Stressed Junior in need of help!

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm currently a junior, i don't know whats going to happen in my future regarding college. From a really young age I had a strong mindset on where i wanted to go and what i wanted to be. I knew that i wanted go to a UC for sure but as i got older, everything just started to gradually get harder and i woke up from my elusive dream. During my freshman year, i was a 4.0 student (like any other) doing fine in school. When sophomore year came around, family issues risen, i was depressed and going to therapy at that time. Either way it's no excuse. My grades dropped dramatically to around a 2.5? (semester:1st 3.0 2nd 2.3 ). I know if i had any hope in going to a UC i needed to fix this. Junior year i picked it up to 3.7 , i know it isnt much but it was a big jump from sophmore year. I want to be a Pharmaceutical Scientist and hopefully attend either UCI or UCSD. Is that dream still reachable? Do i even have a shot? If I transfer to a UC from a CC would i get in? What are my chances of getting into a UC straight out of highschool? Couslers from my school told me flat out i have no hope and i'm going to have to attend CC. If i do attend a CC do i have to wait 2 years before transferring out?
Every Class is 10 credit:
Sophmore Year<br>
Geometry B/B+
P.E C+/B
Chemistry B/B+
Consumer Food B/A-
English 10 D+/B-
French II C/B-
AP Euro D/D
Health Careers A/A-
Junior Year<br>
AP English B/B
French III B+/B
Algebra II C/B
Phycics C/C
Anatomy B/B
AP Chemistry B/A
US History A/A
Med. Term A/A</p>

<p>My GPA is a 3.2 right now but i know i can raise it with my senior year... but i don't think that would even matter rite? My high school recently implicated a new policy, we aren't allowed to retake any classes, summer program also cut, and I don't qualify for the adult school program because i didn't get a "F" ... (which i think is ridiculous)</p>

<p>Help please?</p>

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<p>Have you figured out your UC GPA? [Transcript</a> Evaluation: How do I figure out a student?s GPA?](<a href=“http://collegetools.berkeley.edu/resources.php?cat_id=51]Transcript”>http://collegetools.berkeley.edu/resources.php?cat_id=51) From that site you can also get to the UC admissions site which will help you evaluate your possible schools. Starting at a CCC is certainly a great option since the UC system accepts so many CCC students.</p>

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<p>how can you know where you want to go from a young age, I assume you are in California. America is a large great country with lots of options! I think a road/plane trip is in order for you! I bet if you travel around and see 10 or 15 schools outside of CA you will have a different list of schools! try checking out a handful of schools in the midwest, the south and then head to a place like Pennsylvania and see some of the great liberal arts colleges and some bigger schools like University of Pittsburgh!</p>

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<p>@Erin’s Dad, I’ve heard that from many people but there are also so many skeptics promoting the fact that UC might end up not accepting you year-after-year which worries me…
@zobroward, I appreciate your input but I’ve chosen UC because the expenses of an out-of-state student would be tremendously higher and i would also be further away from home. My state offers great colleges i would just like to take advantage of the opportunities provided.</p>

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<p>I think you need to spend some more time investigating other options.
For example, the University of Oregon’s total budget for an out of state student is $40,000.
UC Davis’s total budget for an in-state student is $31,199.
The cost difference is not as great as it once was, as UC budgets get hammered.
Have you talked to your family about how you are financing your college education?</p>

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<p>Arizona State University’s total budget for an out of state student living on campus is $31,600. If you chose to live off campus in an apartment, it would cost less to attend ASU as an out of state student than for you to attend UC Davis as an in-state student.</p>