<p>HS junior in california, interested in architecture</p>
<p>3.2 unweighted GPA
1670 SAT (540 critical reading 530 math), retaking in June
good EC's and community service</p>
<p>Should i be looking at University of Arizona, or a Cal State for 2 years before transferring to Cal Poly? Would a degree from Cal Poly give me a better chance of getting internships/job opportunities?</p>
<p>Cal Poly is very numbers oriented, so..... get the best grades you can this spring, choose your coursework carefully for senior year and do well, bump up your SAT. The arch admissions at Cal Poly will give you a bump up if you have a summer job, a double bump if it's arch/construction related. Go read their website and see for yourself.</p>
<p>Plan B, check Cuesta College (also in SLO), they have a program that transfers after two years directly into 3rd year arch at Cal Poly. I think transfers from other CSU's are rare and mostly come in as first year arch students...</p>
<p>SLO only looks at the critical reading and math SAT. Their acceptance ave this year is 4.08 CSU GPA and 1350 SAT. They only sent out 98 acceptances this year. My D has a 4.17 CSU GPA and 1350 SAT and she is waitlisted! BTW, if you want to transfer, yes you need to go to Cuesta College. They only take transfer people from there. They only look at your Soph and Junior grade, so if you are below that number, forget it.</p>
<p>golflover,</p>
<p>Don't let her give up on SLO yet. Of that 98 accepted surely some of the kids will have changed their minds regarding architecture since they applied back in November (high school kids do that!). Others with the scores that got them accepted will have applied to other schools that they would prefer to attend, and been accepted. Still others will have been awarded merit aid packages at other schools that bring the cost down lower than SLO. </p>
<p>I'd be willing to bet (but am guessing) that SLO is looking for 65 - 70 admits from that 98 you posted, and probably will have to take some from the waitlist. </p>
<p>Best wishes on that to your daughter, and please post the results here once known!</p>