My D24 had several kids at her HS admitted in Dec with the same credentials as her but different majors. Not sure if that makes a difference in acceptance? She has a weighted 4.2 gpa, school leadership for several years, captain of her soccer team, etc, but I’m worried that she hasn’t heard 
The majority of applicants hear in March so there is still time.
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My daughter is local and was admitted in December, and has since declined her offer.
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My D24 is in the same position (we are non local in CA)- lots of friend were accepted in Dec (different majors - she ‘heard’ of one with the same major). I have a feeling in order to make those early offers, they kind of have the system make a quick decision based on GPA compared to those in same major (and maybe just look at those with 4.0 UW…totally just a guess and may not be at all how it’s done). My daughter had a more rigorous junior year than others that got offers and she had one B from a very tough class (so she has 3.97 UW and 4.19W) so I guess that is possible why she did not get an early offer (my 2021 Son had an SDSU offer in December as a Biz major and he had a 4.0UW…so that’s my only reason for my logic…might not be it at all…I’m sure there are many 4.0 UW students who did not get offers in Dec as well. The vast majority of decisions will come out soon so hopefully our D’s will get good news!
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Thanks for sharing. My daughter knows some who got in with less rigorous schedules - less AP classes and less extracurriculars too. Maybe that is major dependent? Haha! Who knows.
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my in state (non local) son has a 4.15, rigorous schedule, all the extras… no word. i think in some majors those stats can be an early admit and in some you could get rejected (and it’s only gotten harder to be admitted since 2021). the waiting is tough! best of luck to all!
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My in-state, non-local son has a 4.27W, rigorous schedule, significant volunteer, work, etc., and hasn’t heard anything yet. My older son applied 3 years ago and also never heard from SDSU until all SDSU decisions were released, but he also received offers from all UCs (except waitlisted at UCLA) and decided on Berkeley. Please don’t worry about not hearing yet, in my view it has no bearing on the worthiness of your student and what the final SDSU decisions will be.
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you are definitely right about the difficulty of acceptances in some majors even since 2021! The year after my 2021 son applied, we had a neighbor whose son had close to the same GPA and rigor and did not get accepted for Biz - it was shocking.
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Our D24 should be an interesting case study. 4.70 weighted GPA. 1580 SAT not that it matters anywhere anymore. NMS finalist. However, she is an introvert, very few friends and was really never accepted into any groups throughout her school years. A difficult birth left her with some involuntary movement issues that kept other kids at a distance. So minimal extracurriculars, no leadership examples, very little involvement. What she does is study and learn and work hard. She didn’t want to be far from home, so she only applied at UCI, UCSD, UCR and SDSU to study computer science with a creative writing minor. Heard nothing so far from any of the 4.
We have a point of reference with our D22. Grades almost identical (4.72/1580). NMS finalist. But D22 was a leader in Orchestra, led several clubs, 4 year letter in Track & Field, lots of service work. Even that was a no from Stanford & USC, waitlist at UCLA. But her top choice was UCI, and she got in there studying Biomed Eng.
I’m pulling for D24 to get in one of her top choices, she deserves some good news for once.
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Hopefully her essays spoke about her disability. Praying for a good result for her.
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I am hoping someone local can provide some insight about what the day to day reality of the ocean sewage problem looks like in San Diego? We cancelled a fall trip to Coronado and campuses because the situation on the beaches at that time. I saw an update on the website for SDSU that caution was urged on the ground level of parking structures due to bacteria overflow during the “atmospheric river flooding” a few weeks back. Planning another possible trip in April for admitted students day. We have visited San Diego almost every year for the past 20 years, and don’t recall this being such a big issue in the past. I am curious whether the situation is worsening or whether the news is just painting a bleak picture. Don’t get me wrong— lots of love for San Diego and hoping for the best!
I live 5 miles from the boarder and 3 miles from the beach. Unless you are within 1/2 mile to the ocean, the spill really has no bearing on life at all. And if you are in Imperial Beach, it’s the smell. Local still jumps into the ocean for a swim.
SDSU is enough inland the spill is not noticed.
Californians in general treat rain like DC/MD/NC treats snow. Anything fall and is like apocalypse.
But the flash flooding can be unpredictable because it rains so sparingly the storm drains don’t get attention until there is a problem. So certain areas, they tell you to avoid parking because there can be flooding.
For the most part, SD downtown is becoming bad with homeless, but SDSU as far a I can tell driving down about once a week, is about the same probably as you remembered from 20 years ago.
Thanks for the detailed answer!
Does anyone know if admissions could possibly come out today or in the next week?
For 2023, decisions started March 14. In 2022, March 10. I would say the earliest would be next week.
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I was on the SDSU campus last Friday night to attend an Aztec baseball game. We parked in the P7 structure under the Sports Deck. There were many cars on both levels of the parking structure due to a professional women’s volleyball match happening at the same time in Viejas arena. There were absolutely no issues with any kind of flooding at this time.
I think you will be fine for a visit in April.
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SDSU is 8 miles inland. It is not near the beach. UCSD, USD, and Point Loma are much closer. Your child won’t be going to the beach on a daily basis; maybe on the weekends.
In regards to the potential flooding yes it could happen on the lower levels of the parking garages and at various spots in on campus but that wouldn’t deter me from sending D24 to SDSU. It rained when I went there in the late 90s and I survived.
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Thanks! AZ is very similar with rain/flooding/oil slicks in general, so I am not overly concerned about temporary flooding, but was surprised the bacterial concern was reaching so far inland. (Assuming the reporting was accurate). SDSU has lots of appeal beyond the beaches, but I am not going to lie, oos tuition feels steeper if bacteria in the water is a persistent problem. Even once a month at the beach would feel like a gift coming from the desert. When we planned to be there in the fall, it seemed like all the area beaches had warnings. If this is occasional/one off depending on weather, we could certainly deal with it and I suppose trips farther north on the coast are still a lot closer than the 5 hours we drive now.
We live at the beach in Los Angeles and my kids are all surfers. There’s a bacteria warning anytime there’s any rain at all since everything from the streets washes to the ocean. It resolves within a day or 2 and is just a result of the streets and sidewalks getting a good washing.
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Thanks! Sounds like it’s a matter of being aware and keeping track of the weather. Good to hear from everyone with experience there.