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The school is wonderful and classes I have taken so far was been okay. Most professors are very friendly and are happy to answer any questions you have. There are a small handfull of professors who don't really care what you do. There are some required classes that are simple to pass, but can be annoying as there is almost no point to it. Security is good in the daytime seeing them walking around campus, but after a certain hour at night like 1 or 2am you rarely see them at all. The cafe on campus is okay if you like salad, pizza, and ice cream everyday. That is the only constant good tasting food on campus. The cafe likes to try new food and dishes from different cultures, but sometimes the creativity falls short with the nasty taste. However, there are some good food like chicken sandwiches, cheeseburgers, turkey wraps, and etc. If you are someone who likes to stay up at night, like me, make sure to buy all your snacks before 8pm or so because the cafe and edwards (optional food choice on campus) closes at 7 or 8 on weekdays. On the weekend, your only choice of food on campus is the cafe that closes at 6:30pm and its seems that most of the cooks are gone because the food is .....Moving on to the dorms. Freshmen beware russell east and west are the worse dorms on campus. Mold in the bathroom and crowded rooms. If you lucky you only have 1 person to share a room with. But if you are unlucky like me you have 2 people to share with and it gets crowded fast and you'll spend most of your time avoiding the dorm. There is at the most 5 people sharing a bathroom, which is great unless your classes time are similar. Women's North and South are better...Men's Quad...well IDK. The surrounding area is okay with a mall down the street and a couple of good places to eat in the area if you get tired of cafe food. If you really want to have fun, go downtown where some actions is at. Activities in campus is okay, but unless you love sports, its kinda boring. Fines are terrible... and costly for little stupid stuff. $100 for improper check-in, I came back to campus late and had to get my key the next day and they tried to charge me. I got rid of it because I wasn't informed that I had to email security and tell them that I'll be back late. (RA's fault)Overall the university is great course-wise, but other than that well its best to live off campus.
Faculty Accessibility: A+, Social Life: C+
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Feb 18 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013  
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I've been attending here for two years. In this time period we have had several break-ins, violent attacks, lockdowns, and robberies. The campus has security but they are too busy trying to fine the students for any and everything instead of paying attention to non-students. The school seems money hungry they will fine you 250 dollars for alcohol or anyone of the opposite sex in your room and 100 dollars for tobacco, but no it doesn't stop there they double the fine if the "offense" is repeated. They are concerned with their students tobacco and alcohol consumption more than they are concerned with their physical safety. My advice is if you are looking at this school to consider else where, this is what we call the "reject school" do not feel special because you recieve a high amount of scholarship money because we all got the same award letters. Why is this you ask? because they want to build the population on campus up since more than half leave within the first semester. More than 50% of my original classmates have left for various reasons, an I intend to do the same next year. Do not an i repeat do not come to this school unless you are a very devout Christian any other religions are not put down but they are not tolerated, this school forces religion down our throats daily with the required convo's which is ridiculous, some of us have jobs and lives to attend to, but dont take this as I am not a christian, because I am, but i didn't pay all this money to attend sunday school, i paid for higher education and believe i deserve such. Overall i regret coming here but do not regret the few friends i have made, if you are looking to come here consider this first.Thank you for your time
Surrounding City: B-, Faculty Accessibility: F
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Would not come to this school if I had to do it all over again. You get a $250.00 fine for many things (Tobacco use, opposite gender in you room etc.) you even get the fine if you are drunk on campus and not even have the alchool with you.
Useful Schoolwork: A-, Individual Value: F
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