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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I love going to the U! I debated transferring out after my first semester, as the city was a big change from the small town I had grown up in, but once you get the hang of everything, it's really a great school. It's big. Really really huge. Lectures are big at first - my chem lectures are always around 300 people. You get used to it, and the accompanying labs/discussions are always smaller. There are buses to circulate people around campus in the colder months, as well as city buses, so don't worry about getting around campus. And even in this huge campus, I see people I know from class or the dorms all the time walking around. That being said, unless you make an effort to get to know people, you probably won't make tons of friends in classes or elsewhere. There is literally an endless amount of things to do in the Twin Cities if you look for it. Secretsofthecity.com or vita.mn is a great place to keep up on stuff happening around the cities. Anyone who tells you there isn't anything to do here is LYING! Minneapolis is an amazing city, and it's one of the biggest perks about going to school here. The bio program is amazing. It's mostly located on the St. Paul campus, which is way smaller than the main Minneapolis campus. I love it, as if feels like a smaller college in the middle of the big 10 school that I love. When I was in the college of liberal arts, my advisers were NO help...AT ALL. But after transferring into the bio program, my advisers have been so nice and helpful, and I really can't say enough. There are tons of research opportunities here, and the biology faculty are engaging and great teachers. (At least all the ones I have had.) So, yeah. It's a great school. Be prepared to take care of yourself, as no one is going to do it for you, but if you can manage that, you'll do great. Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 18 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='sr_comment.js?sckey=55708&uid=733'></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   Architecture  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I would recommend the University of Minnesota if you are self-motivated. This is not a school that one should attend if they need a lot of personal attention and/or instructors to hold you accountable to completing your work and attending class. If you are enrolled in math or the sciences fully expect to have a TA and/or instructor that is challenging to understand due to a language barrier. It was also my experience that despite the language barrier, once you were able to understand the instructor they were fabulous at what they taught. I found my foreign TAs to care far more than my native TAs and also were much more accessible. The main point is... if you need help you will have to seek it out. The advising is terrible. If you are willing to do the research on the University's website about your field of study and the requirements for that major you will be okay. Every semester I was here I left the adviser's office in tears because I was so frustrated. If you know exactly what you want to do and how to get there you should have no problem. The campus is very diverse in student body and faculty. There is truly something for everyone, again if you are self-motivated and seek out the available opportunities. The surrounding area is beautiful and Minneapolis has a lot to do ranging from art museums, theaters, concert halls, bars, night clubs, sports, etc... The weather in the winter is terrible. For the most part, the University of Minnesota and Minneapolis in general is a fairly liberal campus and city. Useful Schoolwork: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 03 2008 4th Year Female -- Class 2006    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55346&uid=733'></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 Friendly students and staffs. Sometime, few classes have more than 300 students, ... yeah... However, i think it's an excellent education experience. The profs, classes were very very good, University resources're fantastic. You are going to love it here. UofM is a huge place, a small city within Mpls, so it's a good idea to register for classes a bit closed to each other. My first semester, i had classes on both west and east bank (the worst thing was that class schedules were so tight that i had to race from this bank to other bank). I lost 2 lbs after the first few weeks. Individual Value: A+, Useful Schoolwork: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 03 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=54041&uid=733'></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   Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Econ/Math Student - '96; Currently - Vice President of Large Investment Bank. People with an interest in business should absolutely not go here. The peer group is close minded, socially inept, faculty are uncaring, acedemics are marginal at best, the finance courses use 1970's theory and actually is "wrong". In the New York and Chicago banking communities - the UofM is viewed negatively. Your alumni do not want to reconnect with the school due to repeated negative social interations when at the school. Please..... stop misrepresenting the school as a good choice for an MBA or undergraduate education. Perceived Campus Safety: A, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 27 2008 3rd Year Male -- Class 1996    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53874&uid=733'></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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