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- Earn the best grades possible.
- Take a full load of challenging courses each year of high school, including your senior year.
- Prepare for and complete all entrance exams as early as possible, preferably before December of your senior year. Exams must be completed no later than this date.
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Being UC-eligible does not guarantee admission to your first choice of UC campuses. The number of applications often
exceeds the available spaces at many UC campuses. To increase your competitiveness at the campus of
your choice:
- Complete courses beyond the 'a-g' requirements, such as a fourth year of math, a third year of lab science; if you enjoy languages, take four years of a foreign language instead of two.
- Engage in extracurricular activities (but not to the detriment of your academic progress). UCSB looks for longevity of service and leadership in your activities.
- Complete as many UC-approved honors, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate or college classes as possible during your high school years.
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The University of California requires a personal statement as part of the Undergraduate Application for Admission.
Freshman applicants will respond to the prompts below using a total of 1,000 words.
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Describe the world you come from — for example, your family, community or school — and
tell us how your world has shaped your dreams and aspirations.
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Tell us about a personal quality, talent, accomplishment, contribution or experience that
is important to you. What about this quality or accomplishment makes you proud and
how does it relate to the person you are?
For detailed advice, view UCSB's personal statement help sheet.
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Your essay will help us to discover a sense of you as an individual and to envision the contributions you might make to UCSB.
From your essay, we would like to:
- Better understand the circumstances or context in which you have achieved-or not yet fully achieved-your academic potential;
- Know more about your character, your educational values, and your life goals as they relate to your intended area of study;
- Have insight into what you will add to the excellence and diversity of UCSB's entering freshman class.
Allow time to compose and revise your essay, then ask a counselor, teacher, parent, or friend to review it for you. As you
finalize your essay, reread it until you are confident it speaks to the points noted above.
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