Cal Poly Pride - Still the same?

**zoedragon** · 04-02-04, 11:32 AM

When I was a student there, I just never saw much pride. My UCLA friends were all "Bruins Rule, yeah!" and my USC friends were all "Go Trojans, kick ass!" and then here were my CPP friends making up school slogans like, "Cal Poly Pomona, where we go to school." It was funny, yet it really showed how we thought of our university. It was just a place where we got our education, and we couldn't wait to get out. It wasn't a bad place, but I don't think it was really anyone's first choice.

Has it gotten any better?

Springles · 04-02-04, 01:00 PM

Nope. I never heard a student talk about the Bronco sports team or how they like Cal Poly Pomona in general. Yesterday in an english class, more than half of the students wanted to graduate as quickly as possible.

Teflonjim · 04-02-04, 02:05 PM

haha yah, I swear I didn't even know what our school colors were til my junior year...
one day I looked up at the CP sign and saw Green and Yellow, and wondered what
it represented this month, cuz you know they change the colors all the time.
My friend told me those are the school colors, and I replied,
"Our school have colors?"

So uhm, "Go Broncos?"

ak · 04-02-04, 02:12 PM

Pride? Cal Poly Pomona? hmm... maybe proud of my education.

**zoedragon** · 04-02-04, 02:13 PM

Yeah, green and yellow.

Maybe if they chose a not-so-bright green it would look better. But most banners I saw had some limey green color to it. Anyway, I think most of the rah-rah school spirited people probably didn't even apply to Cal Poly because, [gasp] no big sports teams here!

That was always fine by me though, I could care less about sports.

***Admin*** · 04-02-04, 02:21 PM

Man, those Bruins and Trojan students are enthusiastic about everything related to their campus. They look out for one another, off and on-campus. Now that's college pride.

I did notice several bumper stickers on the campus parking lot. Some pride?

**zoedragon** · 04-02-04, 02:36 PM

I work in L.A. and man you see UCLA and USC alumni license plate frames EVERYWHERE! However I have to make a case for Cal Poly... gotta show a little bit of alumni pride, y'know? So here goes...

My theory is that both UCLA and USC are big-name schools. A lot of people from all over the place live there temporarily while they get their education. This means a much higher percentage of students live on campus. The university has a captive audience here. For lack of anything to do they attend school events (a lot of students don't have cars). That's where they brainwash you!

CPP is pretty much a commuter school. I personally lived in the dorms, but the vast majority of students lived off-campus, outside of university apartments. These people are not going to be willing to drive all the way from who-knows-where to attend some event. So they escape the brainwashing.

I know my theory is full of holes, but hey, I'm not a scientist.

It's like ak said, you don't have to be proud of your school, but DO be proud of your education!

***Admin*** · 04-02-04, 02:59 PM

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Originally Posted by zoedragon

CPP is pretty much a commuter school. I personally lived in the dorms, but the vast majority of students lived off-campus, outside of university apartments. These people are not going to be willing to drive all the way from who-knows-where to attend some event. So they escape the brainwashing.

I see high school students sacrificing their weekends and sleep just to maintain a 3.9+ G.P.A. and improve their 1250+ SAT score. But do they get in into UCLA and USC? Not all. If you get accepted to UCLA and USC, you deserved it. Heck, if I were a UCLA student, I probably would sport the UCLA sweater, t-shirt, license plate frame and a coffee mug.

USC Pride!

**zoedragon** · 04-02-04, 03:05 PM

I'm still bitter about that. My best friend and I both applied to UCLA. I had the higher GPA and similar SAT scores, I was involved as many school activities as she was. She got in. I didn't. What the hell happened?? I don't know. They never tell you why you get to be a reject and your friend gets in. It might be because I was going in with an Undeclared major and they wanted more people who knew where they were going in life. That sucks. I didn't know what I wanted to do until AFTER I graduated!!

Crap. Now I'm depressed.

socio13 · 04-02-04, 06:18 PM

I just bought a mug from the bookstore cuz I needed it for coffee.

krk230 · 04-02-04, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by socio13

I just bought a mug from the bookstore cuz I needed it for coffee.

lol!

..

I sport a Cal Poly visor and Cal Poly Broncos sticker on my car! woot! woot! GO COW POLY!...

***Admin*** · 04-03-04, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zoedragon

I'm still bitter about that. My best friend and I both applied to UCLA. I had the higher GPA and similar SAT scores, I was involved as many school activities as she was. She got in. I didn't. What the hell happened?? I don't know. They never tell you why you get to be a reject and your friend gets in. It might be because I was going in with an Undeclared major and they wanted more people who knew where they were going in life. That sucks. I didn't know what I wanted to do until AFTER I graduated!!

Crap. Now I'm depressed.

Same thing happened to my sister. High G.P.A., lot of AP course, high S.A.T. score, not sure about school activities and the major she chose but she got rejected from UCLA while being accepted to UCSD and few private colleges. Maybe because she was an asian?

Keng · 04-03-04, 05:06 PM

The pride is to MooOOooOOOOoOoOO!

Too many Asian here....

**zoedragon** · 04-05-04, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by KayCee

Same thing happened to my sister. High G.P.A., lot of AP course, high S.A.T. score, not sure about school activities and the major she chose but she got rejected from UCLA while being accepted to UCSD and few private colleges. Maybe because she was an asian?

My friend who got accepted was asian too.

I don't know what it was. Maybe some majors are more impacted than others. Maybe she wrote a better essay. Who knows. All I know is that I had a nice little bonfire with my rejections letters.

***Admin*** · 04-05-04, 02:35 PM

Choosing 'Undeclared' as your major might've been a deduction during the admission process. Doesn't matter for you though. I assume you landed yourself a satisfying job and have a great career after graduating from Cal Poly Pomona.

clocktoyz · 04-22-04, 03:19 PM

There might not be much Cal Poly Pride but i know there is a heck of a lot of asian/api pride. I''m right? Just look around you'll notice it. I said do it now!

Yes i'm Azn.

Keng · 04-22-04, 11:25 PM

Taiwanese powa!

Trader · 04-24-04, 10:28 AM

Pride exist in all campuses and not just Cal Poly Pomona man.
There's even a Cal Poly Pride Center on campus.

socio13 · 05-07-04, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Trader

Pride exist in all campuses and not just Cal Poly Pomona man.
There's even a Cal Poly Pride Center on campus.

Dude, that's other kind of pride.

Bryansix · 05-12-04, 09:32 AM

It's funny, Bruins and Trojans have pride and as a result when one side wins a football game they throw couches in the street and light them on fire and run around them and when one side loses they pick fights with the winning team in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile any Cal Poly students at the game just stand around and laugh. Whose the smart one I ask?

04-02-04, 11:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	Cal Poly Pride - Still the same? When I was a student there, I just never saw much pride. My UCLA friends were all "Bruins Rule, yeah!" and my USC friends were all "Go Trojans, kick ass!" and then here were my CPP friends making up school slogans like, "Cal Poly Pomona, where we go to school." It was funny, yet it really showed how we thought of our university. It was just a place where we got our education, and we couldn't wait to get out. It wasn't a bad place, but I don't think it was really anyone's first choice. Has it gotten any better? __________________ - Affordable website design found here -

04-02-04, 02:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
ak Cal Poly Guru Joined: Oct 2003 Location: LA Posts: 605	Pride? Cal Poly Pomona? hmm... maybe proud of my education. __________________ If you think education is expensive, try ignorance. Education is the progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

04-02-04, 02:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	Yeah, green and yellow. Maybe if they chose a not-so-bright green it would look better. But most banners I saw had some limey green color to it. Anyway, I think most of the rah-rah school spirited people probably didn't even apply to Cal Poly because, [gasp] no big sports teams here! That was always fine by me though, I could care less about sports. __________________ - Affordable website design found here -

04-02-04, 02:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	Man, those Bruins and Trojan students are enthusiastic about everything related to their campus. They look out for one another, off and on-campus. Now that's college pride. I did notice several bumper stickers on the campus parking lot. Some pride? __________________ Cal Poly Forums

04-02-04, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	I work in L.A. and man you see UCLA and USC alumni license plate frames EVERYWHERE! However I have to make a case for Cal Poly... gotta show a little bit of alumni pride, y'know? So here goes... My theory is that both UCLA and USC are big-name schools. A lot of people from all over the place live there temporarily while they get their education. This means a much higher percentage of students live on campus. The university has a captive audience here. For lack of anything to do they attend school events (a lot of students don't have cars). That's where they brainwash you! CPP is pretty much a commuter school. I personally lived in the dorms, but the vast majority of students lived off-campus, outside of university apartments. These people are not going to be willing to drive all the way from who-knows-where to attend some event. So they escape the brainwashing. I know my theory is full of holes, but hey, I'm not a scientist. It's like ak said, you don't have to be proud of your school, but DO be proud of your education! __________________ - Affordable website design found here -

04-02-04, 01:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
Springles Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 215	Nope. I never heard a student talk about the Bronco sports team or how they like Cal Poly Pomona in general. Yesterday in an english class, more than half of the students wanted to graduate as quickly as possible.

04-02-04, 02:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
Teflonjim Newcomer Joined: Nov 2003 Location: Pomona Posts: 37	haha yah, I swear I didn't even know what our school colors were til my junior year... one day I looked up at the CP sign and saw Green and Yellow, and wondered what it represented this month, cuz you know they change the colors all the time. My friend told me those are the school colors, and I replied, "Our school have colors?" So uhm, "Go Broncos?"

04-02-04, 03:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
zoedragon Fire-breather Joined: Mar 2004 Location: Inglewood, CA Posts: 668	I'm still bitter about that. My best friend and I both applied to UCLA. I had the higher GPA and similar SAT scores, I was involved as many school activities as she was. She got in. I didn't. What the hell happened?? I don't know. They never tell you why you get to be a reject and your friend gets in. It might be because I was going in with an Undeclared major and they wanted more people who knew where they were going in life. That sucks. I didn't know what I wanted to do until AFTER I graduated!! Crap. Now I'm depressed. __________________ - Affordable website design found here -

04-02-04, 06:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
socio13 Active Member Joined: Dec 2003 Location: 91762 Posts: 128	I just bought a mug from the bookstore cuz I needed it for coffee. __________________ Failure is not an option - it is a privilege reserved for those who do not try hard enough.

04-03-04, 05:06 PM	#13 (permalink)
Keng Guru Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 597	The pride is to MooOOooOOOOoOoOO! Too many Asian here....

04-05-04, 02:35 PM	#15 (permalink)
*Admin* Think About It Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,961	Choosing 'Undeclared' as your major might've been a deduction during the admission process. Doesn't matter for you though. I assume you landed yourself a satisfying job and have a great career after graduating from Cal Poly Pomona. __________________ Cal Poly Forums

04-22-04, 03:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
clocktoyz Newcomer Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 4	There might not be much Cal Poly Pride but i know there is a heck of a lot of asian/api pride. I''m right? Just look around you'll notice it. I said do it now! Yes i'm Azn.

04-22-04, 11:25 PM	#17 (permalink)
Keng Guru Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 597	Taiwanese powa!

04-24-04, 10:28 AM	#18 (permalink)
Trader Enthusiast Joined: Sep 2003 Location: Pomona Posts: 227	Pride exist in all campuses and not just Cal Poly Pomona man. There's even a Cal Poly Pride Center on campus.

05-12-04, 09:32 AM	#20 (permalink)
Bryansix Active Member Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Tustin, CA Posts: 60	It's funny, Bruins and Trojans have pride and as a result when one side wins a football game they throw couches in the street and light them on fire and run around them and when one side loses they pick fights with the winning team in the parking lot of the Rose Bowl. Meanwhile any Cal Poly students at the game just stand around and laugh. Whose the smart one I ask? __________________ Is there anything beer can't do? -Hank Hill Beerdonkey.com

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