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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Finance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright The University of Arkansas is not good yet but is getting there. I'll admit that it is working hard to make the campus more diverse. But I will also admit that there is a very clear separation between social classes, economic classes, and different races. Greeks date greeks, greek girls date athletes, nongreeks don't interact with greeks that much, and you'll definitely meet alot of rich people who have never had a hard day in their life because daddy's paycheck always kept them smiling. The racial separation is unbelievable. Some white girls will chase black athletes (DMAC good example) but other that it's racially divided. African-Americans separate themselves with their own events, parties, etc. Asians truly are divided even all chosing to stay in same off-campus apartments, Mexicans and Bolivians are the same as well. the U of A is becoming is becoming more diverse in every way but you still have your country racists who come in from small towns around Fayetteville as well as some racists professors as well. But all in all Fayetteville is okay. There are a billions things to do on campus but still lacking alittle off-campus other than dickson. Whatever your interest you definitely be able to find student groups or other students who have same interest due to size of the unversity. Not too big where you walk around and never see anyone you don't know but you always see alot of people you've never met everyday. I'm a honors business student and it is very competitive from internships, classes, etc. My friends from arch. school complain all the time about disparities between colley. If you come to b-school don't depend too much on career center to get hired. Real good if you looking for accounting and marketing, not much else. A lot of parties and A lot of drinking. Drinking has become way of life for students at U of A. Don't expect any help from university after freshmen year concerning housing, classes to take, etc. After freshmen year they expect you know everything about the university. Parking will eat you alive. DO NOT NEVER TRY TO BEAT PARKING, YOU WILL LOSE. They give out tickets like handshakes and I've seen students' cars getting towed 2 or 3 times a week. Off-campus is cheaper but almost not worth it dealing with parking and inconvenience. Good student support services and academic support as well. Good scholarships, especially if you're smart and in business. We me mentioning all the good stuff about U of A you are probably wondering why the comment is not positive. At U of A you will have to deal with some of the most fake, stuck-up, people you have ever met. I've met people who openly brag about how much money their parents have in front of people who are not so financially blessed. Once you become indepedent, get your morals and beliefs right(there are a lot of people at U of A through vain philosophy arguing that any type of lifestyle, drugs, and practices are okay and you should try it out while totally disregarding morals and consequences). If you are Christian or another religion please strenghthen yourself before you come here. I've seen alot of students pay huge consequences for following the crowd or doing things without any guidance. Be strong. Well once you get pass people attitudes, and solidfy your morals, and find REAL FRIENDS, you'll have a good time and learn alot. Don't stay there, alot of people do because of friends but alot of other states with better cities(Texas). University Resource Use: A+, Scholastic Success: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 06 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=53384&uid=69'></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   Public Policy  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright There is a pretty good review on page 1. Mine is as follows, the UofA as a school in the SEC has about half the students as the other SEC schools and because of the Wal-Mart family about twice the endowment. This makes it a very decent public school, which is a tier #1 ranked #125 by U.S. News and still continously improving. Of course school isn't just all about academics, a big part of which is social life and also the vibe and school spirit. The school is very well organized and there is a football team, albeit beautiful stadium but not too good of a team. Fayetteville although has grown rapidly isn't exactly a city, so the there is a small-town feel. It is very safe and people are for the most part either very friendly and hospitable or timid and keep to themselves. There is definetly a hippie and yuppie vibe to be felt in the town, at the same time there is a Missouri/Oklahoma confluence in the region. It is hard to pinpoint, rather a unique place is what it is. The main difference I would say in comparison to the other SEC schools is that UofA really lacks in diversity. Diversity in colors may be one thing, but it seems as if many of the student body comes from the same high school, even if they are all the way from Dallas, TX many of them even knew each other before coming to campus. And although Fayetteville may be very progressive for Arkansas and a fast-growing region, with many transplants from Texas and even California, it still does hold a small town mentality, in short if you ever try and tell people about your travels to Darfur and East Timor to save the world, some may look at you and say huh? Although Dickson st. is where it's at and right next to campus. It's only about 3 blocks long really and due to the policy of gentrification, it's as a friend who grew up in Fayetteville once said, it now looks like an episode of Sex and the City gone bad. Outside of Fayetteville, there's a lot to do outdoors wise, the Ozarks are splendid, but if you come here be prepared to drive on the holidays as there isn't really a city nearby. In sum I would say it's good school, great place to study. If you can get into a better SEC school I would suggest it, but if this is close to home, you might fit right in. Campus Maintenance: A+, Surrounding City: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 24 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=58770&uid=69'></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   Engineering Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Excellent Education and job opportunities Education Quality: A+, Individual Value: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 11 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 2004    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=54217&uid=69'></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   Geography and Geosciences  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright A nightmare. A verifiable nightmare. If there ever was a university that could be the stereotype of everything skeezy and sketchy, the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville would be the example. I could write a 300 page book about everything wrong with this school, but I will condense it to the most important things. The University of Arkansas likes to pride itself as being considered a "Best Buy" college. It costs $16,000+ to go here as an in-state student living on campus. Considering that the core cirriculum for a B.A. in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences is 70 hours (and you only need 124 hours to graduate), you will not be here for four years. You'll be here for five. Unless you actually want to take 18 hours semesters or you have AP/CLEP credit coming into play. And right when you think you've got it all said and done, you find out that 25 of your completed hours have to be above the 3000 level. My major didn't even have 25 hours of 3000+ level courses. So I was stuck trying to find extra courses to take to try and graduate. When I should've been working on my major, I was too busy taking CLEP exams and trying to get out of the ridiculous requirements to graduate from this place. Everyone knows where the money in this school goes. It goes to non-academic things. The university looks like a strip-mining project with parking decks being built, parking lots being built, additions to the Razorback football stadium being built, etc. I systematically watched the greenspace dwindle more and more each year with more parking lots. However, it's a good thing that they're doing it. The parking here is incorrigible, the campus is VERY spread out and extremely hilly, and you end up having to park your car really far (like a 20 minute walk) away from class. They oversell resident reserved parking stickers here so many people never drive for fear of losing their parking spot and having to park in the next county practically. Every bad stereotype about Greek life you could imagine is here. Greek life is huge, and with it comes ditzy blonde sorority girls who wear over-tight clothes with their cameltoes showing, frat dorks with vacant expressions wearing assorted shirts that detail their parties, and their combined IQ is 4. There are a few people in the Greek system that aren't total idiots -- the officers. They're actually smart in most cases. And the professional fraternities aren't filled with mental midgets, usually. But the majority of sorority girls here are looking for their MRS and that's the way it's always going to be. Sports is the single element about this university. Money goes to sports. Everyone goes to the games. I don't want to think that my tuition dollars are going to funding the Razorback stadium, but somehow, I really think it does. This university is also very corporate. Wal-Mart has its stake in the Walton College of Business. Hence, biz students get huge scholarships and that college gets millions of dollars each year. Walk into the Biz college and you'll see fancy smart boards in the classes. Walk into Old Main and you'll sit in rickety desks and look at peeling paint on the walls. Tyson has its stake in the Poultry Science college. So they're also very well off. Get used to this huge disparity between the departments. Financial Aid is a joke. Scholarships are few and far between. I have a cumulative 3.9 GPA and I don't have a scholarship (and yes, I applied every year, with tons of letters of rec, etc.). Housing is the worst. The dorms are infested with enormous, flying cockroaches. Housing is skeezy and wants your money and that is all. The food in the cafeteria is so bad that you will really spend 30 minutes walking around trying desperately to find something to put on your tray that will not make you throw up. Food poisoning is a common occurence, get ready for bloody diarrhea and vomiting. There's a new pathogen du jour to be found in any of the cafeterias here. In fact, this summer, Fulbright Commons was in the newspaper because it failed a health inspection due to cockroach infestation. Get ready to lay in bed and feel something tickling your thigh. This university is a nightmare, like I said at the beginning. I would seriously consider going to school out-of-state. Arkansas is not a place of higher learning, it never has, and it probably won't be for a long time. Education Quality: B, Faculty Accessibility: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 18 2004 2nd Year Male -- Class 2005    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=11005&uid=69'></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:  1  2  3    Next

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