Looking to major in Civil Engineering
Demographics: Girl, Vietnamese, Californian also a Junior in highschool
CSU GPA: 3.3 UW 3.65 W
SAT: 620 English 660 Math 6/5/6 Essay
SLO is really unlikely and CPP could go either way. SDSU, UCR and CSULB are all well within reach and are solid schools.
Good luck.
I would not expect SDSU, CSULB, or UCR to be in reach. My daughter was waitlisted at both SDSU and LB with a weighted 4.0, UW 3.6. Maybe someone can chime in on CPP civil engineering typical stats? I would think that’s the better bet. Are you local service area for any of these CSU’s? That can make a big difference.
CPP admits by major and eligibility index. SLO admits by MCA points.
SLO’s Engineering averages for 2016: CP GPA (they use 9-11th grades)- 4.17 ACT-33 SAT- 1450
SLO is a Reach school for you.
Eligibility index: (CSU/UC GPA x 800) + (SAT Math + CR) so your EI is 4200. An EI of 4100+ use to be competitive for SDSU/CSULB and CPP but due to the huge # of applicants, I would say 50/50 chance at these 3 schools unless you are local. For UCR, your UC GPA and test scores are on the low end so again 50/50 chance.
I would look at San Jose State, Cal State Fullerton, San Francisco State, Sacramento State for Match schools along with UC Merced.
You should definitely apply to a wide range of schools including CPP and SLO as your Reach, but just make sure you have a solid safety school or two on your list.
Thanks all! I will look into those other schools. I live 10 mins away from CPP, I guess that is local!
a 3.65 and 1280 give the OP an Eligibility Index of 4200 - that should be plenty for every CSU except the CP SLO. As a local applicant, he/she will almost certainly get into CPP.
For UCR,the GPA is a little light but within the 25-75 range, while SAT is above the 25-75 range
http://admission.universityofcalifornia.edu/campuses/riverside/freshman-profile/
That makes one a competitive applicant.
It never hurts to cast a wide net though - especially with UCs. Apply broadly.
Being local for CPP will definitely help your chances and your EI is on target. Just emphasizing that you need to apply to a wide range of schools, since the # of applicants continues to climb each year and so do the required stats to get into these impacted majors (Engineering).
Here are some decisions for CPP from this year:
Waitlisted for civil engineering
3.59 GPA weighted
1120 New Sat
Got rejected from CPP for civil engineering…
GPA: 3.73
SAT: 1800
Accepted !!!
Civil engineering
Gpa 3.6
Sat 1300/1600
Not local
@Gumbymom Hmm, that’s interesting and very curious… do you know the circumstances why this one was rejected?
@TooOld4College: I just did a search on the CPP decision thread and found the posting. I do not know the circumstances and if the applicant was local or non-local. I was just trying to give OP some idea that having good stats does not always guarantee admission especially for impacted majors.
For SDSU, I have been keeping track of EI numbers by major through the decision postings for the last few years. I have seen many well qualified applicants (based on their CC posting) that have been also waitlisted or denied that often had supposedly competitive stats (EI). Just going purely by what is self-reported so I am sure there is more to the story than meets the eye.
^^^Yeah, I’m sure there was more to it. But it definitely caught my attention and I agree that super stats are not a guarantee for admission.
My daughter was accepted to CPP early in December, accepted to CP SLO, and waitlisted at SDSU and CSULB- all for the same statistics major. I think it’s hard to gauge as admissions have gotten more and more competitive. She was out of area, in state for all. She had a weighted 4.0, unweighted 3.6, mediocre test scores. At SLO I think extracarriculars, rigor, and leadership saved her. Looking at her EI I would have thought she was competitive for SDSU and LB. Apply widely, don’t get too locked in to a particular school. We know plenty of kids who were shut out entirely this year.