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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Brevard has a lot of promise, but doens't reach up to it. I had a few great caring professors that seemed to care that the students learned than make some stupid grade or complete bullshit work. However it seems from my five years I also learned a few things negative about Brevard, too. First off I wouldn't advocate changing majors near the end of your 2nd year, as you'll be taking a lot of classes to play catch up. But I'd say the administration is out of touch with the students. While it is a private college which means students are not protected under some constitutional rights, you would think that campus life would take measures against illegal searches during fire drills, or digging through students trash for some to bust some students. Watch the bitter RA's or they'll do everything they can to bust you as many times as they can. While Brevard is in a pretty area you might run into some boredom if you are not a big outdoor activites type of person. Sure you could drive to Asheville but thats at least 30 min. away. Brevard does have promise, if admin. and campus life would actually try to listen to the students and do what would benefit the students more than it would be a much better place. Last warnings, most (2 of 5)dorms don't have AC, they look really dated, and I hope the cafeteria wasn't as bad as it was back in the 2006-2007 year. Faculty Accessibility: A-, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 01 2008 5th Year Female -- 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=54623&uid=799'></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 Bright No one has given Brevard a critical review, so I figured it was my duty to stand up and quit nodding my head with everyone else for "feeding the world." Noble cause? Maybe, but as soon as my instructor told me next week we would be studying how we can feed the world. It is this idealistic bullshit that made me want to leave the college. I can't believe these student forum classes they have that only count to your graduation at Brevard, so I realized that I was doing all this work for nada. They aren't easy classes, with all the busy work. If you are an older student, say 24 or above you will have a hard time relating to the campus and student body. Most of the kids are right out of high school, which is fine because that is when you are supposed to go to college. But if you, like me, are getting a late start then you will most likely become frustrated with the students. Young stoner white males prevail, not a good balance of the sexes. In general I have felt sort of isolated living off campus and being 25 years old, which I have heard from other older students. I realized today that my biology teacher in high school was better than this guy teaching at brevard. He is notorious for flunking A LOT of people, but not for legitamate reasons, just to make the class "hard". This means that he will bullshit the whole class and then ask some way out questions on the test. My chem teacher last semester (the only teacher on campus who teaches general chem) was HORRIBLY inadequate and the faculty literally just shurgs their shoulders and shouts "TENURE!". Give me a break. If you have read this far then you are probably experiencing some skepticism about the college. Don't get me wrong, if you are a young college sudent then this might be OK for you. If you have attended other universities or are not majoring in "Wilderness Leadership" then i would suggest UNC asheville or somewhere where you can find more variety in every aspect of college life. The town basically sucks, it is dead by 9PM (there is not even a coffee shop open past 9). Nothing is 24/7 here, not even til 11 save taco bell WOOHOO. Tell me how this is going to help a college student. I had to take up mountain biking to stay sane. The only saving grace of this place is the forest, full of singletrack for your mountain biking pleasure. Climbing is also good. These are great things, but serve as a mere distraction from the fact of the matter. Thanks for reading my rant Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 06 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2010    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=45034&uid=799'></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   Music - Composition/Theory  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Brevard has definitely been a negative experience for me. Aside from the fact that I have made lifelong friends, my mental well-being has decreased significantly since attending this college. Starting out, DO NOT become a music major at Brevard. I did that my first semester, and it was the worst mistake I ever made. The expectations for the music program are highly unrealistic. Most of your classes will be 0-1 credits, and the reward you get is not worth your time. Unless you are a hardcore band advocate, the music major is a bad idea. I felt really left out a lot, since I have always hated band. In fact, a lot of the other music majors would react with hostility if I so much as complained about the workload. My private lessons were great, but by the end of the semester, I ended up hating my instrument and giving it up for good. Also, symphonic winds is possibly the most boring band to be in. The class meets twice a week for 1 hour and 15 minutes, and the instructor is relentless about playing to the last second of that time block. A lot of my creativity was ruined when I had to learn how to play the way my instructors wanted me to. Aside from the music major, there is also too much of a high-school atmosphere around here. If you grew up in a rural town and are sheltered, you might really like Brevard. However, for a city girl like me, it drives me nuts. I thought I would like the teacher attention, but it ended up really annoying me. Teachers will really try to pry into your private life. Plus, the faculty get so bored here that they like to 'stalk' around and spy on students. It's very difficult to live a college life here, since RA's roam the halls 24/7 looking for drinkers and smokers. Almost everyone I know who drinks regularly has been caught. The cafeteria food is another issue. Expect to eat chicken sandwiches at least 3 times a week... and there will be chicken every single day... and the chefs DO NOT know how to cook meat. It's always overcooked and dry. Sometimes I think that they go out of their way to make sure the food is nasty. Once, they made this concoction called "Mexican Lasagna" that made a lot of my friends really sick. (thank god I didn't try it) The social life at Brevard is terrible, too. The city itself is really boring. There are hardly any restaurants to eat at, and the only places that stay open past 5 pm are Ingles and Huddle House. There are plenty of outdoorsy things to do, like hiking, but if you like clubbing or nightlife, you'll only find a couple of homosexual clubs in Asheville. There are a lot of cliques at Brevard, since it is like a college version of high school. You have the music dorks, the paranormal research society kids, the baseball kids, the druggies, the very few black people, the softball girls, the really fat people, etc. I had to switch groups several times out of the year to avoid monotony. The freshman dorms are another downside to Brevard. (Beam) There is no air conditioning, which really sucks when it starts getting hot in the spring. I woke up drenched in sweat several times. Plus, the floors are incredibly dirty and marked up. There is also a problem with the fire alarms. In the past few weeks, I've been awakened several times by middle-of-the-night fire alarms. They had one at 3 a.m. on a school night, all because one student took a shower in the community bathroom. Furthermore, some of the students here aren't very bright, so don't expect a very academic atmosphere. There's even an autistic kid on campus. Most of my friends regularly skip classes, which isn't good, since the faculty lower your grade every time you miss a class. All in all, you won't get a good grasp on the real world at Brevard. However, it really works out for some people. I'm trying out another year at Brevard as a business major to see if it gets any better. Good luck to you all. Scholastic Success: A+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 01 2006 1st Year Female -- Class 2009    Forward  Blog it! 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