Cal Poly Pomona Questions

slydez
Wed, 05 Apr 2017 17:41:43 +0000

Hello,

I recently just got admitted to Cal Poly Pomona with a major of Mechanical Engineer. I am transferring from a Community College, specifically LACC. I have lived with my parents all my life and this will be my first time living without my family. I still have the option to commute with a car, about 1hour of commute from my parents to campus. But, I don’t think I would enjoy commuting that long, I also don’t have my own car.

My other option is to live near the campus. I used zillow to search for the cost of apartments and they go around $800, too much for me. I am looking for $500 or less. So my parents and friends say that I would have to room with someone. (Is that the right term, “room with someone”? I’m trying to say to share the cost of the apartment or housing.)

So my question is…
(off-campus housing)

1. Is there a specific website/place to search for anyone needing a roommate around the area of Cal Poly Pomona?

2. What should be a good price point for me to consider?

3. Anyone have any tips or guides to finding a good, cheap apartments or rooms?

4. Anyone that attends Cal Poly Pomona or are residents near there have any warnings or the places to be cautious off, either because of dangers and stuff like that.

5. I haven’t dared to look at the in-campus housing (I think it is expensive), but should I consider it?

My orientation is in 3 months, so I am also trying to prepare any questions to ask during orientation.
(Programs in CPP)
6. Are there any programs that I should know or ask about as a Transfer student?
7. In LACC they provided many free things such as book vouchers, does CPP have programs that provide free things?
8. Are there any programs that I should know or ask about as a Mechanical Engineer?
9. Anyone know about the situation in CPP where they will be changing to a semester system to a quarter system? Anything I should be aware of about this?
10. Anything else that I should know about?

Thanks!