Since you are out of state, costs to attend a UC will be quite high, in the $50k/year range. There is limited aid for out of state students. You'll want to talk with your parents to see if they are able to afford this (along with the possibility of a fifth year, since some majors are impacted and course availability can be limited).
You'll need to calculate your UC GPA, using UC's so-called A-G requirements. UC only considers your sophomore and junior year grades. OOS students may weight only AP courses, not honors. One of the things that trips up many out of state applicants is UC's Visual and Performing Arts requirement of a year-long course in a visual or performing art. The minimum UC GPA for out of state applicants is 3.4
UCSB lists the following on their "Quick Facts" off of the Admissions page using the UC GPA:
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Freshman Applicant Statistics (Fall 2009 Entering Class)
Applicants: 44,713
Admitted: 21,590 (48.3%)
* 4.01 average GPA
* 1876 mean SAT I score
* 4% of admitted students are non-residents
Enrolled: 4,587
* 3.85 mean GPA
* 1801 mean SAT score
* 36% GPA of 4.0 or above
* 594 mean Verbal SAT score
* 612 mean Math SAT score
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An alternate path to UCSB is to enroll at Santa Barbara City College, which provides both a residential experience and a well-established transfer pathway to UCSB for your junior and senior years.
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