<p>Just wondering if there are any success stories on applicants that got in or are currently awaiting an answer from a school. I never got my hs diploma (or anything equivalent) and I applied to UCLA, UCSB, Berkeley, Calstate Fullerton, and Calstate Long Beach. So far I've made it to the final review to Long Beach so I think that's a good thing, and that's not even my sector school, Fullerton is. So has anyone here been accepted to any schools without a highschool diploma. just wondering!</p>
<p>I couldn’t find anything explicitly saying that you need a high school diploma. But you <em>do</em> need a high school diploma to get financial aid. </p>
<p>You can take the CHSPE, which is equivalent to a high school diploma in CA. This would seem like a good idea since all the schools you’ve listed are in California. It’s one test, which just tests math and English. (no more than, i believe, you’d need to graduate college) </p>
<p>It’s about ~3-4 hours and if you pass you get your HS diploma. And, if you apply ahead of time, it’s only like $100, which is a drop in the bucket compared to how much you’d spend if you needed financial aid.</p>
<p>Thanks. Ill check that out</p>
<p>Since you already applied, good luck.</p>
<p>That said, you might have much better chances if you get something equivalent to a high school diploma (i.e. CHSPE) and do a couple years at a community college first. Even people with high school diplomas are having difficulties getting into the schools you applied to.</p>
<p>^ i was actually under the assumption that the person had already completed IGETC. To apply as a freshman, i think you’d need a high school diploma. So the next step i imagine would be the community college route, for which no HS diploma is necessary i believe, at least to take classes. </p>
<p>So, under the assumption that they completed IGETC, including the math, it seems reasonable that they’d know enough math to pass the CHSPE, since the CHSPE tests for a lower-level math than is needed to transfer. And this is why i recommended that they just take the CHSPE.</p>
<p>If on the other hand, they didn’t complete any community college course work, i doubt there’s any four-year college that would admit them. There’d just simply be no guarantee that the person would be adequately prepared to attend the college.</p>
<p>For freshman applicants:</p>
<p>CSU: [CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Graduation Requirement](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>
<p>UC: oddly, it is hard to find mention of whether high school graduation is required here:
[University</a> of California - Admission requirements](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/index.html)
But if it is an issue, there is also “admission by exception”:
[University</a> of California - Admission by exception](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/admission-by-exception/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/freshman/requirements/admission-by-exception/index.html)</p>
<p>For transfer applicants:</p>
<p>CSU: [CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - Transfer Students - Upper-Division Transfer Requirements](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Upper-Division Transfer | CSU)
Note that high school graduation requirement is listed only for lower division transfers, not upper division (junior) transfers.</p>
<p>UC: Again, rather vague about high school graduation:
[University</a> of California - Admission requirements](<a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/index.html]University”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/transfer/requirements/index.html)</p>
<p>Based on this, you’ll need something equivalent to a HS diploma.</p>
<p>[College</a> Guide](<a href=“http://www.cpec.ca.gov/collegeguide/AdmissionRequirements.asp]College”>http://www.cpec.ca.gov/collegeguide/AdmissionRequirements.asp)</p>
<p>Yeah. I forgot to mention on a transfer and applying for my junior year at these universities. I already have all my classes done. I’m just taking a statistics class that UCLA and UCSB are asking for.</p>
<p>I’ve known a few who did the CC TAG to a UC route without a high school diploma. Don’t know of any that went directly, but it could happen. Good luck.</p>
<p>If you’re denied, do the CC to UC route.</p>