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Sam Quevedo and Ashleen Velazquez

Ms.Ramirez

Cobra Academy P3B

25 October 2022

California state University, Los Angeles

The CSU of Los Angeles is near downtown Los Angeles, northwest of the main

city. The application fee is an average amount, it is 70$ and the admission rate is really

high so you will most likely be accepted. The cost of going to any CSU school is about

$30,676 per semester which includes living there, classes fee, book fee, group fees, club

fees, and more. To attend a CSU without living it would be $13,236 per semester but this

school also gives out scholarships to students who have financial problems, are living

there, and for students who are taking harder classes. The rates of students who receive

financial aid is also really high with a 93.0% rate. The GPA requirement is also not high

to reach so about any student would be able to go to CSU.

Being a CSU college brings some sound of prestigiousness to it, so most would

wonder, “What does it take to get accepted?”. Weighted GPAs can have some effect on

your chances to get accepted. A weighted GPA is on a scale from 0.0 to 5.0. The grade

takes into account the difficulty of the class while an unweighted GPA doesn’t as well as

having a scale of 0.0 to 4.0. To be accepted into CSULA you must have a minimum GPA
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in highschool of 2.67. Due to the college being a CSU there are no required exams to

determine admission eligibility.

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CSU Los Angeles is a very good school and the graduate rates are very high

because most students find a need to finish good. Some majors they offer are Business,

Psych, Sociology, Health services, and criminal justices. CSU Los Angeles also offers 12

graduate programs; some are History M.A., Latin American Studies M.A., Mathematics

M.S., Political Science M.A.,Public Administration M.P.A.. The graduation rates are

82.0% which means that a lot more that half students graduate and that is the rate of

people who got accepted and graduated there. Apart from the graduation rate and classes

CSU also has really fun events, sports, clubs, and special days.

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When most people think about what college they should go to, the thought of the

sports the college offers frequently jumps around the mind. CSULA offers lots of

different sports, some have multiple levels of play from D1 to D3. The most popular are

baseball, basketball, soccer, track, and cross country. The college mascot’s name is Eddie,

who is a golden eagle said to reflect and represent the diversity on campus. Some

historical facts about CSULA are that the college was the first to make a chicano studies

course, their biological science department has planted and grown roughly 5,000 trees on

campus since the college was founded, many of which are of different species, on top of

all that CSULA has won 25 Olympic albums since it started. The college also has taught
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some noteworthy students such as Lucille Royball, Michael D., James A., and Warren

Bryant. Some fun facts about CSULA are that there are roughly 7,500 parking spots in

total all around the campus, the college’s course for business is rated in the top 20 in the

world, and the school is the only in the nation that allows students as young as 11 years

old into the college. CSULA also has its fair share of traditions like any college would.

To name a few there is the “fight song”, the “university seal” which is a seal with a

sunburst pointing to the location of the college, and the president's medallion.

In conclusion, we believe, given all this information about CSU Los Angeles, that it is a

good college. Rates for admission and application are priced well for the quality of

courses. The average student will spend roughly thirty grand, all expenses included. That

may sound like a lot but compared to other colleges average about 40 to 45k a semester.

Overall, this college seems like a really good school to attend, and the graduation rates

are high so we think the students have a reason to stay and graduate at CSU Los Angeles.
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Work cited

“Academics” Cal State LA october 17, 2022

https://www.calstatela.edu/academics

“Admission and fees” Cal State LA october 13, 2022

https://www.calstatela.edu/admissions-aid

“Effective tips” Cal state LA october 16, 2022

https://www.calstatela.edu/InstitutionalEffectiveness/quick-facts

“Student aid and scholarships” Business and finance October 16, 2022

https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/government/Advocacy-and-State-Rel

ations/legislativereports1/2019-20-Institutional-Financial-Aid-Programs-Report.pd