What is the point of "Gaurenteed Admission" ?

Colleges and Universities A-Z San Diego State University
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<p>I have over 75 units and I am in the process of completing all of my classes required for transfer. I have a 3.1 which last time i checked is more than 2.9. </p>

<p>I haven't received any e-mails or regular mail about me not getting accepted but as i kept checking i finally noticed this on webportal.</p>

<p>"Thank you for your interest in San Diego State University. After carefully reviewing your application for admission, we are unable to offer you admission for the fall 2009 semester. SDSU admission decisions are highly competitive; this year, we received more than 55,000 applications. The California state budget does not allow for any enrollment growth in 2009-2010. Therefore, we only have 6,900 new enrollee spaces available and these spaces have all been allocated.</p>

<p>You may be assured that your application was fully considered. We regret that we are unable to accommodate you at this time, but wish you well in your future academic endeavors."</p>

<p>All i have to say is what is the point of "GUARANTEED ADMISSION"? Whats the point of having first consideration from a community college when they are only excepting about 7,000 of a staggering 55,000 that applied ? We cant apply in the spring so whats there for us to do keep waiting until those numbers drop? </p>

<p>I am calling SDSU on Monday and going to go to Mesa's councilors to complain about this system. It is a sham, a complete sham.</p>

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<p>First of all, I'm sorry for what you and those like you are going through.</p>

<p>We need to understand that SDSU is selective and impacted. There is just not enough room to accommodate all applicants. Blame this on the growth in the number of applicants, the reduction in available slots, and budget cuts.</p>

<p>Depending on your major, it gets even more selective. What I heard/read was that the best thing to do is to have all required classes completed a year before the intended transfer semester. In this case, the suggestion would be to complete classes in Fall '08 for enrollment in Fall '09. I believe that this is one of the terms of the TAG. Yes, classes from Spring '09 count, but the first scenario is best. It makes your application more competitive. A higher GPA is always better, and may make you more competitive. It's all about doing what is possible to grab those few spots.</p>

<p>Also, concerning not allowing spring transfers, that again should be blamed on the three things I pointed out above. The decision to allow spring enrollment is a year-to-year administrative decision. I felt horrible when I heard they were not allowing Spring '09 transfers, so I had to wait it out. Fortunately, I was admitted for Fall '09.</p>

<p>In your case, you can try a backup school (if applied to any), try another school with rolling admission/application deadlines, or try SDSU for the next application period.</p>

<p>I read that SDSU is not planning to allow appeals, but it never hurts to try. Power in numbers and all that stuff; however, don't go in raiding the place. It helps to be level-headed and tact.</p>

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<p>So your basically telling me that every piece of literature i have read pertaining to this issue was false and i shouldn't believe anything that anybody has said? The fact is why even go to a community college at all if they do not have programs like these set up. They have a gpa cutoff and i understand that is to weed people out but for more or less i had upheld my end of the bargain. </p>

<p>Am i just supposed to brush it off ... these are peoples futures and nobody seems to care since its California's budget problem. As a tax payer i should be entitled to something by complying with the rules ... </p>

<p>Don't you agree ?</p>

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<p>I am in the same situation that you are. We did have guaranteed admission, however if any part of the supplemental application was filled out wrong, SDSU will reject the application. Each section of the supplemental application must at least three classes in it no matter what!!!! My admission was rejected because I only selected two classes(however what I thought to be three) from the social and behavioral sciences section. I took macro and micro economics and on the application selected the only option for economics classes which was "Principals of economics 1,2". I am appealing. Go talk to the ladies at the Mesa Transfer Center, they are very helpful.</p>

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I believe the problem is that placing the word guarantee in the agreement is misleading. There really is no guarantee to begin with, and people should already know that. If you think of it, do you really believe that SDSU would accept all applicants who completed the minimum courses with a minimum of a C grade, or all applicants with the minimum GPA?</p>

<p>It's great that you did your part, but perhaps you fell short of any open slots because of applicants who did a few things more/different to give them an edge. Sometimes that is not the case, though; there were students with high GPAs who were denied. There is probably a certain middle percentage which SDSU accepts. The reason may be to gain students with adequate GPAs while keeping a high retention rate. SDSU doesn't want to keep losing great students to other schools, but also doesn't want the lower end.</p>

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Somewhat, but try to see the bigger picture and the context. Again, I'm sorry for people like you. Keep your head high, do what you can, but have a backup plan. Make this a learning experience and a chance at something new.</p>

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<p>I don't think you should feel so bad or mad should i say. My gpa was a LOT higher than yours, and I have completed 81 units along with all the prereqs for my major and I still got denied. :'(</p>

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<p>SDSU rejections due to computer glitch?
By Leonel Sanchez (Contact) Union-Tribune Staff Writer</p>

<p>2:00 a.m. March 12, 2009</p>

<p>COLLEGE AREA — A computer glitch might have caused San Diego State University to erroneously reject as many as 110 community college students who met transfer requirements, officials said.</p>

<p>The university will review the fall 2009 applications and accept anyone mistakenly turned away, said Ethan Singer, SDSU's associate vice president for academic affairs.</p>

<p>“If we make an error, and it's our fault, we'll correct it,” Singer said.</p>

<p>Counselors at community colleges in San Diego and Imperial counties raised the issue this week after students who had met the necessary academic requirements to transfer to the university received rejection letters.</p>

<p>“All of a sudden we had a slew of students in panic in our offices,” Grossmont College counselor Scott Barr said.</p>

<p>Singer said the affected students filled out an online “supplemental admission application.”</p>

<p>“It appears there may have been a bug in either the format or the software of the application,” he said.</p>

<p>Students were erroneously told that they had failed to take all the required general-education classes to transfer, counselors said.</p>

<p>Singer said SDSU will send letters to about 110 students asking them to submit transcripts again. “If they are eligible, we'll admit them,” he said.</p>

<p>Southwestern College student Adrienne Wood, 27, said she cried when she received a rejection letter this week. She was relieved to hear that her application would be reviewed again.</p>

<p>“I met all the eligibility criteria,” Wood said. “I kept my end of the bargain.”</p>