Asian Male from a very competitive high school in-state, California
Major: Biomedical Engineering
UW GPA: 3.61
W GPA: 3.86
SAT: 1490, 800(Math 2)
ACT: 33
Courseload: AP Physics 1, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Statistics, AP CSA, AP Calculus AB
MCA points? https://mca.netlify.com/
Cal Poly SLO GPA? (9-11th grades with 8 semester honors point cap)
MCA=4408
SLO target projections from 2019 show 1929 applicants with a target of 75 Freshman enrolled. BME is one of the more competitive Engineering majors with an admit rate below 15%.
Below are some stats from 2019 and 2018 applicants and results. You can scour the decision threads but I saw no accepted applicant with an MCA below 4700 for the last 2 years.
BME
In-State
MCA 4856
CSU GPA: 4.12
SAT 1570
Accepted!
Waitlisted for Biomedical Engineering OOS
SAT 1500
4.21 CSU GPA
Accepted
Major: Biomedical engineering
Female in-state
GPA: 4.33 (capped at 4.2)
SAT: 1410
ACT: 31 (E:35 M:32)
Lots of ec’s, work related
Approx MCA: 4850
Waitlisted
Major; Biomedical Engineering
GPA: 4.83 (capped at 4.2)
SAT: 1360 (680 Math 680 Language)
Tons of Extracirricular with Sports, Leadership, Team Captain, 9 AP classes, All Honors Classes.
My MCA (if i Calculated correctly) was around a 4750.
Daughter just waitlisted for Biomedical Engineering. 4.0 UW/4.3 W, 1460 SAT, NMF, etc… Congratulations to everyone who got in!
Average stats for 2019 College of Engineering admits was a 4.17 Cal Poly GPA and SAT of 1469.
BME will be a Reach due to your GPA.