California State Universities

College Search & Selection
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<p>You need your CSU/UC GPA as calculated here:</p>

<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - GPA Calculator](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>

<p>And your SAT CR and M score (best single sitting).</p>

<p>These are used to determine eligibility for CSU:</p>

<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - California Residents](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)
[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - Nonresidents Residents](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>

<p>If you are CSU eligible as described above, you will be admitted to a non-impacted CSU campus and major. If the campus or major is impacted:</p>

<p>[Impaction</a> | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impactioninfo.shtml]Impaction”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impactioninfo.shtml)
[CSU</a> Campus Impaction Information | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction-campus-info.shtml]CSU”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/impaction-campus-info.shtml)</p>

<p>then higher standards, usually based on your eligibility index:</p>

<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Calculate Your Eligibility Index](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU)</p>

<p>will be used to select applicants. Most CSUs do have a preference for local applicants as described here:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/sas/publications/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>so you may still be able to get into a local CSU that is impacted.</p>

<p>You should definitely consider your academic interests when choosing a college or university, since the whole purpose of attending is to learn something of interest to you.</p>

<p>Be sure to put “net price calculator” and/or “financial aid estimator” in each school’s web site to check to see if it is affordable to you.</p>