looking for schools in Cali

carolyn
Wed, 02 May 2007 16:12:30 +0000

Some of the Cal States are actually on the small side - take a look at Cal State Monterey Bay, Humboldt State, and Cal State Stanislaus, for example. In terms of private schools, look at these: Whittier, University of the Pacific, and, as already suggested, Mills College.

In terms of applying EA, my rule of thumb is you shouldn’t apply early to reachier schools if you think your grades in first semester senior year will go up. Same holds true if you’ll need more time to re-take the SATs – applying EA means your last shot will be the October test date usually. Chapman and Santa Clara are definitely going to be reachy with your GPA and current test scores. My advice would be to talk with your high school guidance counselor about which would be the best path.