EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CAL POLY SLO
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- čas přidán 25. 02. 2021
- David and I sat down to talk about all things Cal Poly. We tried to talk about topics I gets a lot of questions about that aren't already overally talked about in videos. Feel free to message me on instagram if you have more questions!:)
Website to find transferable classes: assist.org/
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You guys made the best video about CalPoly in existence. This is what people actually want to know and it was so great to hear it from you. It was like meeting new friends. Thank you!
thank you for the kind words!!:)
HI David and Erica - This was really helpful to get a feel of the campus. Even if you feel that you didn't have a lot of views, your videos are a great resource for the school to get good insight. Keep up the good work.
thank you! glad you found it helpul!
definitely best video of this type i've seen so far!
Awesome video Eri!
This video is very helpful! Thank you. I am a little disappointed about having no car during your 1st year. I didn't know having a motorcycle is cheaper to pay for parking tickets!. Also looking forward to the hikes and beautiful scenery in Cal Poly.
glad you liked it, hope you enjoy your freshman year!!:)
On the real, you can find parking off campus, relatively close.
Thank you sooo much😭this was so informational. I am really considering going to Cal Poly SLO the only thing that is making me still doubt is how far it is from me. I live in LA so it’s kinda far but I am really considering going. Thank you this was really helpful
aww thank you 🥺 I know a lot of people fro the LA area who went home frequently! we have a ride share page so even if you dont have car you can find someone on the page who is driving that direction and get a ride with them!
@@EricaZetterquist aww thank you this is such a pro to the school!!
This is very helpful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!!:)
thank you so so much for this
Glad it was helpful!:)
I'm really interested in going but my only concerns are that I may not be able to find nerd friends there (I'm pretty nerdy lol) and the location seems a bit isolating as it is so far from any major city. Wondering your thoughts. Thank you for making this wonderful video :)
Hey Ryan! Engineering/ STEM majors are super prominent at Cal Poly (a lot of people feel the school favors math/scienc-y type people). You will meet a lot of people in classes and clubs that have similar interests as you. The closest somewhat big city would be Santa Barbara which is about 1.5 hours away. San Francisco and LA are both about 3-4 hours away. I never felt isolated and looking back really appreciated going to school in a college town. Everything is slo is somewhat catered toward the students since they make up such a large population there which I think it really cool snd makes for a very fun college experience!!
Thanks Erica (and boyfriend) this was very informative. So you can take GE courses mixed in with your major classes your first year right? How many GE's do you need to take or how many classes per year. Also, how did David complete his degree in 3 years and a quarter? Can you take summer classes at Cal Poly? Please continue to do videos with David this was fun!
Hi! I would say most students take between 3-5 classes per quarter depending how many units each class is (between 12-20 units/ quarter is typical). Yes, you will be taking a mix of major classes, support classes, and GE classes every quarter. Summer school is available at Cal Poly but it's pretty expensive so we both took many online courses through community college that transferred to Cal Poly. David was able to graduate early by having AP credit from high school in Calc 1, Physics 1, and a few more so he didn't have to take them at Cal Poly. He also took a handful of community college courses over the school year and summer for transfer credit.
So is it possible to switch majors early into your first year? since I know you said that cal poly gpa is very important. The major I applied with and got accepted with isn't really what I'm interested in as much and I was wondering if in order to change my major, I would have to wait a while before switching?
I have heard of some stories of first quarter freshman talking with the head of the college they are wanting to switch into and them helping them make the switch from the beginning. It would definitely take you going in and talking to some people for them to help you switch so early.
You talk about transportation, did you ever use the zip cars ? are the they difficult to schedule because of demand?
I tried to use one but had difficulty signing up in time for when I wanted to use it! But if you have an account then it is easy!
Awesome video! 👏👏
Thank you! 👍
@@EricaZetterquist of course, it was fiiiiiire
what are your thoughts on e-bikes instead of normal bikes? they are really popular where I live but I would be concerned with it getting stolen.
Hmm i never saw anyone on campus use one and yes I would worry it might get stolen but if you have a good way to lock it up then it think that’s a great option since the hills could be really annoying to bike up!!
What do y’all know about the landscape architecture program? I got accepted recently.
I took a landscape arch class and i really enjoyed it! i dont know much about the major but since the architecture program is one of the best in the country i assume the landscape arch. is great as well!!!
I’m interested in getting my motorcycle license when i go to cal poly next year. if you live in the dorms are there places to park your motorcycle? how did that go?
David brought his motorcycle his 2nd year so just parked it during the day for $50/ quarter. Im not familiar with motorcycle parking overnight but assume its probably half as expensive as overnight parking for cars!
Yup. It's the way to go. Way cheaper than parking a car.
Since Cal Poly is known for its engineering/science, do you think it would be easier to switch from a science major to something in the liberal arts like English than switching the other way around?
Yes definitely!
I have a question, you said you can camp on the campus, is that open to the public? Or just students?
Hmm I’m not sure about that but as long as you are a responsibly/ respectfully camping I don’t think anyone would bother you or ask you to leave. You have to hike out to the camping areas from campus but there are no check points where someone would make sure you were a student. Parking would probably cost a lot on campus for overnight so for that reason they probably don’t get a lot of campers who aren’t students.
Do you think the quarter system would be hard to adapt to for someone who is used to the semester system? I'm transferring from a community college as a Junior, so the semester system is all I know.
No I loved the quarter system! It does go by quickly but I enjoyed switching things up often!
It definitely takes some getting used to. Quarters go by quick and instruction can be pretty high paced.
@@jong7513 Nevermind, I just got my rejection letter lmao
@@tedstriker7248 aw, I am sorry to hear that. When a door closes, others are opened. I wish you the best.
@@jong7513 thanks man I appreciate it!
assist.org to look at college courses that are the equivalent to cal poly’s courses
I think the website you're looking for is assist.org the site is blue/purple & white
Thanks yes, I linked it in the description!
@@EricaZetterquist oh awesome 😆😁
have you heard anything about the wildlife biology concentration?
Yes! one of my good friends did this and she really liked the program! tons of hands on experience and labs!
@@EricaZetterquist yay thank you!
Thanks for this video it was very informative! Do you know if the political science major follows “learn by doing”, or if anybody you know is in it and how they feel about it?
Yeah every major follows the learn by doing method but I’m not sure what exactly poli sci does but I did know some people who majored in poli sci in law school at other schools now!
@@EricaZetterquist sweet, thank you so much
As you guys were talking about the majors, I was thinking about that for a bit. Both my wife and I got our majoring in our mind and finished off with it although we kinda knew the possible career paths. Our daughter is going through the process of trying to pick the right major. I really believe it kinda hard to switch if you take too many classes in one major or it will definitely take an extra semester or two to finish off the degree in the new direction. I would highly suggest for any student to try really hard to focus on two similar types of majors if they can't pick one. If the majors are radically different, the new major might be too hard to switch into. If one is going in the engineering direction, you could take the foundation class for most engineers and you wouldn't miss a heartbeat on graduating on time with an engineering degree.
I would try to work hard and spend a lot of time doing some self-investigation or self-evaluation on possible career paths before starting college if possible. I guess someone could pick the undecisive major and take a few classes in the potential major and go that route. Again, this might set you off in a graduate several quarters or semesters later.
that is great advice! a lot of my friends aren't working in anything related to their majors from Cal Poly but still loved everything they learned!
@Erica Zetterquist This advice was just some ideas I came up with since we got more focus on finding out major and we went to the site of flowcharts.calpoly.edu to find out the details of each major and the specific classes one would take based on their major. I didn't realize that majors that were so different would take some extra time to finish in the new major. Thanks for sharing out the some of the people you knew at the school did have a chance to use the major. and glad they enjoyed learning at the school.
can you request two people to room with?
yes you can!
Hi
Off campus housing is brutal at most universities in California right now. People are living in their cars! If you have a good place KEEP IT. Pay rent through summer.
Are their really tarantulas? 😥
Yeah, but I've never seen one