Chance me for both Cal Poly's?

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<p>I'm an out of state student from Nevada, and I applied to three cal state schools for civil engineering (Cal Poly SLO, Cal Poly Pomona, and San Jose State).</p>

<p>My stats are:
CSU GPA: </p>

<p>9-11th UW: 3.77 W: 3.96 (For Cal Poly SLO only) </p>

<p>10-11th UW: 3.89 W: 4.07 (For SJSU and Cal Poly Pomona) </p>

<p>SAT: 1300/1600 (CR:560 M:740) </p>

<p>I will also graduate with 7 AP classes:</p>

<p>AP Statistics
AP Government
AP Economics
AP Calculus BC
AP Physics C
AP Psychology
AP Environmental Science </p>

<p>So do I have a really good chance for these schools? Cal Poly SLO is my dream school, but I also really like Cal Poly Pomona too for having a large Civil Engineering program. Thanks!</p>

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<p>With a CSU eligibility index = 4.07 * 800 + 1300 = 4556, rejection from SJSU or CPP seems unlikely, but you never know until the results are in.</p>

<p>Are they affordable? Don’t expect any state-based or school-based financial aid from the CSUs as an out-of-state student.</p>

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<p>Agree with UCB on SJSU and CPP. Neither participate in WUE so you will be asked to bring a full wallet. Several CSUs do participate which would save you about $8k per year. In particular, Chico and Sac have respected Civil Engineering programs. Check out the list here. [WICHE</a> - Student Exchange Programs](<a href=“http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all]WICHE”>http://wue.wiche.edu/search_results.jsp?searchType=all)</p>

<p>As fo SLO, you are well below average for engineering majors. They consider other things like the specific math and science courses you took so, that doesn’t rule you out. I give you a 50/50 shot. Also note, SLO is a bit more expensive than the others.
[Student</a> Profile - Admissions - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions)</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Thankfully they would be affordable for me, even with full price. </p>

<p>In regards to the eligibility index, would a ACT score be weighted into consideration more than a sat score since it’s multiplied by 10? I also have a ACT score of 29 (I didn’t post it since I thought more people would be familiar with SAT scores), and I know that it’s pretty much the same as a 1300/1600. So would I have a better chance with my ACT score than my SAT score?</p>

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<p>Cal Poly SLO specifically states that the ACT is their preferred test. If you took that test and got a reasonable score, it seems to me that you should submit it.</p>

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<p>A different version of the CSU eligibility index is used if you have ACT scores:
<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>Cal State Apply | CSU;

<p>You can check the thresholds for recent past years at SJSU here:
[Info.sjsu.edu[/url</a>]</p>

<p>[url=&lt;a href=“http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/]Compare”&gt;http://www.act.org/solutions/college-career-readiness/compare-act-sat/]Compare</a> ACT and SAT Scores | ACT](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html]Info.sjsu.edu[/url”>http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html) suggests that 29 ACT is equivalent to 1300 SAT CR+M.</p>