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 | Quite Bright | Montclair State University may be the 2nd largest in NJ, but certainly it is not even close to being the 2nd best. I went here for 2 years and am now getting ready to transfer to UDel. Listen, Montclair is basically a community college with a bigger campus.. that's it! Most of the students are middle-aged commuters, the rest are residents who live 10 minutes away and go home at every opportunity they get. You could say that the campus does have a lot of "diversity", but this school caters very much to the Minority students. For example, they frequently have spots in classes held for them by faculty *no lie* and I've even been in the financial aid office and witnessed one literally being handed a grant. No social scene and the campus is even dangerous now. People get jumped by guys in honda civic's in the parking lots (which make up the entire campus) several times a month; someone stole the big-screen TV from the student lounge. There's no place to socialize on the campus. Response from president as to why there's no game room in the student center? "With our new computer lab, students no longer feel the need to have a game room or anything of the sort" (???) Oh and the answer that the president gives to every criticism you could think of, "We're doing the best we can with our limited resources" (???) That covers why the campus looks disgusting, why the RA's are more concerened with writting you up than with putting on programs and events, why the police officers are too busy hiding behind bushes with a speed radar while people are getting jumped in the parking lot.. No matter how limited MSU's resources may be, as a student paying tuition and housing expenses I expect to get my money's worth. MSU will not give you your money's worth; and employers will laugh at your degree when you graduate. MSU prepares you for a life of mediocrity. Please, don't come to this college. It's a smack in the face. | Scholastic Success: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: F | | | |
| | May 30 2005 | 2nd Year Male --
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| Super Brilliant | Well, I'm going to be going to Rutgers-New Brunswick next semester so I might as well tell you guys why I left this University for Rutgers. I don't want to bad mouth the school nor to I want to bad mouth the professors or some of the students that I met. However any intelligent person that attends MSU will notice one thing quickly, that there are two groups of students, the ones that are not that intelligent and are wasting their time at MSU and a smaller percentage of students that actually are intelligent and care about their grades. This small percentage usually has one thing in common, they all usually want to leave MSU for a better school. In all seriousness, I didn't think that MSU was going to be the best education I could get, however I also didn't think that they would just let anyone in which is what it seems they are doing. Furthermore, the classes here are extremely easy, I have a 4.0 GPA without even trying. I would suggest that if you really do care about your academics, to avoid this school but if you have no choice, do what I did and go here for a year and transfer. Good luck guys. | Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Surrounding City: F | | | |
| | Apr 14 2005 | 1st Year Male --
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| | Thanks for replying to my comment of another's comment. Firstly, what is wrong with commenting on a comment?I did not attend Montclair State, I was just trying to point out that the commenter who indicated "engineering department" was mistaken. Montclair does NOT have an engineering school and as an engineer I feel obligated to point out the error. I wouldn't want a reader of this discussion board to think they can become an engineer by attending Montclair. Perhaps with all of the check boxes in the questionnaire, it is quite easy to select the wrong one. Secondly, I stand by my assertion regarding the renaming of NJ state colleges as "universities". I don't mean to critique Montclair, this is a state education department issue. I don't agree with the others being renamed as universities either. In New Jersey, there are only six institutions that fit the traditional definition of a university. I am aware that some of the state colleges have had doctoral programs in education, however, a true university has others in hard sciences, engineering, medicine, law, business, and other fields besides. When I say 'externally funded research' I mean that the research is paid for by outside corporations, and state and federal governments and is of substantial quantity (say, more than a few million dollars). Again, I don't think MS fits this definition (though if I am wrong, please correct me). | Preparedness: -, Reputation: - | | | |
| | Dec 26 2004 | Male --
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