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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Industrial Operations Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright CSU Long Beach is a wonderful school. I was a transfer student from a California Community College with a gpa of 3.67. My CSULB gpa was a 4.0 and my graduating gpa was 3.91. I was more than eligible for a UC but could not afford to go to school full-time and found that the CSU was much more working-student friendly. MY DEPARTMENT (HISTORY): I gave my department rating a B+ because I believe that is a good program but could improve in some aspects, which as I understand it has worked to improve the quality of the program by adding a senior paper. Good work guys! Most of my professors were approachable and more importantly, accessible. Most were dedicated to their students while a minority of the profs I feel needed to either find their passion for teaching (again) or retire. Since it is a Cal State, the programs are not set up for research; however, the opportunity is there if you want it. Overall, I met some wonderful profs and have them to thank for my admissions to a graduate program. THE UNIVERSITY: Physically, the campus is beautiful with trees, flowers, greens, art work, a 14 story pyramid, and a Japanese garden! It was the beauty of the campus that struck me the first time I set foot on CSULB. Safety, well it's Long Beach and yes it has its problems in the city. But the campus is surrounded by a nice middle-class neighborhood. Besides, they campus really went out of its way to make the students feel safe with escorts and police. Most of the bad things I heard about involved people having things stolen out of their car. Note: never leave a cell phone on your front seat! Which brings me to parking...its a pisser especially with 34,000 students attending, but I never had a problem with it. There is always parking in deep roving left field. I always found the people who complained were the parking space hawks who will sit for close to 1/2 hour for the best spot even it meant being late to class. Sorry I have no sympathy for these lazy parking lot hawks....arrive early and walk or use the shuttle that runs on the campus all day. Buildings, most of the buildings were built in the 1950/60's so some need to be torn down...as far as I am concerned. But CSULB also has some new edifices that are a welcomed addition to the campus. The library could use a remodel! SOCIAL ACTIVITY: I was a working student and yes, the campus is a commuter campus. But there was always something going on that I felt would have been great for the younger students. It is there if you want it. CSULB host many festivals, especially culture and Jazz. Sports, well we have a top notch volleyball team but if you like football, you won't find it here. I am not much into sports so that really was not a factor for me. OVERALL: I enjoyed my time at CSU Long Beach. Do I wonder about what my experience would have been at a UC or a private campus, sure I do. However, for me I needed to keep my job and CSULB allowed me to go at my own pace. Also, I like the fact that while some campuses (like the UC and private) make the claim of being a diverse campus, CSULB truly has it. Every ethnicity AND CLASS group is represented there and I liked that feeling. You don't get the feeling that you are at a campus that will turn you into an elitist clone. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 29 2003 2nd Year Male -- Class 2000   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=4941&uid=136'></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 Quite Bright Cal State Long Beach was an amazing experience! Yes it is a commuter school and the dorms sucked (but it was funny to look back and see what we survived!) but all in all I felt that my stay in long beach will go without regret. First of all everyone says the dorms are horrible and they just started plans to refurbish them although it may take a couple years. Second of all I never felt like a number and joing things like the Learning Alliance which made the school feel smaller and crew made me feel part of a school community. The Learning Alliance is for academic people who want to make the most out of their school career at CSULB. You get to have classes that are made especially for the Learning Alliance students therefore meet people. CSULB is for people who want to make a name for themselves and have the drive to do it themselves. Nothing is given to you a silver platter. I had to set up my internships and field schools but in the end it made me a better person because I know how to get things I want with no other help. Thirdly, the culture you get from the surrounding city is like no other. You can find every type of religion and ethnicity residing in a 20 mile radius. The food here is AMAZING!!! There is so much to do because you have a beach town that abuts the city downtown part. I can't stress how amazing the diversity of culture was. Everyone here is accepting because they also want to have different cultures. Where else would my room mates include a lesbian, a couple born again christians and two hippies (all living happily together at the same time). Innovation: A+, Extracurricular Activities: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 08 2007 4th Year Female -- Class 2008    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=41517&uid=136'></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 Quite Bright I like CSULB, among all CSU universities, this is among the top and one of the best schools in southern california behind UCLA and USC. The instructors there are not top rated like UCLA, but they're still pretty good. Some facilities are pretty new while some are old, I guess more fundings will help. The campus area and environment are relaxing. CSULB has a pretty famous art department, so if you're going to major in fine arts and can't afford Pasadena Art Center, CSULB is definitely a top choice. Other majors like Business and Nursing are pretty strong too. On the other hand, engineering side is pretty average. Preparedness: B+, Reputation: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Aug 15 2007 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='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=40700&uid=136'></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   Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I've had a positive experience so far at this school. Its a nice campus, faculty is good and the students are nice. The only issue I have is parking. The campus is huge and parking can be ridiculous at times. Other than that CSULB is a cool school. Also, some advice for new students, ALWAYS make appointments with an Acedemic Advisor so you aren't totally confused about everything... Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Individual Value: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 07 2003 3rd Year Female -- 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=5686&uid=136'></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 ... 9    Next

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