Kevin StanleyPeriod 3

Davis

University of California Santa Barbara

“UCSB Campus”

Why UCSB?

Right along the beach - countless opportunities to surf, skim board, and enjoy the magnificent view.

“UCSB Campus”

About the campusOn 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 inAverage high school GPA for incoming

freshman: 3.96Average 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 ProcessTo 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/ExpensesAnnual 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 MajorMajor 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 LifeBeach and mountains.250 active clubs and organizationsParty. Party. Did I mention party?

“UCSB Campus Organization”“UCSB Review”

The NegativesStudents 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.

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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