<p>How is the campus? how close are dorms to classes? is it necessary to have a car?</p>
<p>The campus is nice, I would recommend checking out their website for photos: calpoly.edu. San Luis Obispo is a small town, so everything is close knit; a car isn’t absolutely necessary since the bus is free to students and rotates around class schedules. There’s a lot of options for housing; dorms are closer to the heart of the campus, but they’re older and smaller. The apartments are further away from classes, but they’re new and nicely furnished. (By the way, the beach is about 10 minutes away, a BIG plus for some people).</p>
<p>My son doesn’t have a car and really doesn’t need one. He rides his bike all over town and also takes the bus. He hasn’t had a problem finding rides back to the bay area either.</p>