I get it - i worse shorts at Syracuse in the snow. For some reason we used to wear boxers.
I was referencing the 65/105 he mentioned.
Great school obviously - but OP really has to define - well he has - and that’s why I said - probably So Cal is better - but when someone says California, having grown up there, it really is two states - or maybe even more.
It’s warm in Santa Clara most of the time…not nearly as chilly as San Fran. One of the reasons my kid chose the school was pleasing weather.
You’d be correct in stating that i’m more partial to SoCal, but the 65/105 i’m talking about are just my basic comfortable temperatures, so it’s okay if it were to go down to 50-45 in the winter i’d just wear a sweater, & shorts
again what’s really most important to me(after the food, & general location) is academics, & I don’t really know why i want to go to school in CA, i guess I just can’t really imagine going anywhere else.
Ok the U of Pacific. And your publics.
I personally would steer clear of Catholic or Jesuits but the folks who have had kids attend the Jesuit swear by them as @thumper1 noted. My concern would be the religious imagery and personnel. It depends on your comfort level.
Get your budget. That’s step one.
A bunch of financial change going on with us right now but it should only be positive, we have 15k saved, but that’s it, I don’t think i’ll be able to do any privates, & definitely not Santa Clara.
What are your stats - GPA UW and Weighted and test? How is your ECs?
You’re a senior, right?
Is community college an option?
What you want to do to - is go to a meets need school net price calculator - a USC or Pomona. Have your family fill out - and see what it shows.
When you have less finances, you have less choices. You’ll still have choices but less.
I guess I shouldn’t have asked this question, & not assume that people wouldn’t assume that i was a senior, but i’m actually a sophomore so everything’s in flux right now, I mostly asked this question just to learn about colleges that offer everything I want to have in a college; I don’t have much on my finances, & my mother doesn’t like any questions about money at all, my parents are currently divorced, & live in separate households, my mother says that with her income currently is between 48k, & 75k, sorry if that’s not accurate enough.
Yes come back in 18 months. Way too early. At that point u will need a budget and your stats.
thank you for your advice anyway
You can check net price calculators on various colleges’ web sites to see what financial aid may look like, then compare the results with what your parents will pay.
Note that while UCs, CSUs, and many other colleges will base financial aid only on your custodial parent finances, some colleges (e.g. USC, Pomona) require both parents’ finances. Check the financial aid web pages of the college carefully so that you know whether to include both parents’ finances in the net price calculator.
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