<p>I need some suggestions for some schools in Southern California to apply for. I'm looking to get a degree in business. I want to go to as prestigious of a school as I can. However, I also would like to have a good time at school. A large student population, and a "decent" party and social scene is preferred. I also consider environment really high on my priority list, and would prefer locations similar to San Diego and Santa Barbara. So far, the schools I have decided to apply for are UCSB, USD, SDSU, and Stanford (major reach). Keep in mind, I am an OOS student and will require quite a bit of financial aid. </p>
<p>SAT (Still debating which one to send in):
1st Test
Reading: 490
Math: 620
Writing: 600</p>
<p>2nd Test
Reading: 570
Math: 590
Writing: 560</p>
<p>ACT: 27 composite</p>
<p>GPA: 4.13</p>
<p>Class Rank: 26/342</p>
<p>Extra Curricular/Activities:
- 4 years high school D-1 football, started all four years.
- NJHS (30 total community service hours)
- NHS (30 total community service hours)
- Block D Letterman's Club (60 total community/school service hours)
- Confraternity of Christian Doctrine (40 total community/church service hours)
- Independently played guitar for about 11 years</p>
<p>Awards/Honors
- Football Nevada All-State Academic Team (2012-2013)
- Academic Excellence 4.0 GPA (2011)
- Academic Excellence in Mathematics (2011)
- National Honor Society Certificate of Membership (2012)
- Perfect Attendance (March 22, 2013)
- Honor Roll (June 13, 2011)</p>
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<p>You won’t get good financial aid as an out-of-state student at the California public universities. Try their net price calculators to see.</p>
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<p>I realize that. I have done my research on the prices, and they are definitely high. UC’s will most likely be out of the question unless I want to take a risk, but other than that I am willing to take the loans for relatively high tuition.</p>
<p>*I am an OOS student and will require quite a bit of financial aid.</p>
<p>am willing to take the loans for relatively high tuition. *</p>
<p>You can’t take loans for high tuition.</p>
<p>YOU can only borrow the following amounts:</p>
<p>frosh $5500
soph $6500
jr $7500
sr $7500</p>
<p>that’s not going to pay for pricey schools.</p>
<p>To borrow more (bad idea) requires willing and QUALIFIED co-signers who will QUALIFY each year that they apply. Most parents won’t co-sign because either they won’t qualify or they don’t want the risk or they have other children.</p>
<p>What is your career goal? How much do you think you’ll be earning as a newish grad? </p>
<p>Don’t waste your money applying to Stanford, the UCs or the CSUs.</p>
<p>It sounds like your more focused (and desiring) of a good time in college, and see those years as a time to get away and have fun…even if it takes big loans to do that. This is a very short-sighted goal. You’re thinking…wow…cool…I wanna go to Calif for college. I’ll just take out loans for high tuition. do you have any idea how hard it is to pay back high loans? Do you plan on living at home for many years AFTER college because you wouldn’t be able to pay rent while paying back big loans??? (thankfully, it’s very likely you won’t get these big loans because parents usually won’t co-sign them.)</p>
<p>Have you run the Net Price Calculators on schools’ websites?</p>
<p>What instate schools are you applying to? </p>
<p>Are you low income?</p>
<p>how much will your PARENTS pay each year? THAT answer will likely determine where you should apply.</p>
<p>Less than 13% of admitted Stanford students have an ACT score of 29 or below. Your application efforts are better spent on other colleges.</p>
<p>In addition to not having competitive stats for Stanford, Stanford is not even in Southern California. On another note, please do not list perfect attendance as an award…</p>