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What size are Cal Poly dorm beds?

When buying sheets, remember all Cal Poly beds are twin extra long (XL). Students recommend a mattress topper (foam pad) for more comfort. These should be used in the bathrooms rather than the residence rooms. Bathrooms have sufficient electrical outlets to accommodate these items.
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What is the hardest major to get into Cal Poly?

What are the 10 most competitive majors to get into at Cal Poly?
  • Psychology: 3,579 applicants, 73 spaces available — 2%
  • Software engineering: 795 applicants, 25 spaces available — 3.1%
  • Kinesiology: 2,016 applicants, 78 spaces available — 3.9%
  • Marine sciences: 653 applicants, 26 spaces available — 4%
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What is the male to female ratio at Cal Poly SLO?

California Polytechnic State University--San Luis Obispo has a total undergraduate enrollment of 20,963 (fall 2022), with a gender distribution of 51% male students and 49% female students. At this school, 40% of the students live in college-owned, -operated or -affiliated housing and 60% of students live off campus.
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Do Cal Poly dorms have fridges?

Food Storage: one mini refrigerator per room will be provided by University Housing.
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What is the average class size at Cal Poly?

From a 2016 Cal Poly Counselor conference article (which I can't link here), they state that the average class size is 35 and that the student to faculty ratio is 19:1.
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Is Cal Poly considered prestigious?

Cal Poly is among the 34 top public and private universities in the nation, according to Money magazine. Cal Poly achieved a 5-star rating on Money magazine's 2023 Best Colleges rankings, along with 33 other schools including such Ivy League universities as Harvard, Princeton, Yale and Columbia.
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Is Cal Poly SLO a public ivy?

So, here's this year's list of Public Ivy schools: Binghamton University. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo. Christopher Newport University (VA)
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What size are the beds at Cal Poly SLO?

□ Bedding & pillows

When buying sheets, remember all Cal Poly beds are twin extra long (XL). Students recommend a mattress topper (foam pad) for more comfort.
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Which Cal Poly dorm is best?

North Mountain is honestly the best location, and this year are the “party” dorms kinda (open to the outside though, but large rooms). North Mountain also has a cool grassy area and idk, I honestly almost wish I was there.
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Is Cal Poly a dry campus?

Cal Poly is no longer a dry campus.
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What is the racial breakdown of Cal Poly SLO?

The enrolled student population at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, both undergraduate and graduate, is 53% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, 13.5% Asian, 7.48% Two or More Races, 0.72% Black or African American, 0.229% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.121% American Indian or ...
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Are students happy at Cal Poly?

I enjoyed my time as a student at Cal Poly Pomona. Though it is a commuter school I got involved with activities on campus so I knew a lot of people on campus which made it fun. I also lived on campus making it more convenient.
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Which major is easiest to get into Cal Poly?

Some 27 Cal Poly majors are in the single digits when it comes to the ratio of seats available to total applications. At the other end, the program with the best acceptance rate is bioresource and agricultural engineering, which has room for 60 of its 169 freshman applicants, or 36%.
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Why is Cal Poly so hard to get into?

Because we are an impacted campus, our selection processes uses an objective, comprehensive review process that extends beyond the basic eligibility index utilized by the California State University. This means that many CSU-eligible students are unable to be offered admission.
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What is the least impacted major at Cal Poly?

Top-10 least-impacted majors to get into for first-time freshmen
  • BioResource and agricultural engineering: 97 applicants, 39 spaces available, 40%
  • Manufacturing engineering: 56 applicants, 21 spaces available, 38%
  • Industrial technology & packaging: 116 applicants, 42 spaces available, 36%
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Why is Cal Poly so expensive?

Cal Poly is more expensive than many schools in the University of California system because UC's provide more financial aid. Part of the goal of this plan is to offset some of those costs making Cal Poly a more accessible choice for low and middle-income California students.
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Are Cal Poly dorms air conditioned?

Some buildings have only heating service and are not equipped with mechanical ventilation and cooling. Many of our buildings have only ventilation. During unusually hot weather for our area even those buildings with mechanical cooling may still be operating normally and yet feel quite warm.
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What is the oldest dorm at Cal Poly SLO?

Subsequent phases: These are planned for the current site of our oldest housing community, the North Mountain residence halls, built in 1953.
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Which Cal Poly is bigger?

Size. Cal Poly Pomona is home to 26,974 undergraduate students and 2,130 graduate students, while Cal Poly has 21,093 undergraduates and just under 1,000 graduate students, meaning both schools are primarily undergraduate-focused.
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What size beds do college dorms have?

Almost every dorm room comes equipped with a Twin XL Mattress–that is, Twin Extra Long, as opposed to the standard Twin length. Normal Twin size mattresses measure approximately 38" x 75", while college beds are 38" x 80".
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Is Cal Poly big or small?

Established as a vocational college in 1901, California Polytechnic State University (often known as Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, or Cal Poly for short) is a public university, with one of the largest college campuses in the United States.
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Is Cal Poly SLO a hard school to get into?

California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo is selective with an acceptance rate of 30%. Students that get into California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo have an SAT score between 1260–1450* or an ACT score of 28–33*. Regular applications are due November 30.
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What major is Cal Poly SLO known for?

Cal Poly is best-known for its engineering and agriculture programs. At Cal Poly's College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences students learn about everything from avocados to the anatomy of a cow.
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What are the 8 Little Ivies?

A 2016 article by Bloomberg Businessweek lists the members of the Little Ivies as:
  • Amherst College.
  • Bates College.
  • Bowdoin College.
  • Bucknell University.
  • Colby College.
  • Colgate University.
  • Connecticut College.
  • Hamilton College.
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