<p>Thanks for helping everyone,
I plan to hang around CC because thinking about college keeps me motivated. This means better grades.</p>
<p>Also What are my chance for Toronto?</p>
<p>Keep helping me looking in the 2 area I ask</p>
<p>anyone else?</p>
<p>Here’s some motivation: To be eligible as an out of state student for any of the UC’s, you’ll need at least a 3.4 GPA in a group of core academic courses (called the A-G courses by the UC’s). Only grades from your sophomore and junior year will count. That’s just to be eligible in terms of grades, so you’ll need to work very hard NEXT year to get in the ballpark. I would suggest that if any of the UC’s are of interest that you go to [UC</a> PATHWAYS](<a href=“Admissions | University of California”>Admissions | University of California) and read all of the information about admission and required courses carefully.</p>
<p>Regarding being eligible to pay in-state tuition at any of the California publics (including the UCs and Cal States), it is almost impossible to do so once you have applied as an out of state student, and before you turn 24. So, you should plan on paying out of state prices if you are considering a UC or CSU. Financial aid for out of state students is not the best, unless you are in the running for some of the few merit scholarships available for non-residents. You will need very good grades and test scores for those.</p>
<p>A school that hasn’t yet been mentioned, but which meets your requirements for location in California and has a good program in Computer Science is Santa Clara University. It is an excellent school. If you can bring your grades up into the 3.5/3.6 range you would have a good shot there. Good luck!</p>
<p>If California is your goal, the catholic schools there are a very good deal for admissions. So are a number of the smaller private schools. I second Carolyn’s choice of Santa Clara. I think the same may go for some east coast schools as well. There are a number of catholic schools there as well that can prepare you well for grad school, along with a number of private schools. Bear in mind that many of the states schools are going to be very expensive for you if you are OOS, and getting aid as an OOSer is not easy.</p>
<p>Yes, But is UC GPA weight A LOT
Like aren’t honors and AP classes weighted up a whole point?</p>
<p>How about SDSU or SJSU? Are they any good?</p>
<p>cpt, I am Catholic, so I might look into that..</p>
<p>The UC schools are excellent in terms of academics covered. But bear in mind that they are large and are comprised nearly entirely of Californeans. They are also a bit short on amenities because of the money crunch. You really need to be independent going there. It seems to me that there are a lot of commuters at those schools. It is very,very difficult to get into UCs as an out of stater, particularly the more popular ones which seem to be the ones you are eyeing. They are having trouble accomodating their own kids in the state that are guaranteed a UC admission, much less those out of state who may just make the requirements that have NO guarantees at all. Forget about the money, too, unless you are truly stellar in stats (think HPY). </p>
<p>However, catholic schools such as University of SanDiego, Santa Clara, Loyola Marymount are excellent admission deals. They have beautiful campuses, many amenities, and some chance for merit aid as they would love to have some east coasters on their roster. Catholic schools tend to have merit money for those in the upper ranges of their stats which can help. </p>
<p>I know a number of kids who so wanted to go to NYC for college but NYU and Columbia were just out of range academically and financially for them. FOrdham, Manhattan College, St Johns were great solutions that way. Excellent admission deals. A lot of kids here go to Stonehill in Mass, and they love it there. Sienna in upstate NY is also a great admissions choice. Providence is a bit restrictive, I hear from my son who visited it, but he like the school academics there, and it is near you. Quinnipiac is also a popular choice around here. </p>
<p>If you can, you should take a visit to CA and look at the atmosphere at the schools you are considering. You’ll see what I mean.</p>
<p>I am not a fan of liberal arts colleges at all…</p>
<p>The reason I like UCs are because they have a LOT of money for research,good professors, nice campuses…etc and because they all seem high tech. A college being high tech is a MUST for me. Hence the reason I like MIT,Stanford,UCB,UCSD…etc. Not to mention they have smart kids,</p>
<p>It is embarrassing, but I am pretty damn geeky, which I don’t expose much because at least where I live, very few people are.</p>
<p>Also I am EXTREMELY *<strong><em>ed my state schools blows beyond belief…I mean even if I got a full ride, I wouldn’t go there by my choice(now my parents on the other hand…) But we all believe there is a curse of Rhode Island, nobody really likes it, but nobody leaves…I NEED to leave…I mean our economy is *</em></strong>.<br>
A lot of people complain because you can’t party, which I don’t care that much about since I don’t drink a lot or do drugs…but the academics are really sub-par.</p>
<p>I would love to visit, but at $400 a person(I’d bring one of my parents)…It would actually be cheaper to apply to every place in CA and then visit where I get admitted.</p>
<p>You need to go to the UC sites and do your homework. Yes, the UCs weight AP classes but only so many are weighted. There is a very specific formula. Not to mention that you will not likely receive good Financial aid as an OOS student. You would be much better off to consider schools like Northeastern or Santa Clara which may offer financial aid.
The UCS no longer have a LOT of money…California is in fiscal crisis.<br>
Also, every year students wait until their senior year to pay attention to the UC requirements. Read the other above posts carefully. You have to take a year of theater/art for instance…the required classes are definitely required.</p>
<p>When you have your junior year grades and test scores you will have a better idea where your best options are. There are many schools out there that have opportunities for undergrad research. Many tech schools as well such as Rensselaer, Rochester, Worchester Poly, etc. Bear in mind that many of the large research universities cater to their grad students first in terms of research opportunities and the competition can be fierce for undergrads to get a good piece of that action.</p>
<p>ebeeeee, California is not really in a crisis, the country is…even though California economy is crisis, it still is like the world 5th large economy</p>
<p>I will have 4 year of english, 5 years of honors/AP science, 3 years of history, 4 years of honors/AP math, 3 year of band(arts) and 1 year of law and 2 years of web design.</p>
<p>Also believe UC doesn’t use you freshmen GPA, which is a godsend.
But eligibility(gareenteed admission) doesn’t apply OOS right?</p>
<p>No, it does not. I don’t think you should eliminate the UC schools from your list, but be aware what their costs are and that as an OOS student you are not going to get much from them, and your chances of getting in are going to be small if you are not waaay up there in the stats, not just making their requirements. You have time to look at a number of your options, Visit a few schools and inquire about what research opportunities exist for undergrads. You may be surprised where some of the best opportunities for you are.</p>
<p>I’d love to visit and shop around but for me and one of my parents to fly out there , It would be roughly $800. With $800, I could apply to nearly ever school in California?</p>
<p>Don’t go out and visit the UCs unless you have been admitted as your chances of getting into Berkeley or UCLA are very limited from OOS.</p>
<p>I don’t just mean UCLA and Berkeley…I mean SD,Davis,Irvine,and Santa Cruz as well…I agree, I plan to apply to most of them since I believe you apply to all of them and pay a flat fee…correct me if I am wrong…</p>
<p>Overall I figured out my UC GPA which is 3.65 using there weighting, 1 point extra for 2 honors or AP classes which the resting being weighted evenly… But I don’t know if UC GPA applies to those OOS since while I assume, I don’t know if my classes are “a-g” or “approved” honors or AP classes.</p>
<p>Also I am try to land a nice PSAT,SAT score, Could I just get say an SAT book to study for both? I mean Nation Merit people are loved by colleges because they are ranking sometimes on where they go so I want to try hard for that…</p>
<p>Also I have taken a professional IQ test rating me at a 138 IQ, Should I apply for Mensa or something if colleges like it?</p>
<p>I am going to try to organize myself for next year…I do outstanding on tests that I remember, but I don’t do homework…I had a 40-50 homework average in alot of my classes…</p>