<p>Is your daughter willing to take another stab at standardized tests? For some kids the ACT works better. I’m not saying that your D’s test results are bad, but if she can bring the number up a notch, it can open the way to merit money at more schools. Check Willamette and Linfield College in OR - they have great merit aid. Witworth, too!</p>
<p>How about Western Washington? I have a friend whose D goes there and is very happy. She said she is paying less then they paid for their older D at a UC.
Cal Poly has the ED option. Also regarding Cal Poly. I have seen quite a few kids get into Cal Poly in humanities majors with your D’s stats.</p>
<p>I’d sure look at the U of Oregon. Good size, good liberal arts, very nice atmosphere with many big school aspects (sports, national student body, nice campus) in a smaller package. Maybe a poor man’s UVa or UNC without the preppie glitz.</p>
<p>I have two who did UCs, one Berkeley, D3 wanted a more personal touch and was not obsessed with every HS grade and studying for the SAT, she was in the same ballpark as your DD.</p>
<p>Whitworth offers good merit and DD is loving it. (( yes religious basis, but no big pressure and yes, small school sports teams- not like USC, but more like abig HS) WhitWORTH is more conservative and religious, Whitman is not, both in eastern WA. Whitman requires the CSS Profile so home equity can hurt.</p>
<p>I can also say my nephew & niece at Chapman love it there both with great merit aid</p>
<p>Pacific Lutheran, Gonzaga, Whitman, Pacific Lutheran, Seattle University, University of San Diego (private), University of San Francisco (private), Reed, Lewis & Clark.</p>
<p>Publics- I have heard good things about NAU and WWU in Bellingham as well as Evergreen, if those would qualify for the Western Exchange.</p>
<p>Also, University of Victoria in BC (exchange rate is a nice bonus)</p>
<p>I think most of these schools will have sports teams, but does she want Pac 10, USC football at the Rose Bowl or just some fun? BTW, is that profile enough for USC, it’s been a while since my DD got in, but they are private and may be more creative in admissions if she writes a killer essay or has some interesting ECs that make her stand out from the crowd.</p>
<p>My D got into Davis last year (2008) with your daughter’s nearly identical stats - did not apply to the sciences school, which may have helped. Has she taken the ACT? My D actually did a little better on that than the SAT. Privates are much more interested in the ecs than the public schools.</p>
<p>It does depend on the program your d is applying to. My s did not get into Cal Poly SLO with higher stats, but he applied to Mechanical Engineering.</p>
<p>We looked at some Colorado Schools for my S. University of Colorado was beautiful, and has some big time sports going on there. I don’t know if it’s in the Western States organization mentioned, but I think Colorado State was. I was disappointed that my S did not apply to either of these schools (he’s going to UC Irvine).</p>
<p>Your D has a lot going for her, I know you’ll make a good match for her somewhere.</p>
<p>Oh, and I know how you’re feeling about the whole FAFSA thing. I will have 2 in university next year and we got nothing! It’s tough for us Californians!</p>
<p>Check out a thread from last year at this time: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/560633-pacific-northwest-roadtrip.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/560633-pacific-northwest-roadtrip.html</a></p>
<p>Another school to consider is Washington State University. They are a WUE school, but have a program for students from non-WUE states that essentially does the same thing. I think the WUE program offers in-state tuition plus 50%, which is substantially lower than OOS tuition.</p>
<p>Be sure to look at the WUE website carefully; coming from California not every school is available. ASU and U of Az. often offer scholarships to Ca students (trying to get them away from UC"S). U of Oregon has a Deans scholarship which your d might qualify for with a weighted GPA; easy to find on their website. My d was offered that which would have made UO cheaper than a UC, but she is going elsewhere this year. Even full-pay UO is not as prohibitive as many out of state schools.</p>