Is it hard to hold a high gpa at cal poly compared to ucla?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>For engineering?
I heard from someone it is since UCLA is more focused on getting kids to grad school and Cal Poly isn’t.
Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>anyone know?</p>

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<p>Heard more than once that you need to able to deal with failure in Cal Poly engineering. Not sure if/how that relates to GPA though.</p>

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<p>any more thoughts/facts/experiences?</p>

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<p>You could compare grade inflation between schools, but I don’t think it will tell you much. Just know that your experience will differ depending on the professors you choose, your interest in the subject, and your dedication to study.</p>

<p>In case you’re curious … I personally found freshman year easy, and I managed to get by with a 4-0 while still enjoying a decent amount of free time. However, things will pick up once you dig into those core engineering classes. Engineering is demanding, and in most courses, homework is worth little or not collected. My biggest struggle was finding the motivation to practice these sets on my own.</p>

<p>You will notice that some professors are MUCH more demanding than others; this is true of all schools, not just poly. In any case, you will quickly realize that college is far more difficult than high school.</p>

<p>To get to point, if you are smart with your time and diligent about your work you will get the gpa you want. Oh but trust me, that’s much more easily said than done.</p>

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<p>so no straight forward answers then?
I heard CSUs have more GE requirements which means more classes with my engineering classes
And Cal Poly has more labs than other schools meaning more classes
Does this make it harder to just enjoy my time there? or does the lesser competition (compared to UCLA)(which I hope there is) make it easier still.</p>

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<p>No.
You are welcome to compare the requirements for both programs, but this is your own research to do. My point is that there are simply too many variables to say whether your experience will be harder at poly vs UCLA. If it helps, there doesn’t seem to be any stereotype or popular notion that our school is tougher than any of the UCs.</p>