Chance me as a US citizen [living outside the US] aiming for UCs and SDSU (3.9 GPA, psychology/child development)

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hey! Im a Mexican us citizen graduating high school outside of USA, have never attended school there either.

GPA and SAT:

  • Unweighted GPA for 9th-11th grade is like a 3.89/3.91 as calculated by me.
  • No APs or IB classes are offered at my school so I couldn’t get a higher score. My highschool is private but definitely not the best in area. Im taking my IELTS test in May.
  • No SAT or ACT scores.

Majors and schools:

  • SDSU major is currently psychology but will probably change to child development for a better chance, however I can’t include my grades when I submit since I studied internationally; not sure if it affects my chances since they have to contact me personally for my transcript.

  • UC majors are also mostly psychology or related to child development.

Extracurriculars:

  • Only extracurriculars are my online reseller business that I started 3 months ago but have great growth so far and my promotional tiktok account which has gained some attention too. Ive modeled briefly before too, but im not sure if I should include that since it was only twice.

Extra: Im a first generation, Mexican, high income. Not applying for any scholarships or other help. Selected 6-10 hours weekly and leadership.

thanks!

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What does this mean?

High enough to be full pay at the colleges in this post? CA colleges can be over $75,000 a year. That’s $300,000 for undergrad school.

@Gumbymom can give you the acceptance rates, and actual costs of the CA public universities.

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Welcome to College Confidential.

There is really no way to chance you based on your posted information. If your unweighted GPA translates correctly, then you can be competitive for the UC’s and SDSU.

You will be considered OOS for the SDSU and the UC’s, so you will be paying non-resident costs.

SDSU mainly admits based on GPA, HS course rigor, # of the CSU a-g courses taken beyond the minimum’s, preparation for major (classes/grades), local admission area status and first generation. Cost of attendance for Non-residents was $54K/year. You are eligible for Federal aid but not California state aid.

The UC’s use 13 areas of criteria for their application review. First-year comprehensive review

Academics are only part of the admission process so a lack of EC’s can impact your chances however, if circumstances prevented you from participating in EC’s, that should be addressed in your application. Also your PIQ’s can be very important and present an overall picture of yourself outside the academics.

Psychology is a very popular major and can be impacted/selective at several campuses. Several UC campuses are definitely options for you.

Cost of attendance for Non-CA residents was around $84K/year and unfortunately the UC Regents just recently voted to increase tuition over the next few years.

What is your career goal with a Psychology or Child development major? Graduate school is usually required for Psych majors so you should also consider graduate school costs in your college budget.

You can look up UC admission rates by campus and discipline here:

SDSU’s Psychology is the most applied major and had around a 27% admit rate. Child Development was around 45%.

Best of luck.