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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Drake has small classes with nice professors who are willing to help you. However, I really don't think Iowa is for me. The students are bit conservative and boring and Des Moines doesn't have all that much to do. It was fine for my freshman year, but I think I'm going to transfer somewhere a bit more happening and exciting with more opportunity for the reminder of my college career. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 12 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46088&uid=365'></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   Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I'm an advertising student in the SJMC so being one of the better funded programs in the University I've enjoyed the new labs and software but other programs aren't as lucky. I love the ability to concentrate on copywriting rather than management or art direction. The school doesn't have any diversity which isn't too big of a surprise. Most of the students are from either Illinois, Minnesota, or Iowa so there's a strong "Midwestern" feeling on the campus. The students are pretty bright in general but much of the time I felt unchallenged by the coursework, it's nice at times but my understanding of the topics wasn't challenged as much as I would've liked. The biggest problem I have at Drake is a real lacking the academic advisors, many will admit they don't know exactly what they're doing which means the ones who do are so busy they don't have time to properly help you. One other problem is the location and career resources. Iowa isn't where I want to live after school and it seems Drake has very little ability to help me get a job outside of Iowa or Chicago. Useful Schoolwork: A, Faculty Accessibility: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 09 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=44228&uid=365'></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   Journalism  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Although this is a great school academically (especially in the School of Journalism), I found most of the students here to be rich, stuck-up, close-minded and cliquey. If you're not from a suburb, you will NOT fit in. Education Quality: A-, Social Life: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 05 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=43222&uid=365'></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   Accounting  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Drake students are not open to new experiences or ideas. The student population in general is close-minded. About half of the teachers will know your name AND how you're doing in their class: never both. Housing is generally new or renovated and campus is beatiful. There is nothing to do on weekends except going to Greek Street. A car is a must: you'll want to get off campus. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 26 2007 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=42411&uid=365'></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    Next

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