<p>Admissions for ucsb gets tougher each year. One thing to think about, as was already suggested, is 2 years at SBCC if you don’t get in and then xfer. See my post from a few months back at <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-get-into-ucsb.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-santa-barbara/468098-backdoor-way-get-into-ucsb.html</a></p>