California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Top Questions

The worst thing about this school is registering for classes. Most classes fill up within the first week of registration and then students have to crash classes afterwards. It makes it really difficult to get a good schedule with the classes you want to take and makes it a little bit harder to graduate on time. I felt lucky that I was usually able to plan a good schedule and that I am graduating on time. However, registering for classes has always been a stressful time.

Just like most schools, it is sometimes tough to get classes you need due to budget cuts and less class availability.

The Campus dining plan/food

The worst thing is the difficulty all students have in getting the classes they need. Class sizes are getting smaller and smaller, and less sections of classes are being offered. Not getting the classes one needs prolongs one's degree, and often times, this results in many students taking longer than four years to graduate.

The worst part is the scheduling. Classes are offered starting very early and very late at night and not necessarily available at optimum learning times due to lack of professors.

it is not very diverse or liberal. many students are white and come from upper-middle class backgrounds, so they are not open to learning about new lifestyles

The worst thing about this school is the quarter system. The quarter system really requires students to stay on top of their schoolwork. If you fall behind in your studies you will have a very hard time catching up. The classes move along very fast because students learn what most schools teach in a full semester in ten weeks which requires a very fast pace. However, the fast pace is manageable if the students stay on top of their assigned work.

The food served in the dining areas isn't as good as what I'm used to eating at home.

the worst thing is having to declare your major before applying and how difficult it is to change your major once you are attending the school.

Once you fail or miss a class in the scheduled rotation, you have just put yourself behind in graduating on time.