How is Cal Poly Pomona? I might take business management there or Hotel, but i want to know the good/bad parts about the school or the major. Thanks

i don't really have any complaints about the business courses so far. the school itself is average i guess...not great but not bad either. they're building a lot of new stuff so it should be nice once it's done. i hate parking the most. i have to walk at least 10 minutes from anywhere i park to get to class.

I might go there for Business Management too.

^ thats cool, fellow potential classmate haha

we should have a cpp meet!! (: it sucks how our spring break was a week earlier than everyone else's

i might transfer to there for computer engineering

i'm a second year at cal poly and my major's hotel management too.
the major is awesome. you meet a lot of nice and friendly people. the Collins school is actually very well known and has a good reputation.
the counselors are sooo nice. the professors are very nice as well. of course, there are some professors who don't have the best teaching techniques, but i guess people can still handle it.
the university itself is allright. not the best but not the worse either. they're almost done with a new parking lot building so hopefully parking will get better. they're also building a new library but i think it'll take a little while.
hope this helps! and if you end up getting into the hotel management, have fun and good luck! you'll probably like it
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jess.
i kno.. spring break was so short. can't believe school already starts this monday. >P

is graduating from their business program good? job offers etc etc

the management is actually one of the top in its class in the United states (i think around top 3)

Cal Poly is your average state school. Not to bad of a location and not toooo expensive classes. If you like the major, I would highly recommend it.

As for the parking or w/e - yea that structure is gonna be nice! But i dont really care since I live on campus..

i know 4 people that go there.....
its a commuter school though
so all my friends say the same thing..
"its boring"
but if your a serious student
CALPOLY it is!

whats the diversity of the school like? Anything fun to do there? etc etc

^i think the percentages are about the same for everyone. anything fun to do...well, there's an arcade with pool tables lol.


i wouldn't mind. i don't know anyone here lol =/

i'm going there in the fall
as a marketing major
i've visited cal poly a few times
and i really love it
i cant waaaaaaait to start!!!

question
are there a lot of work study jobs on campus?
and how do they pay
good, bad?

i didn't know you go to CCP too take-five.

i'm actually in hospitality and i really enjoy it. lots of nice people and stuff. only problem is that OVERLY LONG LONG LONG walk up to the collins school. ugh, i hate that hike.

i believe there is work study. i dunno, i heard they pay alright. you can do like equipment manager sorta stuff and it pays. just make sure you have time to study and have fun too.

^lol, i thought i read that you went to SLO. that's cool though.

^ nope, but the sad thing is, CCP was not my first choice. SDSU was my first choice...but stupid mix ups got me rejected. i never knew what the mix up was so i couldn't fix it. i WAS accepted though...

it is boring here... BUT the cities that surround cal poly aren't boring.

Parking is not that bad at Cow Poly, depends what time you have classes. Hopefully when the parking struture opens up, it'll relieve some of the overflow. I got use to parking when I was at Mt. Sac anyways.

is there alot of poeple on campus during weekends and stuff.. social life... also does anyone know if their international business is good

Yes I believe IBM is good. Also, weekends depend on what you make of it- It really really varies.

after awhile I got use to Cow poly po mooooo na. <3

oo yea.. the longgggg walk up 'the mountain'~ ergh.. i hate it wen i walk up there and find out my class is cancelled~

i think most ppl go back home during the weekends and stuff =/ and i hear IBM is a good major as well

i know what you mean. especially after driving around and finally finding parking after 30 minutes....
and then you walk up a huge hill to find your class is cancelled....
that always makes me angry.

but other then that cal poly's okay i guess.
besides the smell after rainy days

i'm going to calpoly too! i know it's more of a business school but i was wondering if their acting/theatre major is good? because i really want to major in it. if not then i might just major in marketing or business or to be honest I HAVE NO IDEA i'm so lost

did any incoming freshmen sign up for housing, i was told Cedritos Hall is the best one?

OH my do not go into Cedritos, Montecito is by far the best one. Trust me. Montecito.

also, anyone notice those "eat, meet, study, play" things all over campus? - its like wtf those colors are ugly.

o haha, well the Housing Services said it was best. Can you tell me the good/bad of all of them?

i lived in Montecito. I think its the best one from all of the other dorms. Not to far from the common (Dining area) and the shuttle area, and its near the parking area. Montecito is in the middle of all the dorms. So I would prefer Montecito. Hope that helped.



I always go home for the weekend. Its to boring for me.

what would be the second best and so on

In order of what I think is the best.

Montecito, Alamitos, Encinitas, Aliso *altho its the farthest from the commons*, Cedritos, Palmitas

Of course the suites > all of those. =]

which would you rank as the best hall to have social interaction but quietness as well? i heard that palmnitas is the quietest...

Truefully, all the halls are the same. Try not to get Palmitas and Cedritos because those dorm sucks cuz of the architecture. There is an unnecessary space that you can't fit anything. (Traingular space) Its hard to explain. If you look at the floorplan you know what I'm taking about. In the dorm, you want most space as possible because its pretty small to share with two or three peopele. However, these two dorms are the closest to classrooms buildings.

The BEST dorm I recommend is Encinitas and Montecito. This is through my experience living in the dorms for years.
I know that for Montecito; first floor is all guys and second and third is co-ed. As for Encinitas; first floor is all girls and second and third is co-ed. I don't know if they changed over the past years. But when i was in the dorm thats how it was. I know that Montecito is still the same, but not sure about encinitas.

i went to my friend's dorm a couple of times in alamitos...man, three guys living in that dorm room really stinks it up. and its especially bad when you get use to it...ugh, never again.

i'm just glad that CCP offers a game room unlike other schools. i would just spend my days in the tv room waiting for my classes....good times. took some pretty good naps in there too.

haha thanks for the info. Anyone currently in IBM, is there a lot of opportunities? How are the people in IBM, Salary etc etc

i heard it was montecito.. so far, most ppl i know that dormed were from montecito. my bf dormed there his first yr as well~ he moved there after living in one of the "triangular"dorms. i forgot the name =/.. u should try applyn for The Village, but I believe the applications were already due this wed?



my roomate's an IBM major.. i guess there are opportunities since the school can help u out in finding internship and all that~ but in my opinion, if you wanna be a business major, a great alternative is the HRT since it is all about business but more concentrated in hotel/ restaurant/ traveling.

i might go there for electronic enginneering class of 11

SIGH* Things are looking like I might be going to CCP after all. Not dorming though. Too close to home.

I suggest that you dorm for one quarter or for the whole year during ur freshman year. It gives u a chance to make a lot of friend. because if u commute your just gonna go to class then go home = no fun. Then your not gonna have ur full experience of college hood. Thats how I feel.

true~
i commuted my entire first yr too.. well second yr as well~ but at least i got to move in w a friend which is so much better~

I really want to dorm but my parents won't let me!

I kinda want to share an apartment with someone. Anyone here going there next year wanna share an apartment? I'm very nice and not messy at all. I swear.

they'll let you live in an apartment but not in a dorm?? thats weird...

I'm trying to convince my mom as hard as I can.

But people've been telling me that it's not worth it to dorm at CPP. Since I live so close & all... Because all the gas I'll need to pay for won't even amount to how much the cost of living on campus is.

Well, you should try to ask her to do it for like 1 year or for a quarter. Because as many people will say, you will meet people better??

i really don't mind the commute. it's about 20 mins to get to CPP and it gives me some quiet time. but most def, try to get a living situation going on. it's easier to make friends when you're not leaving right after classes to beat traffic home.

after this VT thing, i doubt some parents are gonna want their kids to dorm for a while though. just that whole scare of the people dying in the dorms first.

try applyn for the village or suites~

whats the village? can incoming freshmen do it?

the village is the group of apartment looking buildings across the street from CPP. it's probably the best place you'd wanna live on campus. if you're going to live at school and you have the cash, live at the village.

haha i like how you said COW poly!

uhggg have you SEEN the dorms @ cal poly??? I WOULD NEVER DORM THERE!! I might get aids from the walls.

i'm a commuter and i'm doing just fine knowing people. in fact, i see people i know all the time! it's easy, the first two-three weeks you might not have friends, but by the end of the first quarter, you should have more than enough friends. I didn't join a sorority either.



I really want to live in an apt too, but I live sooo close to school (chino hills). I wonder if my mom would pay for me... hm..

Village is an apartment on campus. There are different phases 1,2, and 3. All the apt. have a living room, Kitchen, 2 bathroom, depending on where u live 4 rooms or two rooms. Phases one is the newer building single four bedroom, phase one cost the most; then Phase 2 (which i'm living at rite now) is single four bedroom also; Phase 3 is doubles with two rooms and a mini patio and its the cheapest. For Phase 1 and 2 you get your own room the reason why one is cheaper then the other is because one phase 1 is a newer building; phase 3 u share a roommate in one room but bigger room. And for the Village you don't get a meal plan like the dorms so you gotta cook your own food. Village is cheaper then suite and the dorm since we don't get meal plans. I currently pay $550 every month for Phase 2. And I know that Phase 1 is 100 more expensive then Phase 2 so it will be $650 a month. I'm not sure about Phase 3 though probably $75 dollars cheaper then Phase 2 .
Phase 1: $650 month rent
Phase 2: $550
Phase 3: $475 (not sure about Phase 3)

Suite--I'm not really sure how it works. But i know you get bronco bucks to buy food. The building are pretty new about 4 years now since it was built. I've been in there couple of time to visit friends, and they have 4 single rooms, living room, kitchen (without stoves) yea i know weird, a mini patio outside (its really small). Suite is the most expensive since you get meal plan and a single room.

No, freshman cannot apply at the village. You have to be 21 year old, or have 32 units to apply. Pretty much everyone could get 32 unit by end of the year, so most likely u could apply from 2nd year unless ur 21 years old already. However, freshman can apply to the suites.

can u apply if ur an incoming transfer as a junior?

which would u recommend... suites or village?

suites all the way~
I love living here. Its better than the village in every aspect; except the cost of course.