Chance Me Cal Poly

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>I am applying to Journalism major</p>

<p>I am wondering what my chances are for:
- Cal Poly SLO (early decision)
- SDSU
- UC Irvine
- UC Santa Barbara
- UC Santa Cruz</p>

<p>Gender: Female
Location: SF Bay Area
HS: Private School College Prep</p>

<p>UC GPA: 3.2</p>

<p>SAT: 1820 (590 M - 570 CR - W)
SAT II Biology (E): 610
SAT II Literature: 590</p>

<p>ACT: 26</p>

<ul>
<li>Yearbook Editor-In-Chief</li>
<li>300+ hrs of community service</li>
<li>I currently teach kindergarten religion classes on Saturday</li>
<li>I have worked for a daycare camp during the summer for that past 2 years</li>
<li>20+ hrs of work per week</li>
<li>JV Softball Frosh/Soph year</li>
</ul>

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<p>Hmm I've been considering Cal Poly too. But I have to admit your test scores are very low for the college. Study up and retake your SAT and/or ACT. If you are seriously looking into journalism I would also retake the SAT II Lit test.</p>

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<p>would applying early decision to cal poly help at all?</p>

<p>what would you say my chances are without retaking the SAT or anything?</p>

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<p>Your EC's are solid for SLO. Applying ED would help greatly. I'm going to say it's a big reach. Cal Poly is ranked 5th on the US's top ational university list. Be sure to emphasize your talents when doing your app. Without changing anything academically, you will be a shaky candidate. As stated, retaking the tests as well as doing ED would help ALOT. I know it's alot.</p>

<p>I recommend:
- 4 years of math (including calculus)
- 1 year of physics
- 1 year of chemistry
- 4 years of English
- 1 year of U.S. history or government</p>

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<p>well i know some majors at cal poly are much harder to get into than others.</p>

<p>like for example the Engineering and Architecture program are REALLY hard while the Agriculture program isn't too difficult...</p>

<p>i was wonder if anyone knew where Journalism went into the mix?</p>

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<p>UC Irvine: reach
UC Santa Barbara: reach
UC Santa Cruz: slight reach - reach
Cal Poly: slight reach - high match (ED)</p>

<p>It's the GPA that's holding you back.</p>

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But I have to admit your test scores are very low for the college.

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<p>Actually, an 1820 is above average for Cal Poly.</p>

<p><a href="http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4217&profileId=6%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://collegesearch.collegeboard.com/search/CollegeDetail.jsp?collegeId=4217&profileId=6&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Wow I know several guys who were accpeted last year and they all had 2300 SAT scores and 4.0 GPA. Maybe this is because they were applying to the school's competetive Engineering program?</p>

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<p>Those guys aren't representative of Cal Poly's usual applicants/accepted students.</p>

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<p>is the journalism major hard to get into?</p>

<p>or at least the liberal arts college as a whole?</p>