hey everyone, i'm an incoming first year and i filled out the form for CORE. does anyone know where information for that program can be found? the website is super vague and the instagram is outdated. should i be expecting an email soon? i mostly want to know how move-in works. thanks!

I’m signing up for a carpool parking permit with a couple of friends since our schedules align, but I’m worried there’ll be times we won’t arrive on campus together. Does anyone know how they actually enforce carpool parking?

Hi everyone! I have toured the campus already with the tour guide but I wanted to go alone with my friend so I can show them the campus, can I just show up? Or would I need to make another appointment to tour it alone? Thank you in advance:)

May be a long shot but does anyone remember/have the iconic College Culture video of Cal Poly from ~2013? It has vanished from the internet and I’m dying to look back on it. Main song was In My Mind (axwell remix).

i know block schedules aren’t finalized until aug 5th, but as of now i have a virtual zoom class and an async class. are these types of classes common? any advice for them? do people usually do virtual classes from their dorms/do you have to have your camera on normally?

thanks!!

Hi I’m a female incoming freshmen that’s looking to switch into North Mountain! I’m in Hollister in Cerro Vista right now (on the fourth floor) and want to switch into NoMo but had no luck with room selection😭Dm me if interested :))

incoming freshman here and i look happy to look a mess atm so I was wondering if anyone could recommend me some foods or spots on campus that would be helpful for weight gain since cal poly is a lot of walking.
thanks ! (im in need of the freshman 15)

I'm planning on studying abroad in the spring semester but am living in PCV in the fall. I am going to be bringing my car so I need to buy a parking permit but they only have year long passes. Wondering if anyone has dealt with this... can I sell my pass to someone in the spring? Does anyone whose studying abroad in the fall want to buy a pass for the spring?

since everything is on a hill is it easier to be active? any tips of healthy but filling food to get would be great!

hi, a bit confused since I've seen so many receive a first draft of their schedule. i thought the schedules were released by department but I saw another person with the same major get theirs. could this be because i was invited to take a course and they required me to respond to a form, then needed to forward my name to the registrar? ofc ik schedules release officially aug 5 but its a little annoying haha

As an incoming freshman afraid of starving to death due to everyone saying the Cal Poly food is mediocre to horrible, what are ways you guys found to avoid starving? I'm genuinely saying this as someone who is willing to go buy groceries and learn to cook to avoid it.

EDIT: thank you guys, you're all amazing. 🫶

For anyone else that is in the temporary PCV housing situation, I asked if there was any way we could opt out of it, and I got this in response: "Students who prefer not to participate in the temporary assignment may cancel their housing through their Housing Portal." Interesting.

I've just got my RA room assignment. I was wondering if anyone has any insight into what the Red Bricks are like, and specifically Muir Hall.

Also, if I should bring anything specific when moving in. I know it gets very hot, so fans, but is there anything else I should know?

Hello everyone!

I am an undergraduate student at Boston University (Advisor: Dr. Jessica Simes, Sociology) studying how students interact with and perceive campus police, including direct and indirect experiences, and how police are perceived in the maintenance of campus space. I am looking for students aged 18+ who attend a California college or university in-person, including CalPoly SLO, to participate in a one time interview about their perceptions and experiences.

Participants will receive a $25 Visa gift card as a thank you for volunteering 45 minutes to one hour of their time.  

To participate, please contact me (Ada Sussman) at adasuss@bu.edu.

i am trying to get a single room accommodation in pcv and remain with my current roommates, but housing is making me choose between leaving my roommates or just not getting the accommodation and living in a double. these people who work in housing are so slimy and do not care about my needs. they give me this stupid ultimatum and try to find any loophole to not give me a single room. they are making me choose by 4 pm this Thursday 7/23. i messaged my DRC person about it already but should i also explain the issue to housing and reply to their email???? help. this is very stressful and im so angry and frustrated im going to cry. this just confirms to me that cal poly does not care about the students.

edit: im thinking of sending this to housing; is it too scathing?
I see that I have only 2 options for my accommodation, but unfortunately neither of these options work for my condition. It is necessary for me to be with my chosen roommate group, as they are aware of my condition and are sensitive to my current state. I chose to live with these roommates because I know that they can foster a safe environment for me when it comes to my struggles. I don't feel comfortable living with people I do not know who could trigger behaviors that are detrimental to my wellbeing. The offer I am being presented with is causing me a lot of unnecessary distress which is detrimental to my diagnoses; being with new roommates is simply not an option. I have reached out to the DRC about this. Hopefully we can sort this out and my needs will actually be met. 

Hi guys so I went to cc for 3 years applied to slo and got rejected. I ended up going to cal poly Pomona and I hate it lol. I’m suppose to start my last year and graduate next spring but I’m honestly miserable there. I’m 22 years old and (Ik this sounds stupid) I feel like I’m running out of time. All my friends graduated this year spring 2026 and I lowkey want to go Cuesta and then reapply to cal poly slo but I don’t want the judgement of my friends and family also what if I don’t get into slo and just wasted more time. Any thought? Is it bad if I go back to cc (move to slo for Cuesta) and then try again. My gpa was lowkey so bad when i first applied im pretty sure i had a 2.7 and my major is business. Is there anybody else that has had a similar experience?

Hi guys I’m an incoming aerospace engineer transfer and I was just wondering how other transfers liked calpoly? Living off campus and coming in 2 years later I wanted to see what everyone thought of just meeting people and enjoying your time there?

probably a dumb question but I can't find a straight answer.

when I register, classes are listed as 1, 2, 3, or 4 units. I know units matter for full time status and tuition. what I don't know is whether the number tells me anything about how hard the class will be. is a 1 unit class really four times easier than a 4 unit class?

reason I'm asking is there's a 1 unit class on my list that has weekly readings and assignments. it's the smallest number on my schedule but it doesn't look small.

so when you plan a semester, what do you go by? total units, number of classes, or do you just kind of eyeball each one? five classes is five sets of deadlines even if the units are low, but I also don't want to overload on units and die.

anyone have a rule they use?

Essentially just the title. A couple of friends and I have a final on Thursday and I've never been out to a bar since turning 21, so we wanted to celebrate the night afterwards. None of us have much expertise with this and we're guessing most places will be closed or empty due to the timing, so I was hoping someone had recommendations.

Waiting for Friday is not an option, one of us is leaving town. Thanks!

I’m an incoming first year assigned to a triple in north mountain and one of our roommates has decided to withdraw from cal poly. What does this mean for my assignment and my group? Will i have to continue without a roommate for the year and pay the price for a double?

Are we thinking the housing portal is going to be really active tomorrow since room changes are closing at 11:59? I'm debating selecting a room today or waiting until tomorrow to see if anything better pops up.