Cal Poly MCA Calculator

Grades

The maximum GPA used for admissions is 4.2.

Test Scores

The theoretical maximum is 1650.
What if I took the ACT?

Courseload

Bonus here is capped at 750.

Other Information

Other possible bonuses.

Your MCA is:

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Share and compare your MCA here!

FAQs

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.