<p>@Oui</p>
<p>As a Cal Poly engineering graduate, I have to embarrassingly admit that I purposely overstayed my time at SLO because of my love for the school, San Luis Obispo, and my friends. I took several classes (Japanese cultural evolution from feudal to modern era, I loved the class) that are completely unrelated to my major and told my parents that I needed those classes for “graduation”. I know this “overstay” is actually quite common and became a problem for the university.</p>
<p>As for the comparison issue, I agree that Cal Poly doesn’t really need to be constantly measuring itself against other schools. Just being good on your own terms is already an achievement.</p>
<p>But I also want to note that I have seen frequent Cal Poly bashing (frequently related to UCLA threads) even if poster casually mention that Cal Poly is a good university in response to other threads. Due to the strong pride people have in Cal Poly, these denigrations attract very strong responses from CP supporters. I think Cal Poly has grown enough that it can feel secured regardless of what detractors have to say. Not every insult requires a blistering response. </p>
<p>But I also opine that there is nothing wrong praising Poly in this thread, given students and parents come here to actively seeking information for the school.</p>