Student with a 3.4 gpa

4trees
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 20:54:04 +0000

Is your gpa from a college, or high school?
There are kids accepted to Cal Poly Arch with hs gpa’s lower that yours (like my son), and other kids with much higher gpa’s that were rejected. Go visit the Cal Poly forum. Depends on your high school coursework, rigor and grades for particular classes as well as SAT scores. Cal Poly scores your gpa differently than your high school does, then adds in your SAT score to come up with a new number. Best to call the school and ask.
If you are in college already I have no clue, perhaps check the transfer forum, and of course call the school you are interested in.
Switching majors at Cal Poly is difficult, especially into arch, doesn’t happen much, if at all. I recall a page on the Cal Poly website that explained how difficult it is and warning applicants to pick their major with care.
There are schools with arch programs that will consider you with a 3.4, some even with space for fall 2008. I know in the last few weeks I saw notices from Montana, Oklahoma and SCAD to my son saying they still were taking applications.

Good luck