<p>Try the ACT; some students do better on the ACT than they do on the SAT.</p>
<p>Note that Cal Poly SLO considers only the CR and M parts of the SAT. Its 2011 freshman class profile says that engineering freshmen had GPAs averaging 3.94 (presumably calculated by CSU method with limited weighting) and SAT CR+M averaging 1299. You probably have some chance there.</p>
<p>If you are in-state for California (i.e. in-state tuition and financial aid), several UCs admitted most engineering applicants with your stats in 2008-2009 (latest year in [University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DUniversity”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu) ; note that the UCs tend to emphasize GPA more than test scores): Davis, Irvine, Merced, Riverside, Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz. Even San Diego was a fair shot that year with your stats. However, selectivity may have increased since then.</p>
<p>Other CSUs may also be good chances. San Jose State’s thresholds for fall 2012 admissions are given here: [SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1045.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1045.html)</p>