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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It is almost impossible to accomplish ANYTHING that requires the approval or guidance of multiple departments or offices at SIU! The red tape that is involved when dealing with the administration and multiple departments forced me to transfer out more than 100 credit hours and enroll in another university. I originally enrolled at SIU because of its affordability. However, I now think that I should have just bit the bullet and taken out the loans to study elsewhere. While it is REALLY cheap, the headaches and extra hassle are not worth it. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 09 2011 4th Year Female -- Class 2010    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=76153&uid=438'></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 Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Do not go to SIUC, the counselors basically have no purpose because you have to sign up for your classes on your own online. But wait everytime you try to do something online you will have a hold from some department. You will have to call and talk to about 7 or 8 people before you get to somone that can help. I havent learned anything in the 3 years that i have been there that i didnt know from attending John A. Logan. SIUC is over priced with professors that could give a crap about the students. Its a great school of your on public aide because it seems that most of the students on campus are there because the state is paying for their schooling. Social Life: A-, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 23 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=75671&uid=438'></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 Chemistry  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I wandered in off the street in Carbondale back in '83 and was walked into getting a master's degree in chemistry from Jim Cox and Lois Dunkerton-both no longer there. At that time, the chemistry department had some very good people and there were some (then) junior people who brought in a fair amount of grant money. In two years time, the department started its downward spiral. My entire committee left for other universities-some of these people had been with SIU-C for many years. Funding was distributed right along political lines and the department head, when he wasn't drunk, was sleeping with students. In fact, most of the faculty were more or less useless, didn't really want to teach, and their research was so bad , nobody wanted to fund it. I also took coursework in the micro department and thought about transferring there after the exodus of faculty from chemistry but apparently the head of the micro department-soon to be a dean, didn't think I was the caliber of student to be in their department. So I applied to other programs and was accepted at Rice, Stanford, and Chicago. I later was invited to give a seminar there and outside of the new department head (who quit and moved back east)and Cal Meyers, who is still there and still contributing (even his own money), I was treated somewhat rudely by chemistry faculty. And you guess it, the place is always calling me for money. I have never given them a dime nor do I intend to do so. I can well imagine that Southern Illinois would crumble economically if SIU wasn't there but for the most part, I was very unimpressed with SIU as an option for the serious, ambitious student. Starting Job: Senior Scientist, Preparedness: C, Reputation: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Mar 17 2011 Alumnus Male -- Class 2000   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=75507&uid=438'></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 ... 5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13 ... 31    Next

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