Software Engineering Out of State Chances?

eyemgh
Mon, 12 Oct 2015 14:02:37 +0000

At the risk of beating a dead horse, you’ll get a FAR better handle if you compare MCA scores. These boards are littered with parents and students who complain about getting rejected when kids with lesser stats got in. Some even have a conspiracy theory that CP rejects “over qualified” students (this has been debunked). This is for several reasons. First, CP only uses 9-11 CSU calculated GPA. Most schools use pluses and minuses and all sorts of weighting systems. Second, there are very important non-academic bonus points in the MCA. As I’ve illustrated before, it’s easy for a student with a 3.5/1900 SAT to amass a higher MCA score than one with a 4.0/2400 SAT. So, the take home message is compare just GPA and test scores at your own peril. Judging by the APs you’ve accumulated, you likely will be fine, but the only true way to compare apples to apples is via MCAs.