Social life and dorms at SLO

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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<p>What are the dorms like and are they close to school? Also, what is the best dorm or is there not much of a choice for freshman? </p>

<p>Also, on weekends what is there to do on like friday nights or Saturdays? Is it close to anything (besides the beach)? Would driving or biking be the best to get around? </p>

<p>Sorry for the myriad of questions, I’m just really curious since I will probably be going there in the fall and I’m visiting over spring break but I still want some feedback. Thanks.</p>

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<p>I got this from cal poly slo class of 2013 face book group.</p>

<p>I]Lewis Godowski* :
This should sum it up pretty well. There are four different housing complexes at Cal Poly. There are the prison dorms (Sierra Madre and Yosemite), the red bricks (Fremont, Muir, Santa Lucia, Sequoia and Tenaya), the North Mountain (Palomar, Lassen, Whitney, Shasta and Diablo) and the Cerro Vista apartments.</p>

<p>Both Sierra Madre and Yosemite are the farthest complex from campus. I'd expect a ~10 minute walk to your closest class. They're also the biggest partiers/most social of all the dorms. They have pretty good sized rooms, but I'm not sure how many triples there are there. Each floor has 16 rooms that share one bathroom. So that's a minimum of 32 people using one bathroom.</p>

<p>The red bricks are closest to campus. 10 minutes is probably the farthest you'll have to walk to any of your classes. Of the red bricks, Tenaya and Muir are the most social. Each floor has 16 rooms that share one bathroom. So 32 people per bathroom again. They have the smallest rooms on campus, and I've seen quite a few triples there.</p>

<p>The North Mountain dorms are set up differently than the two previous styles. It's sort of a motel style, so all the doors open to the outside, rather than an interior hallway. Each of the buildings within North Mountain (Palomar, Lassen, Whitney, Shasta and Diablo) are all pretty equal social-wise. They're very close to campus as well, a 12 minute walk is the furthest you'll have to go. Every four rooms share a bathroom, so that's 8 people per bathroom. The North Mountain dorms have the largest rooms of all the housing options. There are a few triples, but because the rooms are so large, it's not crowded at all.</p>

<p>The Cerro Vista apartments are a tiny bit farther from campus than North Mountain, again, 12 minutes is about the farthest you'll have to walk. Since they're apartments, there are four single rooms sharing two bathrooms, plus you get a full kitchen and living room. A lot of people in Cerro Vista party, and it's really nowhere near as unsocial as a lot of people assume. It's all what you make out of it.</p>

<p>Let me know if you want more details!</p>

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<p>Um, Yosemite is 6 rooms to a bathroom. 6 rooms first floor, one bathroom. 12 rooms second and third floors with 2 bathrooms on each floor. small lobby on both second and third floors. I lived there, my daughter lived there. They haven't changed. Don't believe everything you read on face book. :-)</p>

<p>btw, do you realize Poly is a dry campus?</p>

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<p>Could anyone help me decide between South Mountain, North Mountain or Cerro Vista? As an incoming freshman, I feel that it would be great to jump into a dorm where I can meet a whole bunch of people (like South Mountain Red Bricks). But it seems like the facilities are nicer at North Mountain and Cerro Vista because there are larger rooms and not as many people in a tight space.</p>

<p>Would I be right in assuming that staying at North Mountain or Cerro Vista might make it difficult to meet a lot of people?</p>

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<p>aveugle, have you visited the dorms and talked to residents? If not, you should do so. My son did and it made the decision very easy.</p>