Georgia College and State University

Decided to come here because UGA was too big for me and I really liked that you can build relationships with the faculty. I got into the Honors Program here and decided to enroll! I have not been disappointed. The professors are nice, intelligent, and helpful (with a few exceptions in the computer science department). The coursework is good and I feel like I am getting a good education here, and I love the Honors Program because it really allows you to be academically distinguished and take more challenging courses. Obviously, the social life isn't so great. There isn't a lot to do on weekends but I really don't mind so much. I know a lot of great people here who are really accepting and open-minded. However, I don't know a whole lot of people outside the Honors Program so I cannot speak for everyone. The diversity here isn't great. I really do love it here, and I feel like the people who don't just don't put a lot of effort into getting involved and using campus resources. The social life may not be great, but if you involve yourself in a lot of activities and groups you can have a lot of fun! If you have even a half-decent attitude coming in, you'll be fine. I feel cared about on a personal level here and I feel like I can come to my professors about anything.

1st Year Female -- Class 2017

Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: D

I don't understand how there are this many negative comments. Personally, I loved this place. Students were great, faculty were great, the campus is really nice and pretty much concentrated in one area which makes it easier going from building to building.

Only gripe I have is the parking. Parking really really sucks if you drive to campus. If you park downtown in the 2 hr parking, expect to get a few parking tickets.Also, it's a relatively small town so you get that small town life were everything is pretty laid back and there isn't much to do. Yes there isn't really many places to shop or such but that is part of the small town life, if you don't like it that way, you probably shouldn't go to school here.

4th Year Male -- Class 2009

Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: C+

I was quite disappointed when I did not get into uga and was not offerd any scholarship money to play lacrosse up north. But I went to GSCU on a whim and I am quite pleased with the school. Starting off, you have to be socially out going if you want to go here. With the smaller student population it might be hard to find a group to fit in with. But don't let that keep you down because if you are still in high school you are not the same person you will be when you are 20. The academics and faculty are great much better then I expected. I found a great and fairly large group of friends that made the adjustment to college much easier. I was surprised at the amount of people I met who came to GCSU intending to transfer and ended up loving it. The student body is getting better academically every year, and since enrollment will be capped soon I would not be surprised if in the near future it will be harder to get into GCSU then UGA. Don't be discouraged by the negative reviews they are obviously the work of haters. I love the size of the campus, I could not imagine having to take a ten minute bus ride between classes like at a larger state university. Overall that school is awesome, the students are friendly, and downtown can be fun.

1st Year Male -- Class 2015

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B-