California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo Top Questions

People who just want to party and skate through school.

Someone who loves the city.

Extremely conservative.

I wish more ethnic minorities would attend, but unless changes happen, I find it hard to attract minorities to Cal Poly. I think they should attend this school, but it can be hard because they most likely won't be comfortable.

One who isn't willing to get out there and make friends

Anyone who wants to live in a BIG town might not like the city that much. San Luis Obispo isn't the biggest place and is surrounded by cattle and crop fields. Gets wonderfully green in the Spring. It's like the Shire from Lord of the Rings but with rocky hills all over the place. The town is littered churches (great people by the way) but the downtown has plenty to offer in the way of food places, movie theatres, and bars. Also, Cal Poly is heavy on the workload for many majors: Arch, Engineering, Sciences, Mathematics (not Business).

Someone who is lazy and doesn't want to put effort in their school and party all the time instead.

Cal Poly is a fast paced school, due to the quarter system, that is very academically driven and often times stressful. Anyone who does not have good time management and can't handle stress should not attend this school.

If you're not going to take your classes or your grades seriously, don't come. Just like any other college, you have to do the work and study for the tests if you're going to succeed. If you're more into partying, getting drunk, or doing drugs, you will fail out in a very short period of time.

Since you have to declare a major coming in, Cal Poly is not right for someone who has no idea what they want to do or study. Changing majors here is not impossible, but rather impractical and can extend your stay here. Also, if a student wants to be havily involved in research, Cal Poly is not the best choice. Although there are some research projects that occur, it is not the main focus of the professors. Their main concern is on teaching. Cal Poly is not right for anyone who wants to go to a larger school.