Friend didnt get accepted to any Universities he applied to...

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<p>Parents, I could really use your help. </p>

<p>I wonder why I didn't come here sooner... but the idea just occurred to me so what the hey! Anyway, a close friend of mine didn't get accepted to ANY universities he applied to. This is really disheartening since he's such a great person. I am new to his school this year and he was one of the few who reached out and showed me the ropes. </p>

<p>Do any of you know of any schools that are still accepting applications?
Here are his stats (I hope I deciphered his UC app correctly):</p>

<p>Computer (something) Major</p>

<p>9th Grade Course Work:
World Geography- A
English 9 - B A
Geometry - B B
Biology - A A
French I - A B</p>

<p>10th Grade Course Work:
World HIstory AP - A A
English 10 - A A
Algebra II Honors - C B
Chemistry AP - B B
French II - B A</p>

<p>11th Grade Course Work:
United States History AP - A A
Enlgish 11 - A A
Pre-Calculus Honors - C C
Physics AP - C C
French III Honors - B C</p>

<p>12th Grade Course Work:
Economics AP
Government and Politics AP
English 12
Calculus AB AP
Psychology AP</p>

<p>College Classes: Ceramics, Algorithm Design - C, Computer Information Science - B</p>

<p>Testing:
SAT
Verbal: 570
Math: 580
ACT: 22</p>

<p>SAT II: Writing = 510, Math IIC = 560, US History = 540</p>

<p>His grades aren't super, but you can tell he challenged himself. His scores aren't bad, I liked his essays, and he has awesome extra curricular activities from sports, to academic competitions to boy scouts.</p>

<p>Please, there's gotta be a place for him that is willing to take him in under their wing at this ungodly hour.</p>

<p>These are the schools that wouldnt take him <em>grumble grumble</em>: UCDavis, UC Santa Barbara, Cal Poly SLO. He applied to this Air Force Academy in Colorado as well, but he's still waiting to hear from them.</p>

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<p>i dont know anything about this school at all but... University of Colorado at Denver.. i still keep getting mail from about applying..every other day it seems. so maybe there? im suprised ur friend didnt get accepted anywhere.. I was reading on our school bulliten that Cal State East Bay was still accepting apps. but that was last week, so im not so sure</p>

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<p>Arizona and Arizona State. Some Cal States still take applications.</p>

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<p>he could always do a pg year</p>

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<p>the University of the Pacific takes late apps, but it's private so money may be an issue. Stockton is not the greatest, but the campus is very nice.</p>

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<p>Somewhere there is a list of the applications deadlines for a lot of schools, including schools with late dates. It's been posted here before but I can't remember when or where. Maybe someone will post it for you. I thought I had it bookmarked but can't find it. </p>

<p>I do know that a lot of state schools have late dates.</p>

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<p>Here's an article with helpful info including how to get a list of colleges accepting applications this late: <a href="http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/9185620.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/9185620.htm&lt;/a>
"osted on Sun, Jul. 18, 2004</p>

<p>Many colleges accepting late applications</p>

<p>Associated Press</p>

<p>PITTSBURGH - While most of this year's high school graduates already know what college they're heading to this fall, some colleges still have openings for procrastinators.</p>

<p>Some campuses welcome last-minute applicants, either because they're short of an enrollment target or because they have rolling admission policies that can accept students up to, and sometimes after, classes start.</p>

<p>Take the College of Wooster, a private liberal arts campus in Ohio. Classes start in six weeks, but it recently had room for at least two dozen freshmen.</p>

<p>Pennsylvania's state-owned schools also have spots and most of Penn State University's branches are accepting fall applications. Duquesne University, La Roche College and Robert Morris University still have spots...."</p>

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<p>Ouch. It's too late to do anything about it, but your friend should have applied to some less selective schools - After going through this process with my older son last year who had pretty similar stats I had learned that the schools you listed are a lot more selective than you'd think (and than a certain website's Counsellor-o-matic would indicate.) But that's water under the bridge. Your friend's California public school options are limited at this point to: go to a JC and transfer to a UC after 2 years (which looks like a reasonable strategy for your friend, but takes discipline, and isn't necessarily as fun as going direct to a 4 year college.) Santa Barbara City College is a "feeder" for UCSB; Cuesta College is the "feeder" for Cal Poly. I don't know what 2 year schools are "feeders" for your friend's other choices.<br>
There are still a lot of interesting CSU's open - Chico, Sonoma, Long Beach and San Diego State are closed, but your friend might want to investigate some of the other CSUs. Humboldt and Monterey are interesting schools in Northern California.</p>

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<p>thanks everyone who replied so far. i'll be sure to get the info to my friend ASAP (the lucky bum is in vegas for spring break with his friends!)</p>

<p>and, wow Northstarmom, i LOVE YOU FOR THAT LINK!!!!!!! I've seen your posts on the Harvard board, and although I don't always agree with you on some stuff, I've always regarded you highly. Your help means a lot to me! :)</p>

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<p>Please check the <a href="http://www.nacac.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.nacac.com&lt;/a> website in mid-May. They will post a list of colleges which are still accepting applications at that time.</p>

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<p>i think both Univ. of arizona and arizona state are both open for apps up to April 1st. academic standards aren't as high as some of the mid UCs but facts are that they are great schools, great resources, great faculty, great alumni, and deep connections in california should someone desire to move back after graduation.</p>

<p>my daughter is checking out arizona this week and the campus should be brimming with a great deal of pride with UA in the sweet 16 and playing ball on thursday. </p>

<p>got some friends who are arizona state alums working in excellent high-level management positions with some LA fortune 500s and they say the education is fantastic and the opportunities unlimited nationwide. may have a rep as a party school but they have money and resources to give a kid who is hungry an excellent education and great college experience. </p>

<p>that's my two cents for your buddy.</p>

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<p>I would second the advise about the nacac website, but he should also look into possibilities sooner, as more opportunities (and aid) may be available now. I have 2 suggestions:<br>
1) Selective (but not too selective) LACs in out-of-the-way places are often on the nacac list, and if this type of school appeals to him he (or his counselor) could contact the admissions offices of those that interest him and inquire about openings. A lot of these schools are very solid academically. College of Wooster has already been mentioned. Beloit College and Knox College have also been on the list in past years. Willamette University in Salem, OR was on it 2 years ago. Look in college guide for others of similar selectivity--those that take 70-80% of their applicants or more may still be looking.
2) Less selective state universities throughout the west (but outside of CA) probably still have openings. Here in OR, deadlines have past at U of O and Oregon State (probably Portland State, too) but have not at Western Oregon U, Southern Oregon U, Eastern Oregon U and the Oregon Inst of Technology. Eastern offers in-state tuition to everyone, making it very affordable-- <a href="http://www.eou.edu%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.eou.edu&lt;/a> . Northern AZ U in Flagstaff is also a possibility. The Western Undergraduate Exchange program offers reduced tuition for residents of western states at many of these schools.
Good luck to your friend--he still has lots of possibilities.</p>

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<p>go to the archives and look at posts in the parents' forum from April-May of last year. There were several CC kids in this situation. Some of the May posts will have discussion of specific schools on the nacac.com list that were accepting applications in May. It would be worth contacting some of them now. There were some surprisingly good schools on the list. Rutgers was one.</p>

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<p>I whole-heartedly agree with the above poster who mentioned pursuing the local community college in CA. Tuition is very, very reasonable and with a certain amount of units the high school transcript is not really looked at, the community college units are. He also doesn't have to wait until fall to start. My DD started right after spring with summer session 1 and 2 and made a huge dent in her GE and pre-vet requirements. It allowed her to concentrate even more on her sciences with labs and keep a great GPA. She is now a junior at a different state university system that has a vet school and definitely has an advantage over some of her peers especially with the more individualized attention she received at the community college in Gen Chem, Bio, and Micro. She is having a much easier time in her O-Chem classes and labs now and her Biochemistry classes. Her classes at the community college had no more than 20 students so any time she had a question it was readily answered. Her labs were taught by the same professors who taught lecture so she really had a great foundation. Her fellow classmates now took their lower GEs in lecture classes ranging from 300-700 students.</p>

<p>Like I said, she was given a very solid foundation to take her upper division and graduate level sciences and do well in them. She received one of the only 2 A's in her graduate level science classes last fall. And has an A in O-Chem and her 14 other units, and she totally credits her ability to "get" the material to her teachers she had at her community college.</p>

<p>She took her 2 required English's at the CC as well, along with her US History, and she credits her English teacher as being the one who really taught her to write. Even though she is a science major her advisor and the dean of her current school have singled out her writing skills. Again, thanks to our local CA community college. It is an option I would strongly recommend to your friend OP. It has really, really changed my DD's opportunities as far as undergrad, and graduate school.</p>

<p>Good luck to him, and it is very kind of you to be willing to research this info on his behalf, he has a good friend in you.</p>

<p>Kat</p>