<p>I got admission at both places for electrical engineering. I have talked to many successful engineers, and they all told me to go to UCR! They say that Cal Poly is not known outside of California, and a UC would offer a more rounded education. My fellow class mates tell me to go to Cal Poly because the engineering program is supposed to be very good. I am torn between these two schools, and I only have a few days to make a decision. Please give me your opinions on which school to attend!</p>
<p>Visit them both. There is much more to college than just how well known or how well rounded it is. I would choose Cal Poly SLO in a heart beat over UCR, no matter what your major.</p>
<p>Dude, read the posts by "stayoutofriverside".</p>
<p>Go to cal poly. It has a much better EE program than UCR. It is Cal State, but doesn't mean it is bad.</p>
<p>Stayoutofriverside's posts are all exaggerated.</p>
<p>At Cal poly I cant change my major. People tell me that my chances of getting into grad school are high from UCR.</p>
<p>I would think your chances of getting into grad school would be higher coming from the better engineering program(SLO). At Cal Poly you can for sure change your major if you so desire.</p>
<p>"They say that Cal Poly is not known outside of California"</p>
<p>where are you planning to work after you graduate? if its california, cal poly is no problem. highly recognized among california recruiters, especially for engineering. </p>
<p>"Stayoutofriverside's posts are all exaggerated."</p>
<p>yup. UCR is better than he/she makes it out to be. </p>
<p>"People tell me that my chances of getting into grad school are high from UCR."</p>
<p>that's because UCR is a research university and more geared towards grad school. not to say that you cant get into a good grad school program with cal poly, but the emphasis at all the cal states is to prepare you to get a job when you graduate from college rather than go on to graduate school.</p>
<p>Take a hint, hundreds of people don't just hate UCR for no reason. Go and visit, sit in on some classes, meet the teachers, and spend a weekend in the dorms. If you still like it, by all means, go there.</p>
<p>well, just to give you a clue. I visited with a UCR recruiter one time, and when he heard my test scores and my GPA, it was like he had never heard of someone with a 3.8 considering going to his school. That weirded me out a little bit. I've never visited UCR, but its the only UC that hasn't had "competitive" admissions yet.</p>
<p>Cal Poly's reputation isn't confined to California the way the other Cal States' are.</p>
<p>"Take a hint, hundreds of people don't just hate UCR for no reason. Go and visit, sit in on some classes, meet the teachers, and spend a weekend in the dorms. If you still like it, by all means, go there."</p>
<p>I took a tour of UCR and I liked. The campus was beautiful, and the students were very friendly. I am aware that the surrounding area of UCR isn't the greatest, but I am not going to college to have fun. I want some reasons as to why people hate the school so much. Is it because its hot? the surrounding area? What is it?</p>
<p>"At Cal Poly you can for sure change your major if you so desire."</p>
<p>Really? I heard different. My councellor told me its next to impossible to change majors at CPSLO.</p>
<p>In the engineering field, Cal Poly Pomona is somewhat well known. My mom works for an engineering company (not electrical, but still), and they've been going through a lot of layoffs lately. A lot of the graduates from CSU are still there, but a few MIT and Harvard grads got laid off. Career-wise, it comes down to how good of a worker you are, not what school you went to. So just pick the school you think you'll have a better time at.</p>
<p>k thank you very much</p>