John Robert

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As much as I think Cal Poly is a great school, the...

As much as I think Cal Poly is a great school, the system of Cal Poly Pomona is disorganized beyond repair. Unless you desire to study Engineering, I would recommend to look elsewhere. The school emphasizes STEM and hands on learning principles, but there is not much resource for non-Engineering major students. Also, departments do not talk to each other resulting massive confusion for students. Chemistry department, Physics department and Computer Science department are the worst in College of Science as they do not provide a clear answer. Financial Aid office does nothing but create confusion leading students to pay out of their pockets.

Transfer students are left confused and they have to figure out their own. Also, information on the official website is incorrect and they do nothing to correct. Basically, they are falsifying information to attract students. The school has massive potential but due to disorganized and incompetent management, the school is disorganized.

Due to limited spots of the classes, transfer students are assigned later date of registration and not able to register the class. The school often tells students to go back to their community colleges and take the classes.

Another evidence that this school do not care about students is how they treat exceptional students. Students who are in scholars' programs used to be given priority registrations. Then, the school decided to take that away. What they do not realize is that these exceptional students would make the brand of the school more valuable when they enter workforce. How shortsighted.

The only good things about this school are professors and students. Most of professors are available during office hours, which yield private school like opportunities to build rapport with professors. Also, most of students are dedicated and hard working.

I wish I could give 5 star ratings because I do really like the school, but the system of the school hinders students to excel doing nobody's favor.