Cal Poly SLO Potential Transfer With a W?

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<p>I am a San Luis Obispo Community College transfer (cuesta) I hear they give priority to the local area students, is there any truth in this?</p>

<p>Also, I am attempting to transfer in 2 years and this is my first semester at Community College, I chose my classes very unwisely and thus only have 9 units transferable. I intend to major in physics, so there a ton of Major requirements I will need to complete before I go, which is doable. I am currently taking Computer Science 1 which is not required at all but actually counts as a upper division elective for a physics major. I am not doing so well in this class and want to drop it. This will give me a W and I am worried this will be detrimental to the transfer to Cal Poly SLO. Does anyone have any insight on this? I will still have 9 units transferable and if I drop this course I will add a 9 week English GE Class for 4 units so it is the same as the computer science class, but I will do much better in it. </p>

<p>Basically I just want to know how bad a W will look???
Thank you.
-Chris</p>

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<p>Cal Poly Slo does not have a transfer agreement with Cuesta.
[Cuesta</a> College :: Community :: Cal Poly, SLO](<a href=“http://www.cuesta.edu/student/servs_classes/transfer/CalPolySLO.html]Cuesta”>http://www.cuesta.edu/student/servs_classes/transfer/CalPolySLO.html)
[Cuesta</a> College :: Community :: Transfer Guarantees](<a href=“http://www.cuesta.edu/student/servs_classes/transfer/TAG.html]Cuesta”>http://www.cuesta.edu/student/servs_classes/transfer/TAG.html)</p>

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<p>I never said there were agreements, but rather CSU’s give preference to people who live in the area. Anyways, Bump!</p>

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<p>I think the local area advantage is for entering freshmen, not transfers, but perhaps you can find what you’re looking for on the Cal Poly website.</p>

<p>Cal Poly doesn’t have transfer agreements with any community college, not just Cuesta College. However, Cuesta’s curriculum is well-aligned with Cal Poly’s and these students make up a larger percentage of transfers than any other CC. This is from the first link:</p>

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<p>At any rate, if you withdraw from your computer science class within the normal withdrawal period, it shouldn’t be a black mark on your transcript.</p>

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<p>Does anyone else have an opinion on this before I drop the class. I am within the appropriate drop date for a “W”</p>

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<p>Cal Poly gives a slight preference for locals but very slight. Unlike other CSUs, the University’s mandate is actually state-wide. </p>

<p>Having 1 W should not ruin your chance of transfer. My roomie had a W from UCI and transferred into SLO successfully.</p>

<p>Physics is one of the hardest major in Cal Poly. Are you sure you don’t want to pick something easier?</p>

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<p>Would a university such as Harvey Mudd Care so much?</p>

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<p>Why don’t you call Harvey Mudd and ask them? As the top engineering school in the country, they are sure to have their own guidelines on things. Asking here is only gonna net you an opinion. Pick up the phone or email admissions at HM.</p>

<p>Also I assume you have a posted “W” which means you didn’t withdraw in the withdraw period as mentioned above. Again, ask HM or CP by contacting the admissions people. They are actually there to help and generally really friendly.</p>

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<p>I don’t think W’s will make a difference. I had 3 W’s, and I was accepted.</p>

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<p>Don’t worry too much about Ws. I was a transfer student too, and with at least 10 Ws. I was admitted to Electrical Engineering and just graduated the past spring quarter. Just make sure to take as many transferable courses listed on assist.org as you could to give you the edge over applicants and a high GPA. I took every course on the articulation agreement by attending multiple CCCs at the same time. Good luck.</p>