What are my chances???

Colleges & Universities University of California - Santa Barbara
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<p>SAT: 2020</p>

<p>SAT II:
Chem-730
Math II- 760
US- 740</p>

<p>I have 2 strong essays to choose from. </p>

<p>GREAT Rec’s: One from a teacher who said I was her favorite student and the best this year. And another from a teacher who is famous for writing very good recs.</p>

<p>EC: Founded a chapter for Oxfam at my school. It’s a non profit international aid organization. We raised over 2 thousand dollars, spread the word, and appeared in the school news paper.
Model UN
VP of a community service club since sophomore year
International Club VP
Assistant curator of the spring art show at our school
Yound Democrats event planner </p>

<p>Work Experience:
Volunteered for the Smithsonian for a summer
Volunteered at the NIH (still employed)
Volunteered at the National Zoo (still employed)</p>

<p>I have 270+ hours.</p>

<p>I’ve taken 7 AP: got four 5’s and three 4’s.
I’ve always taken honors courses if they were available.
GPA: 3.6
Weighted GPA: 4.21</p>

<p>My major is most likely Political Science or International Relations.</p>

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<p>You should get in just fine</p>

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<p>UCSB is not that easy to get into…is it??</p>

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<p>I usually don’t go into these ‘chance me’ threads… it looks like you’re from the DC area, based on your extracurricular activities. If you were in-state, I’d say that your chances are pretty good. I also ran a table on the UC StatFinder website ([University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu/statfinder/printerfriendlyreport.aspx?sessionid=08fd9e0b-f20b-43ec-93c0-213f8a561231&seqid=1]University”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu/statfinder/printerfriendlyreport.aspx?sessionid=08fd9e0b-f20b-43ec-93c0-213f8a561231&seqid=1) [ignore the print prompt]), and it looks like your GPA is still pretty good if you’ve only weighted the maximum 8 classes for your UC GPA.</p>

<p>(And as an aside, the University of California’s common application does not require letters of recommendation.)</p>

<p>If I was right about you being from out of state, then what I think you should really consider is if UCSB is worth $40,000+ a year to you.</p>