SLO will sometimes consider the alternate especially for Engineering applicants that select a Non-Engineering college alternate.
Thank you
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Thank you for the info
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I love it. The transition was rough for the first couple of weeks because of the homesickness. I, however, joined a competitive sports club and found a group of friends through there. I was very fortunate to be accommodated through the DRC to get early registration, but other first and second-years that I am friends with are all able to get the classes they need.
I am currently living in the dorms on campus and went into housing at random. I was very fortunate and the two people I live with are now my best friends. Housing was a little tough for my second year, especially because places such as Mustang Village sold out in late December (we submitted our signed lease 2 days after they sold out).
I would also say, don’t bank on “Week of Wow” or WOW, or orientation week to meet all your best friends. There is a slight stereotype that you are going to meet your friends in WOW, but I had had difficulty making friends through WOW and was so discouraged I called my mom to pick me up (lol). I got accustomed to college life, however. I started classes and clubs and made many different friends through all the aspects of college.
The teachers and overall community of Cal Poly are something that I would not trade for the world. The learn-by-doing philosophy is integrated into even my first general education courses, and all the professors that I’ve had and heard of are very caring/open. Cal Poly also has a ton of resources for anything that you possibly need and will throw tons of small events every once in a while.
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so sad that at our tax payer funded schools it’s harder to get in as an in-state student…
If it was easy, then nobody will want to go.
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Other than for a few CSU campuses, the majority have over 90%+ admit rates for CA residents.
There is a place for every CSU eligible CA applicant, unfortunately many applicants want the same campuses, resulting in Impacted campuses. Supply and demand.
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huh? the point is it IS easier for people outside of california. should be the opposite
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my son has applied to 5 different out of state flagships and every single one of them is easier to get into as an in-state student. Schools like William and Mary and UGA that are top ranked schools and incredibly popular all still insist on giving an advantage to their in-state kids. No excuse for this
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Congratulations to your son whom has some great college options.
Based on the Freshman profile for Class of 2027 for William and Mary, 62% are Virginia Residents and 38% are Non-residents. Compare that to SLO where 85% are CA residents and 15% Non-residents.
W&M applications numbers are 17548 for Freshman and 1619 enrolled. SLO application numbers are 63955 and 5183 enrolled. I not see how you can compare?
UGA admission information from their website:
25% of the enrolling UGA first-year class come from outside Georgia and represent 41 different states. In addition, 84 students come from countries other than the United States. The top 10 home states (other than Georgia) of students are:
- Florida
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Tennessee
- New York
- California
- Virginia
- Maryland
I do not see your point. You need to look at the historic enrollment numbers and yield, not the admit rates since that is what the colleges use to determine how many students they will admit in the first place.
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In Texas, outside of top 6% at UT and top 10 % at A&M, it is easier to get in as an out of state student with high test scores. So it’s similar in Texas. The big state systems need the out of state dollars. I could be wrong, but that’s how it “feels”.
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It’s only “easier” for OOS because there are not that many who apply for those set aside spots. Those who get in, debate if spending $53k for SLO is worth it and many decide not to enroll.
UT Austin sets aside 10% for OOS and usually gets over 20000 OOS applicants.
SLO on the other hand attracts about 7000 OOS applicants
I just don’t understand why people confuse a simple math numerator to denominator relationship and think it’s “easy.”
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In Texas, at least for UT Austin, OOS for Engineering is much more difficult.
Again, it’s a simple math relationship. People (at least I would) are willing to pay OOS $$ for Austin Engineering.
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Nobody is making excuses. We just live in a state with too many people. Take a drive down 405. There is now 14 lanes in some areas. There are just too many people in this state and everyone is fighting for the same spots.
UC and CSU have additional campuses, but somehow nobody wants to go to those. Prestige comes from having something other people don’t have. If SLO / UCLA/ UCB decided to switch to an open enrollments system, I bet nobody will go either.
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If you are just comparing whether out of state schools communicate an objective advantage to in-state students, CSUs also have a higher published gpa threshold for out of state students than in-state students. (3.0 versus 2.5).
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I disagree, engineering has an even more level playing field bc they do not give majors at UT auto to auto admit top kids. I would need to find the numbers.
But yes, paying OOS for UT is worth it - especially for engineering. Meanwhile my D22 got accepted in state in for chem E and chose not to go. That was an oof moment. But she’s happy where she is…
well, we didn’t get in, so my perception is OOS is MUCH harder… I guess I like to lie to myself to make me feel better.
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FORUM CHAMPION NOTE:
This is a Cal Poly SLO discussion thread and I posted information that another poster had asked out earlier in this discussion. I did not plan to make this information a subject for debate. Can we move on about how Texas schools (UT in particular) vs. other state schools admit students. Thank you.
Bottom line is that SLO does prioritize in-state students. The issue is that there are more qualified students than spots available = Impaction. Admit rates alone do not show the whole picture when it comes admission decisions.
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California has the best public universities in the country. At most of its public universities, it’s easier for in-state students to get in. At a few, because far more in-state students apply, it may be a bit easier for out-of-state students to get in, and those who do attend are helping making the price a little lower for in-state students.
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Looks like an international student was notified of acceptance per reddit which I hope would mean they will be releasing decisions earlier than last year, but probably not. Reddit - Dive into anything