<p>Applying to :</p>
<h1>1 Choice UC Davis</h1>
<p>UCR
UCSC
UCSB
CSUSB
CSUF
CSU Sacramento (2nd Choice)
Cal Poly Pomona</p>
<p>I go to UCD so he wants to go there too or Sac State.</p>
<p>His GPA is around a ~2.8 (transferable)</p>
<p>His intended major is history</p>
<p>He has a decent chance at the State schools but not the UCs. 2.8 is just too low for the UCs.</p>
<p>really you think so? I remember last year on the davis decision thread someone got in with a 2.9 & when I was accepted they told me I just had to maintain a 2.8 for spring semester.</p>
<p>I honestly think he will for sure get into UCR too.</p>
<p>Actually that GPA is a bit low for state schools too these days. Competition is tough these days. Your friend may get into one or two of the state schools though if he/she has good extra curriculars or worked a lot while going to school. Don’t forget essays play a role as well.</p>
<p>That was the exception, not the rule. He should still apply because you never know.</p>
<p>I know Cal Poly & Fullerton are reaches but what about Sac State? Is it kind of like CSUSB, they will accept anyone sort of deal?</p>
<p>I live very very close to Sac State and it’s just way too saturated. I am in one of the most populous CCs in norcal and it’s a huge feeder to Sac State. They are actually for once raising their requirements because they seem to accept nearly everyone. In return, parking is a huge pain, people are not graduating on time, and there is a huge saturation of degrees coming out of Sac State. Thank god UC Davis has some standards.</p>
<p>Tell your friend to stay an extra year, get his GPA above 3.0, TAG and then get into Davis (If he gets rejected this year). This is exactly what I did. I came very close to transferring to Chico State (much better than Sac State) but decided to stay an extra year, bring my GPA up, and TAG to Davis(approved). </p>
<p>UCSC, UCSB and Cal Poly are also great schools. Tell him not to overlook those either but seriously consider transferring to a good UC (Davis, SB, SC) or a good CSU (SLO, Pomona). Just my 2 cents.</p>