California State University Los Angeles Campus

For California State University, Los Angeles admissions to UG courses, Indian students are required to have passed high school. Minimum 3.0 GPA is required in the academic coursework in the last 3 years of high school. Whereas, Indian students who want to take admission to PG courses of Cal State Uni LA, a GPA of 2.5 is required. 

California State University, LA is a premier comprehensive public university. It ranks at #1 in upward mobility in the U.S. It enrolls international students too. Top countries represented by international students at Cal State Uni LA are India, China, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Mexico, etc. 

Yes, students can appeal admission decisions at UCLA University. For a decision to be overturned, students need to provide new academic and personal information.

The chances of the decision getting overturned are low, but very much possible. That is, if the admission team sees merit in the new admission application.

Appeals can be made between Apr 1 and Apr 15. It may take a few weeks for the university to share a fresh admission decision.

Shiksha Study Abroad counsellors can guide you for FREE, on how to submit an appeal.

The Career Center at CSULA has the following tips to write an attractive resume mentioned below-

Know your skills, strengths, and brand like career readiness, industry specific/technical skills
Write college resume by emphasizing all the things you did in class, on campus, and in your work or volunteer opportunities.
Customize your college resume for whatever job you are applying for instead of keeping it generic
Write your cover letter after reading the job posting and customizing your resume

As stated by Career Center of CSULA the general interview questions include the ones mentioned below-

• How do you handle stress or pressure?
• What are your goals for the future?
• Tell us about yourself.
• What makes you unique?
• Why do you want to join us?
• Why should we hire you?

CSU's Career Center suggests students follow the five guidelines during an interview to maximise chances of placement mentioned below-

• Make an impression with positive language
• Be truthful but always avoid negative
• Never talk badly about coworkers or ex supervisors
• Use diplomatic language
• Show how you brought about positive change
• Also mind your nonverbal communication

Yes students can find both on and off campus jobs at CSULA on Handshake. The only conditioned required is that the student must be currently enrolled (not academically disqualified or admitted and registered for next sem/session)

The Career Services at CSULA organizes various events and workshops through Handshake and helps students find short term, paid or remote projects I Parker Dewey. Other services include helping students with their resumes, cover letters and interviews.

No, as per the QS rankings for the year 2025, both the CSU campuses are ranked the same. CSU Long Beach has seen a sharp decline from the last year. So, at present none of them rank better, both are ranking at #1401 for last two years. 

Look at the comparison given below - 

The QS rankings are some of the most popular rankings of the world. The criteria which is used is the Academic reputation, employer reputation, internationalization along with other factors.

According to the QS Global rankings,  California State University Los Angeles ranks at #1401 in the year 2025. This rank is constant from what it was in the last year. The World University Category rankings are only released.