Welcome to Cal Poly

[00:00:10] Cue music [00:00:16] Jennifer Alden introduces herself as business administrator and talks about housing, admissions process, and opportunities available to students [00:00:39] camera pan of the beach, downtown, entrance to Poly Canyon [00:01:10] More than 15,000 students are here at Cal Poly [00:01:39] Cal Poly is consistently rated as one of the best educational values in the United States [00:01:45] Most well known for Architecture, Agriculture, Business, and Engineering [00:02:09] Ken Johnston, Crop Science Major, introduces the G.E. curriculum for Cal Poly [00:02:28] Talks about the "Upside curriculum" that allows students to talk major-specific classes from the get-go [00:03:06] Crowning point of your undergrad education in the final senior project [00:03:30] Offers a co-op that allows students to take 3-12 months off from school to gain hands-on experience [00:04:18] Talks about Career Services and how they help connect students with employers [00:04:43] Discusses how classes are small, with 19:1 student ratio to get a better relationship [00:05:22] Azizi Jones, Computer Science major, talks about the Learning Center, and how faculty from each college can advise students and get them the help they need [00:05:51] Almost 3,000 students live on campus [00:06:17] Upperclassmen live off-campus and nearby, within 15 minutes from the campus [00:06:28] More than 380 active clubs are available [00:06:53] Sports of all levels are offered at Cal Poly, so you can participate at whatever skill level Is important [00:07:34] Admission information; pick up an application [00:07:51] Admissions Office Supplementary questionnaire asking about extracurriculars, ACT/SAT scores [00:08:39] "When you are ready to sign up for classes, it's just a phone call away" [00:09:23] The week before classes start in fall, is the week of welcome [00:09:50] Write to University Outreach Service to gain more information about topics that you're interested in [00:10:01] Deciding to go onto college can be one of the most important decisions you make [00:10:10] 'Think about what Cal Poly can offer you!' [00:10:28] End credits - school logo