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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Civil Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I attended this University because it was close but not too close to my home and for my major. Southern miss is an excellent medium sized university. The surrounding city is ok and the campus looks nice. It is a major research college and is execellent in Polymer science, engineering tech, and the fine arts. The classes are not too hard, but still challenging. The traditions of the school are pretty cool and the school is somewhat know nationaly(despite being a medium sized school). There are more girls than guys. Im not going to lie but, alot of students here probably should be at a community college or tech school. But overall, students are of average to smart intelligence. Overall, I love this school. Education Quality: A+, Social Life: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 24 2008 1st Year Male -- 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=44721&uid=784'></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   PreMed and Medical  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant I graduated from Northwestern University Magna Cum Laude after transferring there from Cardiff University, and now I'm at Southern to do pre-medical work because it is cheap. I've lived here, in Switzerland, Cardiff, Wales, London, England, Chicago, Illinois and New York City. USM is SPECTACULAR by all standards Mississippi-related. We are the POOREST state with the LOWEST college graduation rate, and we have the WORST EDUCATION SYSTEM. USM, while certainly mediocre, is definitely on the better side of mediocre, and they have spent a lot of money updating the campus since I was a kid. That said, almost all classes (uppers and basics) are EASIER than Petal High School's upper crust (which is at the top of the shitpile that are Mississippi schools both public and private). At least the professors at USM are nice and easy-going. Not receiving a 4.0, or something extremely close, from USM is a clear statement that a person needs a better work ethic. Just go to class and do the work, and you will be doing more than most of the state does on a day-to-day basis. Hattiesburg is by far the best university town in the state. This area has one of the best availabilities of good quality cuisines in the world at local places such as: Great BBQ (Leatha's), Steak (Connestoga), Cajun (multiple), Southern (Chesterfield's), Tex-Mex (La Fiesta Brava), Japanese (multiple but I'm a Sakura fan), Catfish (Mac's), Chinese (multiple), down-home/country (North Gate Diner) and organic/health conscious (New Yokel Market). Additionally, it has all of the fast-food places and chain restaurants of bigger cities as this is the hub of the region. If you get too bored, go gamble on the coast or go hang out in New Orleans, which is 1:15 to downtown. Also, our restaurants don't all close down at 7:00 like in Starkville or never open like in Itta Bena. Hattiesburg also has a REAL music scene outside of university (unlike Oxford) with Mugshots, Keg and Barrel, The Bottling Co, Saenger, Walnut Circle, etc. Also, you don't have to worry about getting your car jacked like you would at Millsaps. Yeah, it's country but what do you expect in the South? If you're looking for reputation, go to UVA, GaTech or UT Austin as most everything else in the South (public and private) is just like USM for academics - MEDIOCRE. If you want a good job after USM (like most state schools), you need a masters degree or you'll end up with whitish blue collar jobs that pay the 25k-30k my high school friends earn. University Resource Use: A+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 26 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2008    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=43859&uid=784'></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   Social Work  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright My experience at USM was unforgetable. I attend USM from 1978-1984. I received both my undergraduate and graduate degree at USM. The staff, teachers and students were kind, friendly and down to earth. I joined several organizations on campus. I established a life long friendship and rapport with friends who I still communicate with today. I met and married my husband of 25 years there. The knowledge and classroom experience gained there has been an assess in my field of study. We currently live in TX and our son is only 35 miles away in college (within commuting distance). But our expereince at college has made us all the morer determined that he should expereince life at college instead of commuting or living at home. To be honest though, I'm not sure if USM was a great place if you were a party animal and/or use to the night life. I had a lot of fun by participating in sports and mingling with friends who enjoyed movies, sports, table games, and word games. I had only positive experiences at USM. It was a great place for ME! Starting Job: Evaluation Co-ordinator, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Jan 25 2008 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! 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