   Do I have a chance at these colleges?
  Hello. I'm currently getting into my senior year and i was wondering whether I am able to be accepted into these colleges or not.San Jose State San Diego StateCal Poly San Luis ObispoCal Poly PomonaCal State NorthridgeDigipenmy school doesn't use +/- such as B+Freshman:    Geometry  - B,A,B (summer,fall,spring)    Health    - A    English 9 - B,C    Art  - A,A    Phys Ed(1 semester) - A    Computer Application- A,ABiology   - B,A    AFJROTC   - BSophomore:    AFJROTC   - A,A,B(summer, fall,spring)    English 10- A,B    Algebra 2 Honors    - B,C    World History  - B,B    Chemistry - A,B    Korean 1-2- B,BJunior:    American Lit Comp   - C,B    Math Analysis Hnrs  - C,C    AFJROTC   - A,A    AFJROTC Drill & Cerem    - A,A    US History- B,B    AP Chemistry   - D (dropped 2nd semester)    Korean 3-4- C,BSenior:    Econ-Gov  - A,A(summer)    Applied Comp Programm.    AP Chemistry    Korean 5-6    AP Calculus    English Lit Comp    Sociology    SAT - 1740   Critical Reading  540 Math650 Writing550    Community Service Hours: About 40, trying to get 100 by deadline.    Major: Computer Science    Weighted GPA: 3.348    Unweighted GPA: 3.256    Class Rank: 341/770I will accept any comments on any changes I should make, like when I should send my application or something like that.Honestly, how well of a chance do you think I have to get in? I won't rage.[Edited by - kpbrian on August 21, 2009 11:09:20 PM]
  I'm pretty sure you'll be fine. I didn't even really think Digipen is actually all that competitive to get into?   ;  If DigiPen is anything like most private schools (and I wager it is), then money talks. If you can pay for tuition then you are already in the front of the line. Good math grades definitely don't *hurt* though.   ;  Both my parents make about 11k a year...and I was thinking of getting a part-time job while I go to college. I'm also going to apply for FAFSA as well. I was also wondering, are classes really 13 hours long each day except for Saturday?   ;  Go to a public school in your area, seriously.  Every time a thread like this comes up it boils down to: Digipen is not worth the price.   ;Quote:I was also wondering, are classes really 13 hours long each day except for Saturday?No.It's not a terribly difficult school; I certainly didn't have anything near the arduous experience you sometimes hear about. Do your work and don't slack off playing games all day and you'll be fine. Interestingly enough that applies to most colleges.What you may have been hearing is that a lot of students spend a lot of time at the labs. 13 hours a day seems excessive... but either way, not all the time is spent in class or indeed actually doing work. A lot of people just spend all day in the labs because walking home between classes all the time is not worthwhile, and there is nothing else to do on "campus" (which doesn't exist).   ;  I've read all of your posts and jpetrie's article on game schools, and I've decided to have a wider range of colleges to choose from. I've edited my first post to include my transcript and more college choices.   ;  For Cal Poly Pomona (and like San Luis Obispo) - Yes.  I'm pretty sure you can get into all three state schools as well.  I know lots of students who had less qualifications than yourself who have gotten into those schools.All of those are excellent, though.  I live very close to Pomona, so I might be biased when I say - go there!   ;  Oh, really? I seem incompetent compared to Cal Poly's Fact book and other sources...http://www.ipa.calpoly.edu/factbook/fbfall08.pdfpg 11   ;  If you want to learn computer science and game development, you don't even need much school. Take a CS degree and read books in your spare time, you will learn more if you have the heart to do it. DigiPen is getting expensive, and my 4 years I hated because I learned way more from this website and the people on it than anything DigiPen will ever offer. Don't judge yourself on a school. If you want to make games make them and get a degree in CS.And DigiPen is the easiest school to get into. Of all the freshman class I had, 5% maybe had programmed before, and some of those people were coming from IT or other degrees.   