What everyone is really referring to when they say "norcal". Includes places like San Francisco, Berkeley, and San Jose.
j: hey where you from?
a: norcal.
j: oh really? which part of eureka?
a: no no... im from berkeley.
j: oh, so you're from central cal?
a: yeah. you're right.
a: norcal.
j: oh really? which part of eureka?
a: no no... im from berkeley.
j: oh, so you're from central cal?
a: yeah. you're right.
by jjuullii September 13, 2006
by Dsperado June 13, 2008
by Arthur Jay September 17, 2007
North California. The skater/emo kid area of California. Sadly enough, I'm stuck here. Where hella originated from.
by TeenageWhore January 07, 2005
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo:
A safety school. This is where you have to resort to once you get rejected from all your top choices, i.e. Cal, UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis, and all your east-coast privates. It's common knowledge that this school just doesn't compare to Cal. Cal is ranked 21st by the US News report for top national universities of 2010. UCLA follows closely behind at 24th. Cal Poly isn't even on the list.
As far as engineering goes, Cal Poly doesn't even offer a doctorate program (Cal does). According to the 2010 US News report, Cal's undergraduate engineering program received a 4.7 out of 5 while Cal Poly's only received a 3.9.
It seems like some people here are bitter because they were rejected from Cal. It's odd, though, that they would have to stoop as low as Cal Poly. There are plenty of better schools in between UC Berkeley and SLO (UCLA, USC, UCSD, etc.) But then again Cal Poly students probably didn't get into those schools either.
The people here probably don't honestly think their school is as good as they claim, they just tell themselves that to justify attending a state school.
Note: there is a common misconception that this school is underrated, when in fact it deserves the rep it has. The fact that students claim their school is the "Harvard of the West" is a testament as to how stupid you can be and still get into this school.
A safety school. This is where you have to resort to once you get rejected from all your top choices, i.e. Cal, UCLA, USC, UCSD, UCSB, UC Davis, and all your east-coast privates. It's common knowledge that this school just doesn't compare to Cal. Cal is ranked 21st by the US News report for top national universities of 2010. UCLA follows closely behind at 24th. Cal Poly isn't even on the list.
As far as engineering goes, Cal Poly doesn't even offer a doctorate program (Cal does). According to the 2010 US News report, Cal's undergraduate engineering program received a 4.7 out of 5 while Cal Poly's only received a 3.9.
It seems like some people here are bitter because they were rejected from Cal. It's odd, though, that they would have to stoop as low as Cal Poly. There are plenty of better schools in between UC Berkeley and SLO (UCLA, USC, UCSD, etc.) But then again Cal Poly students probably didn't get into those schools either.
The people here probably don't honestly think their school is as good as they claim, they just tell themselves that to justify attending a state school.
Note: there is a common misconception that this school is underrated, when in fact it deserves the rep it has. The fact that students claim their school is the "Harvard of the West" is a testament as to how stupid you can be and still get into this school.
UC Berkeley Admit: I can't believe I applied to Cal Poly, what a waste of money. All they ask for were my grades and test scores. No essay, no extracurricular information. Everyone who applied got in, even that kid from the special ed. dept.
Cal Poly Admit: Today I figured out my only option was SLO. Now I have to go on Urb Dic and call it Harvard to make myself feel better. FML.
Cal Poly Admit: Today I figured out my only option was SLO. Now I have to go on Urb Dic and call it Harvard to make myself feel better. FML.
by RealCollegeAdmit May 13, 2010
.40 Cal: Simply put, a big ass fucking gun. Usually a semi-automatic with no safety and a rubber grip handle. It will fuck you up.
".38? Fuck a Saturday Special. I'm rollin wit da .40 cal. Let's see a nigga try n get buck round me."
by Dr. F. Roy Dean Schlippe April 18, 2005
Man 1: did you see that Barrett 50. Cal shoot him
Man 2: it hit his toes and blew off his fucking fingers
Man 2: it hit his toes and blew off his fucking fingers
by Nutbuttsack69 January 04, 2021