[Educationforall] SDSU Fall 2010 Admissions Information

[Justin Akers Chacón]

In light of the EFA meeting today and regarding the demise of the
former TAG agreement at State, here is an email from SDSU Pres.
Stephen Weber explaining the new "deferred tag agreement" and maintaining
the school's 'commitment to diversity.'

I have my doubts.

It would be worthwhile to investigate these numbers and get more info
in advance of the April 8 town hall forum with him.  For instance, our 
companeras/os
from SDSU that came to the City TAG meeting had a lot of great info and
could probably provide an insightful and informed response to this.

Justin



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "SDSU President Stephen L. Weber"



> This fall, San Diego State expects to enroll the most accomplished 
> freshmen class in the
> university's history.  SDSU recently finalized its admissions for fall 
> 2010.  In addition
> to being the best prepared, the new class will be the second most diverse 
> since SDSU began
> managing its enrollment and will have the third-highest percentage of 
> local-area students
> (also since 1999).
>
> SDSU has begun notifying undergraduate applicants about their status.  An 
> estimated 15,693
> students will receive letters congratulating them on being admitted to 
> SDSU for fall 2010.
> Freshman applicants can access SDSU WebPortal today to find out if they 
> have been accepted.
> Undergraduate transfer students will receive notification of their 
> acceptance via SDSU
> WebPortal in the next two weeks.
>
> SDSU received a record 61,800 undergraduate applications for 6,158 total 
> undergraduate
> enrollment slots for fall 2010.  Incoming freshmen bring with them an 
> average high school
> GPA of 3.78 and an average SAT score of 1148.
>
> SDSU expects to enroll 3,534 freshmen and 2,624 undergraduate transfer 
> students this fall.
> Approximately 52 percent of SDSU's new freshmen will be from diverse 
> ethnic and racial
> backgrounds -- well above our 11-year average (dating to when SDSU began 
> using supplemental
> admissions criteria).  Diversity continues to be one of SDSU's core values 
> and we remain
> committed to being one of the top universities in the country for the 
> number of degrees
> awarded to diverse students.  Most recently, we expanded our Educational 
> Opportunity
> Program (EOP) and created a Diversity Yield Task Force.
>
> Similarly, we anticipate 42 percent of the freshmen are expected to be 
> from SDSU's local
> service area (our 11-year historical average is 37 percent).  In addition, 
> 90 percent of
> our new transfer students will be from SDSU's local service area.  In 
> total, well more than
> half of incoming undergraduate students will be local.
>
> Given historic state budget cuts, we are providing opportunities to those 
> students with the
> best preparation for academic success at the university level.  It is a 
> tragedy that SDSU
> will have to turn away more than 24,260 CSU-eligible students from both 
> inside and outside
> our local service area.
>
> However, we are pleased that in spite of these cuts, we will maintain our 
> commitment to the
> region and better our 11-year average for the percentage of local-area 
> students.
> Consistent with this pledge, local freshman applicants were given on 
> average 381 extra
> eligibility index points to give them a preference in the admissions 
> process (established
> by the California Postsecondary Education Commission, the CSU eligibility 
> index is a
> combination of a student's SAT/ACT score and their grade point average on 
> CSU required
> coursework).
>
> All CSU-eligible freshmen and transfer applicants from the local service 
> area who were
> denied admission for fall 2010 can request to be added to the waiting list 
> through the SDSU
> WebPortal. Once admitted students submit their intent to enroll, which is 
> due on May 1, we
> will be able to determine the number of spaces still available.
>
> Local CSU-eligible freshmen applicants who were denied will also qualify 
> for a new "special
> transfer admission guarantee."  If these applicants enroll in a local 
> community college
> this fall, complete all of their required coursework within three years 
> (or by fall 2013)
> and meet the current requirements of their desired major, they will be 
> guaranteed admission
> to SDSU based on the 2010 general catalog.  Meaning, should requirements 
> for entry into a
> certain major change over the next three years, these applicants will only 
> need to meet the
> requirements for the current year.
>
> I encourage you to learn more about our fall 2010 admissions by visiting:
>
> www.sdsu.edu/enrollmentinfo 
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