What is dorm life like at Cal Poly (strictness/partying)?

2Leashes
Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:31:31 +0000

casurfer: Cerro Vista is mostly for freshmen. Maybe some transfers. Poly Canyon Village is mostly for sophomores, transfers and upper classmen if there’s room. There often is. I know of a few juniors there now. My daughter will move off campus next year. We wanted her to live in PCV this year, though.

I don’t know the pros and cons of each dorm, other than what some have mentioned here. Red Bricks are more traditional, long hallways, smaller rooms, closer to UU, etc. The towers of Sierra Madre and Yosemite have a more intimate lay-out without the long hallways. As mentioned, Yosemite has co-ed floors. They really aren’t that far from the main part of campus, but then Tower 0 where my daughter lived also happens to be the closest to campus and Vista Grande (VGs) eatery. North Mountain are more like motel rooms. They open up to the outside. No interior halllways. That would be my last choice, but I know kids who did just fine there. I think where ever you end up, you’ll make good friends and enjoy your home away from home. I had heard that some kids living in triples in the Red Bricks are having some issues with their roommates. But, that could happen anywhere. Just worse in tight quarters or if two of the roommates are good friends. Odd man out. :-/