The first thing that any UC (or just about any college, for that matter) will look at is your grades, class rank, SAT scores, and the difficulty of the courses you've taken.
After that, they will consider your extra-curriculars, your essays, and your recommendations.
Some of the above posters are correct--it's better to have a few activities you've participated in passionately than to have a laundry list of a hundred different activities you've dabbled in. Don't worry about impressing the college admissions staff with your choice of activities. As long as it's not stuff like "cocaine snorting" or "power eating," you will be fine. They do not want you pursuing activities just to impress them. They want to see that you have participated in activities for the sheer joy, satisfaction, and learning experience of it. That being said, if you have a special talent that you can offer the college (like competitive debate, if the school has a competitive team, or sports), that's good too--but most people are not so lucky as to be the next Matt Leinart.
Good luck!
2007-04-11 16:39:59
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answered by kimpenn09 6
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all UC are hard to get in. UC santa barbara and irvine is not that hard compare to others. I suggest take a lot of AP's even though u get a C it'll still be better than having an A in a regular class, but don't overwhelm urself. depends on what electives ur school offers, but take hard classes to show them u're willing to challenge urself then u'll look good! take classes that meet graduation requirements and the rest take hard academic classes.
2007-04-11 15:46:17
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answered by Anonymous
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I know a lot about college applications and I can say that an excellently crafted essay will impress them. I often read student essays and laugh and laugh until I choke. That is a...ummm....bad sign.
The other thing is to get involved in a service activity (not a BUNCH of different ones that are obviously a ploy to impress, but ONE that is in depth) College folk want to see that you care and that you are willing to give a little of yourself.
Electives are not going to really impress anyone unless you take AP courses and score highly on the AP exam.
2007-04-11 15:46:19
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answered by greengo 7
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you don't want a job. it really is one element of a equipment. plenty will also remember on the position you want to flow to varsity. a number of the massive state universities will concentration on SAT or ACT rankings, GPA and sophistication rank, and would no longer even examine out a resume or record of events. Your equipment contains your try rankings, your academic profile, your essay, techniques, an interview once you've one with an admissions workplace, and events at the same time with golf equipment, community service and any events. it really is complicated to make certain how having a job at a short foodstuff eating position should be weighted by technique of a school more effective than construction properties for Habitat for Humanity, precise? The equipment would not should be 100% finished to make you an truly acceptable candidate. on the different hand, once you're searching for discretionary scholarships and grants, a scholarship evaluation panel would opt for that you ought to are turning out to be a job and tried to earn some funds to pay for college rather of being in that anime club...yet you're entering into very subjective checks. evaluate putting your community service contained in the employment section, as uncompensated employment, or leave it sparkling. Neither one could damage you in any respect once you've different stuff on your equipment that seems sturdy.
2016-12-03 21:21:00
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answered by ? 4
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Grades, student activities, community service......
2007-04-11 15:47:18
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answered by shermynewstart 7
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