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| Quite Bright | i currently attend Depaul and i have to say it was a poor choice on my part. I transfered here during my second year and i regret it. people are not friendly and generally live in the suburbs. the teachers can either be incredibly pretentious or pretty helpful depending on you major. for instance, I had a poetry teacher who thought he was gods gift to man and loved to read his own work to the class. I felt like this was inappropriate. Some teachers are U of C professors, which sounds nice until you realize this is a side gig for them and they really don't care about the class. I found that a lot of my core science classes were filled with professors like this. Overall I would not recommend Depaul to anybody. the student body is the least diverse of any campus i have visited, even though they advertise themselves as having the most diverse student body in the country. People generally meet in the dorms freshmen year, but if you don't live in the dorms do not expect to make friends in class or anywhere else to that matter. most people i have spoken to that transferred to Depaul say that they had a hard time meeting friends and i would have to agree. If you are not entering Depaul as a freshmen definitely do not transfer there. If you are not a fan of frats and sororities do not go to Depaul. it is actually kind of sad, there are like six self proclaimed "frats" at Depaul but none of them have houses or are even sanctioned by fraternity chapters, they are pretty much made up. a lot of people from the suburbs that think they are getting a big city experience but they never leave the safety of lincoln park which is a suburb within a city. I could go on but I think I made my point. | Campus Aesthetics: A, University Resource Use: F |  | | |
| | May 15 2009 | 2nd Year Male --
Class 2011 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Quite Bright |
I spent three years as an undergrad Communication major at DePaul. My experiences with different aspects of the school are varied, so I will break it down for you:
Education: Class size is generally between 20-40 people. The higher the class level, the smaller the class will be. Most of the teachers I've had are extremely intelligent and excited about their subject matter, but that doesn't always translate into being a good teacher. Some wonderful exceptions include Matt Irvine, Deborah Tudor, Toby Arquette, and Tim Cole in the Communications Department. Avoid Ken Bill at all costs -- he is incredibly rude and unhelpful.
DePaul is on the quarter system, and their general education classes include a lot of filler that doesn't transfer over to other schools, i.e. "Discover Chicago," "Sophomore Seminar," etc. Tuition is steep -- for the amount I dropped here, I expected a much better quality education. I wish I had transferred to Northeastern sooner -- I'm getting a better quality education here for a tiny fraction of the price.
Offices: Very few people in DePaul's offices (parking, admissions, ID services, housing, etc) actually know how to do their jobs. Expect to be given the runaround every time you need to visit an office, because your issue is not their problem and they don't know who to actually refer you to. Speak to a higher up if you can to minimize your time wasted.
People: Most people are commuter students from the surrounding city and suburbs. I never got a sense of community at this school like I did when I visited friends at their schools. People stare straight ahead when they walk down the halls, no one wants to make friends in classes, and in general, people don't talk to people that don't look like them. The people that join sports and clubs are the people that live on campus and can afford the time for it. I'm generalizing here, but the majority of students come from sheltered suburban lifestyles and think they're getting a taste of "big city life" in Lincoln Park. Having grown up in Chicago, some of the naive comments I heard in multicultural and sociology classes were laughable, though I suppose these students just don't know any better.
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park is an attractive neighborhood, yes, but my friends and I have a saying: "no one from Chicago lives in Lincoln Park." There are a lot of beautiful parks, but there is also a Starbucks on every corner and an underage bar every three feet. It feels very bland and gentrified. If you're a commuter student and don't want to pay $570 a year for parking, you'll be circling the neighborhood for a while and then walking half a mile to your classes. Take the train, the Brown Line and Red Line both stop at Fullerton. Classes are in several different buildings, so walking four blocks to your next class in the blowing snow isn't fun. Don't take classes in McGaw Hall if you want to avoid this, this eyesore of a building is on Halsted and Fullerton while most of the other classroom building are centered around Belden and Kenmore/Clifton.
Fitness Center: This is probably one of my favorite parts of DePaul. The Ray Meyer is better than any gym you will join after graduation -- it is gigantic, clean, well-maintained, and aesthetically attractive. There is a juice bar and sandwich shop on the ground floor, an Olympic sized lap pool, a basketball court on the third floor, and an elevated track running above the courts with a fantastic view of the city skyline.
Food: Food is in the student center, not bad tasting but a little overpriced. You can get the same cheeseburger for $3 cheaper at Branko's on Fullerton. I personally think their "Bean Blend" coffee smells like armpits and has the worst aftertaste known to man. Nooo thank you.
Every school is what you want to make of it, but in general, I did not like it here. It is a very attractive campus, but people aren't friendly and I feel education is very average. If you're paying your own way through college, go somewhere more affordable so you don't end up with crazy student loans and a mediocre education to show for it. | | | | |
| | Jun 21 2008 | 3rd Year Female --
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| Not so bright | I transferred out of DePaul after my second year, I went there back when they still let sophomores live on campus, after that I had nowhere to move to so I just left. The school was easy, and I think I would have continued to do really well and probably would have benefitted from the big DePaul brand name, but overall, it just wasn't worth it. They overcharge you, they don't help you, there are no activities, I'm not a huge drinker and I lost my fake ID the first time I tried using it, so there wasn't much to do for me. I could go an entire week without speaking one work to anybody, and I did so often. Also, the school isn't diverse, and if it is, then the school is segregated because I never saw anybody but white kids. In addition, those white kids were horrible people, class was one big fashion show, everybody was rich and self absorbed and sheltered, it's a babysitting school, don't go. | Surrounding City: A+, Education Quality: F | | | |
| | May 09 2008 | 2nd Year Female --
Class 2009 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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| Bright | See my experience here:
http://endofdayexperience.blogspot.com | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Education Quality: D+ | | | |
| | Nov 25 2007 | 5th Year Male --
Class 2000 | | Blog it!Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account:
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