Chance Me: UCs and Ivies

The weird thing about Cal Poly is that every major has its own individual admission rate within the CENG, from Materials where nearly everyone gets in to CS where they accepted 4% last cycle. EE is easier to get into than CompE. It’s not as easy though to switch from EE to CompE as it is in the other direction. You’ll really have to put in some thought into which you apply for.

The good news is that unlike Cornell, admissions is based on a ranking algorithm. There really isn’t any squishy subjectiveness. The bad news is that your GPA is in the 25th percentile for the CENG as a whole and they are not taking test scores into account right now. Your strongest attribute won’t be factored in unless they change the process.

I’d probably pick EE, but I’m not you.

Good luck!