<p>Asking this for a young friend. Can anyone recommend their favorite west coast colleges for a strong student? Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>University of San Diego has a beautiful campus overlooking Mission Bay</p>
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<p>Is money an issue?</p>
<p>I wish I had more info here, but I think money may be an issue.</p>
<p>Checking out U San Diego.</p>
<p>Occidental, Pepperdine, Chapman, UC Santa Barbara, University of Redlands. Loyola Marymount, Santa Clara</p>
<p>No use in suggesting most of the private colleges because scores are not strong enough for much merit aid and the ones she could get into do not meet need.</p>
<p>To really help we need to know class rank, budget and whether she can bring up scores.</p>
<p>Pomona and basically all the Claremont colleges.</p>
<p>missnin, not with that SAT score ---- maybe just pitzer</p>
<p>If money is an issue then I hope your friend is a CA resident. If not, maybe U Redlands.</p>
<p>I second UC-Santa Barbara</p>
<p>Whitman meets need but merit scholarships are very competitive. If your friend is strong in a particular field, especially art, music, or drama, that could help for those merit scholarships</p>