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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I qualified for the United States Naval Academy while going through Marine Corps Basic Training. This is no small feat. SIUC then failed to send my transcripts from my freshman year to the Naval Academy and my application was summarily denied due only to this neglect. This ruined my chosen career path of Marine Aviation Officer and Astronaut. Never trust SIUC to fulfull their obligations or treat you with respect. Starting Job: college instructor, Preparedness: B, Reputation: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Apr 15 2009 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=59407&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   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I spent maybe too long here at siuc, This is my fifth year. I started off in siu's engineering program and ended with a degree in biological sciences. I also was a resident assistant for 2 years. I know all sides of carbondale (sadly its not hard). Basically the run down of the school, in my experience, is; for the most part everyone (perhaps 90%) go out drinking at least four days a week, there is an overabundance of rednecks (the bad kind, racist, homophobic, egotistical type), once the glamor of drinking rubs off there is little activities to do ( small mall with 2 decent stores, lots of hiking, two small theaters), and though the campus on the outside is beautiful the buildings are a mess. From a distance the buildings look nice, but when its cold out the buildings are sweatboxes, when it is warm out they are too cold... On my way into classes there are buckets in the hallways to catch water drops, even when it is not raining... Keep track of your courses, I ended up doing an extra year due to terrible counselors and I hear that happens a lot. Financial aid office... well if you need help and are really confused, dont go in... google for advice, those people just tell you to go to the website "help link" after waiting in line for 20 mins. After the fourth time going there to ask advice, or for a walk through on their confusing website, I decided that if i were ever to go in that office again, it would be with the detonator in my hand and Ola's praises on my tongue... Oh! the best story I can share of my experience is the simple fact that every time i run outside on the sidewalk, someone in a pickup truck yells "FAG" at me. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. Did i mention the girl to guy ratio is around 3:7? Though I hated my experience and going to this school would be the one thing I would go back and change if i could... Like all universities, it is what you make it. If you find a good close group of friends early, it makes life easier. but seriously... make this your last resort. Education Quality: B, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 13 2009 5th Year Female -- Class 2009    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=59355&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 Quite Bright Sometimes it is hard to take SIU seriously. The teachers are off in their own world and most of them unfortunately take advantage of students for their own gain and research. On the other hand, students here are also only out for themselves, namely, where the next kegger is. It is hard to get any real work done here. On the plus side, the girls on campus are decent looking enough, immature and cliquish, but decent. Perceived Campus Safety: B+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 18 2009 2nd Year Male -- Class 2013    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=58625&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   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I didn't really care for the school quite honestly. And quite honestly, it is a horrible school in many respects. It is a cheap, affordable in-state school that has standards so low any moron can come here and get an education, so at least it's fair. However, morons unfortunately are what populate the campus, walking around drunk and confused, and morons are also what run the school, plagiarizing, rude and high-strung faculty, dept. heads and yes, even the President are overpaid, underachieving oafs. Come here for the parties, but for pete's sake, don't stick around for the academics. Sheesh! Starting Job: college instructor, Preparedness: B, Reputation: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 08 2009 2nd Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! 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