<p>I'm currently a junior in high school, interested in UC Davis, and unreasonably UC Berkeley or Los Angeles . My stats are as follows:
Florida resident.
President of beta club 2 years, 3 years of academic a team (president) debate club 2 years vice president, currently starting my school's first recycling program.
I want to enter UC as an undergrad in environmental science.
Frequently volunteer at the smithsonian marine center.
Piano lessons for 9 years.</p>
<p>My tenth grade courses and grades per semester:
Drama A/A
Spanish 1 A/A
English 2 honors A/A
Dual enrollment life science B
Biology honors B
Dual enrollment world history A/B
Dual enrollment ecology B</p>
<p>Eleventh grade courses and grades per semester:
Spanish 2 A/A
Ap English Lang B/B
Pre calculus A/A
Jazz A/A
Ap environmental science A/B
Chemical honors A/A
Ap us history B/A</p>
<p>I have already enrolled in the following courses for senior year:
Ap English lit
Ap psychology
Ap statistics
Ap music theory
Ap government
Spanish 3
Teacher assistant</p>
<p>Registered for sat and act.
My PSAT scores project a 2000 for sat, so I'm aiming for that or a bit higher
Weighted hs gpa is a 4.0, and UC gpa is slightly higher I believe
I'm ranked in the top 10% of my class of 403.</p>
<p>Live with a single parent, and have been on free lunch all of high school.
Any feedback would be nice, as well as any suggestions!</p>
<p>If you make San Diego, you’re very likely to make Davis.</p>
<p>But you’re low income and OOS? Unfortunately, the UCs, and most public universities, are awful with financial aid for OOS students. The UCs probably won’t be a financially viable option for you. </p>
<p>If you still wish to study in California, look into privates such as Loyola Marymount and Pepperdine and hope for the best. USC also offers decent financial aid but its a reach.</p>
<p>What do you mean when you say they’re awful with financial aid? Im willing to live with student loans. And I heard after two years in the university they transfer you to in state tuition. If that’s the case, it would only be two expensive years.</p>
<p>No, they don’t give you instate tuition after 2 years.</p>
<p>the UCs will NOT be affordable to an OOS low income student. they won’t help you with costs.</p>
<p>And, NO, you wouldn’t be able to borrow enough to pay the OOS costs.</p>
<p>You are limited to borrowing the following amounts…</p>
<p>frosh 5500
soph 6500
jr 7500
sr 7500</p>
<p>to borrow more than that would require your parent to QUALIFY and co-sign. NOT a good idea. A low income parent isn’t likely going to agree or to qualify to co-sign. Besides…bit debt is not a good idea for an undergrad.</p>
<p>BTW…the instate COA for UCs is about $30k. You won’t get the instate rate, but the point is that even that would be unaffordable since you would not qualify for any of the state aid since you didn’t go to high school there.</p>
<p>I don’t live with my dad, but he has a sufficient income, and leftover from a lawsuit. Both of my parents are willing to do a lot for me. Also, I’m hoping to qualify for various scholarships. As you can see, I’m hell-bent on going. Lol</p>
<p>Talk to your dad about how much he’ll spend each year on college. He may want to help you, but that doesn’t mean that he’s willing to pay $200k for a UC when you have less expensive options. Your dad may have other plans for his money…such as putting his money towards retirement…or something else.</p>
<p>Private scholarships are hard to get, for small amounts, and often for only one year. so, that won’t help much in the long run.</p>
<p>You need to keep your options open. Many kids are “hell-bent” on particular college choices…until the “rubber meets the road” and they realize that the money is not there to go.</p>