<p>Should I apply to any other CSUs? I have a 3.66 gpa and I am majoring in business admin. I live in the Bay Area and it's doubtful I will accept admission to anywhere far away.
I will also have a As-T in business admin</p>
<p>I have around 74 credits and will have around 99 when I am done in spring </p>
<p>Your GPA is really, really good for CSUs. It’s also high enough to TAG into any UC if your community college offers it, and if you can’t you have a great chance at any of them. </p>
<p>The UCs that offer TAG (as far as I know): Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz. Minimum GPA ranges from 2.8 to 3.4, but you’re safe at any of them. You can only transfer up to 70 credits though.</p>
<p>If you’re looking only at CSUs…I’m not familiar with which is best for business, but if you’re happy with the ones you picked, I don’t see why you’d need to apply to any more. They’re all safeties for you in my opinion, so if you’d like to reach out a bit, a UC would be realistic but harder. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>It’s too late for TAG and even if it wasn’t there are 3 problems: None except UCB and UCR offer business admin, I only have statistics, Applied Calculus I (not trig+calc), and Elementary Finite Math. This means I do not have the right type of math to apply to a UC. Finally I don’t want to take out money to pay for college. I have 8G set aside for college which combined with grants should be enough for the remaining 2-2.5 years without me having to break into my investment accounts. If I chose to get into Pre-Med then sure. I would have gone into a UC without question… But Business Admin? Trust me. I wish things had been different and I had followed a different plan.</p>
<p>Okay, your list sounds good then, and definitely realistic! Like I said, you’ve got a great chance at the ones you listed, and since they’re already the highest ranked once, if you’re happy with your list you don’t really need to expand it. Good luck, although you probably won’t need it! :)</p>
<p>@Andr01d as long as I’m not flipping burgers I’ll be happy. I’d say that’s my biggest fear even with 4 years experience as a property manager.</p>
<p>I understand what you’re saying about the prep courses for some UC majors, but… In terms of $$$, I got $0 in grants/scholarships from any CSU, but the UCs offered grants/ scholarships to cover ALL of my tuition and fees. UCs cost more, but they csn be way more generous.</p>
<p>@2016Candles I’m 23 years old. I’m basically ancient and my work experience (property manager) doesn’t cut it too well in the professional world. If I don’t get out of the system soon I will be unemployable. If I went to an UC I would have to pay for dorms and I really doubt I’m broke enough to get that for free. At my CC I got all my tuition paid for by grant and I’ll probably have it all paid for by the CSU system.
Also I feel that if I hang around UC students too long I’ll feel horrible horrible regret about not getting into medicine because everyone there will be so bright eyed and optimistic about their future. At CSU most people know they won’t go for such lofty goals. They just want their Bachelor’s degrees usually and are more career focused.</p>
<p>Have you tried the net price calculator at each campus you are considering? It seems like you are guessing at the cost and financial aid.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus My mother owns property so her net worth ruins my financial aid for UCs (she has no mortgage) It doesn’t help that I’m in the 80th percentile for wealth at my age bracket. I make almost nothing but my prior investments hurt me on the calculation. CSUs for my knowledge don’t take that into account.</p>
<p>If you’re ancient at 23, I’m beyond archaic. Not sure when your bday is, but at 24 you’re considered independent and your parents’ income becomes irrelevant. If you turn 24 by September 2015, then only your income is an issue. I made good money working, which was why I got no money from CSUs, but UCs are much more generous. </p>
<p>If UCs just aren’t your thing, that’s cool, but I just want you to know that from a financial standpoint, they aren’t as cost prohibitive as people think. They do cost more, but you’re likely to get a lot more aid. If you apply to a UC and apply for housing and they don’t give you enough money then just don’t go. But if they do give you enough money then you have that option.</p>
<p>@2016Candles I get what you’re saying and if I had planned better I would definitely qualify for a UC. The big issue is I don’t have the right calculus class nor a language class so I wouldn’t even be let into UC Riverside.</p>
<p>I don’t think UCR is even that much better than SJSU as it is. Definitely not 15000 dollars better a year.</p>
<p>Are my chances good at these CSUs?</p>
<p>@DickCheney I believe your chances are good. Safety on CSUEB, SJSU, SFSU, and SDSU. Based on information I have read throughout the forums about Cal Poly, I believe the average transfer gpa threshold is about 3.6 gpa, so I think it might be a match. I’m 22 and applying to transfer for Business (Finance/marketing) to SJSU, CSULB, SFSU, or Cal Poly with a 2.8 gpa. I doubt I will get into Cal Poly, let alone SJSU or CSULB… 
I think you will get into those schools. </p>
<p>@juice650 I don’t see how SJSU is a reach for you. It’s pretty lenient. Which one is closest out of the 3 Bay Area CSUs?</p>
<p><a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html”>http://info.sjsu.edu/static/admission/impaction.html</a> indicates that SJSU’s transfer GPA thresholds for finance majors for fall semesters in 2012-2014 were below 2.8, but somewhat fluctuating, so there is the possibility that it could be higher this year due to increased volume of applications for that major.</p>
<p>" At CSU most people know they won’t go for such lofty goals. They just want their Bachelor’s degrees usually and are more career focused."</p>
<p>Seriously? You actually believe that?<br>
I had a friend attend SDSU because it was cheaper to do premed at SDSU, and, they had a really good MCAT prep program. She got into the med school at UCSD. She’s a practicing physician.</p>
<p>Twenty-three is not old enough to make cavalier inaccurate statements. Most of the people, who I know with advanced degrees, we’re smart about their money and got their UG degrees at a state school and then did really well to get into good programs for their Masters and Ph.D’s. </p>
<p>No matter where you go, you need to readjust your budget. California schools are going up in price. They always do.</p>
<p>@"aunt bea" as much as I’d love to believe you we must admit that your friends are outliers. At best it is anecdotal evidence. The average CSU student only goes to college for a job and rarely if ever goes for a Masters degree much less a PhD. Believe me I wish there is hope that I could do more after college but I’ve accepted the realities of my situation. </p>
<p>I checked the average gpa for admitted transfers and it was around 2.6 for the finance program, but I keep reading on these forums that this school is harder to get into… SJSU is the closest. @DickCheney </p>