Just got in today! (At least that’s when I checked in the last three days) SIR DD: 5/29
Got in off appeal from WL (however i dont know whether i was accepted off the WL or off appeal)
Residency: OOS
Major: Philosophy
SAT: 1280 (highest though all scores were sent; i took three) ACT: 29 (taken once)
GPA: 3.3 UW 4.5 W when applied (I dont really know exactly how the UC GPA works but on a calculator website from when i applied it said 4.6 i think)
Essays: well worded and high quality (at least imo)
EC: not too many maybe 3 at most one cultural and two volunteering, no sports or leadership positions
Appeal: Parents were switching from job to job and my mother was in and out of the hospital like a routine every few months + I worked a full time job and am still working one now which explains a tiny drop in senior grades
Yall cannot fathom my excitement!!! I hope you all get in and i hope this information brings some light as yall await a response
I got off 5/22, so grateful. Unfortunately, I didn’t get my first choice major (electrical engineering) but did get my second choice which was physics
Stats:
In State
1410 sat
4.12 GPA
president of two clubs, varsity swim, bunch of volunteering and other clubs
Essays not too bad, definitely not the best but I got a lot of help smoothing them out
I’d also like to note that I sent in a LOCI which I worked hard on to display how interested I was in UCSB and what I would do if accepted. I think it may have worked? Also, the email notifying me I got in came THREE days after I actually was accepted, so continue monitoring your portals guys!
Good luck to anyone still on the waitlist! GO GAUCHOS!
It was a long time ago but I went to UCSB and my roommate was EE (20 yrs ago, still good friends, and now my son accepted for 2024 which seems impossible). I spent a lot of time with the “South Campus” crew and loved walking over there because Stephen Hawking was always racing away from physics students trying to ask a thousand burning theoretical questions. Anyway, it was super common for EE students to change majors after the first year because many just couldn’t deal with the highest grade in classes being essentially a D+ and the endless study groups (you will not make it without a study group). The major is almost a test of psychological resilience rather than intelligence, especially the first 2 years. So I would say there is a chance seats could open up in the department. I had to talk my roommate out of quitting the major at least once a month. The physics majors did seem much happier. Once there, get the scoop from senior in EE. The upside was a couple years after my roommate graduated, he called saying he just took the stealth bomber to Catalina for lunch (the perks of working as an engineer for the Dept of Defense). Maybe explore on Reddit?
Hey guys i’m a transfer student and got accepted into UCSB today!
I was rejected and submitted an appeal for CS but i got into my second choice that is stats and data science. I don’t have a good gpa but i still got in!
Waited months for a response and it was worth it! Words cannot describe how extremely blessed I am to be able to attend my dream university. I love you all and hope the best for all of you. Never give up and always stay positive. I had a 3.0 GPA, no appeal and was admitted to the communication program!
