<p>for transcripts, how do we know if cal poly has gotten them? im not sure if my school sent it to them because i didn’t write any specific address for them to send it to, but just wrote the school… is there a specific address to send in transcripts for freshmen?thanks!</p>
<p>Just go to the Cal Poly website and look up the address. That’s what my daughter did, I believe. Her h.s. required students to give the exact address and pay $1.00 for them to send it. They needed to do this before school ended.
I called on Friday to ask if my daughter’s transcripts arrived and they had. She just got her AP score today and they said they sent all three to Cal Poly. Good luck!</p>
<p>My S got an e-mail yesterday saying that they had not received his hs transcript. He called and CP admissions checked and they said they had gotten his transcript, just had not had time to post it yet. They also had received AP scores, but until they verify transcript and change status on portal he cannot enroll in classes. They are going to send info soon according to admissions officer. They are very nice and helpful.</p>
<p>I know that Cal Poly is going to do a block schedule for freshmen, so wouldn’t they know if transcripts and AP scores have been sent even if it’s not on the portal? The students won’t be enrolling in all their classes online the first quarter, will they? Well maybe those who don’t intend SOAR will be able to add classes online? </p>
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ss1201 wrote:</p>
<p>My S got an e-mail yesterday saying that they had not received his hs transcript. He called and CP admissions checked and they said they had gotten his transcript, just had not had time to post it yet. They also had received AP scores, but until they verify transcript and change status on portal he cannot enroll in classes. They are going to send info soon according to admissions officer. They are very nice and helpful.**</p>
<p>so i got an email yesterday from them saying they haven’t received it yet, but my school shows records of it being sent.
so being confused and nervous, i called the admissions office today.
the lady apologized and said she was looking at my transcript and it had been cleared so the email was a mistake.
i don’t know if anyone else is in the same boat, i’m just saying if you’re confused, call.</p>
<p>Same here…</p>
<p>Just saw your post 2Leashes. From what I understand the freshman will be “block scheduled” the first quarter. If you go to SOAR they will review your schedule with an advisor and help you determine where you are supposed to be according to reported AP classes, major, etc. When it is your registration time, you use the PASS system to change into or out of any classes that were assigned. If you look under registration tab, it will tell you your priortity number and time for access to the pass system according to the first three letters of your last name. This is just what I have surmised by looking at the web site and talking to the admissions office–I’m glad S is going to SOAR so he can get all correct info. The live web casts are also very informative. There is one coming up on the preparation for SOAR</p>
<p>ss1202 and others who might participate in the web casts:</p>
<p>My D and I will be out of the country for the next month, and she won’t be going to SOAR because we are out of state and just can’t justify showing up for a day-long program, if we can get the information another way. </p>
<p>I’d love to know how the registrar’s office would like kids who aren’t going to SOAR to handle their advising questions. I’m happy they’re using the block schedule plan for freshmen, but I do wonder how Cal Poly would like my D to review her schedule in the absence of an opportunity to sit down with an advisor. She has some APs and SAT/ACT scores that should allow her to bypass a couple of classes, and I want to make sure we address this at the right time.</p>
<p>It would be great if someone would post the answer to this question if it comes up during the upcoming webcasts. I’ll post here again when we get back, and can contact Cal Poly directly, of course, but was thinking there may be others with the same question.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Riverrunner, my son was a freshman last year and he did not attend SOAR. The registration process was easy and did not require a sit down session with an advisor (at least in our case.) Here’s what to expect:</p>
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<li><p>Sometime between now and mid-August, your assigned block schedule will show up on your portal on the Registration tab (go to Student Center, and My Class Schedule.) I think block schedules are usually for approximately 12 units. My son’s assigned classes already took into account AP’s that had given him credit. Also, sometime before mid-August, PASS (Plan A Student Schedule) will become available on your portal showing all the classes being offered this fall (with location, professor, day and time, and number of openings in the class). Get a copy of your major’s flowchart from your college advising webpage, and use this to plan any changes to your assigned schedule.</p></li>
<li><p>Then, CPReg (registration program) will allow new students to make changes to their assigned schedule by online appointment that is assigned by first 3 letters of last name. These online appointments will be from Aug 16th - 19th. During this period, you are limited to a maximum number of 16 units. If you need to ask questions about your schedule, you should email your advising center (or call) and get the answers you need before your enrollment appointment. You can make the changes (add, drop, or swap) to your assigned schedule during or after your enrollment appointment time. There is an online tutorial that shows you how to use CPReg. Be careful when dropping a class, because classes get full and you may not be able to add the one you want (Swap works better for this). Be sure to check for class openings with (PASS) on the day of your enrollment appointment. You can also waitlist for a full class during this appointment.</p></li>
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<p>*Then, on August 23rd, Open Enrollment begins where everyone (new and continuing students) can make changes to their schedules and add units up to a maximum of 22.</p>
<p>Hope this helps! </p>
<p>Oh yeah, tuition payment is ususally due within a few days of registration (slightly more than $2000 for a full time student for 1 quarter).</p>
<p>The whole proces is easy for today’s computer savvy kids. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you so much, ralph4! The other day we played around with PASS just to get the hang of it, but of course it only showed summer classes. It looks amazingly simple. The only warning I’ve heard from a couple of upperclassmen is that classes do fill, so be ready with lots of permutations of the classes you’d like to have. We’ll take a look at CPReg before registration day. As luck would have it, my D has a really late slot for registering. Hopefully she’ll get enough of her “must have” classes and can fill in with core or exploration/fun classes in the worst case.</p>
<p>She CAN’T WAIT to get started! This is D2 for me, and I’m impressed by how differently each school handles registration. I’ll reserve judgement 'til this one’s over. It seems to be a little stressful, no matter how it’s set up.</p>
<p>Thanks again, ralph4.</p>
<p>I totally understand not being able to attend SOAR. On one of the web casts with the advisors, they encouraged those who were unable to attend to make an appointment early with their advisor when school is getting started. I think that this whole process is set up to be “freshman friendly”, at least for the first quarter. I will share, as I am sure others will, what goes on in SOAR. They separate the students and parents, so I’m not even sure what I will gain from it other than to ask S what they told him about the process. We have only been to the campus once briefly, so it will give him a chance to see it again.</p>
<p>Thanks for the post Ralph4. Most useful post I’ve seen in awhile!</p>