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Wednesday, Mar. 14, 2018
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ENROLLMENT
Admission is getting competitive
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By Christian Mattos | @ChrisssyMattos
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ith its growing population, getting into Fresno State has become more competitive in some areas. The university recently raised its eligibility index, according
to Phong Yang, director of admissions and recruitment. “We used to be an ‘open enrollment campus,’ meaning that as long as you met the minimum [California State University] requirement, which is very low, we used to take everybody,” Yang said. The index number is calculated with the student’s GPA and SAT or ACT score, according to Yang. Admission for first-time freshmen is based on a student’s index as well as course requirements met. A higher GPA made admission easier. “If you had a 3.0, no questions asked. You didn’t have to have the test
scores. As a freshman, you came in, you were in,” he said. But the increased enrollment has made admission into the university more competitive. Last year, the required index (calculated using an SAT score) for local students living in the four neighboring service counties – Fresno, Madera, Kings and Tulare – was 3,100, and the index for non-local students was 3,900. This year, the required index for local students is set at 3,200 while the index for non-local students is set at 4,100. “The bar is slightly higher, so you have higher, better, well-prepared students applying to campus to get in,” Yang said. He added that competitive
admissions is a normal process. As students await their college acceptance letters this month, many may hope for a “yes” from Fresno State. Yang said that the growing campus population and its higher eligibility indexes have made Fresno State more desirable. “There’s definitely a value in Fresno State for sure that drives the community to want to come here,” Yang said. Fresno State has set higher standards compared with other CSUs. California State Polytechnic University, Pomona has a similar number of students but a lower eligibility index.
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BASKETBALL
Goodbye Terry Coach takes job in Texas By William Ramirez @willoveslakers2
Fresno State men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry’s time as a Bulldog is over. He has accepted an offer from University of
Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) to become head coach there. The El Paso Times reported last week that Terry was one of nine candidates to interview for the position. The UTEP athletics department confirmed his hiring via Twitter Monday afternoon. “I’m super excited about an unbelievable opportunity at the University of Texas at El Paso,” Terry said. “It’s a program that has experienced a very high level of success and has a great basketball tradition that I’m looking forward to building upon.”
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Fresno State Athletics
The Fresno State men’s basketball coach Rodney Terry is leaving the ‘Dogs for a head coach position at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The announcement was made on March 12, 2018. Assistant coach Byron Jones will take over as interim head coach.