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Sacramento State offers on-the-spot admissions during Clayton County high school visit, board chair says
Summary
Sacramento State University representatives visited Clayton County high schools to recruit students and offered on-the-spot admissions; Board Chair Benjamin Stranger said the visit expands postsecondary opportunities for local students.
Benjamin Stranger, board chair of Clayton County Public Schools, praised a Sacramento State University recruitment event that brought the West Coast campus to Clayton County and offered on-the-spot admissions to local students.
"This event was awesome," Benjamin Stranger said, describing the visit as an opportunity for students from the district's 11 high schools to meet a university actively recruiting them. He added, "greatness is beyond their comfort zone," urging students to consider educational options beyond the region.
A Sacramento State representative, who spoke at the program but did not give a personal name in the recording, said the university conducted on-the-spot admissions during the visit and described the school's usual process as a rolling acceptance that typically takes about "five to seven days." The representative said, "the GPA to be admitted to Sacramento State is 2.5," which the university maintains as a minimum to promote access; the representative also said first-time freshmen who enroll from recruitment efforts tend to have an average GPA of about 3.5.
The university speaker highlighted several academic offerings intended to appeal to Clayton County students, naming programs in public policy, criminal justice, political science, international relations and internships at the state capital. The representative also cited engineering, computer science and health sciences as pathways for students interested in medical professions.
A Riverdale High School student who identified himself as Roland told the interviewer that he found the presentation "good" and said, "I would consider going to Sacramento." The visit concluded with thanks to Sacramento State and a mention of Dr. Luke Woo; Benjamin Stranger framed the college president's decision to travel as "serious business" and said the district would "meet that commitment."
No formal actions, votes or policy decisions were recorded during this program; the recording captures a recruitment visit and local reaction.
