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Conservative capital of America. Like high school, the student body consists of clicks. Ghost town on weekendsGVSU administration goal= Maximize profits
Campus Aesthetics: A, Individual Value: F
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Besides for the negativity I am about to lay on GVSU, I must admit GVSU is a beautiful campus with great freshmen buildings, dining halls, and academic buildings. That is about as positive as it gets. In reality GVSU sucks high schoolers into coming here by the beauty of the campus. The school is a business and they are out to make money and make themselves look good on paper. Once they get you here you are a number!

Like the other reviews, there is absolutely no social life at this school. Everyone goes home on the weekends and partying is not an option due to the SWAT-like tactics by the Ottawa county police to hand out MIPs.

Another positive that I forgot about is the female student population. There are very attractive girls at this school, but again everyone goes home on the weekend so you have to meet people in class or randomly on campus. I am leaving this boring-ass farm country school, and would consider prospective students to realize the school is great at marketing to incoming students. Its not what it seems and don't get sucked in like what I did. Academics are very mediocre. Plenty of other great schools in MI.
Campus Aesthetics: A, Individual Value: F
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I applied to this school thinking it was a safe bet. It was close to my home town, I thought I would know people there, and I assumed many friends would be made. I was completely wrong however, as after an entire semester I had met nobody new whom I would consider a friend. The students here are rather arrogant and increidbly inclusive. If you choose to go here and live close by I would certainly recommend that you commute. Even if you live as much as an hour away, don't bother living on campus. There's virtually no activites ever going on late at night or during the day for that matter. If I had to choose one positive aspect regarding this school it would certainly be the teachers. While some of them tended to be rather frustrating they were always availible for help and ready to change around their schedule to fit to your demands. Overall there are certainly much better colleges in west michigan and all over the state. Please go to one of those schools and don't bother giving any money to this pathetic attempt of an academic institution.
Perceived Campus Safety: A, Campus Aesthetics: D-
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