Help! I have no clue

College Search & Selection
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So im going to be a senior next year and I have no clue which colleges to apply to
My stats are
WGPA: 4.3
UWGPA:3.84
SAT: 2090 CR:680 M:690 W:720 (literally equal in all three lol)
Sat lls: Math ll : 710 Bio M: 710

I live in California and I am open to colleges that are out of state but I don’t think my family could afford any school with expenses over 35k a year.

I’m probably going to major in actuarial science/economics/ finance OR bioengineering/biotechnology.

I will likely apply to most of the UCs. But I was curious if anyone knew of out of state schools that offer good scholarships or schools that have low tuition?

Any help would be so greatly appreciated!!

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Schools in the WUE Western Undergrad Exchange offer CA applicants reduced tuition for OOS schools. Here is the link with a list of participating schools:
http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all
http://wiche.edu/wue

You are a competitive applicant for the UC’s, so definitely apply to several. You might also want to consider USC which may offer you 1/2 tuition based on your GPA/test scores. Other privates to consider would be Occidential, Santa Clara (SCU), LMU and Univ of San Diego (USD) where merit aid could bring the costs.

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With your gpa and sat you can get a free tuition at alabama. Also if you major in engineering they will add 2500 per year to go to towards other expenses besides the tuition. I know alabama may not be that enticing but its a good safety for someone who is money conscious

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From your other post, Canadian unis would be very cheap for you.

Besides Toronto, McGill, and Waterloo, also look at UBC. It’s closer to home.

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Browse these lists of lower cost and merit giving colleges. It is unlikely you will match UC price and quality unless you are qualified for a lot of need aid and get into colleges that give it.
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/1678964-links-to-popular-threads-on-scholarships-and-lower-cost-colleges.html#latest