is anyone out there?

Redd Pumpkyn · 03-22-04, 10:20 PM

So what's the social life like compared to, say, UCSB? Obviously there's lots of drinking and such going on there, but what about Cal Poly? All I can find out is an ambiguous "it's fun" or "lots of old people live there and it's really expensive. What's the dealio?

ak · 03-22-04, 10:34 PM

From a commuter perspective:

Cal Poly DEFINETELY feels like a commuter school. Little or no social life (well maybe because i'm in engineering and am not active in any frats). I have never felt the "UCxx" spirit or social life at Cal Poly...pretty sad.

Redd Pumpkyn · 03-22-04, 10:46 PM

is it all commuter and frat, then??

Springles · 03-22-04, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Redd Pumpkyn

is it all commuter and frat, then??

It seems to be that way at Pomona. But it all depends on which club and crowd you hang out with. If you decide to join a party frat, you would spend your weekends drinking and clubbing. Or if you are busy struggling with two jobs and college, you would be a commuter.

Keng · 03-23-04, 01:45 AM

Hmm I live 10 mins away from campus, so after I am done with class I just take off hehe.

Teflonjim · 03-23-04, 01:11 PM

If I don't need to be on campus, I don't stay...
I've got the two jobs and college lifestyle....

Redd Pumpkyn · 03-23-04, 08:10 PM

Do you know if SLO is like that also? And anyways I'll be on-campus, since I refuse to commute 3 hours to and from everyday.

Mike · 03-23-04, 09:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Redd Pumpkyn

Do you know if SLO is like that also? And anyways I'll be on-campus, since I refuse to commute 3 hours to and from everyday.

You are the person who chooses the college lifestyle.
Although a large percentage of Cal Poly students agree that Pomona is a commuter, if the student chooses to participate in all activities and what not, the student no longer feels apart from the college.

Get the best out of San Luis Obispo and everything that the college has to offer. You'll be fine man.

***Admin*** · 03-23-04, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Redd Pumpkyn

Do you know if SLO is like that also? And anyways I'll be on-campus, since I refuse to commute 3 hours to and from everyday.

Consider visiting the campus if you have the opportunity (during your spring break maybe) and check out the campus life and get an official tour.
And living on campus (dorm life) would be much more fun or interactive compared to commuting.

Redd Pumpkyn · 03-24-04, 06:30 PM

GREAT!

Thanks for the advice! I'm coming up during the Open House in April, so hopefully that'll be informative. Are those genuinely useful, or do they just roll out the brochure tour-guides and sweep the rest under the rug?

***Admin*** · 03-28-04, 08:46 PM

You should check out the summer Open House program. I don't remember the name of the program but it is a 2 day program (you have an option to sleep in the dormitory, meals provided) in June or July. New freshmen are encouraged to join the program, get a tour of the campus, join ASI programs (movie night) and a chance to register for the Fall quarter before other freshmen.
Genuinely useful. Ask the appropriate department if such program is available for new freshmen. Hope that helps.

By the way, where does that character appear in (to Redd Pumpkyn and Teflonjim)?

Redd Pumpkyn · 03-30-04, 12:13 AM

Alright, I'll check into that, although we might be on a family trip during that time (argh x_x). Does it cost much money?

Ah, that would be GIR, the SIR unit from the greatest cartoon on the planet, INVADER ZIM. Sadly it was discontinued because the wonder of ZIM was not realized, and only 2 seasons were completed.

You can get official DVDs of the show now, but there was always pirated stuff available. They had a supper exclusive soundtrack CD, too.

Sorry... ZIM is one of my hobbies... Jhonen Vasquez is hilarious (also the author of Jonny the Homicidal Maniac)

Teflonjim · 03-30-04, 12:40 PM

ZIM!!!
Jhonen Vasquez is awesome...
I've been collecting his JTHM comics for a while..
Squee and I feel sick is also coo, but not as hilariously disturbing...

***Admin*** · 03-30-04, 11:22 PM

What station was this program on?
I remember the days when Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick was real cool.

Redd Pumpkyn · 04-06-04, 10:11 PM

It WAS on nickelodeon, but parents kept complaining that it was too disturbing for their children to watch (what the heck are 5 year olds watching tv at 9:30 for? Send those brats to bed so I can have my shows, dagnamit!!) So it got pulled last year.

***Admin*** · 04-06-04, 11:15 PM

Same thing happened to Family Guy. Damn funny show.
But Family Guys is still played in one of the cable channels in Dish Network.

Redd Pumpkyn · 04-12-04, 01:54 PM

I think it's on Cartoon Network during adult swim... but I haven't watched it in a while, so I could be outdated =/

03-22-04, 10:20 PM	#1 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	is anyone out there? So what's the social life like compared to, say, UCSB? Obviously there's lots of drinking and such going on there, but what about Cal Poly? All I can find out is an ambiguous "it's fun" or "lots of old people live there and it's really expensive. What's the dealio? __________________ Well... why not?

03-22-04, 10:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
ak Cal Poly Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: LA Posts: 605	From a commuter perspective: Cal Poly DEFINETELY feels like a commuter school. Little or no social life (well maybe because i'm in engineering and am not active in any frats). I have never felt the "UCxx" spirit or social life at Cal Poly...pretty sad. __________________ If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. Education is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

03-22-04, 10:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	is it all commuter and frat, then?? __________________ Well... why not?

03-23-04, 08:10 PM	#7 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	Do you know if SLO is like that also? And anyways I'll be on-campus, since I refuse to commute 3 hours to and from everyday. __________________ Well... why not?

03-24-04, 06:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	GREAT! Thanks for the advice! I'm coming up during the Open House in April, so hopefully that'll be informative. Are those genuinely useful, or do they just roll out the brochure tour-guides and sweep the rest under the rug? __________________ Well... why not?

03-23-04, 01:45 AM	#5 (permalink)
Keng Guru Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 597	Hmm I live 10 mins away from campus, so after I am done with class I just take off hehe.

03-23-04, 01:11 PM	#6 (permalink)
Teflonjim Newcomer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Pomona Posts: 37	If I don't need to be on campus, I don't stay... I've got the two jobs and college lifestyle....

03-28-04, 08:46 PM	#11 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,974	You should check out the summer Open House program. I don't remember the name of the program but it is a 2 day program (you have an option to sleep in the dormitory, meals provided) in June or July. New freshmen are encouraged to join the program, get a tour of the campus, join ASI programs (movie night) and a chance to register for the Fall quarter before other freshmen. Genuinely useful. Ask the appropriate department if such program is available for new freshmen. Hope that helps. By the way, where does that character appear in (to Redd Pumpkyn and Teflonjim)? __________________ Cal Poly Forums

03-30-04, 12:13 AM	#12 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	Alright, I'll check into that, although we might be on a family trip during that time (argh x_x). Does it cost much money? Ah, that would be GIR, the SIR unit from the greatest cartoon on the planet, INVADER ZIM. Sadly it was discontinued because the wonder of ZIM was not realized, and only 2 seasons were completed. You can get official DVDs of the show now, but there was always pirated stuff available. They had a supper exclusive soundtrack CD, too. Sorry... ZIM is one of my hobbies... Jhonen Vasquez is hilarious (also the author of Jonny the Homicidal Maniac) __________________ Well... why not?

03-30-04, 12:40 PM	#13 (permalink)
Teflonjim Newcomer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Pomona Posts: 37	ZIM!!! Jhonen Vasquez is awesome... I've been collecting his JTHM comics for a while.. Squee and I feel sick is also coo, but not as hilariously disturbing...

03-30-04, 11:22 PM	#14 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,974	What station was this program on? I remember the days when Spongebob Squarepants and Patrick was real cool. __________________ Cal Poly Forums

04-06-04, 10:11 PM	#15 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	It WAS on nickelodeon, but parents kept complaining that it was too disturbing for their children to watch (what the heck are 5 year olds watching tv at 9:30 for? Send those brats to bed so I can have my shows, dagnamit!!) So it got pulled last year. __________________ Well... why not?

04-06-04, 11:15 PM	#16 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,974	Same thing happened to Family Guy. Damn funny show. But Family Guys is still played in one of the cable channels in Dish Network. __________________ Cal Poly Forums

04-12-04, 01:54 PM	#17 (permalink)
Redd Pumpkyn Newcomer Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Ventura County Posts: 26	I think it's on Cartoon Network during adult swim... but I haven't watched it in a while, so I could be outdated =/ __________________ Well... why not?

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