<p>Hi,</p>
<p>This is bit late in the game but can you share your view on Cal Poly Vs University of Rochester? pros-cons?</p>
<p>Many Thanks!
-Jane</p>
<p>Studying what?</p>
<p>What is your residency state and what makes you think you can get in?</p>
<p>Cal poly is a fairly technical school where as UR is a research university with way more money. UR will have way more going for it unless you’re doing engineering.</p>
<p>Don’t forget the weather difference!</p>
<p>What major and do you plan to switch majors? If you live in California of course the answer is Cal Poly SLO!</p>
<p>Major not certain, probably Medicine and residet of CA</p>
<p>Thanks,
-Jane</p>
<p>between the two Rochester is a no-brainer for premed, assuming cost is not an issue.</p>
<p>But if it is, then you should go to a UC over Cal Poly.</p>
<p>We have got admission in UR after waiting list and they have offered generous financial package -as good as going to CAL Poly. But away from family/weather are negative for UR although Medical programs are better IMHO and flexibility of changing major is also plus- but we just can not decide-<br>
Please give your opinion-</p>
<p>Thank you.
-Jane</p>
<p>and yeah we have accepted CalPoly(SLO) -no UC -Jane</p>
<p>I don’t know anything about CalPoly, but I live in Rochester and attended the U of R a million years ago. Just wanted to say - don’t make your decision based on the weather in Rochester. It has a bad reputation, but it is actually not that bad. Yes, there is snow, but the U of R has a tunnel system so you can get from the library and student center to most of the academic buildings without stepping outside. You don’t have to be out in the elements for that long if you don’t want to, but it is there if you decide you want to go sledding or have a snowball fight. And you already know what a great school it is, so I won’t repeat that here. </p>
<p>Of course, being away from family is another issue …</p>
<p>UR sounds like a good school (I learned about its reputation if after DS was in college). But in addition to being cold, Rochester will be much more “gray” than CA. It still may be a good choice, but student would need the right mindset approaching the change.</p>
<p>SLO gets tons of fog. It’s pretty grey too.</p>
<p>murcusjc - if the cost is about the same, you might get better answers here if you provide some info about yourself and your interests (or your kid if you’re the parent). I have two sons at UR, although neither is pre med, adn I’d be happy to answers questions if I can.</p>
<p>Even if you’re planning to meet pre med requirements, you can major in anything, so what areas interest you? What activities do you want to be involved in? Have you compared requirements for a degree and figured out how many AP credits you’ll get at each school? How do you feel about being far from home?</p>
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<p>For premed, that was a big mistake. All other things being equal, med schools prefer undergrad prestige, and a UC just brings it over a CSU, even one as great as SLO. Plus, the 4-year grad rate (30%) at SLO stinks. (Yes, defenders will offer up all kinds of excuses, but med schools won’t care that classes are hard to obtain. The vast majority of med school matriculants graduate in 4 years, and they will expect your D to do so as well.)</p>
<p>At this point, jump on a plane and go visit UR to see if she could call it home for four years. Going across country to school is a wonderful learning opportunity. But that is a family decision.</p>
<p>UR is much better academically in all but Eng and Architecture, neither which are of interest to your D. UR offers much better opportunities for research, which med schools expect.</p>
<p>Wonderful school, but upstate NY is not for everyone. (But neither is SLO.)</p>
<p>My guy is Pre-med and loves U Roc. He thought the weather would be a problem (and almost didn’t apply because of it), but hasn’t found that to be the case at all. One plus for commuting is that the airport is incredibly close to campus.</p>
<p>I don’t know a thing about SLO, so can’t compare.</p>
<p>I’ve never understood the fussing about weather? I loved my two years in CA, but I did miss winter. It’s only four years and snow is fun - especially when someone else is doing the shoveling. Enjoy gettiing to know a new part of the country, I did!</p>
<p>If it helps at all, the Rochester airport is 10 min from the school so that part is good. Don’t know where in CA you are flying from but jetblue and I imagine other airlines go to JFK then to Rochester. Rochester is only about an hour flight from NYC.</p>
<p>In terms of the weather, Rochester has east coast weather which for anyone from Calif does take getting used to. But any school on the east coast would have that same issue. You can’t be afraid of cold and snow but as a student it can be exciting to go someplace that has change of season.</p>
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<p>Of course not; you live in the NE. :)</p>
<p>What you fail to realize is that some kids who grow up in SoCal never put on a pair of long pants unless they are off to a religious service. Some of my kids’ friends wore shorts to school, year-round, even when it was “cold” outside. We used to ask if one kid even owned a pair of long pants. :D</p>
<p>If momey is not an issue go to Rochester. No brainer.</p>