Chance Me & Match Me! WA senior going for CompSci; good class rigor + SAT, average EC's [4.0, 1570]

[ucbalumnus]

@kenntnisse

I am definitely low-income.

I talked to my parents some more and realized that the college they wanted me to go to would depend on the scholarships I would get.

UCs will not be affordable to a low income non-California resident, unless you get a Regents scholarship at UCB, UCD (maybe), or UCLA, where the scholarship amount is need adjusted and appears to include non-California residents based on web pages. Getting a Regents scholarship should be considered a high reach.

Comparing UC Honors Programs and Regents Scholarships

Honors programs and Regents scholarships are offered at each UC campus. However, as was mentioned in another thread, the selection criteria, benefits, and amount awarded, varies between campuses. I am creating this thread not so much for discussion (although that is okay too), but as a reference that we can use when referring to the programs in other threads on CC. I’ll update as needed. The Regents Scholarship is the most prestigious scholarship awarded by the UC campuses. As such, it is very competitive and is awarded to an extremely small percentage of admitted students (top 1-2%). Selection criteria varies by campus. Scholarships are not transferable between UC campuses. UC Berkeley SEED Scholars Honors Program - application invite comes with acceptance Regents Scholarship - $2500/yr Candidates are usually admitted in February and are invited to interview for the scholarship. Scholars with financial need are awarded a scholarship up to their full need as assessed by the Fina…