<p>@phantasmagoric</p>
<p>“I’ve never really bought that whole “Cal Poly is more hands-on.” Always seemed like Cal Poly is trying to come up with something that gives it an advantage over UCs. I still don’t know of any.”</p>
<p>With regards to your earlier statement, I think it is just a reflection of your ignorance and snobbery. </p>
<p>I don’t go to Cal Poly (I go to Princeton), but my younger sister does and loves it. The “learn by doing” philosophy to education has been around for over 100 years, since the founding of Cal Poly. So it is not some gimmick, the school thought up last month. </p>
<p>As with some of the advantages offered by Cal Poly over UCs, it has litany of attributes. Attributes such as highest undergraduate starting salary over all other public California universities, including Cal. #4 ranked undergraduate architecture school in the US, over all other California universities. One of the cheapest tuition, with one of the finest quality of education. One of the finest engineering school for undergraduate in CA etc, etc. The school is located in one of the most beautiful section of California coast, with several brilliant beaches.</p>
<p>I would say those are pretty compelling advantages for a modestly funded public university.</p>
<p>Also, nowadays with all the CA budget cuts, no need to be a snob and dump on the CSUs such as CP. </p>
<p>For people to really say ‘WOW’ about one’s undergraduate degree, you better be from one of the HYPMS; Not a CA public school.</p>