<p>How about any of the Cal Polys?</p>
<p>Is money no object?</p>
<p>You will need to get an application in to U of Pacific very early to be considered for merit money. Her scores look great but watch deadlines for merit awards very carefully.</p>
<p>You might also explore CSU Channel Islands as they are doing some work with Amgen and recently received a large bio-tech grant if I’m not mistaken.</p>
<p>Very important factor for UC admits is the High School attended- if from affluent suburban- the needed stat’s are now above 3.8 and 1900 SAT’s for all except UCR/UCM. Maybe UCSC for some. So when checking the avg score and GPA’s admitted for each UC, factor in only kids from low ranked schools get accepted with the low range stats reported. Any School above an 750 API- the student will need top stat’s. The range of reported test scores/GPA and number of AP’s taken is misleading to all except the low ranked-inner city school’s and/or URM. Just to keep expectations realistic as to what UC is a true match or safety and which ones are reaches. It’s all changed in the past 5 years.</p>
<p>CPSLO eng is wonderful but it is also one of the toughest in the nation to get in to. fewer than half the applicants are accepted last year. 7906 applied 3384 were accepted the avg gpa was a 3.97 the avg ACT was 30 and the SAT was 1335 CR/Math</p>
<p>OlympicLady, could you cite a source for your info? For what it’s worth, UC admits have certainly become pickier, but the stat levels you’re citing for admission to all but Riverside and Merced are not what I’ve seen at my children’s schools. D2’s school is Title I and above 800 API.</p>
<p>^ second historymom’s assessment of the difficulty of gaining acceptance at Cal Poly SLO, and also note that its bioengineering program is relatively new.</p>
<p>Go to [CSUMentor[/url</a>] to research the CSU campuses that have bio eng then use Naviance or go to [url=<a href=“http://www.collegeboard.com%5D::”>http://www.collegeboard.com]::</a> College Planning Made Easy | Inside Source for College Admissions Requirements](<a href=“http://www.csumentor.edu%5DCSUMentor%5B/url”>http://www.csumentor.edu) and use their “How Do I stack Up?” feature to asses your D’s chances of being admitted into a CSU campus.</p>
<p>Oregon State University has a well regarded bioengineering program that may be a match: [Bioe</a> Undergraduate Program](<a href=“Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering | Oregon State University”>Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering | College of Engineering | Oregon State University)
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<p>Thanks for the input about SLO…I know it’s competitive, but I didn’t know it would be that hard. yikes!</p>
<p>OK…</p>
<p>Well, what about the top Cal States - CSUF, CSULB, and CSUSD? </p>
<p>If we knew that money wasn’t an issue, there are some privates that we could recommend.</p>
<p>FWIW: At most all of the CSUs and UCs in most all of the most popular majors a student is looking at at least 5 years to graduate. When deciding public v. private take into account that additional year. We found that when we did that both of our DDs were money ahead by going private.</p>
<p>Also, regarding top Cal States - if you are in their designated area you will have an easier time getting in, though that could change too…I am all about OOS flagships and privates this year for my S, because the Cal States are getting so difficult to get into.</p>
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<p>My sister is doing this too regarding her California senior. The CA state schools have become too iffy with both admissions and cuts! You may get “in,” but you may not get the right classes…or you might get some goofy schedule! yikes!</p>
<p>Thanks for all your fantastic input. OK Let’s say money is not an object. What OOS and private schools should we look at ?</p>
<p>Don’t rule out CPSLO if the student is interested. I know a kid that got into the CS dept last year (which I thought was just as challenging to get into as engineering) with very similar, almost identical stats. And that was OOS-- I don’t know if OOS helped or hurt. And CPSLO is almost 100% stats related, no essay, no recommendation.</p>
<p>I’ve heard really good things about University of Redlands. I know two people whose daughters go there and LOVE it. It’s in Southern Cal a little east of LA. Fly into Ontario airport.</p>
<p>agree with Idad on Oregon State. Very solid program and not experiencing nearly the financial difficulties the UC and Cal Sates are dealing with.</p>
<p>I would say </p>
<p>USC – reach
Cal Poly – a bit of a Reach
Pacific – Match
Oregon State – Match to excellent safety</p>
<p>Nevada - reno as an outside possibility and a safety</p>
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<p>Classes this year- AP Calc BC, AP US History, AP Biology, Literature and AP physics.
SAT -2070
SAT2 Math- 770, chem- 740</p>
<p>What schools in California (or neighboring states) does she has a chance for bioengineering major.
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<p>I had to repost your D’s stat to refresh my ADD brain… :)</p>
<p>Does she want bio-medical engineering? or bio-engineering? Some schools have one or the other.</p>
<p>Will she be pre-med?</p>
<p>CP SLO </p>
<p>CP Pomona - </p>
<p>one of the top 3 CSUs - Fullerton, LB, or San Diego</p>
<p>I’ve just returned from a tour of Redlands with S2 and agree that it seems like a great school. However it’s a liberal arts college. It doesn’t have the bioengineering major, or anything close to it, that the OP is looking for.</p>
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<p>Not pre-med, not biomedical engineering. She wants to do bio-engineering.</p>
<p>Thanks again!</p>
<p>Back to the Santa Clara suggestion. DD is not interested in premed…she is doing bioengineering.</p>