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<p>Hi everyone, according to those stats it CC transfer have a 34% admit rate while freshmens get about 55%, why are freshmens given priority instead of transfers?</p>
<p>You’re not comparing apples to apples. However, if it true, I would suspect that it’s because they’d rather have a student spend at least 4 years instead of just two. The school makes money from housing, food, parking and such. </p>
<p>I also find it the whole college experience essential and worth it. CC transfers tend to see college as a job training commuting experience rather than an enriching life experience.</p>
<p>Many majors at Cal Poly Pomona are “hands on” and start with core classes during the freshman year and have a prerequisite sequence that is impossible to finish in less than four, so going to a CC would not save you much time. </p>
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<p>It’s also because transfers have a higher yield rate; the percentage of accepted that actually enroll. Percentages in the 40’s for transfers compared to in the 20s for freshmen. They are basically targeting a certain number for certain class levels. Three thousand freshmen and 1500 transfer juniors sounds like a balanced target to me.</p>
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<p>You do have a point thought. Compared to 2010 when 2000 freshem and 1500 transfers where enrolled to 2011 when 3,300 freshem and 1,400 transfers enrolled. The admin was basically accepting more freshmen to fill up the newly built residential suites. I believe they had empty rooms sitting that they had to fill up. Believe it or not, with the recent budget crisis, that is how decisions are being made. As I mentioned, freshmen will be there longer and are also required to live on campus if not from the local area. Ca-Ching!!!</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply jimpayne. Damn that’s a bummer because CPP is my #1 school and I’ll probably be there 3-4 years =[, I wonder if talking to their representative can help.</p>
<p>Since transfer have a higher yield rate, do CPP often reject those with really high GPA (above 3.8) because its unlikely that those with GPA that high would go to CPP, more likely they’ll go to UCSD or UCLA or CPSLO.</p>
<p>it is unlikely that they would turn down highly qualified applicants. In fact, many at CPP have turned down CP SLO and UCLA for various reasons. Just try to get your grades up and give it a try. No use in hoping that they lower their standards.</p>