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Cal State application changes for 2024 and 2025

Instead of the SAT/ACT, CSUs will use a new Multi-Factor Admission Score. Contributed by EdMD College Admissions & Financial Aid Counseling.

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For Fall 2023, there will be no changes to the current CSU application.

Starting in the Fall of 2024, each state school will use the current calculation and the new Multi-Factor Admission Score (MFAS). Whichever score is higher will be used in the admissions decision for this interim year.

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Starting in the Fall of 2025, each state school will only use the MFAS for decisions.

What is taken into account for the MFAS?

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  1. “a-g” GPA
  2. Math/quantitative reasoning GPA
  3. English GPA
  4. Laboratory science GPA
  5. History GPA
  6. Language other than English (LOTE) GPA
  7. “a-g” courses beyond 15 years/30 semesters
  8. Math/quantitative reasoning courses
  9. History courses
  10. Language other than English (LOTE) courses
  11. College promise/partnership programs
  12. Free and reduced lunch school (66%+)
  13. First generation student status
  14. Qualification for an application fee waiver
  15. Participation in college preparation educational programs
  16. Foster youth student
  17. Military status
  18. Work experience
  19. Extracurricular activities
  20. Leadership roles
  21. Local admission priority (if applicable)

What is unclear is which of the MFAS components each campus will use, and what weight (if any) some factors will have compared to others. We also do not know what role the student’s desired major will play in the determination.

I have my estimate on what the allocation will be based on past history. As an example, currently, the engineering colleges put a high weight on a student’s math GPA. I am pretty sure that will continue. But could they add other factors that change the admissions decisions from previous years?

For more information on application changes, majors or just general college admission counseling, please contact EdMD College Admissions & Financial Aid Counseling at edmd.org/appt.

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