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candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 12:11 AM

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Location: Close to home would be nice and convenient (SoCal/San Diego) unless it's really worth it
Major: Computer Science, Computer Engineering, something something tech idk
Stats: 4.0 UW, 4.4 W, 4.7 UC
Curriculum: Rigorous to moderate so don't wanna breeze through nor suffer too much because of the stress
Size: Don't care
Costs: $20k tuition after aid is the sweet spot, coming from a family making less than $50k a year
Looking at: UCSD (reach), UCLA (reach), UCI (reach), UCSB (reach), UCR (target), SDSU (target), CPP (safety)
Additional: Tolerable weather pls, also maybe a good place for social redemption arc after being the quiet kid in HS

uncut pilot Mar 23, 2022, 12:59 AM

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have you looked at Cal Poly SLO or the Claremont Colleges? and USC is notorious for being expensive, but maybe after aid it'd be good location-wise and socially?

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also i def agree with UCSB for the happiness factor, from what i've seen ppl seem to quite enjoy the social-academic mix there haha

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 1:09 AM

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oh yeah lol i forgot to put slo on there
and i will def google the claremont colleges thank you very much

lol i kind of look to college as an opportunity to make some friends, go outside, get my act together
as someone who isn't where they wanna be atm, it's a hopeful vision

uncut pilot Mar 23, 2022, 1:29 AM

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honestly same (altho i'm sure our circumstances aren't entirely similar so i dont wanna assume), so everything ur saying makes a lot of sense lol

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good luck!!!

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:29 AM

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did you take the PSAT?

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 6:30 AM

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forgot to mention that

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yeye, 1470

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:30 AM

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helllll yeah

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well done

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did you get nm?

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 6:30 AM

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nah

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just shy of the usual cutoff

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i am a ca resident after all

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:30 AM

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fr? i'm in cali and i got a 1470 on the psat last year

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and i got it

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 6:31 AM

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robust turret well done

but thank you

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:31 AM

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:(

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r u sure?

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 6:31 AM

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it said i was being considered

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:31 AM

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oh what

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lol so u might be getting it then

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bc if you got national merit semifinalist, USC will give you half off tuiton

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merit aid if you get it = relatively low cost of attendance

candid adder Mar 23, 2022, 6:34 AM

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def gonna factor that in if it comes around

robust turret Mar 23, 2022, 6:34 AM

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gl gl

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some of the CSUs have good CS departments, you could add them as safeties

tacit schooner Mar 23, 2022, 7:19 AM

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I agree with saultymunny, throw in your local CSUs as safeties also SLO and Cal Poly Pomona. I would also throw in SJSU for CS. I think their CS acceptance rate is around 30%? So Would be a reach/match with your stats. I would throw in Berkeley too in case you change your mind and all you have to do is click a button to add it. Also I would add Chapmen University. I don't know how it's CS program is like, but I would assume it's not too rigorous and with your stats you might get pretty big scholarships. It's in OC so you'd like the weather and it's not too far from home.

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