Cal State Campuses
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CSU Bakersfield
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CSU Channel Islands
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CSU Chico
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CSU Dominguez Hulls
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CSU East Bay
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CSU Fresno
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CSU Fullerton
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Humboldt State University
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CSU Long Beach
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CSU Los Angeles
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CSU Maritime Academy
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CSU Monterey Bay
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CSU Northridge
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Cal Poly Pomona
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CSU Sacramento
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CSU San Berndino
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San Diego State
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San Francisco State
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San Jose State
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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CSU San Marcos
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Sonoma State
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CSU Stanislaus
CSU- Need to know:
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​Application opens- Nov. 1st
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Application deadline- December 4th
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Cost: $70 per campus
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Students may qualify for a fee waiver
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4 campuses for FREE
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Fee waiver based on parent income​
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23 undergraduate campuses
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Minimum GPA needed: At least a 2.5
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Can apply with lower GPA, ask us how​
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Complete EOP (Optional)
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HIGHLY encouraged​
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CSU Help Desk
Where do I apply/What is the website?
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Tips for Navigating the CSU's
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Make sure you select FALL 2021
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Create an account on Cal State Apply
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This is where you will apply to ALL your CSU's​
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It is only ONE application
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After you will select your 4 schools
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​EOP (Educational Opportunities Program)
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Requirements:
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First Generation college student
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Low-Income
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First time freshman
What do I need to do?
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Complete the EOP short answers
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You will need 2 letters of recommendation
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What is EOP?
A program geared towards improving access and retention to low-income students. This program helps with your college experience. It provides students with support services, summer programs, tutoring, personal and educational career counseling.
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Being apart of this program is OPTIONAL. But it has only benefited the students who have been apart of the program. Therefore, it is HIGHLY encouraged to apply.
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Click here for more information on the EOP program
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​Not sure which campuses offer your major?
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Use the CSU degree finder, to figure out what area of study might have a major you are interested in. Which campuses offer your major and more.
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If you want to go more into depth, like cost, class size, location. You can go to Big Future and filter to what you are looking for in a college.
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UC Campuses
Tier 1​- Most Competitive
(Admission: 14-30%)
UC Berkeley
UCLA
UC San Diego
Tier 2​- Competitive
(Admission: 30-40%)
UC Santa Barbara
UC Irvine
UC Davis
Tier 3​- Less Competitive
(Admission: 40-60%)
UC Riverside
UC Merced
UC Santa Cruz
UC- Need to know:
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​Application opens- August 1st
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Application filing period starts: November 1st
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Application deadline: November 30
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Cost: $70 per campus
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Students may qualify for a fee waiver
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4 campuses for FREE
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Fee waiver based on parent income​
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College Board FEE waiver (if applicable)
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9 undergraduate campuses
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Minimum GPA needed: 3.0
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Must complete PIQ's (Personal Isight Questions)
UC Help Desk
​PIQ's (Personal Insight Questions)
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This is the chance that you get to tell the schools more about yourself through answering only 4 of the 8 questions provided.
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Tips for PIQ's:
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Do not answer the PIQ's directly into the UC application.
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Complete the questions on a Google Doc​
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It is NOT an essay. Get straight to the point & answer the question
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Have an adviser read it over.
Click here to see the questions
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Assistance with writing your PIQ's: Use the one that works for YOU!
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If you are having a hard time this is a " How to Guide" from the beginning of the application to the end of the application.
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Keep in mind:
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The application is OPEN NOW, but you cannot submit it. The FIRST DAY to submit an application is November 1st. and the DEADLINE is November 30th.
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