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

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.

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