<p>Here's a link I found on another thread. </p>
<p>California</a> State University Long Beach - DAF - IMA</p>
<p>962 must about or below the average CSU. Just wondering.</p>
<p>The same table shows an avg GPA of 3.43, implying a CSU index of around 3700 for the average admitted freshman. That’s a higher bar than all but a handful of CSUs.</p>
<p>Also, local applicants in most majors are admitted with an index of just 2900. Though as i look at the tool, local schools have about the same SAT and slightly lower GPA.</p>
<p>It’s because of the local students, as long as they get a 1000 SAT and 2.8 GPA they are automatically in. That means if they get a 3.2 gpa then they would only need a 640 SAT to get in. The non local students and out of state students have to score a lot higher on those exams to get in.</p>
<p>@CheyHH I dont think you’re automatically in. I cant find anything that seems to point to that.</p>
<p>@CheyHH</p>
<p>I would love your proof, sources anything? Because a 2.8 GPA is ridiculous.</p>
<p>I found something like it.</p>
<p>“The Eligibility Index Table shows the combination of test scores and grade point averages required to meet minimum eligibility requirements.”</p>
<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)</p>
<p>and </p>
<p>[CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - California Residents](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)</p>
<p>It only talks about the minimal to apply to the CSU’s, not an automatic guarantee to any of the schools.</p>
<p>The verbiage below was clipped from the CSULB web site. It make it clear local students have a lower threshold. I was wrong above, the local index threshold appears to be 3200 - 3300 depending on major. That works out to a 2.88 GPA and 1000 SAT. Though it varies by major, an out of area CA resident is held to about 3800. My son is currently on the wait list as an Econ major with an index of 3760.</p>
<p>That’s the way all impacted CSUs work and is consistent with their charter of providing access to higher education. The Beach Pathways program goes a bit further.</p>
<p>Check it out for yourself.</p>
<p>[Freshman</a> Application and Admission](<a href=“http://www.csulb.edu/depts/enrollment/admissions/freshmen.html]Freshman”>First-Time, First-Year Student Admission Eligibility | California State University Long Beach)</p>
<p>Applicants will be admitted based on the calculated Eligibility Index used in establishing minimum CSULB eligibility above. Applicants who are considered ‘local’ based on their high school of graduation or military status will be offered admission if they meet the minimum “Eligibility Index” required of the major. Other applicants will be ranked by the “Eligibility Index” and will be offered admission based on space available in the major or college. </p>
<p>Admission to some majors will be to a ‘pre-major’ status. Continuation in the major will be subject to meeting specific lower division course and GPA requirements at CSULB that indicate the student’s ability to succeed and complete the major. </p>
<p>What if I am not eligible for admission to the major to which I applied?
Local Applicants: Applicants who are considered ‘local’ based on their high school of graduation or military status who meet the CSULB minimum eligibility requirements but are not admissible to the major will be offered admission as an ‘undeclared’ student. Undeclared students will explore other appropriate majors through coursework and advising and must meet the major-specific criteria for the major prior to declaring a major by their junior year. Applicants should note that ‘undeclared’ is not a route to their initial intended major. Undeclared students work with university advisors to identify and succeed in alternate majors.</p>
<p>The BEACH Pathways program: This program encourages applicants from targeted communities based on low socioeconomic status and historically low rates of college going to submit supplemental materials for a holistic admissions review. A limited number will be admitted based on, community involvement/leadership, overcoming significant hardship, and potential for degree completion.</p>
<p>Other applicants: Admission to CSULB is very competitive. As a result, many eligible applicants will not be offered admission. CSULB strongly recommends that all applicants have a back-up plan!</p>
<p>According to the link, non-local students had a 956 out of 1600 average. That’s even lower than the overall average. </p>
<p>What’s there to wonder? They just have a low average SAT score at CSULB. It’s lower than neighboring Fullerton and way lower than Cal Poly Pomona and not comparable to SLO. It is slightly higher than CSUN, but that doesn’t say much…</p>
<p>I am thinking on going to UCR, Cal Poly Pomona or SDSU where the statistics are more in-line with mine. I scored more than 200 points higher than the CSULB average, and that’s a big enough factor to consider.</p>
<p>If you have been accepted to all of those campuses, I’d suggest you choose one. Nothing against LB but, SDSU is a better school, and Riverside is a UC. If you are still a junior, apply to them all and decide after they accept you. Since many schools are impacted, the admission standards vary by major so, the average student profile is quite misleading. My son scored 280 points higher than the ‘average’ SAT score at Long Beach and was waitlisted.</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>I got in with a 950 SAT and a 3.0 GPA. I am from out the local area and so glad the average is low. Otherwise, I would be looking at CSUN or CSULA. So glad!</p>
<p>I have chosen to go to Cal Poly Pomona.</p>
<p>Well I’m not exactly local, but I was accepted with no SAT and a 2.6 GPA for a major that requires a 3.4 GPA minimum. Maybe its a random selection process? I dunno.</p>
<p>wow!! I really thought CSULB was difficult to get in to. I guess it’s not as much as people say.</p>
<p>I met a lot of people during SOAR who got in with similar stats as I did. Below 1,000 on the SATs and 3.2+ GPAs. If you’re applying for 2014, don’t be intimidated and just apply.</p>
<p>It shows a 1017 SAT now on that link provided</p>
<p>My son was waitlisted as an Econ major with a CSU index of 3760, he had a 3.18 CSU GPA and 1220 M+R SAT. They were really slow with their response and he’d already decided to attend Chico so, he didn’t follow up on the wait list. </p>
<p>That kind of tells you where the line was this year for in-state but non-local applicants.</p>
<p>CSULB has a program that guarantees admission to students from the Long Beach Unified school district.
“CSULB promises that
All LBUSD students who successfully complete CSU minimum college preparatory
requirements will be offered admission to CSULB and have an opportunity to earn a
bachelor’s degree”
[Long</a> Beach College Promise](<a href=“http://www.csulb.edu/promise/]Long”>http://www.csulb.edu/promise/)</p>
<p>I got into CSULB with a 3.0 and a 950 on the SAT for mechanical engineering and outside the local area. I think it depends on the major, but it’s probably not as high as other CSUs. I got rejected from Cal Poly SLO, Pomona and SDSU. I’ve met many people who seem to share my experience.</p>
<p>I’m applying for fall 2014 does anyone know how impacted criminal justice is ?</p>