Currently a HS sophomore, UCSB is my dream school

Colleges & Universities University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>So I know freshman year doesn’t count (thank God, I failed Honors Biology) and I’ve just ended my first semester of sophomore year. I took:</p>

<p>AP European History
Honors English
CP Chemistry
Spanish 2
Algebra 2
Journalism (I was a staff writer for the school paper)</p>

<p>I’m (kind of) a part of Invisible Children club, and was involved in school plays my freshman year. I’m working on my volunteer hours (I need them for Church) and am planning on a trip to Haiti with my mom to help people.</p>

<p>My GPA this semester was 3.16 (weighted). I know, it’s bad. I’m not sure if that’s my UC GPA because I’m unsure how to figure it out? I think it’s the same as how my school calculates it.</p>

<p>I’m a white, middle-class female who lives in southern California (if that matters).</p>

<p>UCSB is my dream school! Help? :)</p>

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<p>Technically freshman year does count when they compare you to other students.</p>

<p>Weighted UC GPA is different then a high school’s standards on weighting grades. However, get your grades up and take AP/Honors when you can. Get your GPA around the high 3.9s. SAT scores matter big time, so I recommend taking the PSAT to see where you stand and to study from there. I think you’ll be fine as long as you get your GPA up.</p>

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<p>try and get your GPA to at least a 3.65 around there, and then mid to high 2000’s on your SAT</p>