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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average This whole school is a mess. I decided to go back to school in order to get my Bachelor's Degree, and I made the big mistake to go to Empire State. When speaking with my advisor, they never gave me any indication that there was anything wrong with the classes I've been taken. I'm supposed to graduate in May, yet I wasn't told until classes this semester had already started that my classes apparently aren't going to help me graduate. Yet nobody told me. Then, to make matters worse, I recently learned that the school decided to take a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR LOAN out in my name for me and wrote me down to graduate in 2016. I wasn't informed that they took this giant loan out for me (that they expect me to pay for) and now they're still giving me lines to cover their asses. This school is absolutely horrible and I would not recommend anybody going here. Avoid Empire State at all costs, unless you want to be paying through the nose for loans they illegally take out in your name. Collaboration/Competitive: A, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 06 2012 2nd Year Female -- Class 2012    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=85808&uid=1014'></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 Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I will have completed my BS in Management in two short weeks and my entire experience at ESC (two full years) has been a great one! The CDL program took a little time for adjustment when I first started taking classes in Nov 2009, but once I was familiar with the online Angel program, I was good to go! My mentor, Christine Hill, was fantastic, responded quickly to any questions and was a pleasure to work with throughout my years here. If you are thinking about taking an online degree and ESC offers the program of your choice...think no more! Sign up! You will not be disappointed! Make sure you are ready to work, write many papers and be able to organize your assignment due dates, etc. It is not easy, but well worth the efforts! Education Quality: A, Faculty Accessibility: B+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 12 2011 2nd Year Female -- Class 2011    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=83637&uid=1014'></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 Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Super Brilliant College has helped me get a job in the field of teaching, however, much of what I learned bears little impact on actual teaching. The teaching methods that I had to write numerous papers about are very antiquated and badly need to be overhauled. I believe everything in education should be as technology driven as possible - technology is the one field that the majority of people readily accept, and pick up in an instant. I wish I had got a different college degree however, now that I am in the field. Don't get me wrong, I love teaching (especially as a college adjunct because the students are much more motivated and mature), but the cost of the college degree and the huge number of student loans hanging over my head that will take at least 15 years, if not more, is not worth the cost. If I could go back and do it again, I would most definitely get a graduate degree in something related to computers and would be able to pay off my student loans in only a few years. I am afraid to have children or buy a house as I'm already seriously in debt from college loans and literally can't afford to pick up any more debt. I'm working a full-time and two part-time jobs at the moment and am barely finding the money to pay for my expenses as well as put some money in savings.If you are a high school or college student, I would recommend getting a degree in a field related to technology as this field is a very high paying field and is expected to grow until at least the year 2020, thus ensuring job safety. Also, if you attend Empire State College, be prepared that you may or may not have traditional face-to-face class meetings, depending on your major and what courses you are taking. You will need to be very self-motivated in order to succeed at ESC. Additionally, if you go for a degree in education at ESC, you will have to write 2-3+ papers in every graduate class (minimum 10 pages and 10 sources if you want to get an A) and do a horrible annotated bibliography with at least 60 sources as one of the portfolio/graduation requirements. Starting Job: Teacher, Preparedness: A+, Reputation: A Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Nov 21 2011 Alumnus Male -- 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=83068&uid=1014'></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  Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6    Next

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