If you were to simplify what anxiety is, it can best be described as your fear response not working properly. Have you ever had a smoke alarm that sounded even when no smoke was around? That's what living with anxiety is like - your body feels scared, even though there isn't anything that's supposed to be scaring it.
1 Students must complete two of the following lower division courses at UCSB and earn a 2.6 GPA average in those courses. 2  Courses must be taken for a letter grade:
Are GRE scores required? Yes, UCSB requires GRE scores of all applicants, regardless of age, degrees earned, or background. Only the general test is required (the general test consists of Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing sections). We strongly recommend that applicants take the GRE seriously and prepare as well as they can for the test. Workbooks, practice tests, and even workshops are available to help in this regard.