<p>I know that Cal Poly and Davis are both great schools for Nutrition/Food Science. My daughter is applying to both but she prefers Davis over Cal Poly. Davis is a much harder school to get into though and I think her chances are better for getting into Cal Poly. Has someone been in either or both programs or know people who have for a comparison of their programs? Her Act score is 28 and her SAT is 1780. She will be taking both again to try and raise them. She will have a GPA of around 3.90.</p>
<p>^^ Actually, Davis *isn’t *a much harder school to get into. They accepted 44.9% freshmen for Fall of 2010, while Cal Poly accepted 32% freshmen for this year. Overall with transfers, 29%. My daughter got into both schools, but in the end, chose Cal Poly SLO. For one thing, it had the major she wanted (Kinesiology) and she just preferred the area and climate. She *did *like downtown Davis, though. But, she’ll have the same “college town” experience in San Luis Obispo with the advantage of having the beaches close by. </p>
<p>Best wishes to your daughter! Mine will be working closely in her major with the Nutrition and Food Sciences depts. Lots of “learn by doing” (hands-on) experiences at Cal Poly. But, I would have been just as happy if she had chosen Davis. :)</p>
<p>@2leashes</p>
<p>acceptance rate with cal poly is deceptive. the reason why cal poly has such a relatively low acceptance rate isn’t because of higher selectivity per se, in fact it is because of the larger percent of students that apply to cal poly slo with sub-standard statistics. of course, as anyone would expect with a college that doesn’t require essays for applying, there would be a larger pool. </p>
<p>it would be poor for one to only decide which institution was more selective based only on 1 year’s acceptance rate without considering other important factors, which i’ve already explained the most significant concerning cal poly slo.</p>
<p>@redteabag/4rivers</p>
<p>I think you have a good point. So a true comparison can only be made with with admitted freshman student data for 2010. So let’s examine that:</p>
<p>UC Davis admitted freshman average GPA : 4.02
UC Davis admitted freshman average ACT: 29</p>
<p>Cal Poly admitted freshman average GPA: 3.9
Cal Poly admitted freshman average ACT: 29</p>
<p>Based on empirical data, your assertion that Cal Poly’s high selectivity, in comparison to Davis, is solely predicated upon an oversize applicant pool (possibly with low GPA and test score) is poorly supported. </p>
<p>Given UC Daivs’ and Cal Poly’s relatively similar admitted freshman profile, one can, at most argue, that UC Davis’ selectivity is somewhat higher than that of Cal Poly’s.</p>
<p>If one were to be “generous” to Cal Poly, then UC Davis’ and Cal Poly’s freshman selectivity is comparable.</p>
<p>i didn’t say cal poly slo was significantly less selective than davis. if i wanted to say that, i would have immediately addressed 2leashes first sentence. i’m only trying to clarify 2leashes’ perception of selectivity numbers.</p>
<p>concerning the comparison of overall selectivity between uc davis and cal poly slo, cal poly closes the gap created from not requiring essays by significantly dropping the acceptance rate. ultimately, i would agree that both of them are close in selectivity.</p>
<p>For 2Leashes,</p>
<p>What were your daughter’s ACT/SAT, GPA, and extracurricular activities? After reading yours and the other two posts - it does seem like the two schools are similar in regards to selectivity. My daughter is hoping to improve her SAT and ACT scores because she is retaking them both soon. </p>
<p>Best of luck to your daughter at Cal Poly. Who knows - my daughter may meet her at Cal Poly - especially if they both have nutrition/food science courses :)</p>
<p>To 4rivers:</p>
<p>Sorry for getting back to your post so late! :0/</p>
<p>Her GPA was 4.7 and her ACT was 30. (Unweighted GPA for schools who don’t weight was 3.95). Her ECs were four years of choir/jazz groups, president of National Honor Society, member of Key Club, various community service projects throughout the year and a couple weeks in Guatemala. And, of course, she had to send in an essay for UCs and SAT subject test scores. She could have done better on one of those, but UC Davis must have thought they were okay! </p>
<p>Thank you! She’s absolutely loving Cal Poly SLO! And along with gen.ed.courses, she’s also taking two classes in her major. They have clubs through Kinesiology that incorporate different depts. such as Nutrition and Food Science. A lot of “healthy living” type activities and projects. Best wishes to your daughter where ever she ends up!</p>
<p>**For 2Leashes,</p>
<p>What were your daughter’s ACT/SAT, GPA, and extracurricular activities? After reading yours and the other two posts - it does seem like the two schools are similar in regards to selectivity. My daughter is hoping to improve her SAT and ACT scores because she is retaking them both soon. </p>
<p>Best of luck to your daughter at Cal Poly. Who knows - my daughter may meet her at Cal Poly - especially if they both have nutrition/food science courses **</p>
<p>I’m a Nutrition Science major at UCD, and I love it!! I’m also taking a food science class as well for my major, and I’m learning so much. There are 3 major programs. I’m in Nutrition Science with a community emphasis. It is an incredible major! Not only go you get the science courses, but you also take econ and sociology classes to learn how nutrition fits into our culture. There’s also the biochem emphasis for those wanting to go into a career in research. Finally, there’s the Clinical Nutrition major, which gives you everything you need to be a dietician. There’s a lot of cool research opportunities; I’m currently on a granola bar panel for a grad student’s project where we’re evaluating bars both subjectively and objectively. There are so many opportunities in the Nutrition dept-I get emails from them all the time! It’s also a pretty big and well developed program.</p>
<p>UC Berkeley has a great nutrition science program as well, but I chose Davis because it had a bigger department and a greater variety of classes for the major. I consulted some dieticians at my dad’s clinic about this, and they said UCD and UCB have comparable programs, which says a lot! </p>
<p>I don’t know anything about Cal Poly’s program. Lookng at the specific major requirements for each school should help. I would also suggest consulting dieticians about the reputation of Cal Poly’s program.</p>
<p>OOps. I meant 4.27. Left out a number. NOT 4.7</p>
<p>I had written: Her GPA was 4.7 and her ACT was 30. (Unweighted GPA was 3.95)</p>
<p>Hi,
Im a high school Jr. with a 4.0 unweighted and a 1810 SAT. I really see myself at Cal Poly . but know better than to get my heart set on one school.
I have a long list of ec’s and a lot of leadership which I don’t really get to display at Cal Poly,
Also how much does the work experience count for Cal Poly? Would that make me stand out above applicants with similar statistics and what would anyone suggest for a 17 yr old to do int the nutrition field.? Should I keep striving for a higher SAT score or take the ACT?
Id love to hear from anyone who has been in my position or who has attended either school.</p>