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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Criminal  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright BSU is the only college I have gone to, so I have no other college to compare it to, but here are my thoughts. The PhDs in the CJ department are all good, especially Dr. Giacamazzi. However, not all the professors are very good (Jim Cluphf is a joke). We lost 3 PhDs recently (2 went to a different University, and one passed away) so alot of classes are being taught by adjunct faculty who leave alot to be desired. Personally, I have never got any benefit out of advisors because they never told me anything different than what was in the course catalog, but they certainly tried to help. Personally I think some of the required CJ classes are a waste of time. Unless you're going to graduate school I see no reason why the typical CJ student needs Statistics, Research Methods, or Senior Seminar. My last semester was the only semester I ever felt the urge to throw in the towel because I felt like it was made purposely very difficult. BSU doen't have a great graduation rate, and the difficulty of Senior Seminar combined with my other classes made me realize why. I frequently considered dropping classes so that I would have time to keep up with the requirements of Senior Seminar. Up until my final semester all my classes were easy, then suddenly they were difficult as hell. Ultimately, Boise State is what you make of it. You gotta make an effort if you want to enjoy yourself. Go to social events, join clubs, work hard in your classes, and especially for CJ majors: DO INTERNSHIPS Pros - Cheap tuition - Most professors are good - Very Safe area - Town is football crazy Cons - Boise can be boring compared to other cities - Adjunct profs leave alot to be desired - Not alot to do- Not a diverse area Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Social Life: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 26 2012 4th 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=85603&uid=388'></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 Chemical Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Awesome City, Engineering department is very good. However some of the other departments such as math are poor. I would research your major and ask previous students before attending. Education Quality: A+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 25 2012 2nd Year Male -- Class 2014    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=85576&uid=388'></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 Sociology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright The community and the university are both very small-minded. There is no "college experience" to be had here, unless you are a Mormon or from a very small rural area. The university administration is incredibly incompetent and apathetic. (compared to 3 other colleges where I've taken some classes) Some of the professors are adequate but none seem to be be concerned about preparing students for the real world.Boise is a fairly safe community. You probably won't be attacked walking home alone at night. That's the only positive I can think of at the moment. Perceived Campus Safety: B+, Useful Schoolwork: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 13 2011 3rd 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=78064&uid=388'></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  8 ... 10    Next

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