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The good:
The faculty members in the politics department are brilliant, friendly, and generally wonderful individuals. And obviously DC is the best place to be if you're in politics.

The bad:
-Have you ever seen Back to the Future? Do you remember Bif? Yeah. There's the Catholic University student body, with the exception of people in the honors program.

-The dorm complex "south side" is separated from the campus and is pretty much a slum. The bathroom doors have been kicked in a few times, the sinks leak and instead of fixing them there's a bucket they place under to catch the leaks. There's also no ventilation, so the bathrooms smell like feces all day, every day.

-Lower-level employees (post office staff, food service) are the most unpleasant and combative human beings EVER.

-It's in the ghetto. Not a "low-income district" or any of those liberal codewords. It's a ghetto. People get shot/stabbed and students get beaten badly on a pretty regular basis.

Don't let the admissions propaganda fool you. It fooled me. I'm transferring for next fall to another DC area college--but I'll never get this wasted 9 months back, or the $10k it cost me.
Faculty Accessibility: A, Individual Value: F
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Small underfunded department and school with faculty who seemed to have given up on providing a good undergraduate education. The administration including the Dean does not seem to care. Way too expensive for the quality of the instruction and facilities.
Surrounding City: A, Education Quality: F
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Catholic is a fun school for rich kids who don't think twice about spending money, but academics wise, they celebrate mediocrity and don't allow for change that might push students.
Campus Aesthetics: A+, Education Quality: F
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