i live in california. what colleges can i possibly get accepted to?
Google the name of the college you’re looking at and the phrase “common data set.” Scroll down to section C11, and that will give you ranges of GPAs that were accepted. Your test scores matter, too, so maybe do some test prep. Good luck!
If you are a California Resident than I would start with the Cal States.
How Cal States admit:
The Cal states admit by major and eligibility index. They really only consider GPA/Test scores/Geographic location and HS course rigor. Other than Cal Poly SLO, your EC’s are not considered.
You need to calculate your CSU/UC GPA using grades from a-g courses taken 10-11th.
https://rogerhub.com/gpa-calculator-uc/
Not sure which courses are a-g and will give you extra honors points, then use this link by typing in your HS name?
https://hs-articulation.ucop.edu/agcourselist#/list/search/institution
Cal states and the majority of the UC’s use the capped weighted GPA.
Then calculate your Eligibility index:
If you took the Redesigned SAT:
(CSU capped weighted GPA X 800) + (SAT Evidence Based Reading & Writing (EBRW) + Math Score) = Eligibility Index
Eligibility index for ACT:
(CSU capped weighted GPA X 200) + (ACT Composite x10)= Eligibility Index
**CSULB and SJSU use a modified EI for STEM/Engineering majors:
http://www.sjsu.edu/admissions/impaction/impactionresultsfreshmen/index.html
You will then be ranked based on EI and major and they accept from the top down until all spots are filled.
You will get priority at your local CSU which you can look up on this link. Local applicants usually require a lower EI to get an acceptance unless the program is highly impacted.
http://www.calstate.edu/sas/onestopkiosk/documents/CSULocalAdmission-ServiceAreas.pdf
Impacted campuses/majors: https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/ImpactedProgramsMatrix.pdf
I would focus on your local Cal State other than SDSU/SLO and the non-impacted campuses first: Stanislaus, Bakersfield, Dominguez Hills, East Bay, Channel Islands.
Some GPA/Test score and EI averages for the Cal States: https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/counselor-resources/Documents/freshmen-2017-admission-impaction-chart.pdf
Try the non-impacted CSU’s:
CSU Bakersfield
CSU Channel Islands
CSU Dominguez Hills (commuter school)
CSU East Bay
Humboldt State University
CSU Los Angeles (large commuter school)
CSU Monterey Bay
CSU Sacramento
CSU San Bernardino
Sonoma State University
CSU Stanislaus
Here’s the link for the eligibility index table, which gives you the score information required related to your GPA.
As mentioned above, this will not assure your admission or let you know which specific schools might accept you,
but it will give you your score target for eligibility.
https://www2.calstate.edu/apply/eligibility-index/Documents/eligibility-index.pdf
With your 2.5, you’d need a minimum of 950 (M&CR) on the SAT, or a 20 Composite score on the ACT
to be considered for admission.
If you meet the minimums and have completed all of the a. - g. academic requirements with no ‘D’ grades,
then you’ll have a shot at the list of schools above.
Good luck.
Non impacted majors at non impacted campuses should admit at baseline CSU eligibility.
Some CSUs also admit local applicants at baseline eligibility.
https://www2.calstate.edu/attend/impaction-at-the-csu can help you find which majors and campuses are impacted.
The CSU impacted campus/major matrix is also helpful:
https://www.calstate.edu/sas/documents/impactedprogramsmatrix.pdf