How selective is Cal Poly SLO's "Environmental Earth and Soil Sciences"?

Gumbymom
Sat, 04 Jan 2020 14:29:56 +0000

SLO publishes target projections for each major. For last year, the projected acceptance rate for Env Earth and Soil Science was around an 80% but it depends upon yield. SLO is a selective campus but major selectivity varies greatly.

You look competitive and SLO admits based on MCA points and major. Here is the MCA point calculator. SLO also uses 9-11th grades in their GPA calculation vs the other Cal states that use 10-11th grades only.

https://mca.netlify.com/

Are you a CA resident?

If not, just be aware SLO will be Full pay at around $42K/ year with little FA.

If you are CA resident, then SLO is a great option. Also with this major, you are looking at attending Graduate school for the best career opportunities.