Major is Software Engineering
Mca 4250 approx
4750 if you count bonus for being in service area.
Should I also apply for CS or stick with software engineering?
A 4750 is a solid score, but Cal Poly does have minimums for GPA, SAT/ACT and MCA for each college. I don’t know what those are, but I’m pretty sure the minimum MCA for the CENG (if it hasn’t changed) is 4200. I’m not certain the test and GPA minimums, but with a 4200ish MCA you could be close on either of those. If you don’t hit the minimums, your application doesn’t get to the second reading so your service area bonus won’t count. Stick with SE and it will still be an uphill battle, a reach if you will. Make sure you have a safety school that you are certain you’ll get into AND be able to afford.
My CSU Gpa is 3.88 and my ACT Composite was 32 with a 33/31/30/35 subscores. Does this affect any minimums you know of?
Both would be well above the minimum. Unless you didn’t take math through Calculus AB (or the IB equivalent), didn’t take much science, and had very few ECs, I’d guess you calculated your MCA wrong. Go to page 4 of the pinned MCA thread at the top and work through it again.
Ok so 32 720 730 according to the post = 1450 SAT
3.88 * 535.7 = 2078.5
1450 * 1.03125 = 1495.3
6 semesters lab science = 100 bonus points
8 semesters math = 500 bonus points
6 semesters foreign language = 50 bonus points
Work 11-15 hours per week = 60 bonus points.
EC 1-5 hours = 30 bonus points
Total = 4313.8 so I was off by about 60.
+500 if you add service area.
so 4313.8/4813.8. Any mistakes? If this is right does a 60 point difference affect anything?
Also I have done the following maths.
7th grade algebra 1
8th grade geometry
9th grade algebra 2
10th grade Trig/Precalc
11th grade Calc AB
Currently (12th grade) Calc BC. And stats doesnt count but I am taking that this year.
Science was:
Bio 1 year
Chem Honors 1 year
Physics AP 1 year
Foreign Language:
Spanish 1
Spanish 2
Spanish 3
Does work also count as ECs?
That’s better. Any leadership position this year of any kind? Captain? Co-Captain? President? Secretary? Sargent at Arms 
? Anything? Is your job related in any way to SE? Those are the only other places you might pick up points.
Do 60 points make a difference? ONE point makes a difference. We can’t predict with certainty. They are simply educated guesses. What is certain is that the applicants with one point less than the MCA cutoff will be rejected.
No, no leadership, no way in heck related to SE, I pretty much got all the points I can get. I appreciate the help and insight. Thank you very much!