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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I decided to go to ASU because I could work at a nearby school with sped. kids. That being said, I have to admit that I am concerned that both of my degrees (BS in Psych. and Sociology) as well as my minor in statistics have left me woefully unprepared for graduate school. The professors refuse to engage in conversations that are not directly related to their own research material, parking is ridiculous, class schedules are convoluted and do not fit well with people who work, and the other students are an embarrassment to humanity. For example, after leaving two hours early from work to get into one of the three offered basic geography classes, I sat through an hour long conversation between one student and the lecturer on Occam's razor. What a joke! This is all in addition to the exodus of programs to various locations around the valley. In order to double major I must attend two sites 30 miles away from each other. Campus Maintenance: A, Collaboration/Competitive: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 28 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2009    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=50942&uid=80'></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   Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I have received a couple of good perks while attending ASU as a Barrett Honors College student. My professors in The Human Event and the honors ENG 102 courses taught me how to write strong papers, a skill that will help me with the rest of my academic career. From now until I graduate, I also get the privilege to register for classes a week earlier than everybody else, which ensures that I get the schedule that I want. Though these benefits make the Barrett Honors College seem like a sanctuary within ASU, it is a complete mess in reality. Barrett Honors College is horribly disorganized. Though I had helpful and informative professors, many others that I knew did not have the same luck. Several other Human Event professors do not allow their students to discuss ideas that are different from their own. Such bias had gone as far as lowering a student's grade on his/her thesis papers. I would have thought that all Human Event professors would be required to allow students to discuss their thoughts without persecution. Another example of disorganization is the study abroad program through the honors college. I am currently signed up to go to China on May 15, yet I, along with several dozen other students, were never informed of how much tuition would be until April 23. Is it really that difficult to give at least an estimate of the tuition costs during the information meetings back in the Fall semester, instead of waiting until 2 days before the payment deadline to tell us we owe an extra $1500? The program thus far has been nothing but one hidden cost after another, and you are expected to pay those costs (ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars) in a very limited time. If the trip itself does not make up for these expenses, I will NEVER register for another study abroad session again. Finally, the college completely disorganizes the student's life. Students have the responsibility of managing their time wisely, but many assignments given through honors courses simply take up too much of it. Requiring a student to read for 4 or more hours for a single class is heinous when that student has other classes (especially honors classes)to worry about. I can still learn how to write effectively and read critically without being forced to dramatically lower my standards in all of my other classes. Why, then, does Barrett Honors College require students to needlessly sacrifice so much time and energy? I've also had to give up all extracurricular activities just to get my assignments done on time for nearly the entire year, thus making me gain an extra 5lbs. The honors courses should be about making us think, not making us ruin the rest of our lives. If you do not mind putting up with severe bias, shelling out thousands of dollars at the last minute, giving up all of your time, and/or come close to failing all of your other classes in order to pass one honors course, then Barrett Honors College is the perfect place for you. Otherwise, you will probably hate it. Your college experience should be about learning and living, not one or the other. Faculty Accessibility: A, University Resource Use: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 24 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    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=46459&uid=80'></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   Kinesiology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I am an out of state student and for the quality of the classes I wish I had gone somewhere else. The tuition is horribly high for out of state students, almost at 30,000 a year and raising. If you are not the type of person who loves to party every night or can become friend with anyone and everyone with little to no effort this is not the school for you. I am a shy person by nature and it takes time for me to open up to people. This has made it especially hard to make friends and have fun. The majority of the girls you will meet still think they are in high school and all have a tan and bleached blond hair, ask any of them and I am sure they will be in a sorority. Frats and Soroitys are huge here and the majority of people participate. If greek like isnt for you you might want to reconsider, or if you are not involved in the athletics department either. Honestly to make your self really thrive here you need to join a sports team, or go greek, or join a club and become seriously involved, otherwise the school is too big and you arent able to really meet people. Also as a freshman you are thrown into huge classes and that also makes in impossible to meet people. Getting involved is really the only way to connect. Most of the dorms are old and gross especially Manzanita, Hassyampa and San Pablo are the newer dorms and are nicer. I would reccommend living on north campus though its a lost easier and closer to central campus. Collaboration/Competitive: A, Individual Value: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 10 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    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=45134&uid=80'></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  4  5  6  7 ... 15    Next

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