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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Math  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I felt SDSU was a great choice for me. Being a math/physics major I never had a TA in any of my classes, I got to know my professors and the class sizes were small once you reached upper division. College is what you make out of it. You choose to drink or not to drink. This is the same anywhere. When I was there, they really didn't make it easy. Plenty of people flunked out. The joke was always that SDSU was easy to get into, but it was hard to get out. In my career I was the lead engineer over a guy that had his undergrad from Penn and an MBA from Harvard. I also worked with someone from Northwestern, we were both making the same salary. My roommate graduated from SDSU and went to grad school at Stanford. After Stanford she went USF and earned her law degree. I went to grad school at USC and I felt that it was easier than State. You were guaranteed a B if you showed up and the tuition check cleared. Overall, I would do it again exactly the same way if given the choice. Starting Job: Industrial Engineer, Preparedness: A, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Nov 02 2009 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=61947&uid=185'></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   Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Everything about this school it amazing, great professors, beautiful campus, beautiful women.... if you're a guy you'll be in heaven. I'm a business major and I love it, I picked up a internship at KPMG in this last summer and already have an offer. If you're looking for balance in your life I think you will be happy here. Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 13 2008 4th Year Female -- Class 2009    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=56288&uid=185'></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   Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I transfered from a community college before earning my BA and MA in psychology. During my time there I volunteered in research labs and worked as a teacher's assistant for 3 years and then as a regulatory analyst in the division of research affairs for almost 1 year. So I know quite a bit about the university and about psychology. As far as research activity goes, SDSU is often underrated. There is some very high quality research going on at the university in several different departments. Many professors are engaged in some very important research and are leaders in their fields. Many programs at SDSU have earned distinctions for the quantity and quality of research that they produce. Most professors are also very friendly and genuinely care about their students' success. If you are motivated and dependable, you can easily get involved with research and gain valuable experience for future jobs or graduate school. Regarding academics and the quality of the student body, I think the classes are reasonably challenging, although it depends on the course. The large lecture classes tend to be relatively easy because the professors don't want to read more than 70 papers or written exams. But the more advanced courses tend to be more challenging and rewarding since the classes are usually small. If you need help, most professors are willing to help you directly or refer you to a TA or a tutor to help you. The quality of students is more variable than the more snooty elite univerisities. SDSU is not just for the monetary and intellectuall upper crust who manage to get into the super elite schools. There are a lot of morons who think they're living in a National Lampoon's movie, but there are also a lot of very intelligent and very motivated students who do some impressive work. There are a lot of talented students who either can't afford an elite school or don't want to be in such a competitive environment. Once you get beyond the general ed requirements you will mostly be around the good students. Most of the morons don't make it that far. Or they take courses in areas like business, marketing, or finance. There is also a lot of diversity on campus. There are many people from various ethnic and cultural backgrounds. SDSU has a large number of international students. I always appreciated this aspect of SDSU. It is easy to meet people from a variety of backgrounds that you might not otherwise get to meet without extensive traveling. The social/cultural life on and off SDSU is fantastic. There are lots of things to do in SD. We have some of the best weather in the world and some beautiful beaches. And lots of beautiful people too! The gym at SDSU is top-notch. There are lots or rec classes and intramural sports teams. Or you can hang out in the gym or on the sports fields and wait for a pick-up game of basketball or soccer. There are tons of student clubs and organizations. And we have a designated free-speech area where all the wackos come to rant and rave. It's usually pretty entertaining. My favorite are the Religious Nuts and the rabid Republican/Israel haters from the various leftwing clubs on campus. They usually have something hilariously offensive to share with the world. And you can watch all the other nut jobs creep around and try to argue with them. It's always good for some lunchtime entertainment. Or if watching crazy people argue isn't your thing, you can go watch one of the bands that usually play during lunchtime. Regarding the reputation of SDSU, it depends on which program you're talking about. Overall, the university seems to be associated with wild parties and shallow bros and bro hos, but many of the individual programs are very highly respected. For example, psychology, business, education, nursing, exersice and nutrition sciences, and probably many others that I know less about. On a personal note, if you want to major in psychology, think twice! A BA in psychology will not get you a job in the field of psychology, unless you want to work in a mental health facility babysitting people with severe mental illnesses. I did that for 3 years and it was emotionally exhausting, and you would make more money working as a server or a pizza delivery driver. Getting a MA degree in psychology is also not a good idea unless you plan to pursue a PhD in psychology. According to the American Psychological Association only 1/3 of people with a MA in psychology find work in the area of psychology, and those are usually research related jobs or the kind of mental health jobs you could get with just a BA. Competition for the good research jobs is very high and those jobs tend to go to students with lots of experience in the cognitive neurociences. For all other non-psychology related jobs, it is often difficult to land a job because employers don't understand why you want to work for them if you have a MA in psychology. My advice is to double major in psychology and something practical but related to psychology like human resources, management, biology, or marketing. Don't major ONLY in psychology unless you are certain you want to get a PhD in psychology, and you know what that will require. Even still a double major in psychology and something else will only help in future job searches and in applying to grad schools. Surrounding City: A+, Scholastic Success: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 07 2008 5th Year Male -- 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=53402&uid=185'></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   Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It's unfortunate that SDSU gets a bad reputation from time to time. I couldn't believe how incredibly distinguished, helpful, and friendly my professors were when I arrived - especially the psychology professors (all of which will pull an arm and a leg to make sure you get into graduate school). I think the main reason some people rate it poorly is because they did not get involved. 99% of productivity behind the curtain goes unnoticed to the passerby while some parties on frat row get everybody's attention. EVERY school is a party school - you have the choice to party or not. I say this as a person that likes to have a good time and enjoys a fun party (hehe). You get better at establishing your boundaries and responsibility at SDSU (if you're one to strive for academic success that is). If one is to see if this is a good school for, say, psychology (my major) it is easy to get involved. There is so much research going on (no wonder we're the number one small research university twice in a row). Plus the doctoral program in clinical psychology at SDSU has recently been rated as number one in the country. There are extensive internship opportunities all of which are easily accessible by simple enrolling in a class. The classes are interesting, thought-provoking, fun, and challenging. To put it simply, it is TOO easy to get involved and succeed at SDSU - you just have to want to. Those that do poorly or skip class are mostly first years who don't reach their sophomore and junior years. As far as people no graduating on time - the main reason is the large population on campus. SDSU really needs to hire more teachers but with the CSU's budget cuts, it's unlikely. I think SDSU is just fine - slap the schools' rankings in peopels' faces if they say otherwise. :) Faculty Accessibility: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 17 2008 1st 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=45317&uid=185'></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 ... 10    Next

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