Counselors made a document that covers most of common asked questions by students/families. For example: On College application, Students would enter Clairemont High grading terms as SEMESTER. 

Click here to FAQ document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HEHQ-lqC2OhkVKGEke1-Q6hiTduFDh3ZqEHKa7lJisk/edit?usp=classroom_web&authuser=0

• Colleges do not accept D's as credits for their college application. Students are advised recover/retake any A-G courses if they plan on applying to any 4 year college. 

• When entering grades for credits earned, high School Courses listed on transcript that have (P) or (HP) will be self populated on college application (CSU, UC). Courses that do not self populate such as a high school course do NOT have a (P) or (HP) on transcript.

• Students should print out their transcript when entering grades on college application. 

California State University (CSU) System has 23 campuses all over the state of CA. 

Every campus is unique on majors, campus life, and average GPA of acceptance. Students/families are advised to check out the campuses in person (if possible) and know that majors are impacted (Nurse program is very difficult to get into for example). 

Application fee waivers are ONLY given by CSU on their application. Clairemont does not have any waivers.

Where can a student get support on this application? - Counselors or College Outreach Programs

University of California (UC) system has 9 campuses up and down the state of CA. 

Every campus is unique on majors, campus life, and average GPA of acceptance. Students/families are advised to check out the campuses in person (if possible) and know that majors are impacted (Nurse program is very difficult to get into for example). 

Application requires Essays covering Personal Insight Questions!

Application fee waivers are ONLY given by UC on their application. Clairemont does not have any waivers.

Where can a student get support on this application? - Counselors or College Outreach Programs

The Common Application is a single online college application form used by over 900 colleges and universities. Instead of filling out the same general information—like your address, GPA, and extracurriculars— a dozen times, you only have to do it once. The Common App dashboard also helps you track necessary application documents (like your letters of recommendation) and important deadlines. 

Common App is mainly used for out of state colleges or Private colleges/universities by Clairemont High students. Common App has a list of colleges that Common App can be used for.  Every college on Common App could have individual requirements like the number of  letters of recommendation required. 

Student's counselor MUST be notified if student is using Common App as more steps are required by counselor such as sending a school report and transcripts throughout the school year. Students are encouraged to check the Counseling Google classroom for resources on how to add colleges to their Xello account, sending college and high school transcripts, and letters of recommendation/teacher evaluations.  

Application requires Essays covering Personal Insight Questions!

Where can a student get support on this application? - Counselors or College Outreach Programs

The Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) is a tuition-savings program that makes attending out-of-state colleges and universities more affordable for students.

Participating two- and four-year public colleges and universities across the Western U.S. agree to charge out-of-state students no more than 150 percent of the institution’s in-state tuition. Tuition savings may vary depending on the college or major. 

When applying to these participating colleges - students should search the college and WUE as the WUE program at every college has different directions on how to apply for the program (it's not automatic). 

UC San Diego and SDSU have HIGH GPA requirements and lower acceptance rates. Staying local is becoming more difficult. Students/families are encouraged to explore the WUE program and it's participating colleges/states as options.