HAS ANYBODY READ COLLEGECONFIDENTIAL. COM???

[jayandbutton]

check out the website above.
wow, CPP really gets trashed and some posters make it sound like only stupid ppl go.
i think some of us should set the record straight!
what do others think?

examples:
CPP is in a ghetto
CPP is a "lackluster" school
CPP is lower than many other CSUs
CPP is just an "average" CSU
CPP is a "joke"

anybody ready to step up?

btw, CPSLO gets great marks by many posters.
will our SLO friends support us, too?

[Admin]

Could you tell us how to search for remarks? I've searched for "Cal Poly Pomona" and the results did not give me anything.

[jayandbutton]

1. register if you haven't and then confirm via email
2. click on college discussion
3. click on search and then type in cal poly

Originally Posted by iKwak

Could you tell us how to search for remarks? I've searched for "Cal Poly Pomona" and the results did not give me anything.

[PolarMan]

While I agree with all the raves about SLO, CPP seriously doesn't deserve such bashing. For instance, read what the some of the engineering alums are up to now. I don't see them spitting on burgers at Mickey D's.

The overall numerical stats are mainly to blame though. But one thing to note is that the acceptance rate has gone down drastically - ~52% for last year's entering freshman class. In the late 90s, that figure was upwards 65-70%. This can be attributed to a larger applicant pool, but the academic stats have been inching up slightly every year.

Example: CPP's engineering reputation has been gaining ground.

In 2002 or so, the COE was ranked #21 (2.6-2.9, I can't quite remember) in the nation by USNWR, in 2004 - #9 (3.3), and in 2005 - #14 (3.2) when compared to non-doctoral granting institutions.

Maybe it's good that CPP is letting in students with lower stats, as keeping the school underrated gives an excellent opportunity for many students - but, it's a double-edged sword as well.

[PolarMan]

For anyone needing a reference to the purpose of this thread:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...al+poly+pomona

From my deductions, "drj" = "jayandbutton"

[xiaoxue]

polar man=polar man?

yeah, some nasty stuff about our school on that site.
who the $#**#&@@$## is that mindgames anyway? sounds like he had a chick who went here who jilted him and became a street gangsta or something.

agree, we are a great secret but we should stand up for our school. it is waaaay better than those other CSUs other than SLO.

Originally Posted by PolarMan

For anyone needing a reference to the purpose of this thread:

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...al+poly+pomona

From my deductions, "drj" = "jayandbutton"

[PolarMan]

The name suits him very well though.
While SLO is the shining beacon of the CSU system, the rest pretty much all depend on your preferred field of study (e.g. SDSU and CSUF for business/marketing/finance, CPP for engineering (as with SJSU), ag and architecture, as well as hospitality management).

Here's another thread I'm sure you'll all enjoy....... feel free to give some of these people a piece of your mind.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...ad.php?t=48975

CPP student salary survey (2000) - My guess is that these figures have most likely gone up.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020106021030/http://www.csupomona.edu/~career/students/stu_salary00.htm

(NOTE: Since the current page leads to an invalid link, I had to go through and find a cached page instead).

[xiaoxue]

had no idea our school and southern cal were so close together in rankings in arch...and that gives our school even more cred. i knew arch was a tough major, but wow.

btw, two questions:

1. when did you turn 100?
2. are you from the north or south pole?

just curious!

Originally Posted by PolarMan

The name suits him very well though.
While SLO is the shining beacon of the CSU system, the rest pretty much all depend on your preferred field of study (e.g. SDSU and CSUF for business/marketing/finance, CPP for engineering (as with SJSU), ag and architecture, as well as hospitality management).

Here's another thread I'm sure you'll all enjoy....... feel free to give some of these people a piece of your mind.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...ad.php?t=48975

CPP student salary survey (2000) - My guess is that these figures have most likely gone up.

http://web.archive.org/web/20020106021030/http://www.csupomona.edu/~career/students/stu_salary00.htm

(NOTE: Since the current page leads to an invalid link, I had to go through and find a cached page instead).

[PolarMan]

1. too senile to remember... 50 years ago perhaps? All I know is that I've been keeping myself alive by taking my injections once every 10 minutes..... that, and I have every disease known to mankind, forming a barrier around my body.

2.

[PolarMan]

By the way, "school-bashing" is nothing new at that site..... I often see UC Davis and UCI get bashed around (mainly because of the school environment), though the bashing is nowhere near as bad as CPP's.

By the way, whoever "roxygirl" is in the first thread link I posted above, I commend you for stepping up:

Actually Mindgame, drj is right.

First of all they are sister schools and second their programs are nearly identical.

You said

"quality students and people seeking better educates flock to cal poly SLO and dont even consider pomona"

For your information Cal Poly Pomona is considered, along with SLO, USC, UCI, and Berkley. sdsu and chico are not even looked at. I've never even heard of these schools until I entered the CSU system. These are students in the top 1% of their class. I should know I work at a high school in an upper crust city in Orange County. I hear and see everything. Cal Poly Pomona is highly regarded by staff members and students.

Oh, and you talk about low gpa. That's the average. Have you considered the students with gpa's of 4.0 or higher when entering.
Mine was a 3.8 and I took AP and honor classes along with clubs and volunteer work, the whole show. I applied to CPP and UC Davis. Cal Poly Pomona being my first choice. And I did get into Davis.

Have you ever been to Cal Poly Pomona? You have no idea of what you're talking about. You're giving CPP a bad rep, what you need to do is keep your ignorant opinions to yourself. Everything you say is based on numbers and opinions of others.

Oh, yeah for your information, CPP and SLO were the same school once upon a time. Therefore their programs are the same, nothing much has changed since they separated.

Apparently someone didn't believe the fact that CPSLO and CPP used to be affiliated with each other up until 1966...... after all, how would those be the only two campuses in the CSU system that hold the "Cal Poly" name? Nowadays though, they are separate schools with their own schedules, however, programs still remain quite similar.

Now, I grew up in the Inland Empire (Chino, Ontario, Riverside, San Bernardino, that whole area), and CPP is very highly regarded among my peers and the staff at my school. Even my peers, who are bound for UCLA and Berkeley, still hold CPP with high regard.

[CharStar]

I think CPP is a great school, which is why I chose it amongst even some UC’s. What exactly are these people rating success on? I’m proud to say that I am going to CPP in the Fall and these critics don’t affect me because I think they are talking out of their @$$ anyway!

[JPWRana]

the only ratings that should matter are those that should come from magazines, institutions, organizations, and gov. stuff.... not what other students say.

btw, I could care less if ppl bash about our school and say bad stuff. I like my education, and I am happy.

[m15rules]

I agree, it doesn't matter what people think about any school. This guy on the confidential site is no different then other people who also post threads and argue about which school is better Harvard or Yale. Many of these members are ivy leaguers or people who went to "elite schools" and like to brag about the schools they went to. I found the site last year and posted a thread regarding graduate school at the cal state system. I was dissapointed with the responces. People thought that attending a cal state school was a waste of time, especially for an M.B.A. People who think that the name of their school will get them the job or a high paying career are usually people who don't think outside the box and will be working for a company for the rest of their lives. I think the name of the school should not matter. Cal Poly Pomona is a great school. But it's what you do with the degree that counts. Many millionares or leaders in a field, attended colleges that were not Harvard or Yale. Cal Poly Pomona is a unique school and we should be proud to attend this institution. We should do our best to make Cal Poly Pomona a brand known nationwide.

P.S: US News And World Report rank Cal Poly Pomona the toughest school to get into with only a 30% acceptance rate in the west. Second was Cal Poly SLO with 38%.

[CharStar]

Originally Posted by m15rules

I agree, it doesn't matter what people think about any school. This guy on the confidential site is no different then other people who also post threads and argue about which school is better Harvard or Yale. Many of these members are ivy leaguers or people who went to "elite schools" and like to brag about the schools they went to. I found the site last year and posted a thread regarding graduate school at the cal state system. I was dissapointed with the responces. People thought that attending a cal state school was a waste of time, especially for an M.B.A. People who think that the name of their school will get them the job or a high paying career are usually people who don't think outside the box and will be working for a company for the rest of their lives. I think the name of the school should not matter. Cal Poly Pomona is a great school. But it's what you do with the degree that counts. Many millionares or leaders in a field, attended colleges that were not Harvard or Yale. Cal Poly Pomona is a unique school and we should be proud to attend this institution. We should do our best to make Cal Poly Pomona a brand known nationwide.

P.S: US News And World Report rank Cal Poly Pomona the toughest school to get into with only a 30% acceptance rate in the west. Second was Cal Poly SLO with 38%.

I agree 110%! Great post! And I'm curious? Do you know what year that publication was made at US News and World Report? I would love and try to find an archive of it. Thanks!

[xiaoxue]

kudos to roxy girl from orange county on that web site and to all of you, too! turns out that one of the big bashers just revealed that he is an arch major at gulp--SLO!!!

most of my poly north friends are cool and not arrogant like this jerk. i wonder if maybe he got rejected here?

Originally Posted by CharStar

I agree 110%! Great post! And I'm curious? Do you know what year that publication was made at US News and World Report? I would love and try to find an archive of it. Thanks!

[PolarMan]

Originally Posted by m15rules

P.S: US News And World Report rank Cal Poly Pomona the toughest school to get into with only a 30% acceptance rate in the west. Second was Cal Poly SLO with 38%.

I don't want to shoot you down for that, but 30% was, I believe, the percentage of students that enrolled. The collegeboard and princetonreview sites currently have CPP's acceptance rate at an unbelivable 17%. Even after looking at official enrollment stats, none of it comes out to 17%, so those sites are definitely cramming out BS.

The actual acceptance rate last year was 52%, but that's still tough enough nonetheless, especially since the only two factors considered are your grades and test scores.

(Just for reference, CPP's acceptance rate in 2001-02 was 67%, and for comical value, SLO's acceptance rate in 1997 was 57%. )

In fall 2004, 22,585 students applied for admission to Cal Poly Pomona and 11,758 were admitted.

This is a rate of 52.1 percent.

Of those admitted, 4,765 enrolled, which is a rate of 40.5 percent.

In the end, it doesn't really matter where you go. What really matters is how much you learned and if you are able to apply what you've learned, and definitely if you enjoy your field of study.

[m15rules]

No problem CharStar:

the link is:wwww.usnews.com/edu/colleges and just select colleges by region west. Then you will see other categories such as acceptance rate and diveristy. Looking at the site, they made a change now Cal poly Pomona is second with 30%, but SLo is third with 39%.

[PolarMan]

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/...d.php?p=701483

^^^^ Some more info on this "mindgame" character. Perhaps this is the reason why he's bitter.

I'm pretty sure he's a HS senior.

[jayandbutton]

yeah, you're right...in another post the dude mentions that he's a high school kid after bashing pomona left and right without any evidence. just an insecure teenager who needs to learn how to spell definitely.

btw, i don't think you're really 100 polar man. from your picture you don't look a day over 90!

[Admin]

This man knows what he is talking about.
There are many successful CPP alumnus out in the business field. There have been several occasion where I initiate a conversation with a colleague about business and he tells me a testimony of a business millionaire, and to my surprise, I was told in the end that the entrepreneur was a Cal Poly Pomona alumni. I thanked him for sharing the story.
I think the name of the school should not matter. Cal Poly Pomona is a great school. But it's what you do with the degree that counts.
I agree wholeheartedly. I hope all of you will be successful in your future career.

Originally Posted by m15rules

I agree, it doesn't matter what people think about any school. This guy on the confidential site is no different then other people who also post threads and argue about which school is better Harvard or Yale. Many of these members are ivy leaguers or people who went to "elite schools" and like to brag about the schools they went to. I found the site last year and posted a thread regarding graduate school at the cal state system. I was dissapointed with the responces. People thought that attending a cal state school was a waste of time, especially for an M.B.A. People who think that the name of their school will get them the job or a high paying career are usually people who don't think outside the box and will be working for a company for the rest of their lives. I think the name of the school should not matter. Cal Poly Pomona is a great school. But it's what you do with the degree that counts. Many millionares or leaders in a field, attended colleges that were not Harvard or Yale. Cal Poly Pomona is a unique school and we should be proud to attend this institution. We should do our best to make Cal Poly Pomona a brand known nationwide.