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I was a mediocre high school student because all along, I kept thinking my stats were high enough to get into GSU. I was right; I applied to GSU with 3.5 and an SAT score of 1220 (out of 1600). I expected a free ride through my major. I thought all I'd ever have to do was cram for tests, bs some papers the day theyre due, and show up to class occassionally. My first week at GSU slapped me awake. I was challenged by the coursework and the text materials, which actually motivated me to at least keep up with the class, and that was when I was just a Business major. I remember being repsonsible for 100's of pages of reading for every lecture, 20 page reports, and managing group activities and major projects.
After I switched Biology, a fire was lit under my ass. Every class was packed with 100 students, 80 of which were pre-medical, like myself. The textbooks were saturated with details of research findings, the lectures were equally relevant and focused. Th prevailing attitude was "keep up, or get out of the way". I finally had something to prove.
I realized early on that my experience and education from GSU was completely up to me. I could strengthen my weakness with help from peer-led study groups, develop personal relationships with my professors just by attending their office hours ONCE, and walk out a more confident person by the time the semester drew to a close.
I have been able to make great connections with my professors, despite being 1 in a pool of 100 students (per lecture). I have saved many of my textbooks because they continue proving to be useful. I was able to volunteer in a research lab as sophmore, conduct my own honors thesis project, present MY research at the Undergraduate Research Conference, do Study Abroad in Argentina for 3.5 weeks, and if I choose to contrinue working in the lab, become a first-author on a scientific publication.
In my personal experience, the faculty is amazing one-on-one. All of my professors have been eager to help me get the most out of my education and have opened a multidude of doors for my future. I am very grateful for their support.
I used to be an average student. My classes at GSU motivated me to better myself and my situation. Potential means nothing until you exceed it- and I feel that GSU allowed me to look beyond my academic insecurities and get everything I ever wanted for myself. | Faculty Accessibility: A+, Perceived Campus Safety: C |  | | |
| | Jan 16 2010 | 4th Year Female --
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| Quite Bright | I'm a post-bac student returning to complete pre-medical studies and I am transferring after one and a half years at this school. All of my classes thus far, with the exception of the math department, have had 100-200 students in them. Good luck getting a recommendation from a faculty member without having to make a major effort to track them down to stick the pen in their hand. Also, the university admitted 2000 more students this year, which makes parking at Turner Field a 20+ minute wait (unless you get lucky). One more thing, I've found that many students (US bred, not foreigners) attending GSU have difficulty reading high school level material. There is a reason why the graduation rate at GSU is only 44%. | Useful Schoolwork: C, Individual Value: F | | | |
| | Oct 12 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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| Quite Bright | April 2009 will be the end of my first year at Georgia State. I have to say, when I first visited Georgia State, I was very impressed with both the facilities(e.g. library, rec center, b ball arena, performing arts theatre and recital hall) and the students (VERY diverse). I entered into GSU as a music ed. student and I can honestly say that at first, I enjoyed my experience because college was very new to me. But things seemed to fall apart soon after. If youre looking for a traditional college experience with fraternities, sororities, manicured lawns, and school pride, then GSU probably is not the place for you. The reason why I chose GSU is because there nationally recognized music program. Although the program is very challenging and the teachers are very well qualified, the students at this school are very snooty and clique-ish. Rather than working with their fellow students, they constantly have an air of selfish competition (e.g. having the attitude that they always have to out-perform the other students). They make it very hard to be accepted and to make friends at this school. You are constantly being judged. I have been here for almost a year now and I have yet to make one true friend at this school. The SOM teachers also have their favorites. Basically, if you dont constantly kiss up to them, you just get passed by.
Otherwise, GSU is a pretty decent school. Although there are some downfalls to GSU, the school is constantly changing and getting better as each day goes by. New construction projects are going on everywhere, adding to the already gigantic campus. Some projects include new freshman dorms, a science center, and frat./sor. housing (in order to accomodate the 30,000+ students that go here). GSU also has the largest student housing complex in the US (the University Commons which is 15 stories tall). We also have a new football team which is slated to begin playing in 2010 along with the marching band. Yes, GSU has alot of cons. But then again, there are many pluses. In my case, Im just making the best of it, for I know things will improve in time. With all these new changes occuring in and around campus, GSU will soon be the Penn State of the South and will probably overtake UGA in about 10 years. The most important thing is to thouroughly do your research before making such a huge commitment of both you and your parents money and time. | University Resource Use: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F | | | |
| | Mar 12 2009 | 1st Year Male --
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