What does MCA stand for?
MCA = Multi Criteria Admission
Is this really used within Cal Poly SLO for admissions?
There's strong indication that it is.
Why does MCA matter?
Cal Poly has a computer algorithm to rank students by MCA score. Acceptances are based on this figure.
What is a good MCA?/What is an MCA that will get me in?
That's not really data that Cal Poly makes public. But you can take a look at accepted student profiles on College Confidential to get an idea of where you stand.
Who are you?
I call myself u/WizardApple on Reddit. I'm an applicant just like you and was frustrated with the rate decisions are coming out. I decided to make a little MCA calculator for my fellow applicants to release that nervous energy.
My intended major is CS, and my MCA is a measly 4644.
Do you collect my data?
Hell no. I have no reason to. Your MCA is your data, and you can share it as you choose.
If you do decide to share stats, I recommend doing it on my post on r/ApplyingToCollege.
What if I took the ACT?
Use the table below to convert ACT scores to Cal Poly "SAT" scores:
| ACT | Critical Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | 800 | 800 |
| 35 | 770 | 790 |
| 34 | 760 | 780 |
| 33 | 750 | 760 |
| 32 | 720 | 730 |
| 31 | 700 | 700 |
| 30 | 680 | 680 |
| 29 | 650 | 660 |
| 28 | 630 | 640 |
| 27 | 610 | 620 |
| 26 | 590 | 600 |
| 25 | 570 | 580 |
| 24 | 550 | 560 |
| 23 | 540 | 540 |
| 22 | 520 | 520 |
| 21 | 500 | 500 |
| 20 | 490 | 480 |
| 19 | 470 | 460 |
| 18 | 450 | 440 |
| 17 | 440 | 410 |
| 16 | 420 | 390 |
| 15 | 400 | 360 |
| 14 | 380 | 330 |
| 13 | 360 | 300 |
| 12 | 330 | 280 |
| 11 | 300 | 260 |
I want the nerdy details on how this was made.
This was a hacked-together hour-long project. There's no Github repo, no fancy build tools, and no corporation behind the design. I'm just one person hacking away on a keyboard.
The CSS is Bulma, the interactivity is done in Vue, and the MCA algorithm was translated into code by me. That's it.