<p>I'll probably go for civil... maybe mech or electrical, which is better? I'm also planning to go for a masters and campus setting doesn't matter to me.</p>
<p>I did a search and someone said DAvis has better general education whereas cal poly is more job training. What does that mean? </p>
<p>A friend who's an engineer told me cal poly engineers are stuck in entry level positions because they lack the theory and graduate subjects to climb the engineering chain... What do you guys think?</p>
<p>In general, Cal Poly has more prestige in engineering and Davis more in the natural sciences. Both I'm sure would give you a great education.</p>
<p>First I think they are both great schools. Happen to like the location of Cal Poly better. Cal Poly does have the rep of being very "trade" orientated, not much general ed, etc. and it is fairly true. Their approach is a very practical one.</p>
<p>To this end, Cal Poly has an "inverse curriculum". You start taking classes in your major from the get go. You must declare a major before you start and changing majors is very difficult. Also, should check, some of their majors have been impacted lately. Again, though, IMO its a great school, well respected, at least on the west coast, great location and campus life, great college town.</p>
<p>both are good schools. The cal-state schools do aim to be more vocationally oriented but since their program is ABET acredited you're as good an engineer as anyone from a more theoretical school. As a case in point, I know someone with a BS from cal-poly who went on to get a MS from Stanford, so the cal-state degree didn't cause any problems.</p>
<p>You should visit both schools and attend the one you like better; the atmosphere, type of students they attract, etc. is different. And bear in mind that the majority of engineering students quit the major, so pick a school where you'd be happy if you fall into that group.
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... in light of the fact that the majority of engineering undergrads drop out or flunk out of the curriculum within the first two years. With a few notable exceptions, U.S. engineering schools typically have attrition rates hovering between one-half and two-thirds. see <a href="http://tinyurl.com/buzhg%5B/url%5D%5B/quote%5D">http://tinyurl.com/buzhg
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