WHEN WILL I BE ADMITTED? PART 2

Part 1 was posted January 5.

Fifth, the other issue that may affect your admission is the location of your residence (this applies only to first-time freshmen—those with no college experience). Review the section titled “CSU Eligibility” on the website I pointed you to in Part 1. Note that out-of-state applicants must meet a higher eligibility index, as do applicants who live “outside the local area.” The idea behind this is that impacted CSU campuses have been designated as the primary campus for high schools in close proximity. For example, any high school graduate who lives in San Diego has first dibs on San Diego State University; everyone else has second priority. So, what is the local area for CSUF? I know that all high schools in Orange County are in the local area, as well as a few communities in LA county (sorry, don’t know which ones). So, if you live outside the local area you will need to meet a higher index (sorry, don’t know what that threshold is).

Transfer students don’t have to worry about meeting an index, nor about whether they reside in the “local area.” Basically, if you—the transfer applicant—will complete your 60 transferable units by the end of the spring term (including your “golden four”), as well as have a GPA in excess of 2.00, you’re in. Simple as that.

A couple more items. It is Admissions’ goal to have all first-time freshman applicants admitted by early May, which they’ll meet by admitting 13,000+. Transfer’s are being admitted now as well, but more of them will be admitted after May, even into the summer.

Lastly, failing an A-G class required for admission in your final high school term will more than likely lead to losing your admittance to CSUF. Note that I said A-G class. Not that I’m encouraging you to fail a class, but your status won’t be jeopardized if you fail either an A-G class that is over and above your required 15, or an elective that is not an A-G. In general, the campus does not allow admits to make up failed courses during the summer. So, take now whatever medicine you need to avoid the dreaded “Senioritis” if you want to retain your admittance.

For those of you who are admitted, sometime in March or April the campus will mail you information on the new student orientation required of all new students. The campus wants you to commit to CSUF by May 15. You do that by signing up for an orientation day in June or July. There is some nominal fee to attend, but I’ll cover orientation in a future post.

Okay, I think that’s it. But if I’m missing something important that you are obsessing about, let me know and I’ll respond.