S2 best friend's situation....

77Choco
Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:53:20 +0000

So Son is applying to UA (done!), LA Tech, the UC’s and probably CSU to keep all options open. We live in CA, obviously. CS major, stats 3.75, 1360 SAT. Will be taking ACT and SAT to up from 1360 to 1400+ hopefully.

Thanks to all for your great input here.

His best, best friend - a wonderful young lady - they want to go away together to school, which is one of the reasons I feel good about UA and LA Tech. ( Her mother is from the south.) Having a good friend there would certainly make for a different type of adventure and give him some grounding. She is also a CS major, 4.3+ (or close) GPA and who hasn’t taken the SAT or ACT yet. She is a sharp cookie. She will be the first in her family to attend a four year college. Not low income, - middle. Don’t know all the info yet.

For example… if Son and friend both attend UA and she also receives the presidential scholarship, along with the $2,500 ENG/CS stipend… would she be eligible for any other grants, aid, etc?

For those UC folks out there, would she be eligible for other grants I am not aware of?