<p>Sounds good! That is why Cal Poly engineering is so highly regarded. The students come out ready to work and have had a rigorous program. That is so important when jobs are hard to come by.</p>
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<p>I don’t know where you got your rankings, but you really need to check them. </p>
<p>Cal Poly isn’t higher ranked by pretty much anyone. Very few people rank them together because UCSB offers doctorals while Cal Poly does not. On top of that, each engineering is different, with Cal Poly being better at some and UCSB being better at others.</p>
<p>UCSB is extremely well regarded as a engineering school. We have 4 Nobel prize winners in science (two in Chem, two in Physics, one of which is currently my Physics teacher). Our materials sciences engineering program is one of the top in the nation. In addition, UCSB is internationally ranked because of its innovation. </p>
<p>I’m saying they come close. I’m saying, from talking to my friends at Cal Poly vs. me at UCSB that UCSB’s engineering program is at least as good. And I’d like you to show me some reputable rankings that say otherwise.</p>
<p>However, I do agree about needing to go figure out which school you like better. Posting in a Cal Poly forum is likely to get you a lot of responses in favor of Cal Poly.</p>
<p>Again, thanks for the replies. I agree that if I posted at the UCSB site I would get different answers. But, that site is not very active yet due to the fact that most applicants have not heard back yet.</p>
<p>Slightly OT, but very concerning to me (should it be?):</p>
<p>[Is</a> Cal Poly ignoring endowments? | Cal Coast News](<a href=“http://calcoastnews.com/2010/02/ignoring-endowments/]Is”>Is Cal Poly ignoring endowments?)</p>
<p>Personally, I’d go to SLO, if I had gotten in. Don’t know why, but I’d go there.</p>
<p>cal-poly ME program verse UC DAVIS</p>
<p>Our engineering firm hired from a number of different programs, but favored Cal Poly graduates over any other. As another poster noted, they came to us with hands-on training and ready to go. We have hired from several other highly-regarded California programs and found graduates are often all theory but have no idea how to organize and complete an actual project. Another observation is that several of our graduates of theory-based programs have absolutely no “people” or communication skills. They are extremely bright but can’t work with anyone else to get a job done.</p>
<p>Honestly, if you are trying to have a really good time in college don’t go to Cal Poly. Dont get me wrong though, poly’s academics are amazing. Each week I spend alot of time studying because the quarter system is so short that you’re pushed to cover alot of material in a small amount of time. However, the party life here is pretty dam pathetic. Don’t trust anyone else if they tell you other wise because I actually go here. Cal Poly parties are few in numbers and are the invite/frat type most of the time. If you do manage to find a party its either overcrowded or the cops break everything up eventually. Parents love SLO because they know that the academics are good and the town seems really safe. It all depends what your personal needs are because if you are a night life type of guy, this place isn’t for you. In addition, you should consider what type of people you like being around because if you like being surrounded by hicks with loud trucks and nerdy engineers with no social life then maybe poly is the place for you.</p>
<p>Having read all the posts I see now that you just want to know about the academics. Honestly, Cal Poly *****s on ucsb in terms of engineering. In addition, Cal Poly has waaaaayy more choices of engineering because I remember SB having only a couple of engineering disciplines</p>