Cal Poly SLO Construction Management vs UCLA Geology

Yung_Shark
Wed, 14 Aug 2024 18:53:28 +0000

Post Decision Analysis:

So, I chose SLO because the cost came down to $2,700 for first year. My construction management major definitely pays more than geology, at $90k for LA and $95k for Bay Area.

However, upon being on campus and studying for a while, I think if I was studying literally anything else I would’ve gone to UCLA. I didn’t actually realize how impressive UCLA was until I was walking through the Cal Poly sciences/arts halls and realized they had laminated stock photos and 3 year old study abroad flyers. Pretty disappointing. The weather is beautiful though and people are very friendly. The food has gotten better and at worst, it’s just bland which isn’t bad at Vista grande.

Overall, I’m going to finish my summer quarter and go from there. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t toying with idea of going back to cc and getting an associates degree for transfer. Then again, construction management at SLO has so many diverse companies coming to recruit and constantly doing lunch and learns, best in the ASC competition so that’ll be hard to pass up.

Overall, to anyone in a similar situation, I would recommend going to a UC even if it’s the exact same major. UC’s will give you money but Cal Poly will give you a link to Sallie Mae