<p>I have a cumulative GPA of 3.9. No honors classes but I am one year ahead in math (currently taking Alg. 2 as a sophmore). Next year I want to take running start classes as long as university's transfer the credits. I would be taking English 101, US history, and Intro to computer science at my local community college. I volunteer 2 hours a week at Crista elderly living home. </p>
<p>My household income is below 40k.</p>
<p>I would need a full ride or close to it.</p>
<p>Do I have a good chance including financial aid? Let me know if I need to give more info. By the way, I am an out of state student if that matters</p>
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<p>I think it’s too early to ask for chances, but as a recent UoP acceptee, I’d suggest taking honors & AP classes junior year. I also took Algebra 2 as a sophomore, but my other classes were accelerated and AP. hope to see you post about this next year, and good luck!</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Any suggestions as to what honors/AP classes I should be taking? I was hoping that taking running start would substitute taking honors/AP classes, but my fear is that my credits wouldn’t transfer.</p>
<p>I’m still looking for more answers. Anything helps, really.</p>
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<p>I just got accepted to UOP and all the CSUs that I applied for (Sac State, Cal Poly Ponoma and Cal Poly SLO) and so far you seem right on track. I didn’t take a lot of AP classes since my high school didn’t offer whole lot but i’m sure UOP and other schools would take that into consideration. Make sure you complete the A-G requirements for UCs and CSUs (if you don’t know what a-g is [University</a> of California - a-g Guide](<a href=“http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/a-g_reqs.html]University”>http://www.ucop.edu/a-gGuide/ag/a-g/a-g_reqs.html))</p>
<p>For sure, you’re not going to get a full ride in UOP. Most likely you’ll get half of your fees covered (about $20-30k) but if you get enough scholarships and stuff then you’d have more money to cover the fees. Being out of state wouldn’t matter for any private colleges since it’s the same for everyone but it would for the UCs and CSUs. For those you’d probably have to pay about the same amount as UOP but maybe a bit less like $30-40k. But if financial aid is generous enough to you then you might get a full ride.</p>
<p>This is all I can think of right now. If you have anymore questions, I’ll be here to answer.</p>
<p>My friend got accepted to UoP with a significant scholarship with good, but not great, grades and scores. I believe he had a 27 on his ACT. I’m not sure what his GPA was, but I’m pretty sure he didn’t have any AP classes. He was a resident of California, but I don’t know if that really matters to UoP as it’s a private school. You probably have a better shot at getting a full ride at UoP and other private schools than you would at a UC or CSU. Everyone here is having a really hard time getting any sort of aid with all of the budget cuts lately.
Also, I don’t know if you are set on coming to school in California, but the cost of living is MUCH higher than in other states. Even if you get a full ride scholarship, paying for everything else (food, activities, transportation, etc.) will really add up. Just something to think about, it money is a big issue.</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the responses guys. It really helps me out.
I am pretty set on going to college in Cali, but cost has been a huge issue for me. I understand that the cost of living is high in California, so I will have a job while going to school. I got my second semester grades back and I got a 3.9 GPA so I do feel I am still on track to getting a good scholarship at UoP. My hope is that I’ll be able to get atleast 3/4 paid for, and the rest paid with a job. Anyways, thanks again for the feedback. I really hope more people keep replying, because it is good information for everyone to see!</p>
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<p>SeattleSol,</p>
<p>You should know, first, that you qualify for lower tuition at many of the State Universities, such as Humboldt State, through the WUE (western undergraduate exchange).</p>
<p>My son has an almost full tuition scholarship to UOP but here’s the breakdown:
Regent’s scholarship $10K
Cal Grant (residents) $9.7K
UoP matching grant $9.7K
Misc other grants $5K
Stafford Loans $5K</p>
<p>We’ll still pay about $14K for books, room and board, and other expenses.
DS had 2150 on his SAT and a 3.7 unweighted GPA…plus 27 college credits and a 3.2 GPA at the community college as a dual enrollment student. He’d also had his own web design business since he was 15. And has composed and published songs.
He was also invited to the Legal Scholars Program, Honors Program, and the Heyborne Leadership Academy. He accepted the last two, and is accepted into the Engineering and Computer Science Department. He wants UoP’s 5-yr Master’s program in CS.
He wrote a great essay and interviewed with the ECS chair during his campus visit, both completely unneeded with his scores but they made him memorable. He applied early admittance. This was the only college that he wanted to attend, even though his grandfather teaches at UC Davis and he was a legacy at Duke.
He has a classmate who was also accepted to and chose UoP, with a President’s grant ($6.5K). This classmate wasn’t invited to Honors…I believe that his SAT was about 1900 but I wouldn’t swear to it. I believe that his classmate hasn’t declared a major or applied to the CSE but he’s extremely pleased to be attending. They both plan to take full advantage of the Music Department’s programs.
UoP looks at unweighted GPA, SAT and ACT scores. They would probably give someone they really wanted from out-of-state about $20-25K of grants. You should be aware that like most schools their class body is improving yearly with increasingly better grades and test scores. UoP is in the top 100 in the nation for Computer Science (most people don’t know this) and has a respected Music Conservatory. They also have pre-law, pre-dental, and pre-pharmacy programs, although the hill to climb to qualify for these is extremely steep and there are weeder classes in both Chemistry and Biology.
The downside of UoP is that the town of Stockton has been hit particularly hard by the recession and is bankrupt. They keep dialing back police services and the gangs are a problem. UoP is one of only two college campus’s in California with an actual police station on campus. The campus is safe and so is North Stockton.
California Polytech is far more affordable, one of my son’s childhood friends is attending Cal Poly at San Loius Obispo and absolutely loves it there.</p>
<p>SeattleSol,
I’d forgotten to answer your next question. The History, gov’t and economics classes are good to take, also math (Trig, Statistics, Calculus). Psychology transfers. UoP only accepts 5’s on AP classes. Interestingly, they do accept CLEP credits.</p>
<p>Here’s the list, [Undergraduate</a> Transfer Credit Policy](<a href=“http://www.pacific.edu/About-Pacific/AdministrationOffices/Office-of-the-Registrar/Undergraduate-Transfer-Credit-Policy.html]Undergraduate”>http://www.pacific.edu/About-Pacific/AdministrationOffices/Office-of-the-Registrar/Undergraduate-Transfer-Credit-Policy.html)</p>