Chance Me: UC Berkeley, UCLA

Chance Me / Match Me
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ACT: 33 comp, 35 math, 35 english, 31 reading, 30 science, 9 on the writing
AP Scores: 5’s on APUSH and AP Lang, 4’s on AP Physics 1 and 2
Weighted GPA 4.37, unweighted 3.89
Taking AP Physics C, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP Gov and AP Macroeconomics this year.

EC’s:
4 years of concert band, 3 years in the school’s top band (wind ensemble)
3 years in Jazz Band
Have received several awards for band
Active in church youth group and student ministry team
4 years of XC
4 years of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, group leader for 3
Lifeguard for 2 summers
Worked at Kumon math and reading for a few months, will continue to once XC is over
Eagle Scout
Volunteer at my church’s cafe once a month for 2 hours, have been doing this for 2 years
National Honors Society member

Ethnicity: Asian American

What accounts for UCB’s tuition being around $10K less than a lot of other UC schools? (UCLA, UCSB, UCSB)

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You are a very strong candidate for all the UCs. They can be finicky though so apply broadly.

Tuition at all the UCs is around $13.5k per year. Room and board is driven by the local housing an labor markets.

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should have clarified that I am out of state.

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OOS tuition is also pretty uniform at all UCs.

Also, there is virtually no financial aid to OOS students so, plan on $55k per year.

I’d suggest you look into some privates. Start with USC, USD, Santa Clara, Chapman and LMU. They are much more likely to offer some financial incentive.

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damn. thanks for the info, NCal

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UC tuition is around $13K. OOS supplemental tuition is another $23K and room/board is around $12-15K per year depending upon campus/meal plan and room type.