<p>I applied to Cal Poly SLO under Biomedical Engineering.</p>
<p>I thought I was over qualified with a 34 ACT and a 4.2 GPA on their scale but I got waitlisted...</p>
<p>Did this happen to anyone else? Am I screwed for my other schools such as UCLA and UCB?</p>
<p>First, I’m sorry that you were waitlisted at SLO. But you should know that you aren’t the only one. Two of my friends, one for Biomed and the other for Mechanical Engineering, were waitlisted and their stats were impressive like yours. I don’t think you’re screwed for the UCs, just keep your fingers crossed and good luck!</p>
<p>This is why students should apply to more schools, college admissions are not predictable.</p>
<p>There’s no reason to think that you won’t get into UCB or UCLA.</p>
<p>you were probably considered over-qualified for SLO.</p>
<p>CPSLO is not a “level of interest” school. However, it does not go strictly by CSU eligibility index (GPA and test score formula) like some other CSUs do.</p>
<p>However, budget cuts may have caused them to reduce capacity, and biomedical engineering is a very popular major among freshman applicants (CPSLO admits by major).</p>
<p>You are not the only one reporting a waitlisting from CPSLO. And SJSU’s release of this year’s admission thresholds indicates that CSU admissions at popular campuses may be much more selective than they were last year. CSUs that applicants may have assumed to be safeties based on last year’s numbers may not be safeties this year.</p>
<p>UCB…are you saying that “level of interest” is the same as a school having concerns about yield?</p>
<p>I don’t think they’re the same.</p>
<p>Use of a waiting list indicates that they are not all that confident about predicting the yield. Use of “level of interest” is the usual indicator of wanting to keep yield high.</p>
<p>this sounds like another example of tufts syndrome. It is believed that some schools routinely reject some of the over-qualified applicants because they feel that they are using the school as a safety. Which if you look at it may be true, because you have to remember that your safety maybe someone else’s reach and the school knows this, so they tend to be weary of the over-qualified applicants. So to be safe they wait list or reject.</p>
<p>Plus, keep in mind stats are one (impt) piece of the pie-- at some point, diversity comes into play- racial, cultural, geographic, socioeconomic, a lot of smart kids apply to good schools. They will weigh other factors dependent upon their admissions goals. Good Luck!</p>
<p>Yeah I understand where they’re coming from, but CPSLO is one of my top choices, and they have one of the top engineering schools in the country. Shouldn’t they be expecting higher level applicants?</p>
<p>I also know diversity comes into play but I know for a fact that people with the same demographics as me got into the BME program that are less qualified than I am. </p>
<p>On another note, I found out at school today that 2 other people with similar stats (compared to mine) got wait listed at the business school at CPSLO.</p>
<p>And I don’t think any CSUs can accurately predict “level of interest” because they’re applications are too objective</p>
<p>ramof2012, I wish you much luck and success. My son was also waitlisted at CPSLO for Mechanical Engineering, and his stats are high as well. I wouldn’t take this waitlisted status at CPSLO to mean much as far as an indicator for other schools. My son just received his acceptance to Caltech a few days ago. Hang in there!</p>
<p>what the hell…cal poly is weird! go to an ivy league!!</p>
<p>I just got rejected with a 3.96 GPA and 33 ACT. This school confuses me so much.</p>
<p>Life would be so much easier if college admissions were predictable. </p>
<p>Here are some digital chocolate cookies for all those who were waitlisted/rejected <em>hands out cookies</em></p>
<p>hahahha bookworm934
i wish more ppl were like you :)</p>
<p>Sounds like tufts syndrome to me.</p>