Which CSU for Business Major?

LSkaiWalk
Sun, 06 Jun 2010 17:15:06 +0000

Definitely Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.

-It’s as competitive to get in as the mid-tier UCs: Santa Barbara, Davis, & Irvine.
-There are only two public schools in California to rank in the top 100 business week undergraduate business school rankings: UC Berkley & Cal Poly SLO. Cal Poly SLO trumps all the other UCs for business. This is mainly because the other UCs have business economics and not business though. But basically if you want to go to a UC or Cal State for business, Cal Poly SLO should be your second choice to Berkley.
(Bloomberg - Are you a robot?) - Cal Poly is ranked 64th. Definitely on an upward trend though. It’s a rising star.
-It’s in a gorgeous area right by the beach in central California in a cute town.
-It’s extremely cheap, since technically it’s a Cal State.
-It has a very good reputation not just through California, but nationally. The engineering at SLO is one of the best in the world, making lots of people know about it.
-They really teach the “hands on”, rather than the theoretical you’ll get at a UC, making it a hot bed for recruiters.
-Recruiters love Cal Poly SLO grads.
-Cal Poly has SMALL CLASSES (compared to UCs). Besides lecture classes, most classes will be about 35 kids.
-Great internships / jobs available.
-The business school at Cal Poly SLO graduates most students in 4 years.
-Cal Poly SLO has about an average GPA of 3.8… Pomona has like a 3.2 average GPA. Not even close in selectivity…
-I personally talked to the Dean of the business school at Cal Poly SLO and he came off to me as very bright and seemed to know what he was doing.
-I talked to a finance major at SLO who got a job at Goldman Sachs! I also heard many students gets jobs from Apple & other Silicon Valley companies.
-The business building is pretty new and quite impressive.
-San Luis Obispo is an awesome place to live for 4-5 years, it’s a great COLLEGE TOWN.

Second choice to Cal Poly SLO would be SDSU. They probably have a 3.5ish average GPA. They also have a larger program and a good international business program at SDSU. I would choose Cal Poly SLO any day over SDSU though unless you really are a city person.

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo is an AMAZING school. It’s considered an “Honorary UC” because it’s soo good.

Definitively California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Go Mustangs!