<p>So my GPA is 4.7 weighted and I'm the valedictorian. Also my ACT composite was 35 (36 E, 36 M, 35 CR, 33 S, 12 essay). My SAT subject tests were 800s (Math II and chemistry).</p>
<p>I know my scores are on point and I have good extracurricular and leadership positions (summer research internship, I'm class president, etc). My essays will probably be hot too.</p>
<p>But I'm worried about the highschool courses. My school only offers like 6 APs and I took all of them. Atop of this, I don't know if I'll meet the a-g course requirements, and I asked my guidance counselor if our classes were "uc approved" and she was like "wtf is that?". I took the required years of courses but I don't know if they'll like what they see (i also took courses at my local universities).</p>
<p>So uh, what do i do?</p>
<p>Have you checked the net price calculator with respect to whether you can afford attending a UC? There is no financial aid to cover the out-of-state additional tuition (about $23,000 per year), although there may be a few rare merit scholarships that do.</p>
<p><a href=“http://doorways.ucop.edu”>http://doorways.ucop.edu</a> lists UC approved high school courses, but only for California high schools. However, you can get a good idea of what counts in the a-g categories by comparing your courses with those listed (but only AP and college courses can be counted as “honors” for out-of-state high school courses).</p>
<p>Here are the a-g requirements for UC and CSU: <a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/documents/csu-uc-a-gcomparisonmatrix.pdf”>http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/documents/csu-uc-a-gcomparisonmatrix.pdf</a></p>
<p>Note that foreign language is counted by highest level completed (e.g. completing level 4 = 4 years) and some math courses are counted as completed if you complete a higher level course (e.g. completing algebra 2 automatically causes algebra 1 to be counted as completed, even if not present on your high school record due to being taken in middle school).</p>
<p>Some requirements can be satisfied by high enough AP or SAT subject test scores, according to <a href=“http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/”>http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/freshman/requirements/</a> . College courses can also count, as described there.</p>
<p>Out-of-state applicants are often tripped up by the art or music course requirement.</p>
<p>You need at least a 3.4 GPA as an out-of-state applicant to UC. Calculate your GPA as described at <a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU; .</p>