<p>Hi I am new on cc and am looking for some help on where to apply. I am a rising senior living in California with a 3.7 weighted gpa(3 years) and approxiametley a 4.0 weighted gpa(10th and 11th only), 1590 sat cr+m+w (plan on retaking in oct.) not many ec's except about 150 hours community service, 690 sat II us history,I just really am wondering where I should look into/apply. I'm willing to be out of state as long as it's not rediculously expensive. I know this is vague but I'm honestley not being picky right now I just want to know where I stand! How would I stand with the ucs? Other schools?</p>
<p>You need to start by asking your parents how much they can afford to pay.</p>
<p>What does that have to do with the question?</p>
<p>“I’m willing to be out of state as long as it’s not rediculously expensive.”</p>
<p>What your parents can pay will determine just exactly what is “expensive” for you. For some people “expensive” is a total Cost of Attendance (COA) of $15,000 each year. For others, “expensive” won’t kick in until the COA is over $60,000. </p>
<p>As for whether or not you can get into one of the UCs, ask your own high school guidance counselor. That person should be able to compare your profile to people who have graduated in the past couple of years, and tell you which UCs and CSUs are likely to admit you.</p>
<p>And, if you will depend on any level of financial aid, educate yourself in that process and its twists. With rare exceptions, no one should just “assume” they will get the aid they need. Not all colleges offer aid equally. Don’t be fooled by hype.</p>
<p>Thanks, I get what youre saying. Anything over 25,000 I would consider expensive (when financial aid is considered), and I will ask counselors on their opinions. Any ideas for students with my stats though?</p>
<p>I’ll leave the college names to others. Just want to say, run a sample family contribution estimator (EFC) - something like the finaid.org QuikEFC or their longer one. That is not a guarantee. But, it is the best starting point. If your EFC comes out higher than 25k, you’ll need schools with merit aid or that are less expensive. Most privates require both a Fafsa and CSS Profile- the latter counts more family assets. Read up on it.</p>
<p>If you live in California, look at public schools such as the UCs and CSUs. Different ones are better depending on your interests.</p>