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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant St. Lawrence is a school with a lot of potential, but which fails to meet that potential in glaring and massive ways. The campus is beautiful, that cannot be denied, and there are some excellent professors. Unfortunately, the administration doesn't care about their students beyond the money they can donate/fame they can bring, and will respond with apathy or even outright hostility to any attempt to challenge convention, or even just stand up for yourself. In particular their process of contesting grades or reporting problem professors is so archaic and bureaucratic as to be absurd, and they blatantly admit to assuming a students guilt before considering a professor's flaws. They will retain problem professors even after several notifications--individuals who have regularly missed classes, thrown things at students, yelled and and verbally attacked students, and have no ability to actually teach. Ultimately the antagonistic position of the administration and their protection of a few terribly individuals ultimately downgrades the entire school, as it discourages students, frustrates scholars, and overshadows the positives brought by the few excellent professors the departments boast. These problem individuals are allowed to run so-much amok as to literally send students into depressive states, and to drive some from the school itself. What makes all this truly sad is that SLU has the potential to become something great, but it has no focus or direction. Located in the wilderness, true, SLU could take advantage of its position and become a school with a sustainable vision to rival Green Mountain College. Instead, they are so obsessed with becoming the next Williams or Hamilton that they ignore the very potential that could make them great. The weather and location are nothing that should bother a student who has truly done their research before enrolling--what should give these students pause is the antagonistic and arrogant administration, the protection of idiotic professors, and the support of student institutions that help the few, not the many. I wish I could say that I was proud to have gone to SLU, but all I can really say is that I wish I had had the good sense to transfer, or even better to never attend at all. Preparedness: C-, Reputation: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Sep 16 2011 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=81069&uid=988'></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 Economics  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Love this school. Very sports oriented and great for the scholar athlete. Individual Value: A+, Surrounding City: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 04 2011 1st Year Female -- Class 2014    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=79737&uid=988'></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 Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I absolutely love St. Lawrence, but that is because it is the perfect school for me. The campus is beautiful, the meaning of liberal arts is taken seriously, and the professors are very helpful. For being the most expensive school in the state of New York and being in the poorest county, the community is great if you like being involved. If you're a partier, you'll fit in well here. If you like to do other things on weekends, you'll do well here too, as long as you don't rely on the town of Canton for fun. As with any rural school, fun must be created by the student body, and most often, that happens! I highly recommend this school, and if you're interested in the slightest, at least pay a visit. I travelled 3,000 miles for a middle of the winter visit to SLU and I now call myself a proud Laurentian! PS, the food at the main dining hall is REALLLLLLLY good for college food! Family style, lots of organic, some local foods, always vegetarian options, many non-cafeteria like options. Really feels like home. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 26 2011 1st Year Female -- Class 2014    Forward  Blog it! 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