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Unfortunately, I was not of the lucky students to have been granted a scholarship so I spent almost $80,000 on this school for two years. It was NOT worth it. Hofstra University is not a school that is interested in the well being of its students, instead, all they want is your money. After being on the dean's list and being inducted into an honor society for my academic acheivement, I thought I would have been rewarded for my hard work after my sohphomore year, instead Hofstra gave me a scholarship worth $1300 (which, mind you, does not even cover the cost of a meal plan). The administration does absolutely nothing to try to help you or your situation. The student body here is very prententious and as an African American student, I clearly did not fit in. I was fortunate enough to meet one person who I truly connected with, everyone else had their heads stuck up their asses. If you are not really into drinking and partying, you probably won't fit in here. The surrounding community is not the best, but I don't have too much to complain about it. If you don't have a car...you better plan on getting one. Weekends at Hofstra are extremely dull because everyone goes home. The food might seem good for the first week, but don't expect anything new after that.
The only good thing I can say about Hofstra is that the professors are good. I had some very good professors but aside from them, the experience was terrible.
All in all, I am extremely dissappointed with my experience at Hofstra which is why I transferred. Do not waste your money on a university that does not care about its students. | Scholastic Success: A, Social Life: F |  | | |
| | Nov 16 2009 | 2nd Year Female --
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| Super Brilliant | | My comment directed to the clown below me with his VIEW on pre-med. LOL to start. He graduted in 1972! Things have changed since 1972. Are you an M.D.? No, I think your not as you can not even form a correct sentence. Stick to what you know, Computer Science. If pre-med was so easy, believe me this clown would have been a doctor, but he's not. I bet you that about HALF of current M.D.'s over the age of 50 could not get through pre-med today. Make sure you vote for Obama the second time around as you did the first time around. | | Oct 24 2009 | 4th Year Male --
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| Quite Bright |
My mom did a masters in administration at Hofstra. I took some courses in the summers and, during the year, attended SUNY Stonybrook. In addition, I had three kids who attended three different colleges. Thus, I have a fair basis of comparison among schools.
First don't believe all the negative comments that you see here. Generally, folks who are dissatisfied post, and those that are happy, don't generally post their opinions. It is just the way of life.
For example, one guy's total post was about how hard Hofstra was. Give me a break! Hofstra was easier than Stonybrook for almost every related course that I took. He didn't know what hard really was.
One guy felt Hofstra was "very penny pinching and wastes money." Wake up and smell the roses. All private schools want money and nickel and dime you to death. Today state schools are eliminating programs and faculty due to budget cuts. Frankly, I would rather they keep the programs and charge me than water down the education.
One person didn't like the food. Boo Hoo. If you compare the food to other schools, Hofstra seems pretty good. The problem is that most posters don't have anything to compare it to.
I loved Hofstra and so did my mom. The faculty was great, even 30 years ago. Now it is an up-in-coming school.Schools that are trying to build their reputation are going to be hard. This was very true of Stonybrook back in the dark ages and is probably true of Hofstra now. However, I would bet that it isn't as impossible as many other schools.
The faculty in every course that I and my mom took were always available when we needed them and were very knowledgeable. The facilities were great. I always had access to a computer, although at that time, it was a mainframe.
The school grounds were gorgeous and the people were very friendly.
I have read some comments below that noted, "Hofstra is for close-minded long-island kids who want nothing more from life than to drink"
There may be folks like this, but I GUARANTEE that there are plenty of hard working, folks, like me, who didn't drink, overly party, and who took their studies seriously.
If you want to find drinkers, pot smokers, party animals, I am sure you can find them. If you want to find others who are more like you , you can find them too.
If you want to find things that you don't like, and want to be depressed, I am sure you can achieve your goals. Likewise, if you want to seek out what is good about Hofstra, you can be quite satisfied and happy there two.
Bottom line: College is what you make of it. Hofstra is an up-in-coming school that gives strong academics, beautiful campus and nice people.Is it Harvard or even Columbia, no it isn't. However, it really is a decent place to go to college for many reasons. | Education Quality: A+, Campus Maintenance: B | | | |
| | Oct 20 2009 | 1st Year Male --
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| Quite Bright | OMG...This school! Has not been up to par with almost everything. I transfered from NYIT premed program to Hofstra's premed program. Out of all the classes I went through already, maybe one or two professors have been nice. My advisor sucks, Chem professors suck, etc. For example, in Chemistry, Professors EXPECT you to master this as one of them, or you will not get a good grade. Hofstra's TRYING to become an Ivy League school because of there new Med School opening. So, premed is hard as it is already, Hofstra try's to make it even harder in there premed program. My Anatomy lecture is a joke. Goes 100 mph, and tests are beyond hard. My Anatomy Lab is even a bigger joke, and we learn everything on our own studying time. Tests are very hard, and only a few test through the whole course. So, tests are SEVERAL chapters within one test. First test...EVERY bone in body, EVERY Histology slide, etc, on one test WITHOUT even a word bank? You kidding me? My GPA was a 3.95 before Hofstra, and I had a VERY tough time on these tests. As EVERYBODY did. | Campus Aesthetics: A, Collaboration/Competitive: F | | | |
| | Oct 16 2009 | 2nd Year Male --
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