What are his chances? (UCSB)

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<p>I was accepted to UCSB but my friend is hoping to apply for this spring or fall 13. </p>

<p>What are the chances of him being accepted to UC Santa Barbara?</p>

<p>Info on him-</p>

<p>Gender: Male
Student type: Transfer from Out of State
Cumulative GPA: 2.8 (Hoping to bring it to 3.0 for his last semester)
Pros: He was a marine for 4 years-therefore he is a veteran and so is his family.
Major: Business (Or Economics/Accounting)
American & Asian Background</p>

<p>Anyone think he has any chance of getting in? The only thing bringing him down is his GPA I guess... Considering I believe they'll really like that he is a veteran and has experienced many hardships that he can also include in his essay. Please let me know what you think and if he has any chances whatsoever.</p>

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<p>Oh and he has plenty of extra curriculars too!</p>

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<p>The Veteran status would probably be equivalent to boosting his GPA point .5. So basically, lets say he does get a 3.0, it can be boosted to a 3.5 just because he is a veteran and probably went through many hardships. </p>

<p>If he gets an SAT score of over 2000, I’d say he has a pretty decent chance at acceptance. :)</p>