<p>Malik…</p>
<p>Definitely apply to all/most of the UC’s. With your GPA, you’d get accepted to many of them. </p>
<p>Do you know what your class rank is? Are you in the upper few percent of your class?</p>
<p>hopefully UCB will chime in and detail more on UC acceptances. I don’t know if being from Compton would be an edge for you, but I think it would since it’s an underprivileged area and you’re a good student. </p>
<p>The UCs highly value GPA over SAT just because of students like you…students who care about their education and grades, but may not have gotten the best K-12 education because their school district isn’t that great. These students’ test scores often aren’t high, but they are dedicated and the UC’s want them to have a fair opportunity for acceptance.</p>
<p>You will certainly get a very good FA pkg from the UC schools…Cal Grant, Pell grant, UC grant, etc. You may even be offered some merit money as an incentive for you to attend…UC’s do want more AA males.</p>