Please suggest colleges in/around California- 3.2 GPA - Page 3

elizabethh · 11-03-2009, 05:34 PM

Also, regarding top Cal States - if you are in their designated area you will have an easier time getting in, though that could change too...I am all about OOS flagships and privates this year for my S, because the Cal States are getting so difficult to get into.

mom2collegekids · 11-03-2009, 06:24 PM

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I am all about OOS flagships and privates this year for my S, because the Cal States are getting so difficult to get into.
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My sister is doing this too regarding her California senior. The CA state schools have become too iffy with both admissions and cuts! You may get "in," but you may not get the right classes...or you might get some goofy schedule! yikes!

mvmom11 · 11-03-2009, 07:01 PM

Thanks for all your fantastic input. OK Let's say money is not an object. What OOS and private schools should we look at ?

busdriver11 · 11-03-2009, 07:36 PM

Don't rule out CPSLO if the student is interested. I know a kid that got into the CS dept last year (which I thought was just as challenging to get into as engineering) with very similar, almost identical stats. And that was OOS-- I don't know if OOS helped or hurt. And CPSLO is almost 100% stats related, no essay, no recommendation.

oregonianmom · 11-03-2009, 07:55 PM

I've heard really good things about University of Redlands. I know two people whose daughters go there and LOVE it. It's in Southern Cal a little east of LA. Fly into Ontario airport.

drizzit · 11-03-2009, 08:35 PM

agree with Idad on Oregon State. Very solid program and not experiencing nearly the financial difficulties the UC and Cal Sates are dealing with.

I would say

USC -- reach
Cal Poly -- a bit of a Reach
Pacific -- Match
Oregon State -- Match to excellent safety

Nevada - reno as an outside possibility and a safety

mom2collegekids · 11-03-2009, 08:55 PM

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I have a junior with a 3.2 unweighted GPA.

Classes this year- AP Calc BC, AP US History, AP Biology, Literature and AP physics.
SAT -2070
SAT2 Math- 770, chem- 740

What schools in California (or neighboring states) does she has a chance for bioengineering major.
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I had to repost your D's stat to refresh my ADD brain...

Does she want bio-medical engineering? or bio-engineering? Some schools have one or the other.

Will she be pre-med?

CP SLO

CP Pomona -

one of the top 3 CSUs - Fullerton, LB, or San Diego

vballmom · 11-03-2009, 09:37 PM

I've just returned from a tour of Redlands with S2 and agree that it seems like a great school. However it's a liberal arts college. It doesn't have the bioengineering major, or anything close to it, that the OP is looking for.

mvmom11 · 11-03-2009, 09:42 PM

Hi,

Not pre-med, not biomedical engineering. She wants to do bio-engineering.

Thanks again!

thumper1 · 11-03-2009, 09:48 PM

Back to the Santa Clara suggestion. DD is not interested in premed...she is doing bioengineering.

bovertine · 11-03-2009, 10:47 PM

Good Lord it is tough to get into school now. Those credentials and test scores are very good in my book.

I would certainly try Davis and maybe UCI although in this impossible climate they may be a little reachy. You may also want to try SC/M/R as a safer UC option. My friend's kid went to a medical school transition program between UCR and UCLA so obviously they must have a decent technical school there.

I would also consider CP Pomona, Long Beach, or Fullerton although engineering may be impacted there.

FWIW I got a bachelors in biophysics at UCSD and a bachelors in Electrical Eng from CSULB and I thought they were both very good schools. If anything, CSULB was even more directed towards education as opposed to research, which is good for undergrad school.

Good luck.

OaksMom · 11-03-2009, 10:54 PM

Remember also when applying next fall, the CSU's are cutting back acceptances drastically because of our horrible budget woes...competition will be more intense. Do your CSU (which includes the 2 Cal Polys) applications as soon as the apps become available online. Do not dally with these, they will be your safeties. Don't wait till the Oct 31st deadline...do them within the first week.

mom2collegekids · 11-03-2009, 11:33 PM

What about some AZ schools? AzSt or UAz?

What is her weighted GPA? Right now, I think it's her GPA that may be the problem (even though she's a talented student)

RSBuletz · 11-04-2009, 02:55 PM

According to my calculation, your daughter meets the minimum eligibility rule to UC based on SAT scores alone. See below from UC website.

UC Admissions

I calculated a 431, and as a CA resident she needs a 410. Somebody can check my math, but congragulations. At a minimum she could be offered admission to Merced or Riverside, but likely can do better. Both UCR and UCM have bioengineering.

2Leashes · 11-06-2009, 03:08 AM

I'm curious as to why they need to get them in early if it's not rolling admissions. Do they just start admitting kids (on paper) before all the apps are in by the deadline? Is it first come, first serve? Actually, I'm pretty clueless about how ANY of the admission process works.

I just thought they had to wait until the "legal deadline" before no longer considering an applicant. Do you mean to tell me they won't look at exceptional applicant who got in on time because they had already accepted their quota in the early weeks? That doesn't seem fair to give a deadline and then not adhere to it.

Please-enlighten me!

P.S. Isn't the deadline Nov. 30? I know CSUs open up their admissions on Oct. 1, whereas UCs open up Oct. 1, but can't be submitted until Nov.1-30th.
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OaksMom had posted:

Remember also when applying next fall, the CSU's are cutting back acceptances drastically because of our horrible budget woes...competition will be more intense. Do your CSU (which includes the 2 Cal Polys) applications as soon as the apps become available online. Do not dally with these, they will be your safeties. Don't wait till the Oct 31st deadline...do them within the first week.