<p>He's a So Cal resident, willing to go other places but loves California, sun, and says he doesn't want too much cold. Has relatives in the Carolinas, so maybe schools in that area are ok, though not totally sure the South would be the right place for him.</p>
<p>He's a good soccer player and cross country runner, (with some school and local awards) maybe good enough for DIII but not sure. He has very few other ECs besides athletics and church service. He attends a charter school.</p>
<p>Schools can be secular, Christian or Catholic. Prefers larger cities or at least not rural. Size doesn't matter.</p>
<p>He'll have 5 AP classes and is taking two AP exams this year along with two SAT II exams. Current SAT is 1740 but practice tests indicate an upward trend and will retake in May.</p>
<p>Possible majors would be math, statistics, or engineering as math </p>
<p>So far on the list:</p>
<p>Catholic University
UCI
SDSU
Univ. of San Diego
Cal Poly Pomona
Gonzaga
Elon</p>
<p>If he majors in math, there are several possible goals:
PhD study (college academic or research jobs).
Teaching credential (middle/high school math teacher).
Applied (actuarial, finance, and various other jobs).</p>
<p>Some schools’ math departments and curricula emphasize some goals more than others (perhaps due to student demand). For example, CPSLO’s career survey indicates a high percentage of math majors going on to teaching credential programs.</p>
<p>What about UCSC and UCR, if he is interested in possibly going on to PhD study, but wants to add a less selective school than UCI or UCSB?</p>
<p>Oh yes! I did forget about Univ. of Dallas. I wonder about UT Dallas, too, and some other Texas schools like A&M, Texas Tech. (Maybe Lubbock is too small, though…)</p>
<p>Any other Texas schools that you can think of?</p>
<p>I forgot to say that they probably can pay about 20K a year, so scholarships would be really important.</p>
<p>Part of the question would be, how much do the colleges think they can spend in relation to what they can actually spend. That will determine whether he needs to look for merit scholarships or can also include schools with good need-based financial aid. (Also, is $20k the maximum net price, or the maximum family contribution to which the student can add to with work earnings and/or federal direct loans?)</p>
<p>Oh gosh, I forgot about UCR’s deal, ucbalumnus! Currently, his UC weighted is 3.93.</p>
<p>Do high school counselors generally know about UCR’s deal? I’ll definitely share that.</p>
<p>The only challenge with the UCs outside of our area is that the cost will be a little more than I think they can pay. They qualify for no California need-based aid (Cal Grant, etc). They already have one in college at Sac. State, so I think they’re hoping to pay no more than 20K a year.</p>
<p>UCR might work, though, since it’s rather close to home and they would save on travel costs.</p>
<p>I think 20K is maximum that family can pay. (Well, I think they were thinking a little less, but I’m saying 20K) I think student could add to that with work study and small loans, which, if he’s going into engineering, seems reasonable.</p>
<p>Not sure this student is thinking too far ahead to anything like PhD. I think BS in engineering, CS, stats, etc. is a good start in the thinking process. Parent is in CS and graduated from a Ca. state school.</p>
<p>They may want to try running the net price calculators again (at both CSU-Sac for his sister and prospective colleges for him), since two in college simultaneously may result in some financial aid where there was none before.</p>
<p>Tuition + books: $15,805 (this plus transportation costs would be the difference between supporting him as a commuter student living at home over supporting him as a high school senior)
Commuter budget: $23,755 (including food and utilities at home, transportation, personal costs, although individual students and families can probably vary a lot in these costs)
University housing: $32,255
Off campus: $28,405</p>
<p>Well, he couldn’t live at home at UCR. UCSD is the home UC and I think it’s a reach school for him right now, particularly if he’s interested in engineering. His SAT and SAT IIs would need to be higher. I’d love to see a 700 in math; I think he’s capable as he’s taking pre-calc this year. Also, he has basically no ECs in math, though he’s applied to some summer CS/engineering camps. He’s a more quiet, very nice unassuming good student athlete who enjoys math and is good at it.</p>
<p>He will be studying for the ACT this summer and trying that in the fall.</p>
<p>I’ll have the family run EFC calculators again. 32K is too much for them.</p>
<p>I always like to do billed amount only. I think there are ways to save on other expenses. At least my MIT son has found that to be true as he has yet to pay for a book in his two years there, and one can always get the cheapest meal plan, though I don’t know if the UCs or Cal States have that option.</p>
<p>Covers the 17 UNC campuses. You mentioned relatives in NC and we have reasonably decent weather! OOS is capped at 18% at all campuses but his profile might be desirable here. UNC CH is the flagship but there are some other gems in the group. Depending on the school he might be eligible for some merit. Would take some digging around the CDS. Each schools website gives the tuition and room and board along with possible scholies. Thought you might want to glance at those.</p>
<p>Thank you, katwkittens. I was looking at NCSU but just wasn’t sure about it. I’ll take a look at all the links. Relatives are actually in South Carolina but I think either of the Carolinas is ok. I added Furman to the list. I think there are some scholarships available to his level of stats.</p>
<p>University of Dallas
Ave Maria University
John Paul the Great University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Thomas Aquinas College
Fisher More College
Christendom College</p>
<p>If you’re thinking about Tulane but worried it might be a stretch, it might also be worthwhile to check out Loyola University New Orleans, which is right next door. </p>
<p>Visiting Kentucky? Then, the family must look into Centre College. Probably the best small college that nobody knows about. Easily the best college in Kentucky, and probably the best small college within about 200 miles of Louisville. It is low cost to begin with and I hear they give excellent financial aid. If I was 17 again, Centre would be on my short list.
<a href=“http://www.centre.edu/”>http://www.centre.edu/</a></p>
<p>I did mention Centre College but they don’t have an engineering degree, just CS.</p>
<p>Older brother spent a year at Belmont but transferred to a Cal State school in order to play D1 soccer. Parents liked some things about the school, but other things were red flags.</p>
<p>In other words, in the same amount of time that many students take to get one degree, he could get two. Plus, Centre also has engineering partnerships with Vanderbilt, Columbia, and Washington University in St. Louis (in case he really shines at Centre, which is not unlikely). Worth some thought. </p>