If you are a CA resident…are you Calgrant eligible? If so…just make sure that all of the necessary documentation is provided before March 1.
There are a TON of good colleges in CA. You can’t afford OOS schools. Why is Maryland even on the table?
Your CC kid needs to talk to the transfer advisor at her community college…now…about transfer options. And the SAT or ACT will not be required of her for CA public universities.