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It's not the depth of the well that determines how much water you carry away, but the size of the bucket you bring.
Looking back four decades, I can see how dumb I was. There are so many many opportunities if we are open to the possibilities. When I was a student, I wanted the data and information to succeed at my chosen field. The school offered so much more that I didn't perceive the knowledge and wisdom of the ages. DO I blame the school for not force feeding me? Or do I thank them for getting as much as I could stomach into me? I think now that if I had more "life skills" its message would have been more effective. And I could been in a better place.
(This ignores my usual advice that "The Couldas, Wouldas, and Shouldas will kill you!" Meaning that the past is past and you can't change it. To look back with anything but a historical recognition is a waste of effort. Take lessons from the past and bring them forward to get better results in the here and now.)
If I had ONE criticism of both the school, the alums, and the students, it would be that there is not a cohesive strategy to exploit the granfalloon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Granfalloon that these three represent. The school doesn't do enough to facilitate it; the alums don't demand it; and the students don't realize their role in it. TO everyone's detriment.
(Even reading some of the comments, as some one who's been on both sides of the hiring decision, I can see the incorrect mindset that I believe prevents the commentator from achieving what they want.)
Dona Nobis Pacem | Starting Job: Director, Preparedness: B, Reputation: B- |  | |
| | Mar 09 2010 | Alumnus Male --
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| Bright |
this school sucks. read a few more of the comments and you;ll get the picture.
terribly run from top to bottom. run by a bunch of uptight administrators. professors with no real experience. and all of them are second rate, couldn't cut it at a real university. i'd say over half of my "professors" were under 25 and most didn't have a phd.
if you get scholarship money and chose not to live on campus they take 20% away. i'm not kidding
campus sucks. Food is terrible don't waste your money on the meal plan.
weight room is a piece of trash, no pool, and no locker rooms etc.
spend your money on a school that will give you a good education. 33K is not worth what you are getting. Manhattan college is known for engineering, other than that go elsewhere.
however, you can't beat NYC in terms of going out. and the people aren't too bad. | Surrounding City: A-, Collaboration/Competitive: F | | | |
| | Feb 05 2010 | 2nd Year Male --
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I would SWEAR to you that this is the worst school you would ever get yourself into!! Absolutely trash from all perespectives... Wondering why?? I'll tell you.
1st this school is all about the money, they will do their best to make everything hard on you, how?
(each professor give you tremendous amount of work so if you have 4 courses you'll have no life even on weekend)
and by the way 4 courses is the max you will be able to pass doing your best because thats manhattan college and they want to keep you in college to take more semesters and pay them more money... this is why:
Manhattan college is all about bringing more money from the goverment and students and I would swear to you that a manhattan college professor told me that himself... I SWEAR TO YOU and I have the proof.
He said: you fail, you take the classes again, professors get commission to fail you, and you pay again! YOU PAY money and time) the more you fail the more you pay and the longer they stay in business...
2ND the professors are very old and absolutely NOT qualified to teach..
The chairman (Hourani) is racist and want to make as much money as he can before he go back to lebanon. He do NOT care about anybody, he do not know how to deliver the message, his english is broken and hard to understand, very very tough and closed minded.
(bachi) is very old and he is losing it, HE SAID HIMSELF "THAT MANHATTAN COLLEGE WANTS HIM TO STAY TO HONOR HIM BECAUSE HE WAS (WAS) A VERY GOOD PROFESSOR BACK IN 1980s! what about now? his classes are a joke, he copy on the board from a paper, you cant even listen to him from all the people that are talking in the class, he dont know how to answer any question asked I SWEAR, he forgot what he is doing, very very bad.
(WILLIAM BROWN) just like bachi, very very old and losing it he dont know how to teach anymore he has very low toned voice and if you sit in the back you're screwed.
The list goes on and on, I really can make this review go forever, I took most of these professors and I rate them from F to D- MAX.
3rd Manhattan college kids are very closed minded and seem to stick the their group. You try to get closer to them and make new friends, they look at you like you are out of this planet or somebody crazy! like if you have lost your mind!... All the kids there are high school buddies or they transfered from different school together, chinese stick to chinese, white trash with white trash, indians with indians... etc.
Food and dorms are very expensive, the school itself is very expensive for no reason, you pay for the professor because they stay in college full time, from 7am to 5pm
exactly. You do not pay for the education because it sucks anyways.
Activities are very minimal, and if you are not qualified according to the "person in charge" you will not get in no matter how hard you try or how much you love that activity.
I am writing you the truth, I have studied there for two years and tried my best. I transfered with 3.63GPA and now it went down to 2.72 because of the stupid college, very bad and I do not recommend it to anybody.
Conclusion,
Fake school that care about the money and not the education, they want to jump on top somehow but its not going to happen with the "staying in business" policy they are following now.
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| | Jan 06 2010 | 2nd Year Female --
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| Bright |
Given the opportunity, I would pick both "advice" and "neutral" for this comment, but that isn't an option.
Ok. So...
I pretty much feel positively about Manhattan College. I cannot complain at all about the English Department. The campus is beautiful. And the library is also quite nice, and a place where I frequently go. One of the main reasons I picked Manhattan is because I found it to be a friendly school for the most part and it seemed the most "normal" of the ones I had toured by that point.
First, my bias--I'm a commuter. I do not dorm. So, I can't speak too much on the actual dorming experience, only from what I've seen myself and heard from others.
I'm going to go point-by-point here...
1. The workload wasn't too difficult for me because I graduated from a pretty challenging high school. However, even I needed to go for extra help, because I was taking Statistics this semester and math really isn't my thing. HELP IS AVAILABLE--if your professor can't help you, don't be afraid to go to tutoring! That's where I went.
2. Campus security could/should be tighter. Personally, I find that there are several unguarded ways to get onto the campus--and that shouldn't be. The general location of the school isn't too bad--even though it's technically in the Bronx, Riverdale is a pretty nice area. And I'm actually from the Bronx, and I've seen various areas in the Bronx, so I think I have a pretty good idea of this. If you do decide to go here, I suggest you not travel alone once it gets dark out. Bring a friend. or a group of friends.
3. My orientation leader said that we are not a wet campus, nor a dry campus--we're a "moist" campus. Whatever that means. Like I said, I don't dorm (and even if I did, I'm not interested in that kind of partying anyway) but listen to this--if you're underage, YOU SHOULDN'T BE DRINKING ANYWAY. So don't be complaining when the RA writes you up. Secondly, I think there are people around campus that aren't into drinking and partying...I know some. You got to look harder if these are the kinds of friends you want to have. But I do believe there is still partying going on, both on and off campus. In fact, i know. Just remember that the amount of actual fun a person has cannot be gauged by how much drinking/partying they do--because you can be partying every night, and you can still be thinking to yourself, "Man, this sucks." Pardon my language.
4. Even though it is a catholic college, don't expect people to be walking around all pious or anything. I'm protestant anyway, but from what I can tell, a lot of people on this campus don't seem to know what they believe. If you're looking for real Christians, there's a good handful. Just putting it out there.
5. Student Activities does seem to work hard to provide good, fun things for people to do, both on and off campus. (Like with discounted tickets for stuff, and stuffs.) However, don't expect large turnouts for on-campus events. There seems to be an abundance of apathy and a lack of school spirit on this campus. I think the Student government is trying to work on this issue right now, and they're starting by hosting a spirit weekend before the spring semester starts. In general, though, don't expect a lot of "Rah-rah, go Manhattan!" on this campus. A lot of people seem to themselves or very much involved in their own friendship groups. I don't see too much reaching out as of yet. And isn't college supposed to be more...school spiritish? At least in the movies....
6. The faculty overall is not mediocre, and I did have some good teachers in my first semester. I can't really say much about the faculty yet, though, because I've only completed one semester so far.
7. Since I commute, I like to bring my food from home. And with good reason. There are three cafeterias on campus. Plato's can be slow-moving at times, especially during the lunch hour. Dante's is ok--I would suggest buying food freshly made, as opposed to from the fridge. And Locke's is a step above typical cafeteria food. Just one step. I can't imagine myself living on this kind of food every day. If you dorm, get plenty of food you can make in your own room, or on the dorm stove or something. Try to get nutritious stuff. And I would strongly suggest that if you live less than an hour away, try to go home on the weekends as often as you can--and bring some of mom's cooking back to your dorm in tupperware.
Overall, students aren't bad. I know plenty of people on a "hi, how are you" basis. It's a pretty friendly campus. But I wouldn't say people are as active, united, or as social as they COULD be.
Overall, I would suggest visiting the campus for yourself. Take a tour. And don't be afraid to approach students and ask for their honest opinions on the college. | Education Quality: A, Perceived Campus Safety: C+ | | | |
| | Jan 01 2010 | 1st Year Female --
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