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COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

COLLEGE APPLICATIONS

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California Community Colleges Application:

 
One application website to locate all CA community college applications.

LMC Application Steps: LMC Step-By-Step 

DVC Application Steps: DVC Step-By-Step

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California State University Application: 

CSU APP: One application for 23 CSU campuses.  Launch your CSU application through your student CCGI account here.
[Watch college reps talk about each campus here.]
 
APPLICATION FEE: $70 for each CSU campus
Application Fee Waivers:
Only 1 option: The CSU application will automatically check if you qualify for up-to-4 fee waivers based on your parents'/guardians' income.
If your financial circumstances have changed this year, please contact the CSU college campus to request a fee waiver.
The CSU does NOT accept any other type of fee waiver!!!
If are ineligible for the CSU App fee waiver and you cannot afford CSU application fees:
1) Please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/phscsufw
2) Please have your application ready for submission no later than November 30!
 
OPENS: OCTOBER 1ST
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30TH (Do NOT wait for the last minute! The system often crashes!)

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University of California Application

 
UC APP: One application for 9 UC campuses.  Launch your UC application through your student CCGI account here.
[Watch college reps talk about each campus here.]
 
MINIMUM GPA: 3.0
 
APPLICATION FEE: $70 for each UC campus
Application Fee waivers:
Option 1: The UC application will automatically check if you qualify for up-to-4 fee waivers based on your parents'/guardians' income.
If your financial circumstances have changed this year, please contact the UC to request a fee waiver.
Option 2: If you used a fee waiver on the SAT, you qualify for a fee waiver code (your code can be used on multiple college applications).  You can find them on your college board account.  Please note, the UC will only accept 4 fee waivers (no more than 4).
Option 3: If none of the above options apply, please fill out a fee waiver request form here: https://tinyurl.com/collegeappwaiver
Please note, the UC will accept NO MORE THAN 4 fee waivers.  If the student chooses to apply to more, they must pay the additional application fees.
 
OPENS: AUGUST 1ST
 
DEADLINE: NOVEMBER 30TH (Do NOT wait for the last minute! The system often crashes!)
 

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Common Application: Launch your Common Applicaton through your student CCGI account here.

COMMON APP: One application website for over 800 private, out-of-state, and international colleges/universities. (You won't find CCCs, CSUs, or UCs on this application)
 
APPLICATION FEE: Depends on each individual campus
Option 1:  If you used a fee waiver on the SAT, you qualify for a fee waiver code (your code can be used on multiple college applications).  You can find the code on your college board account.  Please verify with each college you are applying to if they take fee waivers.
Option 2: If the above option does not apply, please fill out a request form here: https://tinyurl.com/collegeappwaiver
 
OPENS: AUGUST 1ST
 
DEADLINE: DEPENDS ON EACH COLLEGE

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Black Common Application: Launch your Black Common App through your student CCGI account here.

Which HBCU is right for me?: http://thehundred-seven.org/hbculist.html
BLACK COMMON APP: One application website for 54 HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities).
 
APPLICATION FEE: One-time fee of $35
Application fee waiver: Please see Mrs. Synitha or Mrs. Melanie for fee waiver code.
 
OPENS: AUGUST 1ST
 
DEADLINE: DEPENDS ON EACH COLLEGE

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Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

 Planning on going to college out-of-state in the Western reagion of the US?
 
Check out if your college is part of the WUE and fill out the application: https://www.wiche.edu/tuition-savings/wue/
 

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