well there you go - that’s what I meant. In this case the relative importance equates to complete importance for CPSLO, but I was making a comparison (relative) to UCs. The underlying message to the OP (dk10438) is unchanged - their use of a capped GPA, which is heavily influenced (negatively) by course rigor, could be one aspect that explains discordant outcomes (comparing a student with a few B’s to a student with fewer B’s but lots of A-G course rigor). Why they do this, while also not using essays, SAT/ACT scores, etc is a topic for a different discussion
Not that I’ve seen!
praying i hear back soon, the anxiety is brutal
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agree 100%
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My understanding is that the purpose of capped GPA is to level the playing field, because lots of high schools do not offer students the same opportunity to take UC honors weighted classes.
Fortunately we have a wide range of public universities here in CA that use a variety of different systems to admit students. Students with many a-g courses and high uncapped GPA may not be at an advantage in the CPSLO admissions process, but they look good to the UCs.
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yes, I understand the motivations behind the unique approaches CA public universities take to applicant evaluations, in order to level the playing field
“Much better schools” is an opinion. Cal Poly is a number one choice for many students for a variety of reasons. You can go to the Cal Poly website and view the GPA range for each college within the school. 4.04-4.25 is the average GPA overall for admits so it isn’t a safety school for anyone.
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actually the way that the playing field is leveled is by comparing students within the SAME high school
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This is not how it works at CPSLO.
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Whatever they are doing seems to be working based on graduation rates and success finding jobs after graduation. And classes at CP are tough.
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I agree with you - it is a fabulous choice for a variety of reasons, which is also why it can be frustrating to be qualified (both generally speaking as well as relative to the overall and accepted applicant pool), and not get in (particularly if this comes down to capped GPA, which is lowered by course rigor, all other things in the calculator assumptions being equal)
My son got straight up denied at a school with a much higher acceptance rate than CP or many other schools he got into so sometimes admission decisions seem completely out of left field.
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Are you familiar with the MCA for Cal Poly? It is widely thought that the formula from years ago is still being used today, just without the test scores. It’s a bit complicated but it caps GPA at 4.2 and gives bonus points for rigor, leadership, EC’s and work related to major. For example, taking a 5th year of math is 500 bonus points. That alone could disqualify someone with otherwise stellar stats.
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Common occurrence at selective schools, though.
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has anyone contacted admissions recently about when the next wave could be?
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They said there’s no specific date last time I checked with them
They said “everyone will know by April 1.” It puts everyone else at a bit of a disadvantage. They can all make decisions now.
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They must be getting lots of calls!
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maybe we will annoy them to the point where they release early
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