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I chose this school because it was somewhat close to my home and the major I was interested in was listed in their website. At orientation I find out that they don't offer the major anymore and they don't even have it as a minor.
I have spent the past 2 semesters trying to enjoy myself here, I have met a few cool people that I am able to hang out with on the weekends (the majority of the people here do go home every weekend) but there isn't really a lot going on here. Most of the people here are very stuck up and hypocritical. On first glance the freshman dorms (traditional style) may seem pretty nice, but after living in them you will find out how slow and useless some of the maintenance staff is. There is a really bad mold problem in some of the dorms, and maintenance is REALLY slow about getting it taken care of, in fact my roommate and I ended up cleaning it up! A girl down the hall ended up having an allergy to the mold and got really sick from it. In my Freshman year my RA was very stuck up and intolerant. She would say some snooty things to some of the residents in the dorms, I'm not sure how she got the job.
Grand Valley like everyone else has said, is more like a community college. There seem to be really great professors here but the student population is another story. You definitely won't have a a "normal" college experience here, but if you're able to deal with the majority of the "Rich" and "snobby" students here and like a smaller school this place is for you. I'm glad I'll be transferring soon | Perceived Campus Safety: A+, University Resource Use: F |  | | |
| | Feb 10 2009 | 1st Year Female --
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| Bright | The university is fairly inexpensive and does offer a fairly good education as far as nursing, business, engineering and a few other choice programs. The maing problem this university has is a nonexistant social life, and if you consider at all wanting to have a "college experience" this is not the place for you. University police use swat like tactics to break up parties and hand out mips. They also have a judge that deals with mainly grand valley who will give the maximum for any alcohol related offense. This means 1st mip- $200, 2nd mip- $~500 dollars, 12 months probation not allowed to be around alcohol including after being 21, lose license 3 months, aa classes, drug tests. 3rd and beyond- ~$900+, lose license for full year, extremely long probation, possible jail time.... etc. Basically it is a fairly good college especially for the price but don't even consider attending if you want a fun experience out of college. | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: F | | | |
| | Oct 31 2008 | 2nd Year Male --
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| Quite Bright |
I thought it would be a great place, based off of what I had heard from other people. However, within the first month of my arrival on campus, I knew that I had made a mistake. 80% of the students at GV are from the immediate area, and leave quickly come Thursday night. After about 4 oclock every day and on the weekends, the college is a ghost town.
While most of the profs and faculty are quite friendly, capable and helpful, the classwork assigned isn't too challenging. I went to community college and transferred in, and I really felt like i was doing the same level of work. Major points deduction there.
As for the social life at GV....well, to put it nicely, there is none. The other students are, for the most part, very self centered, closedminded and obnoxious. Not too friendly, either. The majority of the social clubs are a joke, too. There are a ton of religious (95% Christian, take that how you will) groups, but they're either too corny to take seriously, or so intense that they border on being a cult. The other groups on campus are nothing fantastic either, and are more often than not, rediculously elitist and exclusive.
The cops on campus have nothing better to do than stalk the students. As with any college, there will be crimes of various degrees. The GVSU public safety officers would rather bust people for drinking, though, than actually persuing real crimes (larceny, harassment/stalking, etc).
The people who work in the student services building are friendly, but quite incompetant. If you want to have a question answered, odds are that you will have to stand around and wait, because the person helping you will have to go all over the place trying to figure out what to do, and how to help you best. Either that, or you'll get a not so nice "Thats not my department, I can't help you. Go to (insert random dept.).
Possibly one of the most disappointing things, though, is the sense of elitism and snobbery that is pervasive throughout the school. They proudly herald being the 3rd hardest school to get into (behind UM and MSU), but don't really have the academic chops to back it up. There are no campus traditions or milestones really, but the university likes to pretend they exist. Lots of pro-GVSU campaigning going on, but once again, not much to support those claims. The level of elitism present would be understandable if GVSU was as notable and old as a place like MSU, that has been around for near a century, but the university has really only been known about for 15 years. People will tell you its a great school, but GVSU is still regarded as a joke or as being a johnny-come-lately.
I went in thinking it would be a great time, but was sadly mistaken. Do yourself a favor and don't waste your time, energy and money with this school. You'd be better off looking elsewhere | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: F | | | |
| | Oct 22 2008 | 1st Year Male --
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