What are my chances of getting accepted to CSU Long Beach???

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<p>Well, I REALLY REALLY want to attend CSU Long Beach and from what I heard..CSU Long Beach is the hardest CSU campus to get accepted to. My cousin just started college at UC Riverside and she applied to CSU Long Beach this year and got rejected even though she probably got a 3.5 gpa junior year and got a 4.0gpa w/all reg. classes for senior year. But, her friend got rejected from CSU Long Beach, but got accepted to UC Santa Barbara.
I just don't quite get how can that be.</p>

<p>I'm planning on majoring in graphic design in college and since CSU Long Beach has many majors in the arts - that will be perfect for me to go to that university. I visited the CSU Long Beach campus once during Feburary of this year and I like it! ;)</p>

<p>Okay, well I'm going to start my senior year tomorrow.
Here are my grades, extracurricular activities, clubs, test scores for the past 3 yrs of high school:</p>

<p>9th grade(freshmen yr):
all regular classes.
First semester GPA: 3.8
Second semester GPA:4.0
Clubs: CSF</p>

<p>10th grade(sophomore yr):
all regular and one honors/accelerated class
First semester GPA:3.5
Second semester GPA:3.7
Clubs: None
EC Activities: Girls Varsity Tennis</p>

<p>11th grade(junior yr):
2 AP classes and all regular.
First semester GPA:3.4 (pretty sure)
Second semester GPA: 3.3
Clubs: None
EC Activities: Girls Varsity Tennis</p>

<p>For senior year, I'm going to be taking 7 classes total with two AP classes and One Honors class. Also, I'm going to join girls varsity tennis again for the third year and join 2-3 clubs as well. ;D</p>

<p>I currently have 49 hrs of community service. I just volunteer this summer at the YMCA for about 3 weeks and hopefully will get at least 30 more hours of community service. So, I will be getting about almost 100 hrs. I will also do more volunteering during my senior year as well.</p>

<p>My ACT composite score for the first time was a 15, which is horrible, I know. I will retake it again this month for the last time. I will also take the SAT Subject tests this year as well. </p>

<p>I took two AP Exams on May 2008 which is the AP U.S. History and AP english language & composition exam. I did horrible! I scored a 1 on both exams. =0</p>

<p>My CST(California standized test) scores for junior were:
English -Language Arts: 320(proficient)
Algebra 2: 285(below basic)
Chemistry: 304(basic)
U.S. History: 291(below basic)</p>

<p>Anyways, I think thats about it.
Do you think I have a GOOD chance of getting accepted to CSU Long Beach??</p>

<p>Please reply ;]
THANKS!!!</p>

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<p>i think you have a pretty solid chance of getting in
i dont know how much they count for ECs but those schools mainly count gpa and sat/act only
your act seems a bit low but get it up couple points and you’ll get in for sure (assuming you don’t have a very competitive major)</p>

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<p>AG:</p>

<p>Long Beach is impacted so they give priority to their local kids; the admission requirements for kids out of thier catchment area is much higher. The UCs mostly care about gpa with lesser emphasis on test scores, so it’s not surprising that a UC would accept someone and LB, SLO or SD does not. Also, the essays play a big role in UC admissions; of course, Cal States do not have essays. I see in another thread that you might be eligible for questbridge…if so, that is another plus factor in UC admissions (dunno about Cal State in this case).</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>