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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Music - Composition/Theory  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Wheaton is a great school. People always complain about social life here, etc. but it didn't bother me. Don't come expecting to party -- greek life is non-existent and you sign the "community covenant" not to have sex, drink, etc. They just abolished the no-dancing rule, which i think reflects the administration's attempt to be reasonable and relevant and not just have stricter rules than your standard private school. Mostly kids come here knowing they won't be partying (I think a lot of football players choose here over other places to avoid the pressure), so there's not a whole lot of open bitterness about it. Racial diversity is pretty low but there are lots of different personalities and backgrounds, so you will find some friends who are like you and some who aren't. It's nice that most people are from around the country & world so there's not a big go-home-for-the-weekend crowd. Most everybody is intelligent and talented (and consider themselves so). Faculty, like anywere, is mixed, but i found most of them to be interested in teaching and most care about their students' success. The bad profs didn't usually weren't ornery or absorbed in research, they just didn't either know the material or know how to teach it. At any college it's important to remember that your education is what you make of it; don't expect to just follow the coursework and have opportunity handed to you. Music program is excellent for a school of its type, but again your success is largely dependent on you taking advantage of Chicago's cultural offerings. Lots of graduates who go to grad school complain about having to take remedial courses in theory, but the music history classes and a lot of the private lesson teachers are excellent. Financial aid, at least for me, was terrible. I had the president's scholarship, which at most schools equals somewhere between 1/4 and 1/2 tuition... $1000 here, which is a drop in the $23,000 bucket. They also get a lot of national merit scholars, which (I hear) doesn't get you that much money either. A relatively small endowment is the excuse that we who don't get $$ usually hear. Food is great, gets old but where doesn't it?BEWARE PUBLIC SAFETY. Wheaton is a super-safe campus so they have nothing to do but issue parking tickets, and they have a really arrogant attitude toward students (faculty get away with parking anywhere, including "30 minute student parking only"). FOLLOW PARKING REGULATIONS to the letter. Surrounding City: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 26 2004 4th Year Male -- Class 2004    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=9675&uid=447'></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 History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Wheaton is a special school community that is able to combine Christian faith and academic rigor, and all within an environment that supports seriously thinking through issues and caring for others. Its staff is incredibly bright and accessible, and the institution clearly cares about the person as a unique individual. I transfered in after attending two other colleges, and I know that Wheaton is the one of the best things to have happened to me. It has had a significant impact on making me into a more mature, thoughtful, reflective, and developed human being and follower of Christ. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 22 2004 3rd Year Male -- Class 2004    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=9606&uid=447'></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 Computer Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I would go with a different degree... or double major. You must be VERY self motivated to suceed in CS at Wheaton. Faculty Accessibility: A, Innovation: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 30 2003 4th Year Male -- Class 2003    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=5252&uid=447'></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 ... 10  11  12  13  14    Next

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