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When I was in high school, out of state, I only wanted to go to FGCU. When I got there, I loved my friends and the atmosphere. The bad part is alot of the students are not motivated. They are living off of their parents money and just getting by if they can. The town is an old folks town with rich people. It is not a college town yet, and my never be one. Few people leave the area if they graduate from the school. They just get jobs and settle in hanging out with the undergraduates. You also need to have some source of income into order to live on this campus. Even if you get the meal plan, the hours are not convient and you cant always be available to eat between 5 and 8pm every night. This college is good for students that want to get out but can still rely on their parents for a long time.
Campus Aesthetics: A, Surrounding City: D-
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Like any other university, FGCU has good and bad professors. A recurring problem with the lower level courses is Adjuncts, people with no experience teaching and the students end up being guinea pigs. In order to grow they practically let everyone in, there were several kids in my class who could not read (I'm dead serious). In Poly Sci, small classroom sizes are not a good thing, due to the fact that certain classes are only offered once a semester so if you don't get in then you have to wait until the next year, which prolonged my stay at FGCU. The university has a higher percentage of female students then male so for the guys it's a good thing. Greek Life is growing but they don't have any Frat/Sorority houses (don't expect them too anytime soon). FGCU's Women Athletics are impressive, but the Men sports are a complete joke. Housing is another major issue, if you want to live off campus there is College Club & Coastal Village (neither are very desirable). Ft. Myers is full of gated communities and elderly people from up north so it's not much of a college town. I could go on forever, but let me put it frank, DO NOT GIVE THIS UNIVERSITY YOUR HARD EARNED MONEY, send your kids to a real school not to a glorified community college.
Campus Aesthetics: A, Individual Value: F
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This school sucks... the communication from teachers and faculty members is horrible, the website has pages that haven't been updated for years and the guidance here is awful. The school has hired a bunch of unmotivated people and I wish I had never chosen to come here. It is a ghost town and the campus is below average. I feel like if I was to stay here I would have no future because no one here is willing to help me. The people that have graduated from this school are mostly unknown losers and just settled here. I feel like the students who chose to come here don't really care about their education but more about having a good time. Florida Get Crunk University is what it's now called. I feel like I should have a sense of pity when I am here as well because it is really displayed as a poor students school I don't belong here and would never recommend this school to anyone. During orientation I spoke with a student from out of state that was blown away by how horribly this school displayed itself, I could not have agreed more. Oh yea, school spirit hahaha there is no such thing. If you are a student that has graduated high school and LOOKS to get AWAY from the HIGH SCHOOL ATMOSPHERE stay away from this school. I have never felt so unmotivated in my life. The only thing I like about this school is that I was able to get my own room.
Perceived Campus Safety: C+, Individual Value: F
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FGCU offers small class size, but it needs to work on their selection of professors. Professors are arrogant and like to get away with doing minimal amount of work. At the same time, there is no input from students. If a professor is being unreasonable, the only option is to drop the class. But then, the school is so small, the same professor teaches 6 classes in the semester. I mean, as a student you will work hard and pay a lot of money to attend these classes. It's your education. Go somewhere where the school really cares about the students and wants to provide top education. Go to USF, FSU, UF.
Preparedness: B+, Reputation: D
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