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 | Quite Bright | | I'm on my first semester here at Catawba and I'm very disappointed. I am an Environmental science major, which is why I chose Catawba. The ES program still seems good, but almost everything else I've taken has been awful. I have 17 credit hours this semester and I find two of the classes bearable. I have had three horrible professors here. One of which, a racist old hag who can't go two classes without working herself into a 15 minute rant about how stupid American students are (we're fat and lazy too, of course). Another who can't teach for shit, he even had to ask US how HE should change how he lectures and writes homework because the whole class had D's and F's. Even though we asked for help and made suggestions to get him to teach us (because ultimately, that was his job, no?) he didn't change a thing. four of us dropped the class and have to waste time retaking it next semester with a different professor. And one last professor who always makes rude remarks when you answer something wrong or can't remember a specific detail when she asks for it... Calm down lady, if we do something wrong it's your job to tell us what we did wrong- not call us stupid. On the other hand, I have had two great professors here who 1, do good jobs lecturing class, and 2, help when we need it- not poke fun at us, not say things like "well if you american kids these days would stop playing video games all day...", and not simply ignore us. I had nearly straight A's in high school, my GPA coming here was 3.7. Now I'm struggling in all but two classes because the professors here, plain and simply, SUCK. Next lets talk about the food. Holy hell is it bad. So over processed you can't tell what kind of "meat" they're serving. It tastes terrible, looks disgusting and is so unhealthy. They feed us, students paying 30 grand in tuition, like rats. This is one of the most infuriating things about this place. People will tell you "oh well no school has good food", maybe not, but I have plenty of friends in different schools around the state who are fed far better quality stuff than the shit I get. I can't believe how badly they treat us here. All of my friends want to transfer, as do I. I'm very disappointed. I came here to get a good education, and most of my professors let me down. I'm looking at other options, and I want to transfer next semester. I don't want to wait until my sophomore year.If you're a senior in high school right now and are considering Catawba, please reconsider. This school is not worth the $30,000 tuition. I'm not getting a good education and the food they feed me is killing me. | Faculty Accessibility: B, Useful Schoolwork: F | | | |
| | Nov 02 2011 | 1st Year Male --
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| | | Catawba College is a complete rip off! 28k a year for what? This also is a 5 year college....most students graduate in 5 years, some, but very few graduate in 4. I made the mistake of changing my major, which I knew would set me back some, but little did I know. My advisor even told me that maybe college wasn't for me. The professors are arrogant as all get out. They believe they hung the moon and the stars in the sky, they're condescending and fake want to be goodie too shoes. And there is no such thing as middle or "common" ground in their options; you must either be extremely liberal or super conservative. Depending on what professor you get you need to make sure you are a brown noser and agree with every viewpoint he or she has. Most students that attend have never been told 'no' in their entire life. Students either play a sport or are in theatre. Those clicks DO NOT match well with one another, trust me. I did an athlete for three years, and the sport I played, wasn't funded enough money to buy our team t-shirts. Football gets everything handed to them, including their grades. There also is NO PARKING, and the ?public safety? writes tickets for evvvvverything imaginable. There is not enough lighting around the campus at night. Girls are asked to call one of the 4 public safety guards who are there on campus to chafer them??..If you chose to call, be prepared to wait 30 minutes before they appear. Overall the College pretends it has its act together while they?re giving you your tour of the school, but in reality it is a hoax. Thus far I have had a professor who had alcohol on his breath in every class I had with him, Wild Turkey to be exact, and another professor who hit on me and made me feel EXREMLY uncomfortable. Ladies be cautious wearing dresses to class if you have a male professor is all I?m saying. The activities they do have for students consist of, Build a Bear (knock off version) night (you literally stuff your own teddy bear! Definitely what every college student wants! ), Movie night in the student center, make your own lip balm, and a bunch of other cheesy things that I can?t remember because I quit going to them because they were so stupid. OH and last but not least, the books you buy at the beginning of the year are hardly ever accepted back, they?re excuse is that the chairman of whatever department, has changed the course outline for the following year, so I basically spent $700 on books each semester, to find out that they only accepted around or two of the books I bought. I would DEFINITELY re-consider going here. I got royally shafted! P.S. Tuition raises each year?..have fun with those student loans! | Preparedness: -, Reputation: - | | | |
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| | I have been at Catawba for 1 semester and i will tell you the truth that they dont tell you. The food is horrific. Ya there is mondo bar which has a small selection and unlike 100 percent of every other college you dont get any selctions. If you miss the 2 hour span for breakfest or lunch or dinner you dont eat. Im so upset with Catawba because all the schools i want to go to i could have been accepted too but since a majority of their classes dont transfer you get officially screwed. I have asked all the upper classmen or whats left of them why they are still here and they just shrug their shoulders and say " I'm already a junior i migh as well stay". Theirs no enthusiasm in any students what so ever. Sports games are a joke 99 percent of people that go to the games are older folks and alumni. Its so ridiculous. If your looking at Catawba even if your in sports its going to be the worst decision of your life. By the way on the weekends you can count on no one being here. Catawba is a commuter school no matter what anyone tells you. Everyone goes home on the weekends. If you are listening " Dean" change your whole outlook on this school because college should be a learning experience so you can get a job but at the same time you shuld enjoy yourself by having a good time whether with your friends at a party or at a basketball game but i can tell you first hand.... THEIR ARE NO PARTIES! Basketball games and Football games are empty NO ONE GOES BUT ALUMNI. Please if your applying to this school listen to me! Im not a huge partier by any means im not a party animal but on weekends it would b fun to have something to do and this school is terible. Catawba has been the worst decision of my life and im doing everything i can to change that. "Dean" DO SOMETHING!!!!!!! This place Sucks!!!!!!!!!! | Preparedness: -, Reputation: - | | | |
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