Hey all, I’ve recently been admitted into Cal Poly SLO, Loyola Marymount University, and University of San Diego which are all very similar yet different schools so it’s difficult making a decision on where I’ll be spending my next four years of my life. I’ve toured LMU & Cal Poly and loved them both and I like what I heard about USD. I know all 3 schools are great academically and are in beautiful areas, so I guess it’s most helpful for me to hear about the Business/Marketing programs at these schools and also about the social scene. I definitely want to go to a school with a strong Marketing program as well as a popping social scene with school spirit and not too strict on partying. I guess it’d be helpful to hear about Greek life too? It’d be great to hear about different opinions on these schools!
Hey annealisa…I’m in the exact same boat. I got into both cal poly and LMU and am having trouble deciding which one. When I visited cal poly the campus was great and the parties there looked pretty good. Everyone was really nice and super helpful on directing me around campus. I don’t know what program you’re going into but I applied into liberal arts but I’m probably going to change to buisness. The only thing that’s holding me back from attending cal poly is that I got accepted into LMU’s film and acting school which is really well known so I’m stuck in the middle having some difficulty deciding. LMU’s buisness school is also super well known and pretty much as good as cal poly’s.
My friend let me stay in his dorms for the weekend at LMU and I got to see the night life. It’s there, but definitely not as lit as cal poly, which is annoying…If your main goal is to find a school that has a good party scene then go to cal poly, but FYI you won’t get into any frat parties at cal poly unless you pledge…
Is there a substantial cost difference? Are you receiving money from the LMU and USD?