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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Ball State is a GREAT school. However, you have to give it a chance. As a freshman many students come in thinking they will automatically make friends, and be welcomed with open arms by the faculty...but it's not that way at all. You have to work at having both an academic and social life. Afterall, this is college, not high school. Get involved on campus and within your department. BSU Faculty is ALWAYS very open to helping their students...well except for those few 'angry at life' professors...but every school has a few of those. Some of the classes, and coursework is a joke, but once you get deep into your major you will hopefully find it as challenging and fulfilling as I did. (I was a psychology major) As far as a social life...well Muncie doesn't have much a "social scene" in fact-most of the time you have to make your own fun. On the other hand, BSU has one million opportunities to meet people, so don't just sit in your dorm room!! My experience was amazing at Ball State and I wouldn't take back a minute of it. The coursework prepared me for graduate school and I felt like every penny of the mighty expensive tutition was well worth it! Preparedness: B, Reputation: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 29 2009 Alumna Female -- 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=60690&uid=449'></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   Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Just want to say that Ball State prepared me to be a life long learner. It wasn't so much what I learned in the classroom, but it was the experiences that were provided outside the classroom. Ball State was and still is very innovative in the sense that they provide learning outside the classroom. I was and education major and all for years I was able to take advantage of working with students and schools in the Muncie area. My junior year consisted of going to England and teaching and living with the English people. Then backpacking through Europe. This experience was one of the most outstanding experiences I've ever had. I have traveled extensively since then but never have I been able to recapture the learning, resources and the opportunities that I was provided that quarter. Most foreign study programs take place in university settings and not with real people from the culture. Ball State at that time was ahead of the times and continues to be ahead in their variety of foreign study programs. Last year I was able to go back for a reunion with students and our professor for our overseas program. He celebrated his 90th birthday and still is as sharp as a tack. Ball State may not have the most exciting city surrounding it but the opportunities there, if you decide to investigate, are unbelievable. It is large enough that you always are able to meet a new face but small enough that professors will take you under their wing. Just remember behind every deary Indiana cloud is a beautiful silver opportunity. (lining) Starting Job: teacher, Preparedness: B+, Reputation: A Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Mar 10 2009 Alumna Female -- 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=58416&uid=449'></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   Anthropology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average Ball State is amazing. very pretty campus, youre not just a number here, and faculty actually care and go out fo their way to help you. Social scenceis amazing. we sure know how to party! Social Life: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 11 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2011    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=56227&uid=449'></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 Super Brilliant Got my undergraduate degree in Computer Science from Ball State. Really had a great time there and came out more than prepared for my career. I am now self employed and working on a masters degree and realize how well BSU had prepared me for it, even after 12 years out. Muncie is not a great city, but Ball State's campus itself is beautiful, so don't rule it out because of the surrounding city. Starting Job: Software Developer, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Jul 28 2008 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=53119&uid=449'></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 ... 10    Next

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