Some campuses state that they do, but it is not clear how they are weighed and therefore how much difference they actually make. My guess is that good scores can help, but lower scores or not submitting scores won’t necessarily hurt.
Chance Me for Georgia Tech, UF, UNC, the UCs, and UGA [GA resident, 3.83 UW, 1430 SAT, prefer <$45k]
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I think you have a good list of colleges. I wouldn’t add more if you’re happy with GSU (worst case, if you don’t get in anywhere else). If not, you’ll need to identify another school that you like - one that has a very high likelihood of admission and is affordable.
Post back here when you know your budget.
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AP exam scores are used to give context to the AP course grades but they will not make up for any other required or reviewed criteria on the UC application. As stated by @worriedmomucb you are not required to report the AP exam scores on the UC application and if you want credit then you would send in the official report once you are accepted and enrolled.
For CS, Washington, UIUC are reaches, and most of the rest are not safeties. The out-of-state publics will be reaches at best to get scholarships that bring the net price down to $30k or less.
Mostly 3 or mostly 4? Mostly 3 scores with A grades in the AP courses may not reflect well on your high school.
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Well I have more 3s indeed, but I have some Bs with those courses as well. I do have four 4s, which are AP CSP, AP Calc BC (AB Subscore: 4), AP Stats, and AP World History.
Would you please address the a-g requirements? Since those are specific to UCs, many OOS students are not familiar and may be missing some (particularly the full year of art).
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My budget still stands, but they said the max my parents can go is around 45k.
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I believe it’s a full year in the arts…not just art. So could be drama, dance, music, art, etc. @Gumbymom will clarify.
The main a-g requirement that most OOS students miss is the VPA (Visual and Performing Arts).
OP listed the following which fulfills that requirement:
Visual or performing arts: Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band
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Yes, typo on my part. I meant The Arts
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I agree. If you do use the Condit bill, that just allows you to pay in-state resident fees for 1 year, which are still expensive. You may not be eligible for state financial aid.
Depending on which UC location, that cost can and will go up beyond $30,000 a year.
Because you haven’t attended high school in California, you’re not eligible for Cal grants, which are restricted to students who graduate from California high schools.
The California Middle Class Scholarships may also have the California high school graduation requirement. I’m not sure about that. You will pay “California full price” through that Bill minus any loans.
Housing, at some of the UC’s, is hard to find off-campus. Many of the UCs don’t guarantee housing all 4 years.
Costs can go up because of off-campus housing rents. The more expensive the housing is in the area, the more expensive your off-campus options will be. So you may end up being full pay for resident fees, but will probably go over $30,000 year.
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Thank you for your feedback! I said this in a later post: My budget still stands, but they said the max my parents can go is around 45k. But I am now well aware of pricing and for that I thank everyone here for the advice.
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Just as a point of reference, here is the UC Berkeley in state cost breakdown for this year. Other campuses will be somewhat different, so this is just as a rough estimate of what you might be looking at (you’d have to add additional costs to transportation if you plan to visit your family in Georgia during the year):
This is for a friend of mine who had this question. He said what if I have twos for AP Exams and I have As in the class? Will that negatively impact my admission chances (not at the UCs), but other colleges like those I listed in the OP? He is thinking of withdrawing his score through CB and then submitting no score for the class.
This is what is being promised. The October 1 date, not the delays. Fingers crossed.
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AP scores are self reported. If you don’t like your scores, just don’t list them in your application. Easy as that.
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It is going to be difficult to beat the GA in-state price with the Hope/Zell scholarships. All options will be under $20k (room, board, fees).
That said, well-endowed privates, like Stanford, offer very generous need-aid. Stanford covers tuition (no loans) for families with income <$150k (and aid is offered on a sliding scale for families earning more than that). Here is a link to more info. Since you are visiting soon, take a look so you can ask questions while you are there.
If your family finds Stanford too expensive after running NPCs, edit your application list accordingly.
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In that case, you will need to remove UMD, UT Austin, UIUC and UWash from your list as they will all be above budget.
These are all leading CS schools and won’t give you any merit money.
Purdue will come within budget. UCSD and the other UCs if you qualify for in-state tuition.
There are additional schools like Emory, UMich, etc on your list that will also be too expensive.
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I will make sure I will tell him this. Thank you!