<p>Looks like CP is going forward with a conversion to the semester system</p>
<p>[Armstrong:</a> Conversion to semesters by end of decade | Mustang Daily - News for Cal Poly San Luis Obispo](<a href=“http://mustangdaily.net/semester-conversion-confirmed/]Armstrong:”>JANJISLOT: Daftar Situs Judi Slot Online ,Agen Slot Gacor Pragmatic Terpercaya)</p>
<p>It could be a turbulent few years as this settles into place.</p>
<p>Interesting. Thanks for sharing Dietz. I’m glad it won’t go into effect until the end of the decade (after all my kids are done!). My kids have liked the quarter system.</p>
<p>I’m glad I’ll be long gone by then. 15-16 weeks of class is too much. Even with classes I love, 10 weeks is plenty for me. My attention span is way to short for anything more. It might sound stupid, but the quarter system played a fairly large role in my choosing Cal Poly. I feel bad for the people who will be here in the transition. That’s gonna be a mess…</p>
<p>Here is the email I just received - D is currently a Junior.</p>
<p>[Semester</a> Review Task Force - Office of the President - Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo](<a href=“http://president.calpoly.edu/semesterreview/]Semester”>http://president.calpoly.edu/semesterreview/)</p>
<p>It unclear if CP will be able to hold off until the end of the decade. Mr. Armstrong is waiting until the other CSU’s have started the process. One of the rumors floating around campus is that changes will start in 2015.</p>
<p>@NTKS: I don’t think weighing the value of a quarter system when choosing a campus is ‘stupid’ at all. Knowing ones learning style and accompanying strengths and weakness is important in this decision process.</p>
<p>I was initially concerned that my son would have a difficult time with the fast pace of quarter classes, but he dove in and ended up loving the schedule. He was one of the majority of students who voted against the change.</p>
<p>According to D…a very large majority of the students are against the change. It saddens me that a place that obviously works very very well, has above average happy students and graduates young people who are successful needs to change a big part of what makes it all work.</p>
<p>All thanks to the new CSU Chancellor and his leadership team’s selfish drive for financial and operational conformity in the name of cost cutting. </p>
<p>I heard the new CSU Chancellor was the Chancellor at UCR, which made me a bit skeptical of him from the beginning.</p>
<p>For those of you that feel that Cal Poly should not make the switch to the semester system, make your voices heard!
Sign the petition! <a href=“https://www.change.org/petitions/csu-board-of-trustees-csu-chancellor-timothy-white-stop-an-impending-system-wide-conversion-to-a-semester-calendar[/url]”>https://www.change.org/petitions/csu-board-of-trustees-csu-chancellor-timothy-white-stop-an-impending-system-wide-conversion-to-a-semester-calendar</a></p>
<p>The quarter system is one of the main reasons why I wanted to attend Cal Poly. I may have to give more consideration to the other schools that I was accepted to. I feel like this will bring down the status of Cal Poly.</p>
<p>This is one example of the “trade-off” to consider when selecting a CSU. Student’s best interest are often compromised for a perceived “betterment of the system”. At least C.P. is disclosing the planned change up-front. If you have a normal to low tolerance for bureaucratic BS, Cal ply may not be the school for you. If you can handle being shuffled around like a playing card, so the admin can stack CP’s hand and win the $$ game, then you should be ok. </p>
<p>Even with the herd mentality, ever changing policies and dwindling budgets, Cal Poly is still a strong school. D1 rejected this year. But that won’t stop D2 from applying next year. </p>
<p>Good Luck.</p>
<p>My kids have liked the quarter system, but changing to semesters would have a few benefits.</p>
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<li><p>Cuesta and the other community colleges near SLO are all on the semester system. Currently it is not too difficult to take a Cuesta class along with classes at CP in the Fall as long as you can be in SLO starting in August (about a month before CP starts). But taking classes at Cuesta in their Spring semester is much more complicated, because at the time you enroll in the Cuesta class, you won’t know your CP spring schedule, and the Cuesta class could end up creating a schedule conflict with a course you need to take at CP in the Spring quarter. This problem would go away if CP were on semesters and taking some lower level GE’s (that are difficult to get a CP with a bad enrollment priority) and support classes at Cuesta could help many students graduate on time from CP. My CP graduate took 3 courses at Cuesta during his time at CP (but only in Fall or Summer).</p></li>
<li><p>About three fourths of all colleges are on the semester system, so most summer internships around the country start by the first of June. Since students on quarters go into mid-June, they are available too late for many of these internships.</p></li>
<li><p>Since semesters are 50 percent longer than quarters, there is more time to “catch-up” if you are sick or have to miss a week or more of class and fall behind. There is also more time to recover after making a bad grade or failing a test early in the quarter.</p></li>
<li><p>Most semester abroad programs are available by semesters, not quarters.</p></li>
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<p>EvilTeddie, UCB is on semesters and I don’t think their status has suffered at all.</p>
<p>Just trying to look at the bright side, since the switch is probably inevitable. :)</p>
<p>I have graduated and I feel sorry for the future students that need to go through this transition. All the professors that I have heard comment on the issue agree on one point: it will be chaotic. Their lesson plans are not designed for semesters and it will take some semesters for things to settle.</p>
<p>But the biggest issue is getting stuck with the “hard” professors. It will hurt. If you’ve taken someone like Locascio you will know what I mean.</p>
<p>^haha didn’t even think of that. Luckily my major doesn’t have very difficult classes (it’s nice now, but I know I’ll probably regret all the free time I’ve had once I graduate lol), but I know some engineers, and I’ve heard of some brutal (but good) professors - who make sure you work HARD and learn A LOT. Will they ease up on the course load if they have more time to teach?</p>
<p>Like it was mentioned, the semester conversion isn’t expected to take place for several years after they see how it’s going with the other CSUs. But, who knows! 
My daughter will be long gone by then in any event. I watched Undercover Boss when now-CSU Chancellor Timothy White was on it (he was then at UCR). I really liked him on the show.</p>
<p>My kid will be long gone by the time they fully implement it. ralph4 is spot on, by the way. There are some real positives to consider. My kid prefers quarters now, but it will not be the end of the World and there is plenty of time to implement it correctly. I am neither for nor against the change. Both have benefits – Hope I did not disappoint anyone here with my middle of the road opinion.</p>