Colleges in California to apply to

College Search & Selection
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<p>I've heard the recent news from my civics teacher about how tuition for UC schools will go up by 8% each year, and how students are taking longer time graduating (5 years instead of 4) because so many classes have been cut, and how a lot of the facilities are shutting down, like the libraries. </p>

<p>My question is, what is a respectable, public school (a school that doesn't need letters of rec) that's cheap that I can apply to? Just give me some names</p>

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<p>Not sure about letter of rec, but look at Sonoma State U., and some of the Cal State’s based on what you plan to study.</p>

<p>[CSUMentor[/url</a>]</p>

<p>However, many state schools (not just CA) are experiencing hiring freezes, tuition increases, and students are unable to graduate in 4 yrs. without careful planning. Another option would be to attend a UC, but take some requirements during the summers at your local cc and transfer the credits. Many CA students are doing this as well as in my own state. I would still apply to some UC’s if you are instate CA. </p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-colleges/]California”&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/california-colleges/]California</a> Colleges - College Confidential](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>http://www.csumentor.edu/)</p>

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<p>san diego state is pretty well respected and so is long beach. cal poly’s (especially SLO) is ranked up there with the UC’s so you should definitely look into those!</p>

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<p>What are your UC GPA and SATs?</p>

<p>“Respectable” publics without essays basically means some of the CSUs but some of them require a certain eligibility index, especially if you are outside the local service area.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://californiacolleges.edu/admissions/acceptance-enrollment-rate-csu.asp[/url]”>http://californiacolleges.edu/admissions/acceptance-enrollment-rate-csu.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/faq.html[/url]”>http://arweb.sdsu.edu/es/admissions/faq.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p><a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions;

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<p>try WUE schools? The University of Oregon is a pretty respectable school. Plus WUE schools can cost you only $9,000 per year. </p>

<p>You could try for privates and apply for financial aid. really look into how much financial aid they give and how qualified you are for the college. Typically, if you’re overqualified they’ll give you more financial aid (through scholarships). But it’s a pretty big bet so don’t rely on getting financial aid.</p>

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<p>^^^ not all WUE schools accept Californians… in fact, I believe U of O doesn’t. The last time I checked WUE wasn’t that great: OOS tuition with WUE was what residents paid, plus 50%. I think you can do a lot better going private.</p>

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<p>Are all the colleges that you guys said instate? I’m CA resident, so I guess instate is better because its cheaper and I have higher chance to get in.</p>

<p>I’ll check out the Cal Poly’s. Anything else?</p>

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<p>That complaint does not really appear on the Berkeley forum. Berkeley does class selection and registration in several stages to ensure that each student gets about half of his/her schedule at high priority, and most departments reserve spaces in classes for those in the major. This means that “not getting your major courses” is not that likely to be a problem. However, non-major breadth or elective course selection is likely to be diminished.</p>

<p>The UCs do have an incentive to graduate students on time, since each student graduating late is a student who needs another semester of in-state tuition subsidy.</p>

<p>CSUs (including the Cal Polys) are generally less expensive than UCs. If your stats meet minimum CSU eligibility, then the several non-impacted campuses and majors can be considered admissions safeties.</p>

<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)
[Impaction</a> | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/impactioninfo.shtml]Impaction”>http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/impactioninfo.shtml)</p>

<p>At least one impacted campus (San Jose) posts the past eligibility index for admission to its various majors, so you can get an idea of how likely you are to be admitted.</p>

<p>[SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1208.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1208.html)</p>

<p>Cheapest of all is likely going to community college and then transfer to a UC or CSU (see <a href=“http://www.assist.org%5B/url%5D”>http://www.assist.org</a> to match community college courses to UC and CSU courses and majors). However, community colleges respond to budget cuts by reducing course offerings, so that it may be very hard to find non-full courses at many community colleges.</p>

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<p>The thing is, I dont know what I want to study, so I just want a cost effective method to get into college; my family cant afford to pay tuition and my sister goes to college in 3 years.</p>

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<p>If you are very undecided, you can go to community college. Since it is inexpensive, spending an extra year exploring different subjects (if necessary) will not be as expensive as at a four year school. After you figure out what you want to do, complete the requirements for the major you like (see [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) ) and transfer to a UC or CSU to complete a bachelor’s degree in two years.</p>

<p>The disadvantage would be that many have very full classes due to budget cuts, and you would not be able to take junior or senior level courses as a freshman or sophomore.</p>

<p>If your family’s income is under $80,000 per year, the Blue and Gold Opportunity program at UC will top up financial aid grants to cover systemwide tuition and fees. This does not ensure that living expenses will be covered, but if you have a local UC that you can go to and live at home while attending, it may be a relatively low cost option.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/paying-for-uc/financial-aid/grants/blue-gold/index.html[/url]”>http://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/paying-for-uc/financial-aid/grants/blue-gold/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;