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Cal Poly Pomona or SF State?
I'm transferring from a CC in the Bay Area (CA) and am a kinesiology major, with the ultimate goal of becoming a Physical Therapist once I get my bachelors and hopefully get admitted into a PT program. I have a 3.0 gpa, which I still want to raise before I transfer in a couple of semesters.
On one hand I am considering SF State, mainly because they have a pre-physical therapy program already. The thing is that I already live in the bay area and would really prefer to get out, do something new and go to school somewhere considerably distant. That's where Pomona comes in. I want to experience something new and going to school in socal for a while sounds inticing. Other CSUs in socal like Long Beach are down on my list since I heard they are harder to get into with only a sub-3.0 gpa, so that's why I considered CPP. I'm really stuck at a crossroads, I don't know what to do! Does the pre-physical therapy thing alone really have the weight to cross out CPP? I mean, in this case, is "a bachelors is a bachelors" hold any truth or does the program at SF State give it priority? Any insightful answers are appreciated.
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- simplehelperLv 58 years agoFavorite Answer
You will most likely get into Pomona with a 3.0 (usually average GPA for transfers is around 3.1 or 3.2...just depends on the major). JUST TO WARN YOU THOUGH, if you're looking for a "social" life or a "change in scenery", you're going to HATE Cal Poly Pomona. The campus is smack in the middle of suburbia Pomona - which is notoriously a dangerous city with absolutely nothing to do. Pomona is NOT a college town. CPP is a VERY heavy commuter school - students commute from surrounding cities up to 45 minutes away, so the campus severely lacks a social aspect. They don't even have a frat/sorority row. To add insult to injury, athletics are the school's last priority (unlike Cal Poly SLO), it's a division II school and lacks facilities or even a football team.
I'm just warning you, you will probably be miserable at Pomona. SFSU would give you much more entertainment - plus the Physical Therapy program there is better. They actually award a doctorate in the subject, where as CPP doesn't.
- ChucklesLv 78 years ago
CPP is a higher prestige school and generally harder to get into. A sub 3.0 GPA will likely disqualify you. There is nothing wrong with SFSU. If you can get into CPP and they have your major, go there. Otherwise go to SFSU.
