There’s a misconception that Poly isn’t a good fit if you want to go to graduate school. In fact, the opposite is true. If you want to work right out of college, your at a bit of a disadvantage if you don’t go to a school with a hands on component.
Here’s my evidence. Look at what Poly grads do after they graduate. LOTS of them go to grad school. The most represented school is CP because the 4+1 is so efficient. In the last two years though, Poly grads have moved on to Columbia, Duke, Harvard, Stanford, Tufts, Cornell, Penn and Yale. That doesn’t include any of the great state engineering grad schools, including Berkeley, UIUC, Purdue, Georgia Tech and UCLA which are also represented.
So, if you thing grad school might be a future option, Cal Poly will not hold you back in any way shape or form.
@Chodyssius, I see no evidence what so ever that there’s any theory lacking in the engineering teaching. They just supplement it with lab, project and club experience do students know how the theory they learn is applied. Good luck.
What would you like to know? Where Poly kids go to graduate school is easily searchable.
Curricula, syllabi and tests from lots of schools are easily searchable so as to compare what’s taught and tested. I have.
So, if you’re so inclined, because once again, another year removed, I am not, knock yourself out. I have and have zero desire to dig it all back up for someone who’s only looking for reasons to say negative things about Cal Poly.
I can tell you this. My son had two PhDs from CalTech/JPL and one PhD from Stanford tell him that he should consider those schools ONLY if he knew he wanted to go to graduate school because he wouldn’t be ready to be a solid practicing engineer with an UG only degree from either school. All three, two of whom were faculty at CalTech, recommended Poly over their respective institution.
Just like last year, I’m done with you. Don’t expect me to reply to any more of your posts.
02-27-2013 at 6:51 am
WAITING…UGH! Us moms are more stressed because we all know what’s at stake. CalPoly is attractive on many levels. Solid education. Close to home (as opposed to east coast). Hopefully see our kids every couple of months. And best of all affordable CS TUTION!!! As of last night D1’s portal showed “no determination”. Will post stats and outcome after we receive notice. Good Luck everyone!
03-06-2013 at 12:23 pm
Cal Poly was/is Ds favorite. She’s a smart girl and made smart plan. She has other good choices (with merit $$ to make cost = to CP). Still hoping for CP.
03-06-2013 at 11:14 pm
D “not selected” for Parks and Rec - Sport Management.
A quick review of NSF data failed to reveal Cal Poly SLO in any of the top 100 list associated with S&E Docs.
See: “Baccalaureate Origins of U.S.-trained S&E Doctorate Recipients”
Perhaps another credible source is available. While Im sure that “lots” of students do in fact seek advanced degrees, it would be interesting to see the percentages.
The point I was making and still stand by, is not that a student should go to Poly if they want to go to grad school. The point was to break the myth that if they wanted to go to graduate school, they should avoid CP. Most Poly grads do not go to graduate school. It’s because they choose to enter the work force, not because they can’t get in. There’s plenty of evidence that those who do, get into good programs.
From the same link as above, befitting the topic: