<p>^^^
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I’m Hispanic, from a fairly low income family (30,000 after taxes, if that…matters). I’m also the first American in the family. Anyway, we’re willing to take out a loan,*</p>
<p>Do NOT apply to NYU…it costs over $55k per year and they will give you lousy aid. </p>
<p>Your family will not be able to afford NYU and they won’t be able to afford loans for your college expenses (and they shouldn’t even be considering loans with that income! If you CARE about your family, do NOT ask them to try for any loans. They might qualify the first year, but they won’t after that…and then you’ll have to leave your school.)</p>
<p>it’s ok if YOU take out federal student loans, but those are for small amounts…not enough for privates like NYU.</p>
<p>$5500 freshman year
6500 soph year
7500 jr year
7500 sr year</p>
<p>Those are YOUR limits for federal student loans. Please do NOT burden your low income family with loans that they will NOT be able to afford to pay back. And, you won’t be earning enough as a new grad to help them pay those loans back.</p>
<p>*I’ve only got a 3.1 Weighted. Kind of an issue, I know. And my grades don’t really…trend. They remained pretty much constant all the way through: mostly Bs, with the occasional A and the occasional C.
—And my school doesn’t rank. We’re supposedly a rather good public school (I hear we’re in the top 10% in the state, but I’ve not been able to verify this).</p>
<p>I took APUSH, APcomp, APLit, 3 years of honours English, and a year of honours spanish (and 2 years of regular). I’ve only taken the APUSH exam so far, and got a 4. I take the Lit and Comp ones in May, but that’s likely going to be too late to affect anything one way or the other, right…? :l.</p>
<p>SAT: 1940/2400. (740CR/520M/680Wr)
ACT: 29/36. (34CR/34Wr/25M/24Sci)
I just took the ACT again, and I’m taking the SAT next week, so the scores might improve, especially since I didn’t…um…study the first time through/had just been hospitalised in the couple weeks preceding the tests. *</p>
<p>Your GPA is going to hurt your chances for merit scholarships even if you’re able to raise your SAT score.</p>
<p>Your GPA is likely ok for SFSU</p>
<p>* * 6% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher
* 12% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74
* 18% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49
* 26% had h.s. GPA between 3.0 and 3.24
* 34% had h.s. GPA between 2.5 and 2.99
* 4% had h.s. GPA between 2.0 and 2.49
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<p>Your GPA is likely going to keep you out of CSULB. </p>
<p>*# 23% had h.s. GPA of 3.75 and higher</p>
<h1>23% had h.s. GPA between 3.5 and 3.74</h1>
<h1>22% had h.s. GPA between 3.25 and 3.49*</h1>
<p>68% have a GPA of 3.24 or higher. 46% have a GPA over 3.5</p>
<p>Gradewise, I’ve only got a 3.1 Weighted.</p>
<p>What is your Cal State GPA? Is it lower than that???</p>
<p>I’m concerned about your financial safety schools. You need to apply to some schools that YOU"LL know that you’ll have cost covered. With Pell, Cal grants, and a small student loan, a Cal State should be affordable. </p>
<p>What other CSUs do you like?</p>
<p>Is there a CSU that you could commute to? If so, you should apply to that one as well.</p>