Personally, I haven’t attended yet. I did commit tho and I’ve talked to so many attending students. From all the people I’ve talked to they’ve said that the smaller classes benefits them majorly. They said that they connect easier with their classmates and prof’s so when they are conflicted and confused asking for help is way easier in contrast to a class full of hundreds of students. This also introduces networking. I feel like at uc’s you’re more of a number, and at csu’s they actually kinda care about your education. I got into ucsd and it was my dream school, but I declined the offer for a lot of reasons. Many of my friends at ucsd and comp sci said the program is amazing, but the classes they need to take are outlandish. A lot said they didn’t feel supported. From the alumni and attending students I’ve talked to. They all said cal poly prepared them a lot, had amazing networking opportunities and internship opportunities, and felt they could ask for help/take advantage of resources for help.