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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Communications  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Transferring to UP was a fantastic decision for me. I feel challenged and encouraged to think in all my classes, but I am not drowning in busy work. Students are pretty diverse and interesting people, which was a nice change from high school. One of my favorite things about UP is that it is not showy.. the focus of the school is on the school, not promoting the school. I do wish UP would start building space for restaurants / coffee shops / bars right around campus and that the administration would be more in touch with students. University Resource Use: A+, Campus Maintenance: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 22 2012 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=87465&uid=1131'></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 Quite Bright Excellent undergrad education and professors at UP but a COMPLETELY out of touch Administration!!! Kicking 30 volunteer students out of a space to make room for 4 staff recently is the most recent example!!!! With a new administration this could be one of the top west coast schools. Preparedness: B+, Reputation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Apr 19 2012 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=86716&uid=1131'></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 Civil Engineering  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright This institution has gone down hill dramatically since I joined as a freshman in 2008. All of the values of teaching, faith and service it seems have fallen by the wayside. Everything is about revenue for them. I am a returning fifth year AFROTC cadet and I personally feel unaccepted and just another pay check for them. Bon Apetite is the catering company that cooks our horrible food. They charge a horrendous start up fee to use "points" that equate to less than 65 cents of a dollar (its like going to a foreign country). They also charge you packout fees of $25 if you want to have raw ingredients to cook at home. They are also now charging students for to-go boxes (a very important item for students that have class schedules that overlap regular eating patterns - cadets, athletes, nutrition conscious, etc.). The food is promoted as farm fresh, sustainable and healthy. Honestly it tastes like crap, often is undercooked and uses premade components (egg beaters, sysco food products, etc.) and mostly consists of carbohydrates and lacks healthy fats and protein (you'd save a lot more money buying a loaf of bread at safeway). Resident's Life has found ways to make living meager as well. For example, students who have been at the university for a long time cannot keep their rooms for the next year. They also don't maintain the facilities when asked. Currently my laundry closet is in danger of an explosive fire due to a clogged lint ventilation system. Student Accounts knows that ROTC scholarships take awhile to process in that all other schools start later than we do. They still insist on charging us $75 dollar late fees daily until we pay up. Academically this school does fairly well. All of the professors are very accessible outside of lecture and more than happy to help you out. However most times I feel that a lot of what we do has very little carry over into an actual profession/job. Moreover, a lot of the skills/information we do need simply isn't taught. Although that can be said about all colleges in the United States.All in all, I don't feel like a well respected and valued member of the University of Portland Community. Instead I feel cheated, used and ignored. Surrounding City: A+, Individual Value: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 22 2012 3rd Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! 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