Gumbymom I’m not sure how to handle dual credit college classes for UC gpa? Many of my son’s honors classes are not accepted as honors for UC, but most of them are actually dual credit earned through an accredited college. The APs are more straight forward. Without counting any of those dual credits, his UC gpa is a 3.86.
San Diego State? Still big but nice campus and great weather (and the price is right).
Since you already have a long list of reaches you may want to take Cornell off the list. Cornell’s environment isn’t conducive for everyone so do your research to see if it will fit. It’s also very cold and in the middle of nowhere.
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Thank you for the suggestion! Easy add on the cal state app.
This makes a lot of sense. We’ve toured when my daughter visited Ithaca college, but it was a pie in the sky choice for my son.
If the DE courses are UC/CSU transferable, were taken the summer prior to 10th to the summer prior to 12th, they will be counted in the UC/CSU GPA calculation.
For the UC’s, 1 semester class= 1 extra honors point.
For CSU’s, 1 semester class = 2 extra honors point.
All DE classes taken will require an official transcript from the college.
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SDSU’s Bioengineering is an emphasis concentration under Mechanical Engineering but worth a look. SDSU is a great option if the program works for your son and an active fun campus. Younger son is a graduate and my niece will graduate this May. Any questions about SDSU, I would be happy to answer.
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I hate to ask this…but is cost a factor? One of my kids is a bioengineering grad from Santa Clara and really loved the time there. DH, the engineer, was impressed with the program.
That being said…it’s a very expensive college.
Thank you so much. I’m not sure what his UC gpa is then… he has 11 DE semesters and 2 labs, but some of those are also APs. Obviously I couldn’t double dip those… I think I need to add 5 of the dual enrollment to the UC calculator. That’s interesting about SDSU, will have him research.
Cost is not a factor. We have put two through college already and are financially prepared for two more. My husband is poopooing SC a bit, he wants a more impressive brand for full boat private, but I will research.
Santa Clara is ranked 55 in national universities. This is actually very good.
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Thank you for the feedback. We’ll check it out. For whatever reason, it’s not on dad’s radar.
Utah is a great, cheap safety that is easy traveling distance from CA. I’d pick it every time over UCR/UCM (and it’s an easier admit than either). Great for a kid who likes the outdoors, especially skiing, and has really nice honors dorms.
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There’s definitely a lot of reaches there. If he’s interested in biomed, 75 miles south of UT-Austin sits UT’s little brother UTSA. San Antonio is a major biomed hub, and UTSA is the main feeder school. Not to mention that their football team is WAY better than UT! You can’t beat San Antonio’s Mexican food!
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As a safety, consider Oregon State.
It is close to California, has a charming campus, and many of its science programs are stronger than one might expect:
As a bonus, your son could probably get the WUE scholarship, making it a relative bargain.
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This list seems to be more about known-name schools and less about fit. Has your son toured schools? Does he want big research or small? In a bustling city, a college town, rural? I would recommend starting with safety schools and find at least 2 he’s truly excited about. What about the newest Cal Poly — Humboldt? Looks beautiful and has cool science/ environmental programs. Regarding other schools on your list I think UC Davis is an amazing school for the sciences, happy students, great college town vibe. They have a cool summer program for high school students. Cal Poly SLO, UCSB. I think University of Oregon also is deserving of a look and University of Washington.
Thank you for the feedback! Our daughter just graduated from CP Slo and my son loves the vibe there. I think UC Davis would be amazing if he gets in. I think his personality would be better suited to a small school, but that’s not necessarily best for what he wants to study. He says the quality of the program is his most important concern and everything else is whatever, his words. He really wants to stay in California, but we’ll see if that works out. We plan to visit the Claremont colleges and UC Davis over spring break.
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@Gumbymom could provide more info but it seems like UCD is so friendly. Does it feel overwhelmingly large?
Cal poly slo is like that, it feels small and friendly even though there are 20k students.
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I have no idea what their bio program is like but Chico State is adorable. Spirited college town. Honors college.