miamisenior56

What Public schools if any, would my daughter have a chance of getting into?

Colege with at lease 5000 students and somewhat diverse

Attends top Public Magnet school in Miami, Florida for Dance
5.1 W
3.6 U
SAT 1190
500 Hours Community Service
National Honor Society
National Dance Honor Society
12th Grade
2 Ap classes
4 honor classes

SlitheyTove

Do you need financial aid? UC COA runs $50k a year for OOS, and in the low $30k range for Cal State campuses. UC tuition costs will be going up by a third in the coming year, not sure about There is highly limited aid for OOS students. Coming from Florida, that's quite a premium to pay to go to public school. Be sure that you're OK with the finances.

For the Cal States, if your daughter is interested in any campuses she should apply early, especially if she wants a popular campus or major.

A friend's daughter is happily enrolled in the dance program at San Jose State.

Your daughter would easily qualify for the less competitive UCs (Riverside, Merced, Santa Cruz), but not for UCLA or Berkeley. You'll want to look into UC's a-g requirements and grading system and calculate your daughter's UC GPA, which will use sophomore and junior year classes only. Since you are out of state, only the AP courses are given a bump in weighted GPA. OOS honors courses do not qualify for the bump.

Another route to consider if your daughter is set on CA is to find a residential community college with a well-established transfer program to a UC. Santa Barbara City College is probably the best known.

mom60

Also be aware that the UC's and CSU's have a different application time period. Applications for fall are accepted during the month of Nov.