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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Allegheny College, for three years, has been good to me. I've been to several schools in the three years I've been a student at Allegheny, and I have not yet seen one that I would choose over Allegheny had I needed to make the decision again. Like any school, Allegheny has its negatives. One negative is the Financial Aid Office and the Student Accounts Office -- not the most personable people on campus. Maybe that fits with what they're charged with doing for the university -- looking at the bottom line -- but even so, they could still be more understanding with students than they are currently. Another negative that I see is misguided policies. Admissions is currently doing a great job of marketing the school, and as a result, an increasing number of kids are making the decision to attend Allegheny. But when the Department of Residence Life decides to extend the On-campus Residency Requirement, a shortage in housing results, and Residence Life is then forced to convert rooms meant to be doubles into triples, or as they like to call them, "expanded doubles." As far as positive goes, I could pretty much say "everything else," and that would hit pretty close to the truth. From the faculty, to the campus, to the academics, to student activities, even to the friendly administration, this college is top-notch. The residence life policies are not near as restrictive as other schools -- men and women can be in the same dorm.. some even live in the same hallways.. without doors being propped open with a shoe in the doorway. There are no "visiting hours," and there's no "front desk." Students are given the benefit of the doubt, and they're expected to understand that they're to behave like the people they are -- young adults. They're not treated like hoodlums like at other schools. Another definite positive is the honor code. Students, when they matriculate, take an oath to uphold the Honor Code during their four years at Allegheny. The Honor Code is an understanding between students and the college that academic dishonesty is a grievous offense in the academic community and it will not be tolerated. In exchange for this pledge, students are allowed unproctored and take-home exams. Again, it is the college's belief that when treated as fundamentally honest people, students repay the generosity with their best academic work. The last positive thing I'll state here about Allegheny College is the tradition. Founded in 1815, you can sense the tradition as soon as you get on campus. On the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains, you can sense that at one time this was a campus on the frontier. It's the first school founded west of the Alleghenies, and when you look at photos of the campus from fifty, even one hundred years go, many of the buildings look the same as they do now. In sum, Allegheny College is a college that's rising among its liberal arts brethren. The school has one of the best academic programs around, it's established in the community, and it's located on a beautiful campus. The campus has a new campus center, it will have a new alumni center by the fall of 2005, and it's attracting students like never before. If I was given a chance to make my college decision again, I'd choose Allegheny in a heartbeat. Campus Aesthetics: A+, Surrounding City: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 22 2005 3rd Year Male -- Class 2006    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=17440&uid=1138'></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   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average Like any other school there are good faculty and bad faculty. The difficulty with good faculty is that they often go on sabbatical where they are not much use to you. There are some "strange" kids here, though they are generally nice. The school caters to the Pittsburgh region and it sucks to be from New England. There are few of us and the school is not easy to get to. It is either a really long drive IF you can find someone with a car that can get you anywhere near your home, or it is a two hour ride to Pittsburgh and a short flight home if the airport doesn't close on you due to weather. Because so many kids are from the Pittsburgh region they tend to bond many times disregarding "foreigners." The school also is not very helpful when it comes to internships or other connections in New England. The food sucks, though there a few good moderately priced restaurants. housing is alright but very limited. The school accepts too many kids each year and doesn't have nearly enough housing. Also it can be very difficult to get the classes you want especially as a freshman or sophomore. It's frustrating to know students in very poor academic standing get to choose classes before other kids in their class. While it is nice that the school gives them a chance to succeed/take easier professors it sucks that someone who is pre-med can't get the classes they need or end up taking three labs in one semester because their courses fill up. Scholastic Success: B+, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 21 2007 1st Year Female -- Class 2010    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=41750&uid=1138'></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   History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Allegheny College is a place where students with a good high school background come to party a little bit, but work a lot. Just being in the top 5% of your highschool class does not mean that the school will be easy, so come prepared with a strong work ethic and a willingness to learn from both the students and professors around you. It is also to your advantage if you get to know the professors in your department well, be sure to talk to them often and keep them updated. They are more than willing to help when it comes to academics and they like to see students who take the initiative to get the help they need rather than simply failing or struggling through their work. Education Quality: A, Surrounding City: C- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 11 2004 4th Year Male -- Class 2005    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=13260&uid=1138'></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   Perfomance Arts  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I would recommend Allegheyn College to any student interested in a Liberal Arts education, pre-med, natural sciences, humanities . . . well everybody!!! Academically you are exposed to range of information and experiences, which makes your education more applicable to the real world (you are never going to work in just the area of your major). When I came to grad school I then fully realized the quality of education I received. Compared to my other classmates I felt as though my critical/analytical reading and writing skills were far above the average. My graduate work is in something completely different from my undergraduate work and I still felt well trained academically, and adaptable to anything. The professors look at students as an investment and spend so much of themselves for each student. They are available more then they are obligated to be and more often than not they are involved in other student activities really fostering the sense of community on campus and in the classroom. The student body and administration rocks!!! I have never known a college or university that had such wonderful relationships between the students and administration. The result, a college environment geared for and by the students with the support of the administration. President Cook makes every effort to spend time with students whether it is in the dining hall for lunch, a football game, a Playshop play, or at Hut-a-thon (a fundraiser for Habitat for Humanity). Allegheny College allows you the space to become who you want to and the resources to challenge you to become even more. It is not an education for a job or graduate school, but life. Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 01 2001 4th Year 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=325&uid=1138'></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    Next

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