California State University

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Chico State

• Located in Chico, California

• Population 86,000

• Notable Alumni– Don Young BA 1958--U.S. Congressman for Alaska– Joe Seitz BA 1992—Advisor to Bonk, Alex and Zoe

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• Home to beautiful brick buildings…

• And modern labs…

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• And Bidwell Park

• And the Bidwell Mansion

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• A brief history– Founded in 1887 as a

teaching school (training teachers) known as Chico Normal School

– In 1972, the name was changed California State University, Chico (AKA Chico State)

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Ceremonial laying of the corner stone for the Chico State Normal School (1887)

• Admissions for Freshmen– “C” or better in core classes (Index of 3500)– INDEX: (Your GPA x 800) + (Your SAT Reasoning

Test total) = Your IndexExample (3.2 GPA x 800) + (550+560=1100 SAT) = 3660 Index

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• Admissions– Applied 14,000– Admitted 9,000– Enrolled 1,900

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Admissions Stats• Percent who had…– GPA of 3.75 and higher 9% – GPA between 3.50 and 3.74 10% – GPA between 3.25 and 3.49 16% – GPA between 3.00 and 3.24 27% – GPA between 2.50 and 2.99 34% – GPA between 2.00 and 2.49 4%

• SAT Mean 1100

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• How much will it cost?• Undergraduate Tuition Fees$18,150• Books/supplies $1,656• Room/board $11,118• Transportation $1,000 ($2,500)• Personal expenses $2,748

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