I am a scuba diver and citizen scientist. I am hoping to study ecology or marine biology depending on the school. I have my advanced PADI certification and i am a level 2 REEF surveyor. which means anytime i dive or snorkel i take a survey of the fish or invertabrates i see. I have a lot of extracirriculars but those are my most unique. I have a weighted overALL GPA OF 4.39(my school soent do weighted honors) AND a unweighted of 3.8. I will have taken 14 APs by the end of my senior year and so far i have passed all the tests. Also i have a 28 ACT and i get my sat score in a few days. I hope with thta information you can provide me with tips on how to pitch myself to certain UCs and how to get accepted.
UCs don’t look at SAT/ACT. They are test blind.
You sound like a great student.
As noted above, your test scores won’t matter, as the UCs are test blind.
Also you should compute your three UC-specific GPAs:
https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
The PIQs are your chance to pitch yourself. Use them well.
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Both schools have great programs, my daughter was accepted into both. You should consider applying to CCS at UCSB as well (separate application):
Marine Science | UCSB College of Creative Studies
As @worriedmomucb said, you’ll need to calculate your UC GPA’s. You look academically strong and the scuba certification is certainly helpful for your field, and may give you a slight boost, but mostly you’ll want to focus on really strong PIQ’s about your passion for marine science as well as what else makes you a well rounded candidate. This is a good start:
Good luck!
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Can you tell me the difference between taking marine bio or bio in the liberal arts dept vs creative studies?
Welcome to College Confidential. You might find this thread helpful: Considering UC Santa Barbara College of Creative Studies (CCS)
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