California schools for B student?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a CA resident who really wants to go to San Diego State -- but with a 2.9 GPA and 1640 SAT, I'm not sure I'll make the cut. </p>

<p>I'm open to public or private, but looking for a school with a lot going on (I'm a people person) and a nice campus. Suggestions?</p>

<p>Also, if any of you out there go to SDSU, any advice would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>Is money an issue? Is the GPA UC weighted? What part of the state do you live in? You have an advantage at a CSU when you live in their service area.</p>

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<p>Money not a factor. GPA is UC weighted. Live in San Francisco.</p>

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<p>Lots of Californians find happiness at University of Arizona or ASU.
You could also head north to University of Oregon or OSU.
I think you’ll find all four schools less challenging to get into than SDSU, at least based on last year’s results.</p>

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<p>Whittier, Redlands, LMU, St. Mary’s, Mills, UOP.</p>

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<p>My son is at Redlands. I asked the admissions counselor about their somewhat generous admission standards and his reply was that not all kids peak in HS, nor do all kids only have abilities that can be measured with grades. My concern was that the classes might not be as rigorous but he said that was not the case and my son, now a sophomore, has confirmed this. So that’s the nice thing about Redlands. However, it is a very small school. I can’t imagine that a kid who was looking at SD State which is a GIANT school (ie. tons of students) would switch so easily to a smaller campus. But visit the campus. If friendliness is the quality you’re seeking, irrregardless of numbers, I think you would find that here.</p>

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<p>You’d have a good chance at non-impacted CSU’s. </p>

<p>You need at least a 3.3 GPA to have good chances of getting into impacted CSU’s, such as:</p>

<p>Cal Poly SLO
Cal Poly Pomona
San Diego State
CSU Long Beach</p>

<p>[CSU</a> Impacted Campuses and Programs | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impactioninfo.shtml]CSU”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impactioninfo.shtml)
<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/annual-publications/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/annual-publications/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>SDSU students have told me that many people have trouble getting classes, with some waitlists being ridiculously long. SDSU is really popular with non-local residents because of the weather and social life, which is why the college is now in such an impacted state.</p>

<p>Good non-impacted alternatives to SDSU (nice town, great people and academics) include: </p>

<p>CSU Chico
CSU Sonoma
San Jose State
CSU East Bay
CSU Northridge
CSU Sacramento</p>

<p>These schools are often similar to SDSU in terms of academics.</p>

<p>Your choice of major may also affect your admissions. Majors that are often impacted include Psychology and Nursing.</p>

<p>Feel free to send me a message if you have any questions.
Good luck!</p>