<p>As noted above, Rochester should not be used as a safety due to its use of “level of applicant’s interest”.</p>
<p>CPSLO is probably not completely safe either, since selectivity varies by major and they do not publish the thresholds by major like SJSU does.</p>
<p>Post #12 answers your question about applying to additional UCs.</p>
<p>Remember, if you do not have a safety in your application list, your safety is to attend a community college and then transfer as a junior to a four year school (probably a UC or CSU) to complete your bachelor’s degree. This is not necessarily a bad option for many students, although it can be limiting if you are advanced and would be taking junior and senior level courses as a freshman or sophomore if you were at a four year school. Use [Welcome</a> to ASSIST](<a href=“http://www.assist.org%5DWelcome”>http://www.assist.org) to check course articulation between community colleges and UCs and CSUs.</p>