UCSB v. Cal Poly SLO

juliaprager
Wed, 06 May 2020 17:41:16 +0000

Hi everyone,

I am a high school senior that committed to Cal Poly, but was just accepted (yesterday) off the waitlist to my dream school, UCSB. At first I was of course going to go to UCSB, but after committing to Cal Poly, I really started to love it, and now I am conflicted, and would love any advice/guidance I can get. (I am from San Francisco, CA)

From what I understand, the party scene (Greek life), the weather, location, and student population is pretty similar at both. Cal Poly is a bit cheaper, but I am not too concerned with this as I am paying in-state tuition at both.

The biggest difference is my majors. My major at Cal Poly would be Business Administration, which is ideal. Since UCSB does not have undergraduate business, I’ll be majoring in Pre-Econ, which is alright, but I’m not super excited about. I heard it’s not too difficult to switch majors though?

My concerns with Cal Poly are:
Lack of diversity
Lack of sports culture

My concerns with UCSB are:
My major

I’d love to hear more about the student culture at both, and also the differences in living (in both the dorms first-year and also off-campus). Any help is fantastic.

Thank you!