THINGS I HATE ABOUT CAL POLY SLO 

I am a freshman here, there is no diversity here lol, I'm asian btw

For anyone wondering about the no mall situation, yeah there is no "real mall" in so but downtown kinda acts like one. There are a ton of cute little shops, but also a lot of the stores you would expect to see in the mall are located there. I honestly prefer it that way. It makes downtown feel like it's in a bigger city IMO.

If you are an in-state student studying engineering or architecture, Cal Poly SLO is a bang for your buck. A better bang for your buck will probably be Cal Poly Pomona.

One little thing to add would be the high school kids in this town. I know they're young but they relentlessly prank and annoy us. They tp college houses, throw water balloons at students, snitch on parties, not to mention they sneak into parties and steal beer. They act like a rival gang and constantly target cal poly students. They don't cause too much damage or harm, they just get annoying and they don't know when to stop.

Very helpful. Thank you so much. My daughter just got accepted to Cal Poly SLO as a Freshman, and we are considering this school. We like their business program (which is what my daughter has selected as her major) and the learn-by-doing model. My only concern is the diversity. We live in a diverse neighborhood in the Bay Area and I am not sure how the lack of diversity would impact my daughter.

Very helpful. We are looking at schools. What you said was great! Keep this video and I don't know why people give it thumbs down. They probably didn't like what they heard, but you told it like it is!

It was the same way over thirty years ago. Later on I recall how the diversity there was horrible. I came from Orange County so there was really no change. But I live in LA County now and along with the changing times, I embrace diversity. I now work at JPL which I am happy to say has more diversity than any place else I worked (much more). I only went to one football game, and it was like a high school game. Cal Poly did make it to March Madness for the first time a few years ago. I think it was because they won their divisional tournament. I went to many of the women's volleyball games when I lived in the dorms. They were a decent Division I team beating schools like UCLA and USC. They did have a problem beating U of Hawaii. When I was there dorms were less than $500/quarter, a meal plan was less than $500/quarter, tuition was less than $300/quarter, parking was less than $200/quarter, and books and supplies were less than $300/quarter. I assume that Cal Poly SLO is still a dry campus including the dorms. We didn't really adhere to that policy.

I'm an undergrad student in community college right now and was considering this school to transfer to but this video told me everything I needed to know, Thanks for the insight

Interesting to hear your list of worst things about Cal Poly. I graduated from Cal Poly 20 years ago and the things you mention are the same as what we talked about back then: expensive/hard to get housing, expensive/hard to find parking, lack of diversity, hills, limited food options, overzealous ticketing. I had a high school math teacher who went to Cal Poly 20 years before me, and is black, and he told me that when he was at Cal Poly people would literally rub his arm to see if his blackness was painted on.

As a minority student who is used to seeing other minorities most of the time, Cal Poly was actually a breath of fresh air to see so many white people for a change.

I currently go to Cal State San Marcos, but I am considering a move to Cal Poly SLO for graduate school next year, so I definitely appreciate your video! Do you happen to know how tight campus restrictions are at the moment? I know campus tours are closed, but I was considering visiting the campus and just walking around to associate with the area, but I am not sure how tight campus restrictions are when it comes to being on the grounds.

My brother went there for his full time, no racism, no nothing, fully creative, there was lots of diversity. People love showing their culture during the graduation, personally, I’m to young to figure out how taxes work. Based on what I saw, 9/10, the on campus dorm are cramped. There is a chick-fil-a nearby, but also the chocolate muffin I had my first day there with my older brother was so good! 🤤 There is also a cool food area of Starbucks and stuff! Overall very good school based on brothers experience over all of his quarters before his graduation. (How many quarters are there?) so yes amazing school, 9.5/10! 🥰

You mentioned that bicyclists are targeted by police yeah? Is this them enforcing helmet laws or something because I'm not planning on having a car to avoid parking but I also don't want a pile of bike tickets 😭

I'm about to start my 4th year at Cal Poly. The most recent racial incident that happened on campus was someone entered an apartment window and put a racial note in someone's room! The housing system for on-campus changes every year and is really problematic/unorganized. The parking in SLO is crazy in general...don't get me started on the on-campus food. I worked at The Avenue for a bit. There was plastic wrap melted in the beans at Tu Taco once. It's also insanely expensive :(

The lack of diversity is most likely because of what Cal Poly is about, and if you travel 30 min north or south, either direction the diversity is sparse. It’s an extremely expensive place to live, and most families have been here for generations! Cal Poly is one of the best schools for AG business, and College Rodeo.

Good job good effort, I graduated from Cal Poly Pomona in the early 2000s so it was interesting for me to hear about life at SLO, thanks for posting.

nice one erika, i'm a 14 year old from whitehorse canada but i really enjoyed the video.

Yup lots of passive racism. Source: Am Mexican. Nobody is overtly racist, but it's real and its there.

hey, thank you for sharing! I love your story! btw, I'm an international student going to college, and Cal Poly SLO is one of the universities that I want to transfer to. Do you think that I can get used to studying at Cal Poly as an international student?

0:37 - There are tons of People of Color all over Cal Poly. Indians, Asians, Hispanics, Blacks, & mixed-race are everywhere on campus. What type of people do you hang out with that you don't see People of Color?

1:04 what??

The older I get the more I hate the hills! Yes I went there to! Your points are well put!

Thanks for the informative video! My daughter has been accepted to the Civil Engineering program for the fall.

I graduated in 2017. back then retention for both students and faculty of color were abysmal. doesn't seem to be improving

Wasn't much better when I went from 2009 to 2014

Which meal plan did you get your freshman year?

The one nice thing about Cal Poly is the diversity of thought. Speakers like Lauren Southern and MIlo Yiannopoulos came to campus. It was so refreshing to hear from conservative speakers and such a change for the racist left.

which colleges tend to have the most diversity in sexual orientations? (sdsu, the ucs?)

thank u sm for this!! i'm also from san jose and i applied to transfer there :)

Cal poly is the worst part of slo

Virtue signalling... who gives a crap about the diversity lol. If they earn their spot, they would attend

How’s the outdoors nature activities in SLO/Cal Poly

The team has sucked for years!

What was your major?

SHUT UP, there's no diversity.... bruh.. i think ill take it off my list

What do you mean the whitest

Should of went to Cal if you wanted diversity

I want to like to say that you are very pretty and beautiful girl 😆

Who’s kid is this

I’m a cal poly grad lived in mustang village also. She needs to stop complaining

For freshmen move in is it possible to move in all my stuff by myself?