Currently a Senior - Thinking too much about College.

Sure Will.

tl;dr - I've just started my Senior year in SoCal and when the time comes for me to apply for college I want to apply to San Jose State University. A lot has been resolved really, but still some issues I'm stressin' about are things like chances of getting in primarily based off of my credentials (since I'll be applying in November, not March - May or whenever I would regularly do it I guess) at this point, how to avoid getting crap classes I don't need to take and they were just told to me in order to get more money out of me, how to get the classes I want as first priority as possible (which I've come down to the solution which I think is simply attend the first of any orientation or schedule organizing meeting-ish).

Some smaller issues I guess would be where to find good scholarships other than on fastweb (which is great) or cappex (which isn't the best), any programs/club/organizations at San Jose that someone may personally know about that would benefit me in a positive way (i.e. EOP, but I probably won't qualify for that.)

You can't skip your pre-reqs. There isn't any way around it other than AP scores or CC transfer credit, like a dual enrollment where you attend a community college part time and still are full time in high school. They suck but everyone has to do it. If you want to streamline the process, talk to your advisor when the time comes, but for the moment you need to focus on applying and actually getting accepted. Apply to SJSU and 2 or 3 other schools so you are rounded and have options just in case. I highly recommend Early Action, where you apply early and get notice of your status by Christmas or early January that way you have 5 months to make your decision and mull over financial aid and other major resources. Scholarship applications are generally available through your schools counselling office or your guidance counselor. Just apply to everything you can and put your heart and life story into the essay questions, don't just be a stereotypical kid that goes home and just wants to succeed and get out of their town. Personality and attention to detail really counts and when or if you receive those scholarships the responsible parties shoul be proud to give you the money, think about that.