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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Public Policy  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Guilford has some serious delusions of grandeur. When I was in college Guilford had the gall to pass itself off as the "Harvard of the South". In truth, I was able to easily graduate with a 4.0 average while working full time and doing my fair share of partying. I found my courses not challenging and, for the most part, pretty flaky. Guilford in no way prepared me for a career or life as a member of the workforce. They had ridiculous on campus recruiting. The only major corporation to recruit the year I graduated was PanAm Airlines, recruiting for international bilingual flight attendants (I kid you not!) starting at $12,000/year. I interviewed just for the experience and they turned me down because my French (my minor that I got straigth As in) was not good enough. Only local law enforcement recruiters showed up for the “job fair” for students in my major. Eventhough I graduated at the very top of my class (although it is not publicly acknowledged – the whole Quaker mentality about competition) I could not find a job for a very long time after I graduated. I finally settled for jobs for which I was overqualified, just to survive. It took me ten years of scraping to finally get into a position that suited me, and I am now doing very well. No thanks to Guilford for my success. Campus life wasn’t that great, either. There was not a lot to do, and no way to get around the city without a car. The dorms were filthy. The cafeteria was filthy and the food was horrendous. Fellow students were okay, but tended to be either spoiled rotten or hippy wannabees. Last but not least, while at Guilford I was assaulted by a fellow student that broke into my room. The Dean of Student Affairs strongly encouraged me NOT to report the incident to the police. God forbide the reputation of the school and one of its star athletes be ruined. Fortunately, I did go the police and my assailant is now a trash collector – just desserts! I would have transferred in a minute, but my parents were strong believers in finishing what you start and refused to finance my education if I transferred. Starting Job: Waitress, Preparedness: F, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 13 2004 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=9982&uid=810'></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 Engineering Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright We need some time some space for our life we need subjects to be more organized prof more helpful more materials to allow self study and understanding Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Innovation: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 28 2010 3rd Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=65491&uid=810'></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 Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Guilford College misrepresents itself to perspective students constantly. The school claims that they foster a sense of community and support, all the while having an unreasonably strict drug policy. I am not advocating for Guilford to be a "drug" school, I just feel that public safety department (on campus security) works against the students in a way that creates an extremely negative atmosphere on campus. I have experienced a collection of experiences that have ruined my freshman year of college. 3 of my best friends have been kicked out of Guilford because of technicalities with the beaurocratic system that runs the school and forced to move out suddenly without a chance to explain themselves, or discuss a fair and reasonable punishment. Even if you yourself do not do drugs, if you come to Guilfod I would advise that you know that the main goal of the college is not catered to the students. Innovation: A, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 15 2012 1st Year Female -- Class 2016    Forward  Blog it! 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