<p>Hey everyone, I go to a really small and low-income school. Finding someone to talk to about colleges is extremely difficult, as our counselor isn’t helpful and the teachers too busy.</p>
<p>GPA: 3.7
AP: APUSH, AP Psychology, AP Bio, AP Chem, AP Literature, AP Calc
UW in the Highschool: UW Oceanography 101, UW Biology 100
Advanced Plant Sc III
SAT: Havent took it yet, expect around 1800-2000</p>
<p>And for personal experiences, I come from a troubled family (drugs, abuse). I am also the first to go to college in the US, I am first generation in the United States as both my parents are immigrants. I would love to know what unis I should am for, what is the best university on the west coast that I might have a good chance of getting accepted?</p>
<p>Going by your estimated SAT scores, as well as your GPA and EC’s I don’t think UCSD, Gonzaga, or University of Washington should be too extremely difficult (given I don’t know all too much about them).</p>
<p>The UC application period has passed so unless you have already applied, you are out of luck for Fall 2015. UCSD would be a Low Reach with your GPA and estimated SAT. If you are a Senior, why haven’t you taken the SAT??? Average UC GPA for UCSD was 4.13 with an SAT around 2018. The other schools I am not familar with so I cannot give you any advice. You might have a chance at UCI/UCSC/UCR and many of the Cal States. Are you a California Resident???</p>
<p>I am a Junior, I know that my GPA is fairly low and chances are my SAT won’t be above a 2100+. My application will rely on lots of leadership positions. I currently hold three VP spots (ASB,FFA,NHS) with a good chance of becoming president my senior year for FFA and NHS. Also with lot’s of family issues throughout HS, which explains fairly low GPA, I am a Washington resident.</p>
<p>You still have until end of Junior year to raise that GPA and get a competitive score on the SAT. As an OOS student, all the California publics will cost you pretty much full pay, since they give little to no financial aid to OOS applicants.
UC’s would cost around $55K/year and Cal States around $30K/year. You need to find out how much your parents are willing to pay for school and start from there. In-state Washington schools should be your first choice. If you want schools in California, you need to consider privates, but you would need outstanding stats for significant merit aid. At the end of your Junior year, plug your Stats into the SuperMatch feature on this website to get an idea of where to start on your list. </p>