<p>I'm obviously hoping to transfer to one of the better UCs, but if it's a choice between a CSU and Riverside or Merced, I'll probably save my money and choose the CSU.</p>
<p>I can't seem to find any info regarding GPAs to transfer to a CSU. Do they let everyone in that meets the minimum requirements?</p>
<p>I'm interested in communications/public relations, political science, and related fields. What sort of GPA would be needed to transfer to the better CSUs (SLO, Pomona, Fullerton, SDSU and SJSU come to mind).</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>It used to be that nearly everyone who had the minimum transfer GPA could more or less rest assured they would get an acceptance to their CSU of choice. Cal Poly SLO was maybe an exception to that rule of thumb.</p>
<p>With the budget cuts, transferring into a CSU is much more competitive and minimum GPAs are being raised. The “Guaranteed Transfer Admissions” programs between CCCs and CSUs are being suspended at many campuses. Basically it is now much more competitive to get into a CSU of choice and it is primarily based on filling up spots by GPA rankings until the spots are filled. </p>
<p>Also note that many CSUs are also filling spots with “locals” first… so figure out what is your local CSU. You may have a better shot there because of being in the first pool of applicants. Each CSU seems to be defining “local” differently, but it generally will be the CSU that is closest to where you took the majority of your CCC credits (in such a case, moving closer to a CSU won’t help).</p>
<p>All this information is online for the most part, but you have to dig.</p>
<p>With that all said, my sense is that folks with 3.3 GPAs will likely do well with their first choices, and 3.0+ also. (Especially if applying to their local CSU.)</p>
<p>Below a 2.8 and I think that transfer students may find themselves not getting into their top choice CSU and in some competitive programs maybe shut out completely. </p>
<p>These are all guestimates, of course, it will be interesting to see how this year of transfers works out.</p>
<p>I’m from Michigan and I applied to SDSU for the fall of 2010. I have a GPA of 3.71 and I’ll have roughly 75 transferable credits. The only downside to my application is that I have three classes to take to have all of my major prep courses completed. Any chances of me getting into SDSU? I’m getting nervous!</p>
<p>I think so, yes. Average transfer GPA for UCLA is near there, so I suspect you’ll be okay. The wild card is that you’re out of state which, afaik, effectively bumps you to the end of the line.</p>
<p>That doesn’t make much sense to me and I don’t know why they would bump me to the end of the line. I’m paying $11000 more the first year and you think they would want that with California’s budget being in such a slump?? I don’t get it. I’m essentially three tuitions in one!</p>
<p>It’s because of California’s master plan for higher education, adopted in the early 1960s. It unified a bunch of previously disjointed educational systems into UC, CSU, and CCC. UC was targeted at the top 12.5% of high school graduates, CSU at the top 1/3, and CCC at anyone who could benefit. Of course, now the more conpetetive UCs and CSUs have higher admission requirements.</p>
<p>The system gives students a “second chance” for poor performance in high school. Attend two years at a CCC, and get a good GPA, and you can go to pretty much any UC you want. They want students to take advantage of this, so they mandate a certain number of slots in each class be held open for CCC applicants. At the more competetive schools, the CCC applicant pool still exceeds the space available, particularly with the recent mandates to reduce enrollment.</p>
<p>Why are out of state applicants considered second rate? Because in state applicants’ families have been paying high taxes for years to fund the system. Yes, you’d be paying higher tuition, but the other element is that you’re more likely to leave the state after your education that someone who has always lived in California. The point of a public higher education system is to create a better educated workforce within the government’s jurisdiction, making the state more attractive to employers.</p>
<p>So, based on the previous response to this thread, I think you’d have an easier time getting into SDSU with a 3.2 as a resident than an out of state 3.7.</p>
<p>im a transfer student… just got accepted into SDSU, deferred to waitlist at sonoma state, still waiting on cal poly… (crossing fingers). however i have a guarantee to UCSD UCSB and UCSC so either way im going to a good school</p>
<p>If you don’t mind my asking… Did you transfer from a CCC? What was your GPA, and what major did you apply for?</p>
<p>Ugghh…That **** frustrates me! You’ve got all the ■■■■■■■ out there that barely scrap by at their CCC and I have to work my ass off to get in there. Oh well. I’m praying. </p>
<p>Hey ajdavidson07 - Are you from a CCC? What was your gpa? Did you just get an acceptance letter because the supplemental application process just finished three days ago?</p>
<p>If you don’t mind me asking nick…what is your GPA?</p>
<p>I started at a worthless four year college, so that’s killed my GPA. Counting only CCC classes, I’ll have a 3.95 GPA, but it will be 3.45 counting that crappy first year.</p>
<p>I would get it academically renewed, since I won’t be using any of those bad classes to meet GE or major requirements, but the original college doesn’t offer it. My CCC will grant academic renewal for coursework completed at another institution, but the UCs only accept academic renewal if it is granted by the institution sending the grades.</p>
<p>On that note, I’ve been a CA resident all my life, graduated from a CA high school, and will be transferring from a CCC. I hope that means I’ll be considered a CCC transfer. If they consider me to not be because of that crappy first year, I’ll be in trouble.</p>
<p>That got me thinking, ccrane… You should check and see what you have to do to be considered a CCC transfer. It might be advantageous to spend a single semester at a CCC paying out of state tuition if it bumps you to the head of the line for transfering.</p>
<p>I am a CCC student currently, and my GPA is 3.3. i just got the SDSU email the other day, and the SSU letter in the mail yesterday. This next semester i will def improve my GPA, too bad i couldnt have that GPA on my application. will have 87 units transferable, IGETC completed, some prereqs completed for physics/ engineering major.</p>
<p>for a CCC transfer you must complete 60 semester units transferable to the institution of choice, with at least a 3.0 transferable GPA. UC’s accept a TAG guarantee if these requirements are met along with a set of courses (IGETC) of gen ed. also you must complete your math and english requirements at least 2 semesters prior to transferring. CSU’s give transfer students with such filled requirements priority registration. </p>
<p>I went to CCC because i my family is in the lowest income bracket possible (<24,000/year) and my family couldnt afford to send me away to college. sadly, i never even opened my acceptance/ decline letters from senior year because i was not going anyhow.</p>
<p>Yeah I thought about that, seeing how i have three classes I have to still take, but I don’t think I’m going to be able to get into SDSU during the spring semester. I don’t think they allow that. We’ll see…pray for me! lol Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>Did you not have to submit a supplemental application, or does that IGETC thing help you get in faster or something?.. Dang! If they don’t accept me with a 3.71 and you have a 3.3, I’m going to be ****ed. All I can do now is hope for the best.</p>
<p>IGETC is a standardized system to complete your general education requirements. It is accepted by all UCs, CSUs, and CCCs (for an associate degree) for most majors. It’s for CCC students, so you shouldn’t be involved with it.</p>
<p>Yeah I know it’s for CCC students only, I was just wondering if that helped him get an acceptance letter faster. I didn’t think they sent out acceptance letters until March.</p>
<p>I’m currently in my second year of community college and waiting to hear back from cal poly pomona( I want to major in poly sci) . I applied as a senior in high school and got my acceptance letter late jan. Do they send out acceptances for transfer later than high school kids?</p>
<p>hey everyone…</p>
<p>i currently applied to csu san marcos with a 2.53 gpa… do you think i can get in?</p>
<p>IGETC is almost done, in the process of doing one more class already & 60+ units… </p>
<p>what do you think my chances are?</p>
<p>Do all csu’s have a standard way of prioritizing incoming freshman to transfers? Or is it different each school? I’m a cal poly pomona hopeful and I hope I don’t get screwed over by budget cuts lol. Well anyway, to UCSDhopeful, I’ve been following the “pink sheet” and have gotten about a 3.5 and I’m starting to feel like I won’t get in because of budget cuts. I don’t know much about that school so stay positive. Well thats just me, from what I’ve gathered from these forums is that it depends on your major and gpa. Having all of those units really couldn’t hurt you. I really hope you get it, I’m getting really tired of all of this waiting, good luck!</p>
<p>Has anyone heard from Long Beach? Friday I got the letter saying that I was in the ‘final round’ and to send my transcripts. Also know they are accepting less than 8% and just wondering if anyone has gotten anything (rejection/acceptance)</p>
<p>alsoooo if you haven’t heard from any cal states, make sure you send your transcripts haha. I just realized I need to send it for northridge and fullerton and thats why there is still no decision lol</p>
<p>good luck to everyone!</p>