Is it easier to get into a University in Colorado than it is to in California

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The discussion centers around the comparative ease of gaining admission to universities in Colorado versus California, particularly in the context of engineering and physics graduate programs. Participants explore the competitiveness of various institutions and programs.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant suggests that California schools offering engineering degrees are generally very competitive, raising the question of whether Colorado universities might be easier to enter.
  • Another participant notes the variability in admission competitiveness across different campuses and departments, emphasizing that generalizations are difficult.
  • A participant provides specific statistics from Colorado's PhD program, indicating a 1 in 5 acceptance rate based on last year's applicant numbers.
  • There is a mention of Colorado School of Mines (CSM) being well-ranked for Engineering Physics, suggesting it as a strong option in Colorado.

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Participants do not reach a consensus; there are multiple competing views regarding the ease of admission to universities in Colorado compared to California.

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The discussion highlights the importance of specific program statistics and the variability in admission standards, which may depend on various factors such as department prestige and applicant pool.

Who May Find This Useful

Prospective graduate students considering applications to engineering or physics programs in Colorado and California may find this discussion relevant.

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Since schools in California offering engineering M.A.s, B.A.s, and P.H.D.s are for the most part very competitive, would it be easier to get into a university in say Colorado?
 
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It's pretty much impossible to generalize since things vary wildly from campus to campus and from department to department. For physics and astronomy programs, AIP publishes a catalog of graduate programs which has admission statistics for all of the graduate programs in the US.
 
Colorado's site said they had 550 applicants to their PhD program last year and the incoming class was 27. Figure about 100 got accepted, so 1 in 5 people get accepted when applying to Colorado. I imagine the statistics for the "more prestigious" UC's are similar.
 
If you are looking into Engineering Physics or another engineering field, CSM is very well ranked also.

http://www.mines.edu/"
 
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