Chance for Cal Poly

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>Can you please tell me my chances to get into this university (Architecture)?</p>

<p>GPA: 3.74 (will be 3.83 when I graduate)
ACT: 28 is highest composite, sub-scores : Math-27,Science-31, Reading-31, and English/Writing-27 making my SUPERSCORE a 29
Concurrent(enrollment at local community college): Conceptual Physics, Engineering Drafting with CAD, Humanities, CAD II
Also doing AP Art Portfolio</p>

<p>Classes Taken:</p>

<p>8th Grade:
Earth Science</p>

<p>Freshman Year (Trimester):
Government
Oklahoma History
Physical Science
Algebra I
English I
Band
Art
3-D Art</p>

<p>Sophmore Year:
Biology
Geometry
US History
Computers 1 (Foreign Language Credit)
English II
Band</p>

<p>Junior Year:
AP Biology II
Algebra II
AP English III
Mentoring- Music (6th grade Band)
Honors World History
Band</p>

<p>Summer before Senior Year:
Computers II (Foreign Language Credit)</p>

<p>To be Senior Year:
AP English IV
Physics
Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry
Band
Concurrent: Conceptual Physics
Concurrent: Engineering Drafting with CAD
Concurrent: CAD II
Concurrent: Humanities</p>

<p>Extracurriculars (Including Senior Year):
NHS 4 years (counting Senior Year)
FCCLA 1 year
STUCO Parlemantarian (Officer) 2 years
Academic Team 2 years
Founding Green Club and a recycling program
Co-taking over the ACT Study Club</p>

<p>Marching Band 5 years
Concert Band 7 years
Jazz Band 6 years
Tulsa Youth Symphony Orchestra
Numerous Percussion Ensembles
6 Superior Ratings (1) on Percussion Solos
12 Piano Superior Ratings (1)
2 Piano Merit Awards
Woody Herman Jazz Award
Patrick S. Gilmore Band Award
Piano: 11 years
Math Award (National)
Band Section Leader (4 years)
Drumline Captain
5 years of various music camps
architecture camp
leadership camp</p>

<p>Undocumented Native American
Live in rural Oklahoma
School offers few AP classes or advanced classes
Will have amazing rec letters and a competitive architecture portfolio</p>

<p>What do you think?
Thanks.</p>

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<p>I think you may have a good chance. The thing is though, Cal Poly doesn’t look at letters of Rec or all of your extracurriculars. It is based on the rigor of your classes, GPA, and ACT scores. They might like all the engineering/architectural courses you have taken.</p>

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<p>According to the Cal Poly Fall 2011 Factbook, incoming Freshmen to the College of Architecture in Fall 2011 had average high school GPA of 3.87, average SAT Reading score of 600, average SAT Math score of 653, and average ACT score of 27.5.</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/sites/ipa...k/fbfall11.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/sites/ipa...k/fbfall11.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>I too think you have a good chance. Just out of interest, what exactly is “Undocumented Native American”? It sounds like a contradiction in terms.</p>

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<p>Well… Our ancestors were Natove American but they did not sign up on the rolls when they migrated to Oklahoma from the Southeast.</p>

<p>I understand your confusion.</p>

<p>Are you a student at CalPoly?</p>

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<p>Thanks for the explanation.</p>

<p>No, I’m not a student - I’m a parent of an incoming freshman.</p>