Hi, I’m an incoming Junior in High School and have been thinking about applying to UCLA come the summer before senior year. I’m fro Michigan, so the main issue here is tuition and housing. I was planning on moving to CA, going to a community college for a year, and then take advantage of my new citizenship for cheaper tuition costs at UCLA, but the apartments/studio’s in LA are EXPENSIVE! I just don’t know how I’ll be able to move there and find a job quick enough to pay my bills. My second concern is my GPA. I have a 3.3, and hope to raise it up next year with my AP classes and better grades. I don’t know if this affects anything, but I took the APUSH test in may and got a 2 (sadly), so I’m guessing I can’t use that as a credit… But what are my acrual chances of getting into UCLA with a 3.3+?
Senior grades are not considered in the UC GPA calculation, only 10-11th. UCLA wouold be a High Reach with a GPA of 3.3 as an in-state applicant and you need a minimum 3.4 to apply as an OOS applicant.
Average last year was UC GPA of 4.17 and SAT 2067 ACT 30
http://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
Even if you move here and work a year, you will not receive in-state tuition or residency.
http://registrar.berkeley.edu/establish.html?no_server_init
You need to look to your local Michigan schools. UC’s will cost your $55K/year with an increase of 8% over the next few years and even with all A’s next year, you GPA will still be lower than average.
Good Luck and start looking at some realistic choices.
Either way I’m not staying in Michigan, I am getting out of this god forsaken state either way, so it’s either before college or after college.
Well, we are from California and my DD is spending her summer before senior year conducting research at Michigan University. The Michigan is very much different from California, but it is a beautiful green state and people are so friendly.
You won’t be able to find cheap housing, a job, and pay instate tuition all at once.
The community colleges will charge you full fees as an OOS incoming freshman.
That won’t be cheap. As you’ve already discovered, the cost of living is ridiculously expensive.
Your GPA is not considered competitive for the UCs, so your chances of gaining admission to UCLA are slim at this point unless there is something spectacular in your ECs or SAT scores.