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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Criminal  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average I came from Washington D.C. to FIU and i hated every minute of it.I made some amazing friends, but we all had the same problem. WERE BORED! The tour was good, the dorms are pretty good quality for being freshman dorms but other than that it was a horrible experience. The freshman experience class is a complete waste. We spent the entire class talking about what we did on the weekends and blah blah. English, everyone brought their laptops to class and never payed attention to the teacher.My psychology and math classes were about 285 people so the teacher had no idea who any of us were. They are money hungry fools and their extremely unorganized. On the actual area, i feel safe here, but South Beach is so overrated. My friends are having more fun at ODU in virginia than i am in miami. The clubs are not that great and the beach is just like any other beach. It is not live at all! I know they say college is what YOU make it, but with FIU i have tried to make it all i can. I go out, i go clubbing , and to the greek parties, but the area is just "not me". As far as fraternity and sorority life, they run everything here. The black frats and sororities don't advertise anything so you never know what's going on with them and their extremely unapproachable. By Friday around 6 p.m. the campus is a ghost town. There is nobody here and everyone runs home with their high school friends. They treat FIU like its a 13th grade because everyone here wants to transfer to UM so they don't give two shits about FIU. Let me not get started on the sports. They are getting better. Isaiah Thomas had a lot of work to do though but they are improving. Football, well, their alright. The dazzlers( dancers ) are wack! LOL. 1 black girl & like 30 hispanics. & the cheerleaders are actually pretty good! The diversity is bull. Its allllll hispanic people ( no offense ) but that does not make a school diverse at all. Don't let the "internaitonal" fool you. I spent 1 semester here and i cannot wait till spring when i am transferring to Spelman in Atlanta,GA along with 3 other people from here. I know i will have an amazing experience there, but FIU has completely scarred me for life and i REFUSE to waste another semester here. RUN, RUN LIKE HELL from this place. If you want a real college experience, don't go to FL schools. Surrounding City: C+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 08 2009 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    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=62096&uid=284'></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   Computer Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant The Engineering Center is an advanced research and education facility, the faculty excels as educators and engineers, so disregard most of the negative comments, for people tend to complain out of (bad) habit. There are students who come from all around the world to study at Florida International University (I being one of them, from Europe). Education Quality: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 29 2009 2nd Year Male -- Class 2012    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=61861&uid=284'></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   Engineering Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright FIU was not my first choice school, and frankly I ended up there as a result of sheer stupidity when choosing between Universities. Academically, the coursework for Fresh/Soph is about the same as any other State school in Florida. Professors are either amazing or just about pitiful, a great many have heavy foreign accents. FIU is still a commuter school serving the Miami/Broward area, so housing students should not expect to see many people on campus on weekends. My advice for Housing students would be to appreciate the city of Miami, and go and enjoy yourself on weekends. FIU's dull campus life makes up for the amazing city life you get in Miami. The University of Florida on the other hand does not have much to do in terms of city life. Campus Aesthetics: A, Social Life: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 05 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2012    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=61249&uid=284'></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   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I was a student at FIU from 2002-05. Overall, the campus is nice. It has everything you really need close-by. There's all kinds of people studying here - supposedly, it's in the top 1% in campus diversity, not to mention there's A LOT of good-looking people here as well. BE AWARE! This school (administratively) is a nightmare. If you have issues with transcripts or any other paperwork, be ready to wait a while before it gets resolved. After I had graduated, I was still an enrolled student to them! Most of the people that work in the offices are other students in the work-study program, so don't expect too much from them. When you ask, even the simplest of questions, odds are they won't know or they'll send you elsewhere unnecessarily. My advice: This is not a bad school, as long you apply (and pay the tuition) on time and check the status of your student records regularly, you're good to go. Also be aware of parking, so leave the house early to find a good spot. Surrounding City: A, Faculty Accessibility: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 25 2009 3rd Year Male -- Class 2005    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=60570&uid=284'></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 ... 16    Next

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