What colleges should I apply to?

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<p>Hi I am currently a senior and starting my college application process and I let my grades slip a lot throughout high school. I really messed up and I WILL get straight A's this year, but I don't know if that will help.. I am looking to major in business and to stay in California.
Location: Born and currently residing in Southern California
School: Public in top 300 of state, top 1400 national
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Female
Total GPA non-weighted: 2.94
Total GPA weighted: 3.31
SAT I breakdown: 560 CR /700 M / 620 W (1880) [retaking in October]
AP tests: Biology (3), English Language and Composition (3)
Class Rank: 336/802
Total community service: 280 hrs</p>

<p>Freshman year:
Algebra I-1 A-
Algebra I-2 A-
Art I-1 A
Art I-2 A-
Biology I-1 H B
Biology I-2 H B+
English I-1 H B
English I-2 H A
Phys Ed I-1 A
Phys Ed I-2 A
Spanish I-1 A-
Spanish I-2 A
EC: Key Club, Future Business Leaders of America, CSF, Red Cross
Future Business Leaders of America: Section 8th place Intro to Business Communication, Section 9th place Intro to Technology Concepts
Presidential Volunteer Service Award</p>

<p>Sophomore year:
Geometry I-1 H A-
Geometry I-2 H B-
Drawing II-1 A+
Drawing II-2 A+
Chem AP H C
Chem AP H D+
English II-1 H B-
English II-2 H B-
World Hist I AP H B
World Hist I AP H B-
Spanish II-1 A-
Spanish II-2 C+
EC: Key Club, CSF, Red Cross, Future Business Leaders of America (historian)
Internship at my city's Chamber of Commerce for 3 months
Presidential Volunteer Service Award</p>

<p>Junior year:
Algebra II-1 C+
Algebra II-2 C+
Comp Sci AP H C+
Comp Sci AP H D+
Biology I-1 AP H B
Biology I-2 AP H B+
Eng Comp AP H D
Eng Comp AP H C
US Hist I-1 P B
US Hist I-2 P C
Spanish III-1 C+
Spanish III-2 C
EC: Red Cross, Future Investors of America, Future Business Leaders of America (public relations), Key Club (historian)
Presidential Volunteer Service Award</p>

<p>Senior year (in progress)
Pre-Calc I-1 P
English IV AP H
Geology I-1 P
Government/Econ AP H
Psychology I-1 P
EC: Red Cross, Future Business Leaders of America, Key Club
Planning on taking AP tests for English lit, Gov, and Econ.</p>

<p>What colleges should I apply to? Would I have a chance to go to at least a csu with my grades..? Thank you for your time.</p>

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<p>You need to bring those grades up. I think the CSU’s might be too difficult unless you try the open admit CSU’s. Like Bakersfield, Channel Islands, San Marcos. </p>

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<p>Thank you for your suggestions. Unfortunately my bad decisions are going to reflect through my grades and stay with me… :-< </p>

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<p>You might have a chance at UCR and their Business school is highly rated. I agree with @auntbea regarding the Cal States and you should look into Bakersfield, Channel Islands, San Marcos and maybe Northridge. Your GPA will hurt you at any of the other competitive CSU’s. You could also go to a community college and transfer into a higher ranking CSU or UC. Good Luck</p>

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<p>I’s encourage you to add Chico and Sonoma to your list. Nice residential campuses that are probably within your reach. Take a look at CSUMentor and calculate you CSU GPA and Index. The CSUs look at only grades 10/11 and only college prep classes and the drop +/-
<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;
<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;
With a 3.0 CSU GPA and your SAT - you’d have an index of 3660. Calculate your actual index with the links above.<br>
You’ll need about 3700 to make it into Chico and 3300 for Sonoma.
Good luck.</p>