What are the least impacted majors at Cal Poly SLO?
The least impacted major for freshmen at Cal Poly is bioresource and agricultural engineering.
Are Cal Poly majors impacted?
It is important to understand that though all majors are impacted, the admission threshold for each major varies, depending on the capacity of the major to take new students, and the number of students applying for that major in that term.
Does Cal Poly SLO consider alternate major?
Program Selection All Cal Poly applicants must select a major. Undeclared is not an option for our campus. You will be evaluated against other first-year applicants applying to the same major. You may select an alternate major, but very few applicants are offered admissions based on their alternate major selection.
What are non impacted majors?
Non-Impacted Majors
- English – Creative Writing.
- English – Literature.
- English – Secondary Teaching Credential Prep.
What is a non impacted major?
The following undergraduate programs are not impacted and do not have additional admissions requirements beyond the SSU minimum criteria.
What majors are impacted at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo?
Engineering
- Aerospace Engineering.
- Chemical Engineering.
- Civil Engineering.
- Computer Engineering.
- Electrical Engineering.
- Mechanical Engineering.
How do you know if a major is impacted?
An undergraduate major or campus is designated as impacted when the number of applications received from fully qualified applicants during the initial filing period exceeds the number of available spaces.
Does Cal Poly consider legacy?
Despite stories of generations of families being educated at Cal Poly, there is no legacy system at the university.
What happens if your major is impacted?
As you get ready to apply to the CSU, you may find that a campus or undergraduate major you’re considering is “impacted,” meaning there are more applications from qualified applicants than there are available spaces.
What major is impacted?
When a program or major continually gets more eligible applicants than it can accommodate, then the campus will ask for the program or major to be called “impacted.”
Is it better to pick a major or apply undecided?
Most admissions experts agree that in most cases, there’s no harm in putting “undecided” on your college application. Admissions counselors know that choosing your major is a tough decision, so they’re not surprised when some students just aren’t sure about what they want to study.
Does Cal Poly SLO admit by major?
We evaluate and admit students by their major. Admission is competitive in all majors.
Do aunts and uncles count as legacy?
A legacy is someone who is related to an alumnus of a school—usually a child of a graduate. More distant relations (such as aunts, uncles, and cousins) rarely count.
Is it harder to get accepted as undecided?
Final Thoughts. The bottom line: unless your child is applying to a university that requires them to apply for admission to a certain major or school, it’s up to them whether or not they want to apply as an undecided major. There’s no harm in marking undeclared—in fact, if it’s the honest answer, it’s the best answer.
Is it easier to get into college with an undecided major?