<p>Hi,
I am a high school student in Connecticut who is looking at schools in California to apply to. My mom moved out to San Mateo about a year ago, and I stayed in Connecticut. Now she wants me to look at schools in California, which I was hesitant about at first but am now very interested in. I am a pretty average student (Mostly B's with a couple A's mixed in, have never gotten below a B- on a report card). For whatever reason my school doesn't go by the GPA system and I have no idea how to convert my grades into that, so I don't really know what schools I will meet the criteria for. I have never taken an AP course to date, but I will be taking one or possibly 2 next year depending on how my schedule turns out. The first time taking the SATs I earned a 1780, and I am pretty confident I can increase that to mid-1800s on round 2.
With that being said, I am looking for advice on what schools to apply to and what my chances of admission are looking like. My "dream" school would be one with solid academics, a good political science program, an active nightlife, and a location near a beach. So far I have visited CSU Chico and UC Santa Cruz, both of which I liked. I have looked online at a few other schools too, namely San Diego State, CSU Long Beach and University of Redlands. Could someone with experience with these schools give me some advice which of these schools is closest to what I'm looking for, which ones I have a fair chance of getting into, and possibly recommend some that I have overlooked?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Retake for a 2000 and you’ll get into UCSC. Otherwise, you have good chances at all the way it is with the right application.</p>
<p>Thanks! Does that include SDSU though? I’ve heard that is one of the harder state schools to get into. The more I look at it, the more it seems to fit my criteria, and I want to see if I have a decent chance at making it.
Also, does the fact that I would be an out-of-state student help or harm my chances of acceptance at these schools?</p>
<p>anyone? haha</p>
<p>SDSU has a 10 percent admit rate. It helps if you live in their referral area. I wouldn’t worry about the SAT, but the gpa counts a lot, and your choice of major. Go to CSU mentor and search “impacted”, and look for the impacted majors matrix. </p>
<p>The gpa weight seems to go double for UC 's and most kid’s have a 3.5 or better these days. Kid’s with a 3.1’s are getting waitlisted at UCR.</p>
<p>It’s really important to satisfy the a-g requirements if you want to be admitted to public.</p>