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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Journalism  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright This school does exactly what it should: It provides adult students an opportunity to earn a degree from Indiana University or Purdue University, without relocating to Bloomington or Lafayette (for locals), w/out paying the higher tuition prices for education/room & board (for those who deserve a quality education but can't afford it), and giving a second chance to those whose high school G.P.A.'s aren't high enough to enter those schools directly. Naturally the campus experience at IPFW is nothing like the "college experience" at either of those Universities. But its not supposed to be. IPFW is a functional, and it functions perfectly well. I see several students who are angry that IPFW isn't giving them the "prestige" & "diversity" they dreamed of. Well, those students shouldn't have applied at IPFW. That's not what IPFW's for. If that's what you want, you'll have to spend the money and get the GPA for those types of schools like everyone else who did the extra work to go to them. I for one, think its pretty cool that schools like IPFW exist for students who either have struggled financially or academically, or for those like me, who's high school grades were way below their potential because they had a little too much fun during high school. Either way, I had no delusions about what I would get at IPFW. That's why I'm here. Its very naive to come to a school like this and expect it to be anything like the college experience that's in the movies and on TV. It's not. Good thing too, because alot of us here at IPFW are way past that maturity level. IPFW is a low-cost, second chance school that gives hard-working adults, both young and old, an opportunity to earn a top-notch degree that will compete in the real world. Nothing more. And that's what matters here, getting a good job. Putting food on ur family's table without having to work a job you hate to do it. Not getting some grand social experience and character building "diversity"! Come on, get real. That stuff won't matter for longer than it takes for the hangover to end. People would do well to first, realize "where there are" in the world, and second, be grateful for the opportunities they are given. If you blow this one, you may not get another chance. Don't forget, you might not turn out to be quite as "special" as you think you are. Education Quality: A, University Resource Use: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 18 2011 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=83794&uid=470'></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 I recently visited the school with an interest in Music Therapy. The environment was fine for me, a nice surrounding area, etc. I live in NWI so everything looked and felt basically the same. I thought the campus was nice, and the student apartment I saw was fabulous. The music building was amazing and I loved it! Every faculty member I spoke to was very friendly and insightful. The people to showed me around campus were also quite friendly, and my friend and I noticed and appreciated it. However, we both also noticed how distant and seemingly unfriendly the rest of the surrounding student body was. We didn't see anybody smiling, seriously. Nobody looked happy. The people sitting in the buildings waiting for classes,etc., were totally to themselves. EVERY single person I saw had their phone on their ear, they were texting, using their ipods/headphones, completely un-social seeming. It's hard for me to make new friends, but I don't want to go around keeping to myself like that, acting like everyone is horrible. It was discouraging to see that, and that was really the main reason I changed my mind about going to IPFW. Preparedness: -, Reputation: - Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 21 2009 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=61635&uid=470'></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 Geography and Geosciences  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Students need leadership and yet an opportunity to approach and be mentored into challenging, but rewarding directions. Often faculty is too busy keeping up with the politics of keeping their jobs if they are not tenured. This is a shame, and good teachers are lost constantly through the political shark tank. The tenured professors are absorbed in research and publishing and fail to meet the need of the students to progress toward grad school. Campus Maintenance: A+, Faculty Accessibility: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 14 2007 3rd 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=35406&uid=470'></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    Next

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