Chance Me For California Schools Please?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>Current Junior from Texas. I'm planning on applying to the following colleges and I'm going to major in Mechanical Engineering. I might apply for the UC's, but I doubt that I would be able to afford them, so I would only go if I was offered some sort of scholarship:</p>

<p>Cal Poly Pomona (Top Choice, I loved my visit there)
Cal State Fullerton
UC Riverside
UC Irvine
UC Santa Barbara
UC Santa Cruz
Cal State Long Beach
San Jose State
San Diego State </p>

<p>Schools outside CA:</p>

<p>Utah
UT Dallas </p>

<p>I sort of messed up since I didn't take any honors or AP classes my freshman or sophomore year due to home and family problems . I really slacked off my freshman year, but became a lot more serious and became more dedicated to my studies starting my soph. year.</p>

<p>CSU Unweighted GPA: 3.83 (Could possibly become 3.77 by end of year, balancing between 89 and 90 in AP Environmental Science :/ ) </p>

<p>CSU Weighted GPA: 4.22</p>

<p>UC GPA: 4.17</p>

<p>Schedule this year: </p>

<p>AP Stats
AP Environ Sci
H Physics
H Precal
AP Psychology
English 3
US History
Health / Speech </p>

<p>My Schedule next year: </p>

<p>AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Literature & Comp
Agricultural Mechanics
Intro to College Engineering (Dual Credit)
Art 2 Ceramics</p>

<p>ACT: 25 (E22 M31 R24 S24 W8/12) </p>

<p>Didn't study the first time, but studying now and going to retake... hoping for at least a 27 or 28. </p>

<p>Haven't taken any AP Test's yet. </p>

<p>EC's:</p>

<p>Football 9th Grade
Computer Science Club: 1 year
Church Youth Group: 3 years
National Honor Society: 3 years
Peer Assistance Learning Program (Help mentor elementary students) : 3 years </p>

<p>Awards :
Algebra 2 Student of the Year </p>

<p>Over 125 volunteer hours. </p>

<p>I worked at a restaurant during the summer after my sophomore year, and I'm going to work at a waterpark this summer. </p>

<p>I have currently been running a successful YouTube channel were I have been making reasonable revenue since 2010 (And yes it is appropriate content :P ) </p>

<p>That's about everything that I can put. So, what are my chances for acceptance for the schools that I've listed? I know they may be a little bit worst considering that I'm from Texas, but I have family in the SoCal area that I would like to live near, and not to mention that I really don't like living here. Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>You got a decent chance all are match to high match only opinion. Uc schools are probably a low reach, but definitely a possibility</p>

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<p>Cal Poly Pomona: Match
Cal State Fullerton: Low Match
UC Riverside: Low Match
UC Irvine: Match
UC Santa Barbara: Match
UC Santa Cruz: Low Match
Cal State Long Beach: Low Match
San Jose State: Low Match
San Diego State: Low Match</p>

<p>If you bring up your test scores, then your chances at the middle tier UCs will increase</p>

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<p>You will not be offered any significant grant aid as an out-of-state student at CSU or UC schools. The only financial aid available will be federal Pell Grants and Stafford Loans. Can you afford full-pay OOS tuition? If not, you need to start looking at your in-state schools.</p>

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<p>CSU tuition is not a problem, only UC tuition is.</p>

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<p>bump10char?</p>

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<p>You seem to have done your research on the UC/CalState info - you are on track to fulfill all of the “a” through “g” requirements, right? A lot of OOS applicants get tripped up with that. I see the ceramics course in there so as long as that’s a full year you’re good with the “f.” </p>

<p>If you can increase your test scores, that will help bump up your eligibility index, and your chances at admission. Your academic rigor and EC’s are great.</p>

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<p>you have a good chance at all of them, i have like the same stats score wise, and ive already gotten into riverside with a scholarship, good luck!
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<p>So I was looking on Cal Poly Pomona’s engineering websites, and it stated that " In addition to satisfying the Cal Poly Pomona admission requirements, freshman engineering applicants will be screened based on their SAT or ACT Math score, and their eligibility index (EI)."</p>

<p>Does that mean that I would have a better chance considering I scored a 31 on the ACT math section? Also, is the EI for unweighted or weighted gpa?</p>

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<p>How will you describe your YouTube channel? That could be significant! </p>

<p>–Atypical Asian–</p>

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<p>Engineering major applying to primarily mid/low tier UCs and CSUs that doesn’t have Cal Poly San Luis Obispo on the list?? I’d highly consider looking into it if you haven’t already, its engineering programs are very strong and highly sought after. Plus recruiters love SLO. I’d say their engineering is better or as good as the the mid tier UCs listed here.</p>

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<p>I wouldn’t expect much in the way of financial aid if you are an OOS student.</p>

<p>Your main attraction as an OOS student is that you pay much higher tuition.</p>

<p>They have plenty of in-state applicants.</p>

<p>They are unlikely to covet an OOS student.</p>

<p>Attending a Texas state university makes the most sense for you.</p>