College Information

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California Community Colleges

One application website to locate all CA community college applications.

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California State University

One application for 23 CSU campuses.

MINIMUM GPA: 2.5

APPLICATION FEE: $70 for each CSU campus

Application Fee Waivers: The CSU application will automatically check for up-to-4 fee waivers based on parents'/guardians' income. If 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.

OPENS: October 1st

DEADLINE: November 30th

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University of California

 UC APP: One application for 9 UC campuses. 

MINIMUM GPA: 3.0

APPLICATION FEE: $80 for each UC campus

Application Fee Waivers: The UC application will automatically check for eligibility for up-to-4 fee waivers based on  parents'/guardians' income. If financial circumstances have changed this year, please contact the UC to request a fee waiver. UC will accept NO MORE THAN 4 fee waivers.  If applying to more than 4 universities, the additional application fees must be paid.

OPENS: August 1st

DEADLINE: December 2nd

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Common Application:  

One application website for over 800 private, out-of-state, and international colleges/universities. California Community Colleges, CSUs and UCs application are not available on the platform.

APPLICATION FEE: Depends on each individual campus

OPENS: August 1st

DEADLINE: Depends on each college

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Black Common Application:

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

OPENS: August 1st

DEADLINE: Depends on each college

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Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE)

  The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) consists of more than 160 public colleges and universities provide nonresident tuition rates for Western students.

APPLICATION FEE: Refer tor participating schools for application fee

OPENS: Depends on each college

DEADLINE: Depends on each college