September, 2008 Jim Blackburn California State University Welcome and Admissions Update

CSU Counselor Conference Progress Report  2007 Attendance = over 6000  Projected 2008 Attendance = could reach 6500

Results/Aftermath of Last Year’s Counselor Conferences  For Fall 2007, CSU enrolled 53,744 freshmen (almost 7+% annual increase in freshmen)  Over 43,000 new transfers (almost 3% increase in transfers)  Applications for Fall 2008 total over 619 K (increase despite early closing of freshmen apps)

Other Results of Our Working Together  CSU conferred 89 K more degrees last year (over 5000 of these CSU alumni “studied abroad”)  Over 2 million persons and 1/10 of CA workers are CSU Alumni Including: 65% of all CA business majors 52% of all CA communications majors A majority of all CA teachers and counselors

University Admissions Myth De-bunking  It is not hard to get into a good university!  Fall 2007 Freshman apps to CSU –76% were admitted Only 8% were denied –13% did not complete their app in time  Fall 2007 Transfer apps to CSU –75% were admitted Only 6% were denied –Nearly one in six did not complete application file

Admissions De- bunking Continued  Even Among Impacted Campuses- It is not that hard to be admitted as FTF.  AdmitsDenies SLO45% SD44%52% LB47%43% CPP68%22% Full60%12%

Admissions Myth #2 College is Prohibitively Expensive  Mandatory Academic Costs for CSU average –$3487 per year –This figure could increased by a third, and CSU would still be below the national average  One fifth (20%) of CSU undergrads received at least $5400 in grants in  More than one in three (35%) of CSU undergrads received financial aid packages in excess of $5400

For some Students- the CSU is really a good deal!!!!!!  Over 1.8 BILLION dollars is financial aid was awarded to CSU students in  CSU fees increased by less than $300 per student  But at least 127,000 CSU students experienced no fee increase

Fall 2008 Admissions Cycle opens 10/1  Apply early  Use CSU Mentor  Have a Plan B, C, D……  Use Re-routing if offered  Don’t Forget “CTE in “a-g”

Career Technical Courses (CTE) can be part of preparing for the CSU  Over 5600 CTE courses are on the UC “a-g” list  More CTE courses will join the “a-g” list  Completing more that about 17 “a-g” courses does not improve “chances” of CSU admissions  Having job related skills can lead to better jobs –While in college –After college

California HS Graduation vs. CSU Admission CA HS graduation requirements in years CSU admissions requirements in years English34 Mathematics2 (1 can be pre –college prep) 3 Social Science32 Science22 (must be laboratory) Language (other than English) 1 (or VPA)2 Visual or Performing Art1 (or LOTE)1 PE20 CP Elective01 Total1315

Plenty of Room for CTE, etc.  A combination of no more than 18 units will meet both CA and CSU admissions course requirements  Given a six period day- students can earn six units in addition to CA and CSU requirements

Only Six CSU campuses impacted for Freshmen in  San Luis Obispo  San Diego  Long Beach  Fullerton  Pomona  Sonoma

Transfer Impaction for  SLO all programs are impacted at SLO at all levels  SDSU most programs and all programs are subject to impaction, if numbers warrant.  Long Beach many programs as well as upper division transfers in general  Other 20 campuses impacted in 0 to six programs

New Stuff for  Campus admissions differences are likely to increase, e.g. recision of admissions offers  SAT/ACT writing scores will not be used for CSU freshmen admissions  EAP results are available on –line and on STAR Report  Only four “free” applications for a fee waiver  No paper applications have been printed

Other Important New Stuff  Freshman Applications will begin to close November 30!  Freshman Applications will close completely by March 1, 2009!!  Except for impacted programs- transfer applications will be open until goals are met!

Somewhat Centralized ACT Score Receipts  Within CSUMentor there are now two ways to send ACT scores to additional CSU campuses –Via the Mentor ACT Manager site existing scores may be redirected –Via a “check off” and “pull down” at the end of the CSUMentor application –ACT scores must first have been sent to at least one CSU campus

Things you may not know about the CSU  17 CSU campuses have no “majority race”  CSU students “studied abroad” in 71 different nations (during 07-08) Prospective CSU students need to begin a-g in Grade 9 (or Grade 8)

SAT Score Choice and the CSU  CSU campuses use the best score(s) (together or in combination).  The is no advantage via “hiding” any scores.  There may be a dis-advantage in not sending scores in a timely fashion.

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