<p>Just throw your opinion. If you are offended by the question… you probably are. Seriously, I have been admitted to this university and I would like to know if it is the kind of place where most people only care about how cool / goodlooking they are and how fashionable/expensive are the things they can buy or if people is more kind of down to earth and to sum up… intelligent.</p>
<p>Nope, I couldn’t care less being politically incorrect… I just don’t fit among the shallows and I want to know if I would be comfortable here. I’m not arrogant, I don’t consider myself a kind of god, just don’t like people who have nothing interesting in mind. That’s my choice, respect it. Of course… there is all kind of people everywhere, ok? But I’m asking about your general feeling</p>
<p>actually, one of the draws for me was that the students were opposite of shallow, and more laid-back, and not super into fashion and into themselves and stuff. im a prospective senior, but from the tour and from talking to people / the internet, it seems that everyone is very relaxed and chill. most people i saw on campus during the tour were in jeans / a tshirt. nothing fancy. large farmer / engineer (lots of nerds roaming around slo haha) student population, so theor not trendy. the college is getting pretty hard to get into, so lots of smart students. plus its a big school, lots of students so its quite diverse, well not super diverse ethnicity wise, but personality wise and “shallow” wise i guess.</p>
<p>i know “shallow” schools that have that rep are like sdsu, ucsb, and many privates where lots of rich people go. well cal polys a cheap state shcooll so has a wide range of people from all backgrounds.</p>
<p>but get an opinion from a student, i dont know much. maybe im completely wrong??</p>
<p>but ofcourse, im sure there are “shallow” people at slo, probably a decent population, like at ALL colleges. but im guessing you’ll find the majority to be very down to earth.</p>
<p>talk to a student tho, and maybe a student can respond to this thread.</p>
<p>I got admitted in this and hopefully in the U of Florida (long story). Don’t know which to choose but for me people is a serious point. I am european, so I’m not used - and don’t need to get so - to have to deal with barbies and kens alone. Of course everywhere you have all kinds of people, but silly people un europe… I would say they could be more.</p>
<p>I have a pair of friends from different parts of the states and they both consider, after being there, that california seconds to none in shallowness among the states, places like los angeles over all. I’m definitely not into this.</p>
<p>And answering the initial question, I don’t have anything against pretty people. I have a complex or anything like that. Good-looking people who is not arrogant and self-centered is as good as ugly people similar. Girls who look at you like if you would have to pay for seing their angelical face alone, that ****es me off.</p>
<p>what an arrogant post … are all Europeans to be judged based on your myopic views? and horrible sentence structure?</p>
<p>visit the school (all schools you are considering) … don’t rely on what others say, people are like music and art … UoF has its own disturbing sterotypes too</p>
<p>finally, i doubt that all 19,000 students fit into any mold</p>
<p>You say you’re not arrogant, but you just don’t like people whom you don’t consider interesting. “That’s my choice, respect it”! If you choose to go to SLO, it will have at least one arrogant person. You should be more concerned whether anyone will find you interesting.</p>
<p>nolists, again, there is all kind of people in a group greater than 50. And I might be a bit myopic but don’t make me get in a discussion of who think they are better: the americans or the europeans. You talk like if americans didn’t think they are the best of the best too. Just let it stay. My poor grammar is like that because english is not my mother tongue, as it is probably for you. I have to make a big effort to answer to silly things like your comment about my sentence structure. But I’m going to your country to improve my english so hopefully in some time I will write according to your standards. Thanks for your feedback</p>
<p>hbparents, you know… if you got offended, you`re one of them (or your child is). I am interesting myself and don’t need approval. I have topics of conversation other than tits and cars, and I expect the same from my possible mates. I wasn’t going to open this topic but searching in youtube what I get to find is (among others to be fair) a bunch of kids breaking trays in their forehead and a pair of lesbians half-fighting half-fckn in the mud. Maybe that is fine for you because you are american, but given that I will go to study 16 hours by plane from my house I expect to find a great education experience with generally interesting people. Hence my question. I prefer to travel to a nerdish place rather than a non-stop party, since I have left my country</p>
<p>gotpeter, I like your message. Funny. Irony is always nice if the quality is good</p>
<p>Sicologus, heres the deal. Ive lived in california all my life and there is some truth to the stereotype that californians are shallow. That being said, with a population of more than both Canada and Australia, you are going to find all types of people. Different parts of the state, generally speaking, house different types of people. In my opinion, San Luis Obispo is one of the places where people are not shallow, there are a lot of down-to-earth “nerds” and good all around people. Like a previous poster said, you cant fit all 19000 students into any one mold. Dont let a couple of youtube videos discourage you, SLO is an awesome place to live and I dont think you would regret going there. Its definitely better than Florida, in my humble opinion :).</p>
<p>Maybe it’s naivete and not arrogance, but your expectations seem a little preconceived. No matter which college you choose, you will come across all kinds of people. You sound like you haven’t spent much time in the states, but you are already think you know what to expect. I think you will be surprised to see that beyond the certain amount of superficial elite there will be a majority of down to earth people that you will have a lot in common with. Go check out the campus and talk to the students, then make up your mind. And since I am apparently one of those elite, you wouldn’t want to rely on my recommendation.</p>
<p>Maybe it’s naivete and not arrogance, but your expectations seem a little preconceived. No matter which college you choose, you will come across all kinds of people. You sound like you haven’t spent much time in the states, but you are already think you know what to expect. I think you will be surprised to see that beyond the certain amount of superficial elite there will be a majority of down to earth people that you will have a lot in common with. Go check out the campus and talk to the students, then make up your mind. And since I am apparently one of those elite, you wouldn’t want to rely on my recommendation.</p>
<p>As parents of two high school girls, we enjoy shopping in San Luis on a weekly basis. It has a lot of good shopping places for young people. So we’ve observed a multitude of Cal Poly students on the weekends. If we can stereotype, they seem like wonderful kids.</p>
<p>Curious how you found out you already got in. Did you apply Early Decision? Also when did you find out? My understanding is that it will be at least a week or so more before notices of acceptance go out. Please explain.</p>
<p>In terms of your question…as the others have stated, you will find all types of people everywhere and you will be able to choose with whom you want to associate. With an academic population of more than 16,000 you will undoubted find others like yourself to connect with…So, if you are interested in non-shallow, interesting types, then go find find them…where ever you end up. I think the question should be more internally oriented. My perception of shallow and interesting may be quite different from yours. Relying on others to weigh in about something so important that will affect you for the next 4+ years
puts the decision in their hands not yours.</p>
<p>RBLAX16… the term is winter 2010… so that is anything but early :D. Yes, I’m in a rush.</p>
<p>About relying my decision… international students usually dont have enogh money to travel to you country to visit the universities. And I forgot to mention that it is for graduate studies (I’m still 24 though, so young graduate who still wants to get involved)</p>