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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Accounting  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Living on campus without a car my first year was really difficult. There is excellent public transportation, but I wasn't used to using public transportation, so I didn't and I felt like I was locked onto campus. I loved the school my first year, but not the people. It took me taking action and getting involved to realize that my kind of people did exist at this school You really have to get involved. It makes all the difference. Don't worry about the course load; you can always drop extracurriculars later if you need to. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: B- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 31 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=48612&uid=127'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Accounting  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I was recently admitted as a transfer student but chose not to enroll. I grew up in the neighboring city of Morro Bay, and this college is basically a high school reunion. All of my family and out-of-area friends who visit have started using the label I made up for San Luis Obispo County: The Black Hole. Once people arrive here, they NEVER leave. It's like this place sucks the goals and worldly aspirations right out of people. There are some super liberals and hippies, and lots of stoners and surfers - the majority, however, is super-right-wing Christian/Conservative. There is a lot of agriculture here, so a redneck attitude prevails (Country music, business before environment). Also, because of the high cost of living, the only people who can afford to live here are those migrating from Orange County and the LA area. The college and surrounding areas have also become infested with people from the Central Valley (think Fresno, Modesto, and those aggie dumps). The place is pretty mellow, but this also means that there is very little to do. Activities include athletics/outdoorsy stuff, and, well, LOTS OF DRINKING. One area of the county has wineries by the dozens, so wine tasting is very popular. Downtown SLO (close to campus) is like Mardi Gras every weekend - drunk people spilling out of bars and into the streets as they make their way from one booze-fest to the next. After all, with over a mile of bars, apparently it is something to aspire to (and brag about) to start at one end and stumble your way to the other end. I may sound very negative, but keep two things in mind. 1) I have not attended this college, though I have numerous friends who do/have. 2) I grew up in this area. I spent years meeting people, exploring back roads, and partying with the Cal Poly crowd. This school has a great reputation, and honestly, I can't figure out why. I think it is the fallacy of question begging epithet (circular reasoning): it is hard to get in, so it must be a good school, and it must be a good school because it is hard to get in. Even when/if you do graduate, you probably will be stuck in a low-paying job that isn't really what you studied - this is because there is an abundance of college-educated people in the workforce, and because no one wants to leave (Black Hole), you will take any job you can just to be able to keep living in SLO. If you get in to Poly, you must be pretty smart. Do what I'm doing, and use that GPA to get a quality education that you will actually do something with. Go to a UC, or branch out and go to a private or out-of-state college (see www.wue.wiche.edu for special tuition rates for students who want to go to college out-of-state). This college and its outrageous living expenses are not worth the money - and certainly not worth wasting your talents. Perceived Campus Safety: B+, Social Life: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 10 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46037&uid=127'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Most people are very happy here but there are definitely a few types of students that won’t like it. If you are looking for an intellectual environment stay far away. Yes it is a very large school but good luck finding that here. Just take a look at a club list on the school website -- #1 its way too short #2 they are all career oriented – POLYTECHNIC! And you wont be able to supplement this list with in town activities bcs the town is so small it doesn’t really have any. Make sure you are okay with isolated farmland even though it is near the beach. If you like the small town SLO paced vacation vibe and conservative Christian atmosphere you will probably like the school too. Everyone is pretty friendly but not a whole lot of personality. The laid back atmosphere is nice at first but make sure you want this for a full four plus years because noone really graduates in four (there arent enough classes to go around). The growing greek scene spices things up and there is a pretty good bar scene when you are 21 but dont expect to get in with a fake ID. The psychology program is average in child development and counseling but horrible in any other area. The liberal arts programs don’t get any funding so this will include second rate counselors, etc. It is hard to try out major specific classes because they are reserved for the major first and you only get a seat if they aren’t filled. There is nothing that really stands out about the school, its pretty average. If you don’t want to be challenged or aren’t too bright then you probably wont mind. Engineering and architecture are more challenging and are pretty good for networking but dont stand up to the fake rankings the school uses to hype them. Trying to transfer out is near impossible because of the upside down curriculum, quarter system, and inability to take general ed courses until you get certain requirements out of the way so make sure this is a choice you want to stick with. Overall not the worst school in the world, but certainly not the best. Most people dont have a bad time here I just dont think it measures up to what they thought college would be like. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 06 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! 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