Kelsey
I would say that Cal Poly is very open and friendly. There are many opportunites available to students and the professors are very open to helping you. The "hands on" approach also makes Cal Poly unique. Many of my classes have been interactive, project based which adds to the traditional lecture learning style.
Robert
Personally, Cal Poly offered me a chance at an education that rivals renowned engineering schools, such as MIT, for less than half of the price. I'm getting a top tier, hands-on academic experience that will prepare me for a career directly out of college. In addition, San Luis Obispo is known as "The Happiest Place in America" according to Oprah. It is a beautiful, nurturing environment that allows students to experience a college town in a location that has so much to offer outside of the classroom.
Rhys
The size, area and strength of the school with regard to Engineering, SLO is the best fit for me.
Bruce
Cal Poly has a great marching band which is cool because not all schools even have a band at all.
Julia
We have a motto 'learn by doing' and this makes our learning experience unique because we experience our future work field which makes us more prepared for the actual work environment that we will be in after graduating.
Erin
Cal Poly is unique because we pick our majors before attending school and begin major courses during the first quater of school.
Lindsey
The school feels a lot like a little community within the San Luis Obispo community and yet is still a big part of the city's community.
Victoria
The "learn by doing" philosophy is what makes Cal Poly, professors allow students to learn by doing labs and not by studying someone's else research from at textbook. We also have a lot of office hours and such a happy community of students, facutly, and community members.
Joshua
Although accepted into UC's such as UCI, UCR and UCM, I chose to go to Cal Poly because of their hands on experience. The school's motto is discere faciendo, which is Latin, translates to "Learn by Doing." Not only did the learn by doing motto capture my attention, but also the engineering/math department. It seems as though UCI's math program is not as well known as Cal Poly's. Also, Cal Poly's business program is well known. I hope to become an Actuary; the business and math helped my decision to choose Cal Poly.
Adrian
Agriculturally centered.