<p>My son has applied to UC-Santa Barbara; UCLA and UC-Santa Cruz. After reading these threads, I think he's doomed.</p>
<p>ACT - 34
SAT -2340
SAT subject 630 and 670.</p>
<p>3.5 unweighted
4.2 weighted.</p>
<p>4 years Varsity BB starter, NHS, Spanish club. AP scholar, National Merit Commended student.</p>
<p>We live in Florida. Does he have any chance at all of getting into these school, or should I break out the kleenex?</p>
<p>Erm, I'd be surprised if UCSC/UCSB rejected him, even though he's out of state. UCLA seems possible.</p>
<p>Do you really want to pay $40K for 5 years? He may get in, they love high scores, but will get no aid.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input. The more I read, I'm learning that UC schools don't embrace out of state applicants too much. Anyone know why that is? </p>
<p>bobby100, I'm not paying for it. He made a decision to take out student loans, if he's lucky enough to get in.</p>
<p>Diana, he needs to think really hard about spending that much money for college. If he can get into those schools OOS, you can get into many colleges that will be a much better deal.</p>
<p>high test scores and low gpa makes it seem like he is a slacker... NOT GOOD</p>
<p>The reason is that California is mandated to save most of it's space and aid for it's tax payers.</p>
<p>DianaInFlorida:</p>
<p>UCLA: Slight Reach (out of state)
UCSB: Safe Match (out of state)
UCSC: Safety (out of state)</p>