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Get the inside scoop on SFSU admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Current Student
I applied as a transfer student, had my transcripts sent to SFSU, along with other neccessary paper work (health papers, etc) and was accepted. I ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The application process was quite simple. The forms for the application were done over the internet. All the in formation I needed to know was ret...   READ MORE
Current Student
San Francisco State Univeristy's Creative Writing program is not as highly selective as it makes its program out to be, in my mind. However, the p...   READ MORE
Alumni
The admissions process was simple. Recruiters came to my high school and collected names and addresses of students interested in going to school a...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Great classes (with few exceptions) no problems getting into classes, nice and interesting professors, heavy workload, professors often use helpfu...   READ MORE
Alumni
My program was great. Kinesiology is divided into 3 main areas: Humans movement studies, Exercise Science, and Physical Education. I chose Human M...   READ MORE
Current Student
The workload is highly reasonable, providing the student is willing to go with the flow of the major s/he's selected... if s/he's involved with th...   READ MORE
Alumni
SFSU is a very popular college and is vastly overpopulated with a high ratio of studetns compared to professors/teachers availible. Priority for p...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
With recent cutbacks, my department has been effected, no longer is there an internship sponsor for my major, which is essential for getting into the ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The Kinesiology major with emphasis in Human Movement Studies prepare students for the research career and Health career. In my cases, my major has pr...   READ MORE
Current Student
I haven't had a lot of face-on opportunities to look into the career facet of the Creative Writing department, being only a second-year student... how...   READ MORE
Alumni
There is a careers center at state that can help ou reach your career goals. You can go to them and they can help you pick the classes you may need to...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Nice campus, it's very maintained with many types of trees and plants. For a small campus with large buildings, it's amazing 28,000 kids attend SF...   READ MORE
Alumni
Once I found that I was accepted by San Francisco State University I moved closer to the campus. I serached in the internet to check the crime ind...   READ MORE
Current Student
San Francisco, in general, is a SPECTACULAR city for anyone. Its diversity is known around the world... this allows the campus's Creative Writing ...   READ MORE
Alumni
During my time at state I lived off campus so I don't know the quality of life in the dorm rooms or apartments. However, I do know SFSU has built ...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
There are numerous clubs and groups on campus, as well as Greek houses. THe individual groups vary from very reliable, to unreliable, so I only be...   READ MORE
Alumni
Having a social life is quite difficult but extremly necessary in order to relax and meet new friends. Most of my new friends were liveing close b...   READ MORE
Current Student
San Francisco (and the University itself) is VERY well known for its amazing social life. Bars, restaurants, events, clubs, etc., surround the sch...   READ MORE
Alumni
I didn't socialize much on campus, however I know otehres who were in fraternities and sororities and they all party. They have events and promote...   READ MORE

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