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


Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I transfered from a community college and the process was pretty difficult. I am also a foreign students and had problems. I thought it would be...   READ MORE
Current Student
I transfered from my Junior College. I didn't think the admissions process or customer service within that office could get any worse than at the ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The admission process is strictly the process for applying for any other CSU. The most important criteria is your academic history and GPA; next ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I had to submit an application. CSU campuses don't require an interview or essay. You are admitted based upon GPA, SAT scores and availability i...   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I majored in psychology with a minor i business and I loved the classes. I really enjoyed all my psych classes. The professors were great and di...   READ MORE
Current Student
The Business Classes are difficult to get, especially now that the department is cutting the number of sections offered. If you don't have some so...   READ MORE
Alumni
Academic nature of the Computer Science program at San Jose State can be vigorous, depending on the instructor you select. It is really important...   READ MORE
Alumni
The faculty was excellent. I found that there was more professor- student interaction than at any previous college I attended. This is why I like...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I did not have much experiencein this since I moved to Atlanta right after graduation. But the career center had plenty of information and worked clo...   READ MORE
Current Student
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Alumni
This is a wrong time to be writing about career prospects because of the economy downturn. But in general career prospects is pretty good. There are...   READ MORE
Alumni
I was an English major. The department offered many programs, career opportunities and interships in education, creative writing, publishing, journal...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I commuted to school since I lived with my fiancee further away. I did not really participate in any of the campus activities. The area aroundth...   READ MORE
Current Student
neighborhood is bordered by halfway houses and the like. there is a statstic stating that the SJSU campus has the highest concentration of registe...   READ MORE
Alumni
Currently new housing is being built on campus. I lived on campus for two years before that and there was always talk of lack of housing; I didn'...   READ MORE
Alumni
Housing was not great. The dorms were run down and for freshman only. I was a transfer. The fraternities and sororities lived in old Victorians...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
SJSU has a wonderful football tam and basket ball which seemed to be very popular. Since I was older and already engaged I did not spend much tim...   READ MORE
Current Student
SJSU is a commuter school. for this reason, there isn't a lot of school spirit or "social life". The campus has always seemed cliquish. There are ...   READ MORE
Alumni
The housing services puts on activities regularly. Various social clubs take care of socializing. Most people are friendly and casual here.   READ MORE
Alumni
The campus is near downtown and so bars/clubs are pretty close by. The Greek system is pretty popular and so there are often parties to attend. ...   READ MORE

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