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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Industrial Design  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant This has to be among the worst of the worst universities in America. I was never impressed by any of my professors, they just seemed happy to be earning a paycheck and didn't care about educating young minds. Many of the faculty and staff don't belong at a job with such responsibilities, it's only because it's San Jose State that they are able to keep their jobs. Social life is nonexistent, as is school spirit. The campus is tiny and falling apart, the neighborhood is a dump yet very expensive to live. Of all the universities I've visited this one also has some of the ugliest coeds. Preparedness: F, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Oct 06 2008 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=54726&uid=189'></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 Mechanical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This school is very bureaucratic, even for a CSU. Most people take longer than 4 years to jump through all the hoops (even community college transfers take a semester or year longer). The structure of the curriculum seems to be based more on departmental politics than a logical sequence meant to progressively build upon knowledge from previous semesters. Most of the instructors care, a few are good at what they do. However there are a large number of faculty here that simply do not teach well. They may know the material, but they have NO clue how to convey it. Instead they scream at students or dither on incomprehensibly while everyone groans. (Others are painfully clueless and get even basic facts wrong). Also there always seems to be a shortage of profs to teach which means you often get part time profs from industry that haven't had the time to prepare or training to teach. (Occasionally these profs rock and breathe new life into the subject, but really how organized/prepared to teach can you be if you're told which class you're teaching 1-2 days before?) I find I end up learning from random books I read (beyond textbooks), google, Wikipedia, and other students. It's disconcerting and depressing because school should be about more than googling for explaination. :( If you go here you're going to have to learn most of the material on your own, be prepared for it and find yourself a study group. Not just a group of people to copy off of (although that's easy enough to find and get away with here), but people you can learn with. Talk to the upper classmen, find out who the good and bad profs are (do NOT trust your adviser to do this for you!!!) Collaboration/Competitive: A-, Scholastic Success: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 11 2008 3rd 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=54211&uid=189'></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 The parking environment is extremely poor and dangerous when entering and exiting. There is limited parking spaces unless you go very early in the morning. The security level is very poor due to many homeless and uninvited people loitering the campus and panhandling. Some classroom building are in deplorable conditions where there are water stains on the ceilings, cracked floors, disfunctional restrooms, and unhealthy air quality except for the "BSAC" and "Engineering." Some of the faculties do are incapable of teaching and leading the students to the right path. 90% of the students cheat and plagarize under minimal supervision. I am sending my kids to private schools. In fact, I left San Jose State and graduated at University of Phoenix and are doing well with my career as a VP. Yes, I paid more, but the quality of education and environment was worth the investment. Faculty Accessibility: C+, Campus Maintenance: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 18 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! 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