<p>I recently got accepted to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo for Civil Engineering and I am about 90% sure I want to go there. I was planning on waiting to hear back from the other schools I applied to but I am curious if waiting will make a difference as to what dorm I will get into. I would like to get into Sierra Madre or Yosemite so if waiting decreases my chances I will most likely commit now. Thanks!</p>
<p>I’d commit now because, technically, accepting Cal Poly’s offer of admission is not legally binding. You have to accept the offer of admission in order to apply for housing, and it takes about 1 business day for the university to process that you’ve accepted the offer of admission. The housing app for regular decision students opens this Friday, March 7 at 9 A.M., so I’d definitely get on it if I were you!</p>
<p>Cal Poly states that accepting the offer of admission is “a commitment to attend in the fall,” or something like that, but if you get your heart set on a different school, people in the past have been successful in nullifying their intent to enroll.</p>
<p>Long story short, accept the offer of admission because you can back out later if you absolutely need to.</p>
<p>Thank you for the useful information! I think I will do that.</p>
<p>Yep! I’m in your same boat which is why I thought I’d chime in. I applied to a bunch of schools around the country, so I’m still waiting on those too, but I realized that I don’t think I want to leave California. Living in northern San Diego is just too nice.</p>
<p>What housing theme are you thinking for Sierra Madre or Yosemite? I can’t decide so I’m looking for other opinions.</p>
<p>Ha I live in northern San Diego as well! </p>
<p>But what do you mean by “housing theme?” I have never heard that term. I may know what you’re talking about but just haven’t heard it called that.</p>
<p>If you choose to live in the towers (Sierra Madre or Yosemite), they are organized by student interest themes versus the red brick dorms that are based on college. Here’s the list of all of the themes for this fall. Let me know which ones you’re thinking!</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.housing.calpoly.edu/sites/housing.wcms.calpoly.edu/files/images/2014_15_connections_themes.pdf”>http://www.housing.calpoly.edu/sites/housing.wcms.calpoly.edu/files/images/2014_15_connections_themes.pdf</a></p>
<p>Wow I had no idea that existed. The ones that interest me are Fitness and active lifestyle, Mustang Way and Venture Outdoors. How about you?</p>
<p>I can’t decide between Venture Outdoors, Mustang Way, and Resonate! At least you can change your preferred theme even after you submit the housing application. Hopefully I’ll see ya there this fall.</p>
<p>Yeah seriously that’d be cool. Good luck to you! Thanks again for the advice.</p>