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Some teachers at the school care about their students. Faculty dont care if you make it though college and dont care if you graduate on time. They do not try to get you out and graduate on time. They do not offer the classes that are needed and you do not offer enough classes for everyone to get into. They make all their classes for the same time and same day so you cant register for a variety of classes.
Education Quality: B, Individual Value: F
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CSUN is great. When your in college you need to get involved. Thats what Im doing and I am having a blast here. Our schools getting better year by year! The new performing arts center, matador statue and UPCOMING GYM are all gonna be majorly beneficial. The new gym cost like 27 million and is supposed to resemble UCLA's and Cal Fullerton's but better! The campus is beautiful and the town is slowing coming together. We have a lot of great concerts and parties on campus too. Soon enough we will have the ultimate college town.
Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B-
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Having gone to CSUN, community college, and now a small liberal arts college, I will say that CSUN was by far the WORST experience for me as a college student.

The university is huge. No one is treated like an individual but as a number. The smallest class I took at CSUN had 30 students, and that was only after about 10 students dropped after the first week. Large class sizes means two things: tons of mindless busywork from professors who don't want to be grading 40 student papers every week, and an environment where deep learning and critical thinking are impossible.

Student life is non-existent unless you live on campus or join a greek. I lived in the dorms for both of my years at CSUN and still didn't feel that there was any real social life. CSUN students are not the greatest people on earth, either. Every other review on this website stating how CSUNers are frustrated UCLA/USC rejects are true; they thought they deserved to get into better schools, and when they didn't they chose to come to CSUN just to get college over with.

I should mention, I've never had problems in Northridge, but the SF Valley is a pretty grim part of the city of LA. Walk around at night at your own risk!

Now let's do a compare and contrast: I'm now attending a small liberal arts college in the "middle of nowhere" (despite the fact that it's an hour away from two major American cities). All of my classes are small, and all of the students are there because they want to LEARN and are passionate about their studies, not because they want a quick degree to get a job. The professors love teaching and are always willing to help the students. This is the complete opposite of what CSUN is, or at least what CSUN was for me.Do yourself a favor and don't come to this place! If you can't afford a private school, look for scholarships or apply to schools that give really, really good financial aid. There is a win-win situation here and no one should be forced to settle for a school as horrid as this.
Perceived Campus Safety: B, Useful Schoolwork: F
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Feb 21 2011 2nd Year Female -- Class 2009  
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