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University of California Santa Barbara. Kevin Stanley Period 3 Davis. “UCSB Campus”. Why UCSB?. Right along the beach - countless opportunities to surf, skim board, and enjoy the magnificent view.
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University of California Santa Barbara Kevin Stanley Period 3 Davis “UCSB Campus”
Why UCSB? • Right along the beach - countless opportunities to surf, skim board, and enjoy the magnificent view. “UCSB Campus”
About the campus • On the Pacific Ocean and coastal mountains. • 1055 acre campus. • Friendly and welcoming student body. “UC Santa Barbara Campus” “UCSB – Our Campus”
What it takes to get in • Average high school GPA for incoming freshman: 3.96 • Average ACT score: 27. • Average SAT score: 1863. • 96% finished in the top 10% of their high school class rank “UCSB GPA Requirements” “UCSB Admissions”
Application Process • To apply, go to the UCSB home website and pay application fee of $60. • Include transcript which contain my ACT/SAT scores, my GPA, class rank. • An essay about myself, including personal qualities, talents and abilities, extra curricular activities, and work experience. • Essay is crucial: it can either make or break your chances of being accepted to the school. “UCSB Admissions”
Fees/Expenses • Annual costs for an undergrad comes to $26,000 for an in-state resident, $45,000 for out-of-state resident. • Track scholarship possibly? • I will most likely need to look into financial assistance programs. “Search- University of California: Santa Barbara” “Financial Aid-UCSB”
My Major • Major in Business Economics. • Business Economics focuses on how people choose their resources; develops skills in: • logical thought used in solving problems, observation and inference from data; • presenting ideas in compelling writing and speech. • With a major in Business, I can choose a wide variety of careers. • Bachelor’s degree. “Economics- UC Santa Barbara 2009-2010 General Catalog”
Student Life • Beach and mountains. • 250 active clubs and organizations • Party. • Party. • Did I mention party? “UCSB Campus Organization” “UCSB Review”
The Negatives • Students party 24-7 and have reputations of having STD’s. • Partying to hook-up with people is not my thing. • UCSB no big on sports, and I am a sports fanatic. • They do not even have a football team! “UCSB Review”
Final Decision -UCSB offers a phenomenal education and a dream location -Can’t handle lack of sports and the party atmosphere.
Works Cited • “Economic-UC Santa Barbara 2009-2010 Catalog”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.catalog.ucsb.edu/current/depths/econ.htm . 28 April 2010 • “Financial Aid- UC Santa Barbara”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.catalog.ucsb.edu/2008cat/general/fefa.htm. 24 April 2010 • “Search-University of California: Santa Barbara”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/collegeDetail.jsp. 26 April 2010 • “UC Santa Barbara Campus”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.lifesci.ucsb.edu/eemb/department/campus. 24 April 2010 • “UC Santa Barbara- Our Campus”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://ww.ucsb.edu/campus/index.shtml. 24 April 2010 • “UCSB Admissions”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.admissions.ucsb.edu/SelectionProcess.asp?selection process. 25 April 2010 • “UCSB Campus Organization”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.sa.ucsb.edu/orges/. 26 April 2010 • “UCSB GPA Requirements”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.schoolaah.com/university_of_California_Santa_Barbara. 24 April 2010 • “UCSB Review”. University California Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara, California. http://www.unigo.com/university_of_California_Santa_Barbara. 27 April 2010