3.76 W and 2070 SAT, what schools in Cali?

College Search & Selection
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<p>What schools in California could I get into with these stats? </p>

<p>I hope to bring my SAT up (right now 580R 740M 750W), varsity lax, good ECs, etc.</p>

<p>Coming from FL!</p>

<p>Like Psych, Philosophy, and most of the Social Sciences as well as things like Astronomy and such..</p>

<p>Help me out pleaseeee!</p>

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<p>Private or state? Is money an issue?</p>

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<p>Money isn’t really a huge issue, so I’d be open to both Public and Private schools.</p>

<p>I’d love to go to USC, but I don’t think I have much of a chance getting in due to my low UW GPA…</p>

<p>Help me out please!</p>

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<p>U of Redlands, U of Pacific.</p>

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<p>Occidental, Santa Clara, UCSC, UCR.</p>

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<p>UCSC and UCR and both UC schools and UC schools are GPA whores, so to speak, rather than SAT whores. Therefore, the OP should keep away from the UCs. </p>

<p>I’d recommend to the OP to look into Pepperdine and Santa Clara. I think the OP also has a shot at USC, or more so than s/he does at any UC, including UC Merced.</p>

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<p>So what’s your unweighted GPA and class rank?</p>

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<p>I’m not positive on UW GPA because I go to a gifted school in FL that is nationally ranked top 10. All the classes are either honors or AP, it doesn’t do class rankings either because we are all “gifted” hah.</p>

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<p>would I have any shot at USC??
i’m starting to really want to be there.</p>

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<p>I think you definitely have a shot at USC. 3.7 weighted is not bad at all…especially if all your classes are honors. You should also check out Occidential, Pitzer and maybe Claremont McKenna. Oxy and Pitzer are both bit easier to get into, and great schools.</p>

<p>BTW, California rocks! Good choice. Lol.</p>

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<p>One more thing, if you want to increase your chance at USC definitely try to raise your SATs. It could help a lot. Just study intensely with practice tests on the Reading section, you should definitely be able to raise your score. Your high score on the Writing section says that maybe you just had a bad day on Reading, or you weren’t familiar with the type of question. Or maybe you, like me, just were overthinking the CR section (you said you go to a gifted school, so that’s what’s causing me to jump to conclusions here.) Anyway, check out “Hack The SAT” by Eliot Schrefer, it’s a really awesome book with amazing tips for the CR section. It really helped me, so maybe it would help you too! That book paired with eight or so practice tests (using the CR section only) and you should definitely get your score up a bit.</p>

<p>Good luck with SC!</p>

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<p>Yeah I really really want to go to USC.</p>

<p>I hope that I can bring it up! My aunt bought me this program for the computer that was originally 600 dollars but she got a huge discount for some reason, so I hope that helps.</p>

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<p>Santa Clara, USD, Loyola-Marymount</p>

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<p>lol is this a joke?</p>

<p>Merced and Riverside would be practically begging you to go.</p>

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<p>Yes, UC Merced and Riverside would likely take the OP. Does anyone know what Merced’s acceptance rate is??? It looks like about 90% of applicants get admitted.</p>

<p>I’ve heard that Cali is thinking of putting a med school at Merced to boost its enrollment. Don’t know if that’s been “tabled” because of the economy…probably :(</p>

<p>Merced’s weakness is lack of rah rah and such…for those who want the more “social” aspect of college life. It’s website… <a href=“http://www.ucmerced.edu/[/url]”>http://www.ucmerced.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>And, it looks like UC Merced is trying some financial incentives to get students -</p>

<p>" So far, the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships has distributed nearly $13 million in financial aid this semester.</p>

<p>Of the money distributed this semester, 68 percent is in the form of grants, 28 percent in loans and 4 percent in scholarships. These figures do not include fee waivers or work-study benefits.</p>

<p>According to the Fall 2008 student census, 69 percent of all undergraduates at UC Merced have been paid some form of financial aid, and 60 percent received gift-aid (money that does not have to be paid back). On average, students receiving gift-aid were offered about $10,500.</p>

<p>The key to affording a UC Merced education is knowing what options are available to you. Our site and the University of California site are both rich resources for such information. "</p>

<p>BTW…here are the stats for entering freshman in the mid 50% of score range at Merced…
Math - 480-610
CR - 440-570
W - 440-570</p>

<p>GPA - 3.2-3.7</p>

<p>and…it looks like about 90% of applicants get admitted. <a href=“http://ipa.ucmerced.edu/docs/facts/Enrollment%20Quick%20Facts.pdf[/url]”>http://ipa.ucmerced.edu/docs/facts/Enrollment%20Quick%20Facts.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>The OP has a fine GPA for the bottom 3 UCs, and with a good SAT score (it’s already above average for all UCs) would be in the running for the mid tiers.</p>

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<p>I also suggest Santa Clara. I took one of their philosophy courses this last summer. I enjoyed it, and I thought it was fairly challenging even though I’m applying to much more selective schools.</p>

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<p>Santa Clara is getting to be very competitive. but, maybe if the OP doesn’t need any f/a, it might be a help. Santa Clara may claim to be need blind (does it still???), but last year’s families felt that they weren’t.</p>

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<p>Check out University of La Verne</p>

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<p>LOL, Santa Clara is definitely not need-blind. Let’s just say that Mercedes and BMWs are a common sight in their parking lot, and leave it at that!</p>