Is coming from a small school going to be a problem?Answered
So I go to a small school in rural Michigan with around 120 kids in my class, and I plan on going to a competitive out-of-state college. The problem is that my school only offers 4 AP and 2 Honors classes. However, I am in fact taking all of them. Is it going to be a problem that I have so few when trying to get admitted into prestigious colleges? My dream is to accepted into a UC (unrealistic, I know) and my target is UCF.
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This shouldn't be a problem! Your counselor submits a school report which designates if you are taking the most difficult course load. So you should be good! However, beware of the UCs, they love to accept out-of-state applicants but they give MINIMAL aid to non-California residents. The most impressive out-of-state applicants may still have 40k price tags. I recommend looking at private schools or UMich, they give much more aid and UMich is one of the best schools public or private in the country.
No! As long as you meet the requirements a UC school has, you should be good. There is a section when you are applying to schools where you can explain the limitations of your school, and colleges will see that you took all the hardest classes and they will be happy with that! If you really want to push yourself, you can take leadership around your school or town, and maybe take college-credit courses at your local community college (if you have one). But by starting clubs/advocating for harder material and showing that through your ECs, you should have just as good if not better of a chance! I'm gonna apply to UC schools too and I ran into the same problem, so good luck :D!!
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