Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

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1998 Counselor Conference

• Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo

A Presentation On Freshman Admission
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What Makes Us Different

• Best Buy
• Hands on education
• U.S. News top public regional institution in the
  West
• Competitive admission
• Job placement

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Where Do Students Come From?

• Bay Area 23
• Los Angeles Area 18
• Central Valley Area 15
• Central Coast Area 22
• San Diego Area 6
• All other CA Counties 13
• Non-CA Residents 3

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How Do We Link Students To The Campus?

• RESPONSE
• Automatically links all prospective
• students to the campus
• Admissions
• Major information
• Student services
• admprosp_at_polymail.calpoly.edu
• CD-ROM
• World Wide Web www.calpoly.edu - link to
  Admissions

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When Do Freshman Applicants File Applications?

• November - Fall
• October 31 for Early Decision
• February - Summer

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EARLY DECISION

• Cal Poly is clearly the applicants FIRST choice
• Fall applicants only except Art Design/Music
  majors
• 10 of incoming freshman class
• Notification of selection around December 15th
• Acceptance of offer by January 15th is binding
• Information on application is final (no changes)
• If not selected, student will be reviewed through
  the regular process (if they meet the minimum for
  their chosen major)

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What Is Our Preferred Method Of Application?

• Pony Express
• Windows
• Mac
• (Only method for
• Early Decision
• applicants)

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How Does Cal Poly Select Students?

• Faculty developed selection process MCA
  (Multi-Criteria Admission)
• Within statewide legislative parameters

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What Are We Evaluating In Freshmen?

• GPA in CSU subject preparatory courses
• CSU subject requirements
• Overall GPA
• Test scores (ACT or SAT)
• Work experience and
• extracurricular activities

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Recommended Preparatory Coursework

• 4 years English
• 4 years Mathematics
• 2 years US History/US History Government
• 3 years Lab Science
• 3 years Foreign Language (2
• years must be in same language)
• 1 year Visual Performing Arts
• 3 years Electives

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Honors Courses and College Courses

• Given extra consideration
• One term of college course in CSU subject area
  2 terms of the same subject in high school
• Also considered honors
• level when taken prior to
• high school graduation

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Test Scores

• ACT or SAT
• Last testing date for Fall selection is November
• December is a RISK!
• Contact us in writing to make any changes to
  application once submitted

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Who is the Competition?

• Students compete in
• their major against
• other students in the
• same major at the
• same level.

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How Are They Selected?

• Students are selected based on the objective
  evaluation of self-reported information on their
  application. (Verified after
  selection)
• Documentation needed for National Merit
  Scholarship Finalist

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Whats Next For Those Selected?

• Notification mailed by March 10
• Open House (April 16 and 17)
• Students Must Submit Their
• Statement Of Intent To Register
• by May 1st
• Summer advising in July
• Capture-Registration (late July)
• Week of Welcome (Week before Fall Quarter
  classes)

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How About Transcripts?

• Final transcripts are
• due at the end of the
• high school academic
• year (once graduation
• has been posted)

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Questions Answers

• We look forward to seeing you at our Counselor
  Conference on Friday,
• April 23, 1999

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