Hello! Graduate from HS in 2017, looking to major in theatre. 1150 on the new SAT and a 3.1 GPA. Applying from New Jersey. It would also be great if you could recommend any good school for me! Have a great day!
Cal State Fullerton and SDSU use an eligibility index calculation based on your CSU/UC GPA and SAT score to rank applicants based on major.
https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
(CSU GPA x800) + (SAT Math + CR)
For SDSU, you want around 4000+ Eligibility index to be competitive
For CSUF, you want around a 3800+ Eligibility index to be competitive
Based on your posted stats, your EI is 3630 so both schools would be Reaches but since Theatre will require an audition, you would want to nail this part to be a competitive applicant.
Can you afford OOS costs for these schools? $40K/year with no financial aid??
LMU would also be a Reach based on stats but again dependent upon your audition.
I don=t know Ithica but, the rest appear to be reaches for you.
If you just gotta go to school in CA and have deep pockets, perhaps UoP and St Marys are worth a look but, i don’t think either is known for theater…
As far a Cal States, SF, Sonoma and Sacramento are worth a look but, IMHO none worth the trip from NY and the OOS tuition( I am a Sac State Alumn)
How about Southern Oregon? At least Ashland has the Shakespeare festival.