Record number of applicants

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<p>It was just reported that the CSU and Cal Poly Pomona in particular have had a record number of applicants for the 2012-13 year. The CSU is up 9 percent while CPP is up 12 or nearly 38,000 applicants. CPP admin attributes this to a growing reputation. What does everyone think?</p>

<p>[Applicant</a> figures rise in Cal State University system - ContraCostaTimes.com](<a href=“http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_19484884]Applicant”>http://www.contracostatimes.com/california/ci_19484884)</p>

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<p>It was mostly an increase in first time freshmen applicants as opposed to transfers. 17%, and third highest increase in the CSU. Could all the chatter on College Confidential have anything to do with it?</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/pa/documents/Fall2012_CSUMentor_PriorityAppSummary.pdf[/url]”>http://www.calstate.edu/pa/documents/Fall2012_CSUMentor_PriorityAppSummary.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Sigh this will make me less confident that i’ll get in cause i screwed up badly in my freshmen year in college.</p>

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<p>A larger increase for freshmen as opposed to transfers. I thought this was good news for you. Almost no increase in transfers compared to last year.</p>

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<p>I see thanks alot jimpayne, you’ve been helpful as always!
I wonder, does Pomona check the grades you get after you apply to transfer or no? I applied for fall2012 and I’m confident I’ll do very well my spring semester due to my strong math/physics background.</p>

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<p>I believe they may have already decided on your application by then.</p>

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<p>The weird thing is that CPP is sometimes known for sending very late application/rejection notices. I remember some people getting it in may-aug oddly enough. Some of them were “rejected” but at the last moment they were changed to accepted.</p>

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<p>I think the admin screwed up that year. With the budget woes these days, they don’t know how many to accept for the next year until very late. In a higher demand campus like CPP it’s easy to over accept and the school’s left with too many students and not enough budget. So you can see, how the admin could be overcautious early on. As you probably already know, things are looking just as unpredictable this year.</p>

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<p>It’s dumb to cut CSU budget so much when more people than ever are applying.
However I believe that this is good news for those apply for 2012 and on
[CSU</a> Trustees Approve Budget, Raise Tuition | KSEE 24 News - Central Valley’s News Station: Fresno-Visalia - News, Sports, Weather | Local News](<a href=“http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/CSU-Trustees-Approve-Budget-Raise-Tuition-133997473.html]CSU”>http://www.ksee24.com/news/local/CSU-Trustees-Approve-Budget-Raise-Tuition-133997473.html)</p>

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<p>They just approved a request to the state. The Gov and the legislature ultimately decide on the size of the allocation. That’s why it is important, more than ever, to advocate for higher education. They did approve a tuition increase, which would help alleviate some pressure. I am all for increasing tuition, but many students at CPP an other CSUs are having a tough time managing work and their education. To those folks, I encourage them to exhaust all avenues of financing, including loans; Pell and government loans, bank loans, and even credit cards at last resort. CSU tuition is still a huge bargain, and will more than pay off in just a few years after graduation. Anyways, I digress. I hope you the fix the budget mess and find room for enthusiastic people like you.</p>

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<p>They just approved a request to the state. The Gov and the legislature ultimately decide on the size of the allocation. That’s why it is important, more than ever, to advocate for higher education. They did approve a tuition increase, which would help alleviate some pressure. I am all for increasing tuition, but many students at CPP an other CSUs are having a tough time managing work and their education. To those folks, I encourage them to exhaust all avenues of financing, including loans; Pell and government loans, bank loans, and even credit cards at last resort. CSU tuition is still a huge bargain at half the price of a UC, and will more than pay off in just a few years after graduation. Anyways, I digress. I hope you the fix the budget mess and find room for enthusiastic people like you.</p>