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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I'm from the Valley so coming to CSUN after high school was a no-brainer. Now I wish I hadn't. I don't feel the program I'm in emphasizes creativity enough. Parking is a nightmare. If you're like me and are from the Valley you'll find half of your high school here. Everyone is angry or sad they weren't able to get into UCLA so there's no school spirit. The worst part of this school is dealing with counselors. They will try to make you take all sorts of classes you don't need. Then there's the state budget cuts which have made getting in enough classes for a semester impossible. First day of the new semester there were at least ten people in all my classes trying to crash. Almost everyone I know is afraid they'll have to spend more years here because they aren't able to get all their requirements done in four years. If you need help you will not get it. There are way too many students for anyone to care about your education. If you need any individual attention you won't find it here. I wish I had gone to college somewhere else outside of LA, preferably some place a lot smaller with a better program. The Valley is a sad place to be and I'm sorry I didn't look at other places when applying for college. CSUN is not what a college should be like and I feel really bad that I wasted two years here learning nothing. Don't go to a college just because it's cheap and close to home if it won't give you what you need. You will regret it just like I did. Figure out what you want out of college and find a place where you'll get it instead of settling for a big school that treats you like a number. I think I'm going to transfer out. Campus Aesthetics: C+, Scholastic Success: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 24 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2012    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=64305&uid=137'></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   Nutrition  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average Never get back the assignments. some teachers are very rude and unhelpful and they make to many mistakes for exams. Some of the teachers (chemistry ) don't know how to teach the subject. when you take their exams for chemistry, the exam is nothing like their lectures. The centers that are to help with review of your work don't have enough helpers to go over your work. I wish I found out what a terrible school this was before attending. Surrounding City: A, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 23 2009 3rd 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='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=63301&uid=137'></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   Video/Media  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I'm a film student, so I can only speak about the Cinema and Television Arts program at CSUN. I can say with all honesty that this place is a mixed bag. The education you get is okay. The film school likes to think CSUN is on par with UCLA and USC. In reality it's really not but that doesn't mean it totally sucks either. There's a lot of hands-on activity so film students are actually applying what they learned in the classroom and producing their own works. It's a great place to go if you want to learn the skills needed for filmmaking. With that said, there's a lot of things wrong with the CTVA department. First off, the entire portfolio thing is messed up. When I applied to the film program you had to submit a series of photographs that tell a story and write an essay about a moment that changed your life. Now I hear all applicants have to shoot a commercial instead of shoot photographs. In case you're wondering, once a pre-CTVA major hits 60 credits they have to apply for the specific CTVA program they want to get into. Usually, everyone applies for film production which is extremely competitive. If you don't get into film you usually apply for screenwriting and if you don't get into that you either do television or multimedia. The problem is the way the portfolios are evaluated. The students who get into the film program almost always have parents in the industry or really, really kiss up to the faculty. I know of some extremely creative students who didn't get in because they didn't brown nose enough. There are a few other things that suck about CSUN like the amount of GE classes they make you take. These classes are a joke and there's no point in taking them because you won't learn anything. CSUN isn't a liberal arts college its a school for people who want to major in business/fianance, deaf studies or film. About half the faculty doesn't speak fluent English which is annoying. I know America is a melting pot but if you're going to teach a mostly native English speaking population you cold at least learn how to speak English clearly so we can understand. The real problem with going to CSUN is that you're one of 30,000 so don't expect any individual attention (I mean it). In most of my GE classes the instructor didn't even know my name much less cared if I was learning. I think the only reason for all the GE is so the school can make more money off the students since there's no other reason to have them. Social life here sucks because everyone goes to work or goes home after class. The only place you can make friends is in the classroom or if you're the right ethnic group you'll find a club with 20 people of the same ethnicity who look and think just like you. One more thing that I think CTVA students should know: yes CSUN is in LA meaning there's job opportunities next door in Hollywood and Universal but the part of LA it's in is pretty gross. The San Fernando Valley is a huge ghetto with lots of rapes and stabbings. If you live in the Valley and need to get anywhere for an internship or job you need a car since public transport in the city is terrible. Also hook up with people from the Valley who know it well enough that they can steer you clear of the bad parts especially when you're looking for an apartment off-campus. Perceived Campus Safety: B+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 06 2009 4th 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='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=62844&uid=137'></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   History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Let me attempt to give a balanced review of this university: Overall, the classes I've taken here are pretty good with some being more insightful and challenging than others. There are so many majors and programs to choose from that you can easily find yourself confused about what you want to study. The business school is ranked as one of the best in the country, and the film, music, and journalism programs also have good reputations. It is very, very true that CSUN is meant for people who couldn't get into (or couldn't afford) UCLA, USC, or any other "better" school in LA. I've heard endless complaints from my classmates that they were "stuck" going here when they "should" be at UCLA. The vast majority of students who go here live two hours from campus at the most. You will also come to find that many freshmen come here with about 50 people from their high school graduating class, as if they insist on staying within their "bubble", which is often the reason why so many of them are very immature. Because most students here commute, no one wants to help create a real community on campus. Student clubs here are as active as a dead battery, with the only ones holding any real activities being the ethnic/religious ones (such as MEChA, Hillel, Armenian culture club, etc.). Students also frequently complain about the lack of a football team and "school spirit" present on campus, as if they think it's a life-or-death issue. Faculty are sink or swim. I've had some truly outstanding professors, but also some awful and uninspiring ones. I feel as though the best ones were those who put the focus in ideas and concepts rather than making sure we could copy information from a text book One of the worst things about this place is the fact that classes fill up so quickly, namely because the school is so big and advisement ends after you hit upper-division, that it can take people five or even six years to graduate with a four-year degree. Even students who transfer from community college find themselves spending an extra year or so trying to get all their major requirements (this is especially true with business and accounting majors, since those are the most popular programs). My advice is to be extremely organized, know what you want to do and plan how you're going to achieve it since no one will help you out, EVER. To sum it all up, CSUN is what you make of it. My time has been good so far, but personally I wish the school offered something more. If you want a good time, get involved. No one is going to hand things to you here; you have to get it yourself and be assertive. Campus Aesthetics: A, University Resource Use: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 29 2009 1st Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! 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