Cal Poly SLO Liberal Studies Program?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>I am interested in majoring in Liberal studies at Cal Poly. Can anyone tell me if they like it and how hard it is to get in to? I am a senior in high school and I have a 4.06 weighted cumulative, 4.17 10-11th weighted, and 3.67 unweighted. I got a 1700 on my first SAT, but i take my next one on October 11 and I have been practicing and so far I have increased my score by 200 points, but I haven’t taken the official one yet, so I don’t know if thats accurate. I am a nanny monday through friday working 15-20 hours a week and also I volunteer a lot. </p>

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<p>Cal Poly includes 9th grade’s grades in its GPA calculation. </p>

<p>The university only cares about the the math and CR portion of the SAT score (out of 1600 only). Furthermore, they admit by majors. </p>

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<p>So for College of liberal arts, its averages are:</p>

<p>Average GPA: 3.87
avg SAT: 1263 (out of 1600)
Avg ACT: 28</p>

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<p>“Liberal Arts” and “Liberal Studies” are different. Liberal Studies is a major in Math and Science.</p>

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<p>Liberal studies looks like it is not one of the harder majors in the school of science and math for admissions as they take about 45% or so of applicants; they only look at M and CR though so concentrate on raising those. Be sure to put the Nanny job in the application as a job related to the major (which is essentially elementary education) as that will get you some admission points. I think that your weighted GPA is competitive for that major - keep working on the SAT prep. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Hi! I’m an incoming freshman at Cal Poly SLO this year and I was accepted into the Liberal Studies program. I just wanted to clarify that Liberal Studies is strictly a major for Elementary Education. The major itself falls under the Math and Science department as they want teachers to have a better understanding of these areas. </p>

<p>I had almost the exact stats you have! I had a 1720 for my SAT and weighted 4.1 GPA. The CSU application only asks about how many hours a week you dedicate to volunteer/extra-curriculars and whether or not you’ve had a leadership position of some sort. The CSU application doesn’t really let them know who you are so it’s pretty much based on grades/SAT or ACT. I applied early decision but I don’t think it made a huge difference. The major itself is much less impacted than their most popular majors like architecture and engineering. I would only encourage early decision if you’re completely sure it is your number one choice. </p>

<p>I think you will definitely get in! Cal Poly is a beautiful school and I passed up a ton of UC’s to go here because they truly prepare you more than any other university in California. I will never regret my decision, choose Cal Poly lol! Hope this helped :)</p>