Do I need more safeties, based on my GPA/SAT scores?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I have a 3.7 UC GPA, 3.4 UW.
SAT Highest Sitting: 630 CR, 560 M, 650 W (10 essay)
SAT Superscore (Not much different): 630 CR, 570 M, 650 W (10 essay)
SAT II USH: 610
SAT II Lit: 600</p>

<p>Taking SAT II Math II in Oct, retaking SAT in November and doing some intensive math studying, I think I can predict a 600 at the very least in math.</p>

<p>These are the schools I'm applying to in the fall:
UCB
UCSB
UCR*
UCD*
CSU LB
Cal Poly SLO
SDSU*
UOP*
Chapman*
USC</p>

<p>*Have not visited so not sure if I'll like it. In other words, if I get into only starred schools, there's a chance I might not even feel right on the campus.</p>

<p>I feel like maybe I don't have enough safeties. What do you think? Any suggestions?</p>

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<p>Your scores are low for most of the UCs – besides riverside, check out merced. I would add more Cal States to your list if you want to stay in california.</p>

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<p>In California, your safety is the community college that you like best. Check them out, and choose one. Some even have dorms if you want to move away from home.</p>

<p>After you find that place, everything else is matches and reaches. Try looking at your current list that way, and see how it feels to you.</p>

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<p>My parents don’t want me to apply to UC Merced. =/ But I will check out some more CSUs.
Happymom, if I don’t get in anywhere I’ll be stuck at the local community college, commonly called the black hole because of it’s 5% transfer rate.</p>