Cal Poly and budget woes

csleslie51
Fri, 28 Mar 2008 11:33:15 +0000

New enrollment to drop by more than 20 percent at Poly because of budget cuts
Unlike many other colleges, Cal Poly applicants apply to specific majors rather than seeking general admission — resulting in some majors being more competitive than others.

Engineering is one of the more competitive majors at Cal Poly; the number of applicants increased by 14.1 percent this year to 7,791 students.

“We had 400 engineering applicants — each with a perfect 4.0 (grade-point average) — turned away for admission this fall,” Maraviglia said in a statement.