What college can I get into?

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<p>I have around 1500 SAT avg and about a 3.3gpa (no senior year yet), what uc/cs can I apply and have a good to decent chance of approval? I highly prefer local but anywhere is fine in california. I live in the Lawndale 90260 area and attend Lawndale High</p>

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<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)</p>

<p>That link will take you to some infomation on calculating your CSU Index. </p>

<p>They don’t include plusses or minuses, Only soph and jr semsester grades in college-prep classes are included. For most people, that makes their CSU GPA is a little lower (PE, health and such are excluded) Also, only math and reading sections of the SAT are included.</p>

<p>With CSU GPA of 3.3 and SAT M+R of 1000 you probably aren’t a good candidate for any UCs. For CSUs, SDSU, SLO, Long Beach and maybe San Marcos are out. You’d be borderline for Chico, Humboldt and Pomona (maybe Fullerton) and a good candidate for most others. Your high school has a designated “local” CSU which will have lower standards. Some, like SJSU vary their criteria significantly by major. </p>

<p>Take the SAT again and really prepare. A 100+ point bump would open lots of doors for you.</p>

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<p>What if I just take the ACT and supposedly do a bit better? Will CSUs judge harder or lighter? Also where can I find my local CSU for my HS and what other CSUs are there that’s good for me to apply to? Thanks a lot for your answer</p>

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<p>Sfsu, csu eastbay, sjsu, sac state</p>

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Your high school counselor will have that information. In looking at a map, it appears CSU Dominguez Hills is very near you.
[California</a> State University, Dominguez Hills](<a href=“http://www.csudh.edu/]California”>http://www.csudh.edu/)</p>

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Taking the ACT will be fine. Honestly, in most CSU admissions (including CSUDH) there is no “judging” taking place. They add up the numbers, rank the applicants by their totals and draw a line when they reach the total to whom they can offer admission (which, because of yield, is a much larger number than the eventual entering class). If you do better on the ACT that would be great.</p>

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<p>Thanks everyone for your responses. Much appreciated!</p>

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<p>hey ppl…can sm1 tell me which colleges in california can i get into i hav n sat score of 1650 but i am international student</p>

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<p>Hi everyone, i’m doing my B.A-VFX from a good university in India. I will complete my present course in the year 2015(June) . I would like to do masters in USA or NEW ZELAND. so, please help me in finding best university and what exams should i write (IELTS,TOFEL and ect.,) to get into. And cost of living can be medium or low if possible. Thanks in Advance.</p>

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<p>I would suggest retaking the SAT to get a better score on it</p>

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<p>Here is a link to the CSU local service areas.
<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I think you will definitely get into Dominguez Hills and have a good chance at Channel Islands and San Bernardino. They are fairly close and are not as impacted as some of the other Cal states. </p>

<p>The Cal States use a straight formula for admission.
SAT is GPA x 800 + critical reading and math scores only
ACT is GPA x 200 + (ACTx10) composite only </p>

<p>Out of area, out of state and international students have a higher standard than local service area kids.</p>

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<p>I’m from Florida but my dad and grandpa went to UCLA and my aunt taught there. I’m only a sophomore but I have a 3.6 unweighted and a 4.3 weighted with 4 AP classes. I’m in NHS and BPA and other clubs. If I join more clubs and get involved in community service and my SAT/ACT scores are good would I have a good chance of acceptance?</p>

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<p>Fleury, it looks like you are working hard and on track. The UCs only use grade ten and eleven for GPA. They will give you up to eight semesters of honors points and usually only consider AP, IB, and honors precalc for the extra point. Keep up your grades and ECs. UCLA gets the most applications in the state, over 80,000 last fall, so they have to turn away many highly qualified applicants.</p>