of admission? I really hope not.</p>