<p>Why do people make such a big deal and say that SLO is a million times better than Pomona? Aren't they all the same? Both are top engineering schools in the cal state systems...SLO may have an edge over engineering but Pomona has biotechnology that SLO does not even offer....What are your opinions on Cal Poly Pomona verse SLO?</p>
<p>No offense but Pomona is in a much worse area than SLO; SLO has a college town, has many outdoor commodities and just has a better rep nationally. Although, I have heard good things about Pomona, still not on the same level as SLO.</p>
<p>But other than the area…like academically they both seem like they are more or less on the same scale…It may be harder to get into SLO than Pomona but the engineering departments seem to hold the same level of prestige. Plus Pomona is greatly racially diverse when compared to SLO, which is a big plus for minorities right?</p>
<p>SLO engineering is ranked #5 in the US for non-phd university. </p>
<p>CP Pomona is ranked #15. </p>
<p>Pretty big difference in prestige I would say.</p>
<p>Overall Admission wise CPP: avg GPA 3.41, SAT 1083 (2010)</p>
<p>SLO: GPA 3.9, SAT 1292 (2010)</p>
<p>SLO engineering: GPA 4.03, SAT 1372 (out of 1600)</p>
<p>So whether one Pomona is better than SLO or vice versa, they are BOTH still really good schools to go to for engineering right? I mean 15 in the US for Pomona doesn’t sound bad at all. Do you know how good Pomona is in biotechnology?</p>
<p>Unlike the Phd engineering ranking, the non-phd ranked schools start to fall off in quality quite quickly after the top 10. </p>
<p>Most people probably would not recognize the engineering schools beyond the top 10. </p>
<p>[Best</a> Undergraduate Engineering Programs | Rankings | US News](<a href=“http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-no-doctorate]Best”>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/engineering-no-doctorate)</p>
<p>SLO is better than Cal Poly Pomona but SLO has never impressed me as a school - especially when I was interviewing candidates back at my old engineering firm. </p>
<p>They train engineers to be extremely pragmatic. As you can tell from their coursework, a lot of the classes have labs and are hands on. There is a lack of advanced theory classes in the engineering curriculum, however. As a result, the students I interviewed from there were adept at solving by the book problems they were exposed to before, but they severely lacked critical thinking skills and would struggle when I presented a problem that was slightly outside the box. This is likely due to the limited curriculum and lack of research opportunities at the school typically afforded by a more reputable research university.</p>
<p>Also see here for “stats”:</p>
<p><a href=“Cal Poly Admissions”>Cal Poly Admissions;
<p>SLO’s engineering students actually average under a 1300 on the math + verbal section.</p>
<p>i.e. below the top 3 UCs, and USC even.</p>
<p>Well, since Blah is the ultimate expert and a stanford grad as adverstised, it seems he would not approve of either Cal Polys. OP, you might need a new school beyond both polys, perhaps a more reputable research university like Stanford. </p>
<p>fyi, The stats I gave were for 2010. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/Pdf/Profile10_51910.pdf[/url]”>http://www.ess.calpoly.edu/_admiss/Pdf/Profile10_51910.pdf</a></p>
<p>And is Cal Poly really just below the top 3 UCs and USC? Really? I would say they are doing pretty darn good for a poor little non-research state school.</p>
<p>^you’re biased because you attend Cal Poly SLO. I wouldn’t say I’m non-biased when it comes to Stanford (although I’ve criticized it in the past - most recently in its new york expansion efforts), so it’s understandable. If you disagree with my statement, show me quantifiable metrics that disprove my point. I stated Cal Poly is below the 4 schools I listed based on objective GPA and SAT measurements alone - it was not necessarily an indictment on overall school quality or a comparison of Cal Poly SLO as a whole to the other UCs and USC. Cal Poly is still one of the top schools in California, but I do feel they can do a lot to improve the curriculum.</p>
<p>sorry to hijack - not too far off from topic:</p>
<p>hello Blah - I am sending this PM after reading a posting response from you - please provide insight:</p>
<p>Our son has to choose between 3 opportunities for biomedical engineering</p>
<p>He has been involved in FIRST Robotics, tests well (32 ACT) and has yet to find a math course that provides a challenge (including the Math 151 - Calculus at community college during his SR year) - he would respond well to hands on as well as research projects. involvement is his thing really - so… </p>
<p>1) Cal Poly SLO - this BME is yet to be ABET certified but they are in the process…</p>
<p>2) University of Utah - attached to two hospitals (The U and Children’s) offers research benefits for his BME and has been accepted into their Honors College (Living Learning Community) so he would have a lot of easy access to mentorship and academic advisory support</p>
<p>3) UC Santa Cruz - mellow/easy vibe and a potent research school make for an interesting qualities. The BME can be enhanced with their recent Robotics offerings</p>
<p>His passion is to end up in Neuro-Prosthetics - these sensory based artificial limbs have been on his brain since 7th grade without any wondering off this focus. He intends to get post-graduate degrees - perhaps Med school - but his current focus is currently on the research/design</p>
<p>in your opinion, which of these choices provides the best springboard for his goals?</p>
<p>side note: he will be a first generation 4 yr college student this fall and the family finances are meager (since the mortgage meltdown)</p>
<p>budget is similar for these 3 choices after financial aid awards, with Utah coming in more than a smidge lower, but there is a 4th choice. An LAC (Evergreen State College an hour and a half from our Seattle area home) that is offering virtually a full ride - a seemingly worthy opportunity, but they only offer non-goal specific majors as far as his intended future.</p>
<p>please take a moment to contribute from your POV. we value your from your background’s perspective - feel free to ask for more details to base your opinion on if need be…thanks, Matt (oodadoo)</p>
<p>All CSUs are a mess right now, I wouldn’t go to any f them, but SLO is the much better school.</p>
<p>All state schools are a mess if you want to take it that far.</p>
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<p>Post #7, Cal Poly is not Stanford but limited curriculum. Give me a break. I checked out Stanford curriculum and thought that was lacking.</p>