CC to Cal poly slo -- Transfer student English Major

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Hi everyone,
I’m looking for advice on my chances of getting to cal poly slo as an English major. I will be applying this year and I will be completed with my AA-T for English at my CC, I’m currently at a 2.9 right now and I’m wondering if there are some transfer English majors that can give me insight on how their experience was like. I understand that cal poly slo is a very competitive school, but also would like to know what my chances are. (Cal poly slo is one of my top picks as well as San Jose state)

Thanks!

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This link may help gauge your chances. For 2017, an average 3.4 GPA for SLO but not major specific. Any GPA below 3.0 will be a tough admit.

https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/counselor-resources/Documents/transfer-2017-admission-impaction-chart.pdf

For SJSU, the GPA threshold was 2.0
http://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/impaction/impactionresultstransfer/index.html

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Last year, CP anticipated about 100 transfer applicants for 8 spots in English. I would agree that CP is going to be a long shot for you. You should also have a safer choice than SJSU just in case. You don’t want to be left out. Good luck!

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@eyemgh I’m curious to know, how do you know this information about the spots?

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@vrios95, they publish their projections in the institutional research department.

https://ir.calpoly.edu/content/publications_reports/targets/index