UC Merced Freshman profile:
GPA and test scores of middle 25%-75% students
High School GPA UC: 3.40 - 3.91
ACT Composite Score: 20 - 27
ACT English Language Arts: 19 - 26
SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing: 510 - 610
SAT Mathematics: 510 - 620
SAT Essay: 13 - 17
@artloversplus CSU Monterey Bay is near Salinas where the cost of living is more affordable than the metropolitan areas in Cali. Thanks @Corbett for the updated clarification
My D is in Salinas and I am footing her bill and I live next to CSUEB so I can say the following:
To an OOS student, on campus R&B is not going to make that much of difference on either campus, if he wants to live off campus, I’d say rent might be slightly cheaper in Salinas, but I doubt it make that much difference in Marina or Seaside vs Hayward. Remember Salinas is a large town and its pretty far from Marina, you cannot walk to it. Food will be pretty much the same, now a day, other than meat, you can get most of the fruit and vegetables at 99c only.
The main differences will be the tuition, since CSUMB is no longer a WUE schools.