<p>Baileyana is a great little winery in SLO and so is Edna Valley Vineyard</p>
<p>SLO is a pretty incrediable undergraduate experience…My daughter loved it</p>
<p>do the cheesy tour, do a tour per your major, go down town and eat at firestone grill (get the tri tip). go to pismo beach, go see the gum alley, maybe go on a hike to sheapards peek, or the P. thats about it</p>
<p>thanks for all the tips you guys 
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<p>I had a blast. Everyone I met was very, very nice and I got a great vibe from the school. It was a completely different experience for me because there are about 22,000 that live on the island I live on and about the same amount go to Cal Poly. I’m also used to visiting small, liberal arts school, so that was quite the difference for me. </p>
<p>I loved slo, great small-ish town with the homey vibe. </p>
<p>I sat in on two upper-level classes that I would take as a junior if I went there for biomed and that was awesome. I took both the campus tour and the college of engineering tour and they were both pretty helpful. I checked out my friends dorm in Yosemite and they were pretty nice… </p>
<p>This is gonna be a tough decision for me… </p>
<p>i definitely loved cal poly, but I don’t really know too many people going there right now, or in the class of 2014… haha, I guess I will just meet that many more people!</p>
<p>Islandgirl I find it somewhat ironic that you are considering leaving WA for CA, when it was the opposite situation for us. My D had two excellent offers from two schools in WA that she really liked, even though we live in CA (albeit 5 hours away from SLO). </p>
<p>In the end she felt Cal Poly was the best fit for her. She enrolled for Cal Poly this weekend and just a few minutes ago we completed the housing agreement.</p>
<p>I recognize that this a tough decison for you and I wish you the best of luck on whatever path you choose to take.</p>
<p>norcalpadre^ congrats to your daughter for comitting to CP and doing the housing forms. That is exciting! I am thankful that my son has done the same and will be staying fairly close to home. Just 3.5 hours for us. </p>
<p>Be sure to make hotel arrangements as soon as possible if she is going to the April 16th admit day. It gets booked up quickly.</p>
<p>Where did she choose for dorms?</p>
<p>islandgirl^ So glad to hear that you had a great trip to Cal Poly and San Luis Obispo. It sounds like you had great tours of the BioMed department too. </p>
<p>I can understand your worries about leaving home and friends. That would be hard to attend a college without a familiar face. Just remember that you will certainly make friends quickly at CPSLO. There are plenty of nice people here that you can arrange to meet right from the start.</p>
<p>Good luck with your decision. What did your parents think?</p>
<p>IslandGirl, momomv offers good advice. How many people do you know who say “My college experience was great because I knew some people when I got there?” Probably none. The college experience is determined by many things. My guess is that within a week at any college you will have new friends whether you start out with some from “pre-college”, or not. Focus on the college, your major, the culture, the city, etc. Those are the factors that will best determine how great an experience college will be for you.</p>
<p>Hi all,
Our D2 is OOS as well, and is coming to CalPoly knowing no one- that’s part of the fun! Finally booked her travel (with my husband) for Open House. She is so excited to visit again, now that she’s “in”, and DH has not seen it at all. I think he’ll understand this decision much better, after a couple of days in SLO. islandgirl32, D has been on Facebook CalPoly 2014 every couple of days, and now “knows” about 30 people. This has brought her anxiety about being the “new girl” down considerably, as she’s getting to know lots of people who are just what she’d hoped the student population would be. Best wishes with your decision!</p>
<p>My daughter is in her freshman year at Cal Poly. We are from out of state and she did not know a soul there when she arrived. It is so easy to meet people, dorm mates, students in her major, clubs, and other activities. She is very, very happy at Poly!</p>
<p>Definitely have her go to WOW - its a great way to make new friends and learn your way around campus before classes start.</p>
<p>I 2nd what SLO-pop suggests. My son went and had a blast . . . maybe too much so It certainly helped him hit the ground running.</p>
<p>Ha - yeah, my D can’t wait for WOW – she “heard all about it” from her freshman friends there at CP - hmm . . .</p>
<p>and that’s just a warm up . . . most do survive though.
Am I helping?</p>
<p>Luckily this is D2. Saw D1 get through freshman year. She’s been advising D2 on striking a balance. Hopefully it sinks in before temptation is real…</p>
<p>Re post #26, momofmv d chose:</p>
<p>1) cerro vista
2) yosemite
3) sierra madre</p>
<p>Hi Norcalpadre!</p>
<p>My son chose Cerro Vista too. They are the nicest dorms we have ever seen on all of the campuses we have visited. They are definitely the new style of dorms. A way for students to have roommates, but also some privacy. I also like the idea that they have a way to purchase food on campus and can cook/prepare meals in their dorm. Everyone talks about the fact that the more traditional dorms have a better social atmosphere, but I like the idea that you have 3 roommates to hang out with and see on a regular basis. They also have a nice community room for activities too. Of course the private bedroom is really nice as well. Cerro Vista isn’t for everyone, but i think they are a great choice for some students. </p>
<p>I hope our kids get into Cerro Vista!</p>
<p>My son is a freshman in Cerro Vista and I agree this is a very nice living environment. A warning about purchasing food on campus: my son and his roommates quickly discovered that the on-campus markets are vastly over priced. Roommate 1’s first comment when we met him on move-in day was an aghast “wheat thins are 6 bucks, no way am I paying that!” I’m not sure when my son got so price-sensitive, but it’s been interesting to watch how he economizes. He takes the bus to the Albertson’s on Foothill for all of his shopping, and his roommate occasionally takes the bus or gets a ride to Costco.</p>
<p>There has been some tension over washing dishes - my son and roommate #1 wash theirs; roommates 2 & 3 let dishes pile up in the sink. Ants have been an issue.</p>
<p>Rats have been a problem as well plus the sprinkler system malfunctioned awhile back and dampened a few spirits. All part of the fun!</p>
<p>vballmom~ thanks for the info. about Cerro. My son is planning on going shopping off campus too. thanks for the mention that the bus goes to Albertson’s. I plan on getting things for him at Costco here at home and bringing it down when we visit or sending back with him when he comes home. </p>
<p>The dishes sounds like a typical problem that even happens at home! I am sure they will work it out. Part of living with others, whether it is a friend or family member.</p>
<p>gotpeter~ RATS!!! That is scary! I heard that the sprinklers only happened once. That would be really bad…hopefully they have that figured out. I guess it might happen when the smoke detector goes off. better not burn any food!</p>