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Sweetyb · 05-27-06, 02:45 PM

My reply is late, but it may help someone...

I also transfered from a community college and my grades were sub par. Cal Poly gave me the chance to improve my grades because they have so many departments that offer tutoring... even the math dept.

I've never had to take math here at Cal Poly because I'm a business major. But I do hear that it's a pretty tough department... all I'll say is get as much tutoring as you need if possible.

There's a huge international community here @ Cal Poly, so you'll feel at home. You may even meet someone from Sudan at the African American Student Center (http://www.csupomona.edu/~aasc), and many are international students and/or engineers as well. We also have an International Students Center you can call to ask questions about tuition, if that concerns you. There are many opportunities to win scholarships as well, especially as an international student.

All of my roommates and most of my coworkers are engineers. All who have graduated or are graduating have gotten pretty good offers from companies such as Boeing and JPL. One decided to go to Stanford this Fall for her masters--tuition paid. There are atleast 2 main engineering job fairs held on campus every year (that I know of). It really pays to be an engineer here because the companies come to YOU.

I really think you'll have a great experience here. I'm sorry for some of the inappropriate responses here... maybe "lwong" from Cal Poly Pomona, maybe not. But in general we are welcoming in that there is always somewhere you can get support.

05-27-06, 02:45 PM	#24 (permalink)
Sweetyb Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: here Posts: 24	My reply is late, but it may help someone... I also transfered from a community college and my grades were sub par. Cal Poly gave me the chance to improve my grades because they have so many departments that offer tutoring... even the math dept. I've never had to take math here at Cal Poly because I'm a business major. But I do hear that it's a pretty tough department... all I'll say is get as much tutoring as you need if possible. There's a huge international community here @ Cal Poly, so you'll feel at home. You may even meet someone from Sudan at the African American Student Center (http://www.csupomona.edu/~aasc), and many are international students and/or engineers as well. We also have an International Students Center you can call to ask questions about tuition, if that concerns you. There are many opportunities to win scholarships as well, especially as an international student. All of my roommates and most of my coworkers are engineers. All who have graduated or are graduating have gotten pretty good offers from companies such as Boeing and JPL. One decided to go to Stanford this Fall for her masters--tuition paid. There are atleast 2 main engineering job fairs held on campus every year (that I know of). It really pays to be an engineer here because the companies come to YOU. I really think you'll have a great experience here. I'm sorry for some of the inappropriate responses here... maybe "lwong" from Cal Poly Pomona, maybe not. But in general we are welcoming in that there is always somewhere you can get support.