<p>hi everyone my name is matt im a high school junior student in California i moved to here a year ago from syria (war) </p>
<p>i need your help about uc universities if im gonna have the chance to get into 4 years </p>
<p>i had take a lot of classes in syria i took physic and chemistry for two years but it does not count as A-G when i came to here the last year they put me in algebra 1 and eld and easy classes in my junior year i start to challenge myself im taking a full schedule 7 periods with two math classes in the same time geometry and algebra 2/trig im have all A in all my classes and in syria some B but A more my gpa is 3.85 i hope to get it to 4.01 in summer im gonna take a french 101 and physic 101 probably at community college and im taking OFL too and i got invited to NHS (national honner society) for two time but first time i didnt make it and this time i hope in my senior year im gonna try to take 2 math classes again pre calc and calc and try sport (soccer and swimming) and im gonna take the act and sat soon. </p>
<p>so my question is im i gonna have a chance to get into uc universities like UCSB especially because i came from syria and war and i tried hard so does this give me a good chance if i do all i list it below or im just wasting time.</p>
<p>i need really your help and i will be thankful if you give me a good suggestion that could help me while in high school. </p>
<p>I am sorry you were in a war situation. Colleges may be interested in your essays about this.</p>
<p>The first thing you will need to do is clean up your grammar and punctuation. Use capital letters and get rid of words such as “gonna.” This may be how teens talk and text but they reflect poorly in schoolwork.</p>
<p>I don’t know if you will be able to go to a UC, though you will have a shot if you meet the a - g course criteria. There are many good CSUs as well. Some of the LAC’s may give you good scholarships.</p>
<p>It may be a better option to go to a community college for two years, then apply to universities. This will give you time to complete the requires prerequisite classes. However, if you are set on going to a 4-year college right away, then their still might be hope. I would UC’s do take essays into account, especially Berkeley from what I’ve heard. Their admissions standards are high, but it’s worth a shot. I think that you should seriously consider community college though. You would likely have a better shot at the school of your choice and you would save money too.</p>
<p>You need to both get into college and figure out how to pay for it.</p>
<p>If you will be taking classes at your local community college this summer, arrange also for meetings at their financial aid office. A counselor there should be able to explain how financial aid works–and a lot of that info will be true for any college experience in the United States. You should especially find out what the ramifications are related to your California residency and citizenship status. There is some aid that may not be accessible to you.</p>
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