CP/SLO Freshman Class of 2024 Stats Only Decision Thread (Final Status)

DD Waitlisted
Biology
MCA: (If we calculated correctly, 4429)
UW GPA: 3.8, WGPA: 4.24
ACT: 31
8 APs
Bilingual
Out of state
Tons of leadership, ECs, Holds down a job, and nationally-competitive athlete

Major: CS
MCA: 4738
in state
Accepted

Accepted!

Major: CS
MCA: 4912
Cal GPA: 4.6
ACT: 36
In-state, Norcal

Accepted (3/4)
Major: Wine & Viticulture
SAT: 1110
CSU GPA: 4.0
Immense amount of ECs and leadership positions
In-State, Nor Cal (the Napa Valley)

Accepted on 2/21/2020

Major : Computer Science

SAT : 1340

International

Rejected.
GPA: 3.5 UW, 3.8 W
SAT: 1440 superscore
ACT: 31
Good extracurriculars and lots of community service related to my major.
Major: Marine Biology
Can not believe they made me wait that long for a rejection.
Other schools:
Rejections: UF, UCSD, UCLA, UCD, Duke, NEU, USC, CWRU, CP SLO.
Waitlists: UCSB, UCSC.
Acceptances: SDSU, U Hawaii ($76,000), U Oregon ($60,000), Ohio State ($54,000) CUBoulder ($25,000), U Miami, UMD, Boston U (Guaranteed Transfer), UW.
Waiting: Tulane.
For all schools, except Miami, Tuition is not an issue, please help me choose a school for next year.

Major: Microbiology

Accepted, in-state so-cal

MCA: 4619

Hooks: I had none, no affiliations to cal poly, or parents without hs diploma. (Appearently those contribute to a higher MCA score).

SAT: 1410

CSU GPA: 4.32

I do have a job, though it is unrelated to my major.

MCA: 4650
Major: General Engineering
Status: Denied
In state

Son
Status: Denied. :frowning:
MCA: 4583
Major: Mechanical Engineering
SAT: 1400
GPA: 4.28 (weighted); 3.7 (unweighted)
In state

Accepted Architecture 3/28
3.83 UW 3.96 W
32 ACT
OOS (WA)
4300ish MCA
Leadership position in club of 4 years, 10 hrs of work per week and other extracurriculars

Waitlisted for Computer Engineering
4771 MCA

Major: Communications
MCA: 4741
Cal GPA: 4.2 (4.6W)
ACT: 26
SAT: 1220
In State
Status: Accepted

Son accepted 3/28 from waitlist
Major: bioengineering
GPA: 4.57W
ACT: 34
OOS, Colorado
Status: accepted

@Wmd818 For Marine Biology, it would make sense to be somewhere near the ocean (on either coast) at a university with a research station or access to one. Good luck with the decision

Accepted from waitlist
Major: Computer Engineering
GPA: 3.3
OOS, Illinois
Accepted: UIUC, Purdue, Baylor
Waitlisted: Northwestern, UWM, UMich
Rejected: UCLA, UCSD, USC, GeorgiaTech

Excuse me, but what is your son’s MCA score?

Do you know what your MCA was?

Son accepted off waitlist!!!
IN STATE!!!
Electrical Engineering
MCA: 4575
GPA: 3.56
ACT: 34
worked, ec’s, leadership

2 sons at SLO following in dad’s footsteps - a truly rewarding day!

GPA 3.69, Weighted 4.12
ACT 34
Public Health Major
Accepted Cal Poly SLO, UCSD, SDSU, USD
Waitlisted UCI, UCSB
Rejected UCLA, UCB
lots of AP courses
In State

Daughter ACCEPTED from waitlist
Mechanical Engineering
In State
Private School in San Diego
ACT 34
uw4.0/w4.5
MCA 4798
Woo Hoo!!

Crazy they are already taking people off waitlist. Happy they did!