UC Merced vs UCR vs SJSU

Kohana
Mon, 25 Apr 2016 06:31:19 +0000

@PhantomVirgo Thanks a lot for the reply and yes, I was referring to SJSU.

I looked around for some more information and you’re pretty much spot on about the GPA cut off. According to some alumnus I would have to get a considerably high GPA in order to place myself near the top of the list and on top of that, the program picks the best and goes down the list. Throw in the amount of people that want to get into the program and the available space they have… it looks like a very hard program to get into.

I’m not the person that likes to risky stuff and this scenario is pretty risky in my book.

Please correct me if I’m wrong - You usually re-apply for your major during your sophomore year, correct? If so, if I don’t get in, I would I have to wait another year?

If that’s the case, I could be faced with another year of college which is something I don’t want neither do my parents.

Here are the options I can think of… (I may be over thinking this too much…)

1. Go to SJSU in hopes of getting into the CS program. If I get into the program, I stay. During that time, as a back I guess, I will apply to a UC. I know the numbers are low but its backup plan.

2. Go to Riverside/Merced because I got my major but may miss out on a better CS program if I go down this route.

3. Community College and transfer into a UC after two years. This is my least favorite option because I haven’t looked into this at all. This is more of like a final ditch effort.

Option 1 is a high risk, high reward scenario and it can backfire.

Option 2 is the safest in my opinion but I don’t know much about their CS program, not sure if its good or not.

Option 3 is pretty much a last resort option. Community college is taboo in my family and I know for a fact they would much rather pick the other two over this. They are pretty conservative…

Anyways, its all I can think about my current situation. It’s pretty nerve racking to say the least…