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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Get involved! There is a plethora of opportunities to be had here at UAF if you look closely enough. Don't go through life regretting not doing something. Social Life: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 05 2007 1st Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=39697&uid=3'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright I graduated in 1983, so I can't comment directly on the current qualities of UAF. I live in California now, and revisited UAF about 5 years ago. My sense was that things hadn't changed drastically, so my comments are hopefully still relevant. I grew up in Ohio, and after my freshman year transfered from Ohio State (50,000+ students) to UAF (approx. 3000 students). At OSU, I would sit in lectures of 300-400 students; actually speaking to a professor was almost inconceivable; none of the graduate teaching assistants spoke English; and I was pretty much on my own. While I had alot of fun, I wasn't motivated and wasn't learning squat. At UAF, most classes were in the 20-25 student range, and my largest classes were around 60 students. I had more access to professors at UAF than I did to the teaching assistants at OSU, and the personal attention that I got going to a relatively small school made all the difference in the world. For me, at least, it was a great fit. The small class sizes were great for teaching, but UAF also gets alot of research funding, so it shouldn't be too difficult to find a job on an interesting research project if you are so inclined. If you grew up in Alaska, it would probably be good to go to college elsewhere in order to experience the real world. But if you grew up outside of Alaska, going to school in Fairbanks is really a unique experience. Some people couldn't handle the isolation and weather, and would only last a semester. Many others, like me, fell in love with the place. I never felt more alive than during my years in Fairbanks. I eventually got a graduate degree from USC, and have taken classes at probably 20+ colleges, ranging from community colleges to Berkeley and Stanford, for personal interest and professional development. As is said many times, school is what you make of it, and taking classes at all these different schools convinced me that I could learn just as much as UAF as I could at anywhere else. I won't pretend that at UAF degree is anymore prestigious than a degree from someplace like Eastern Washington or Sacramento State, but early in my career, when job interviewers saw that I went to school in Alaska, would usually say something like "Wow, what was going to school in Alaska like?" If you want to go to a college and care only about academics and/or partying, then UAF wouldn't be the best choice. But lots of students and professors go to UAF because it's in Alaska, and it's location is a big part of the experience. I was never bored there. I'm not a big arts guy, but I went to more plays and symphony concerts in Fairbanks than I did while living in New York City and California. I've never even seen a U.S. Senator or Governor in person while living outside of Alaska, but at UAF it was not unusual to have the Governor or Senators come to talk to your political science class of 25 people. If you get off campus and experience the surrounding environment, you could have a fantastic few years. Starting Job: Programmer, Preparedness: B, Reputation: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 20 2005 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=16868&uid=3'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Poor UAF... Despite its pretensions to be a nice, hospitable university for students who wish to study in Alaska, it really has so little to offer. Its location in the Far North might seem what causes it to be so half-hazard and mediocre, yet that very location could be an advantage - it has so much potential. If I recall correctly, the school has only an 18% graduation rate, and it's not hard to see why... SOMETHING could be done to make the campus slightly more attractive. The buildings are all grey blocks that look inspired by an aficcionado of Stalin-era Soviet nostalgia, and with whatever "lawns" the school has being covered with ice and snow from October to May, it makes for a very dreary landscape indeed. The academics are laughable; I can't imagine anyone, not even an Alaskan born native, thinking that they will get meaningful career skills in such a place... although the business and language departments have a few shining faculty members and several extracurricular offices have rather jolly ambiences... The student crowd is what one could expect of such a far-off place, mostly "granola" white kids, but with a small percentage of Native American and Asian students. However, racism is not exempt from this corner of the U.S. as well, especially towards the Natives. The town of Fairbanks could obviously do with a face-lift, what with all the oil storming past it in the Pipeline, but that is not the case... The closest thing to nightclubbing one can find is dancing in the electronic section at the Fred Meyer's on Airport Way, and Denny's is just about the only restaurant option... Transferring to a prestigious school on the East Coast was the most wonderful thing I could do after my Alaskan adventure... Perceived Campus Safety: B, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 19 2005 1st Year Male -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=14389&uid=3'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average It has been about 10 years since I attended UAF, so my opinions maybe moldy. UAF is one of the coolest universities--this is meant in a meteorological sense. If you are looking for palm trees and trade wind extracurricular activities, you better apply elsewhere. Fairbanks has a cold reputation and that's the way the Sourdoughs like it. It not uncommon to have a week of -30 F. Winter can be brutal. When not confined indoors, the wildlife and scenary are awesome. UAF has some excellent instructors. The Philosophy Department was one of the best in 1994. UAF also has a few salmon berries. One Journalism Prof.--I feel--gave me a bad grade because of personal, not academic, reasons. Fortunately, I retook the class at another college and turned an unjustified "D" into an "A." If you don't like a particular instructor or an instructor doesn't like you, the chances of taking a second required course--with the aforementioned instructor(s)--are very good. You have a better chance at a larger University to pick your instructors. Last issue, job placement! Forget UAF's help. I left UAF to find work and pay off the student loans. Lower 48 employers laughed at a UAF degree. If you graduate from UAF, find work in Alaska or go into graduate school. I paid off the last of my student loans in 2002! My Alaskan friends--who I still write--became a gold mine of "old memories." UAF made me a more rounded individual. I left UAF an idealistic individual; the real world taught me the rest. Faculty Accessibility: B+, Individual Value: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 09 2004 4th Year Male -- Class 1994    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=13216&uid=3'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save      Prev    Select Page:    Next

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