Francis Marion University

I have posted in the past with regards to this blog and people seem to think I am a member of FMU's faculty who is spamming this site with positive comments. Nothing is further from the truth. I am currently a graduate student at the University of Antioch New England studying Conservation Biology. However the majority of things I have to say about FMU are positive. The saying is true. You can only get out of something what you put into it. If you do not like the education you are getting at FMU perhaps you should evaluate "your" performance and make sure you are doing everything you can do to make it better. I for one learned a lot at FMU and to be honest feel like I was "over-prepared" for graduate school. A lot of the things I was being taught in my first 2 semesters of graduate school I had already learned at FMU. There are a lot of new faculty in the Biology dept. but the core group is still there and I don't see how you can go wrong with them. I agree that the nightlife in Florence, SC is "dead" to say the least. But college isn't about the nightlife. Sure it's nice to be able to go somewhere and blow off some steam after a tough exam, but that shouldn't be your deciding factor when selecting a school. Clemson for example is WAAAY out in the sticks, but its still a very good school. I can't speak for psychology, business, or computer science, but I can tell you that the majority of classes I took at FMU were informative and the faculty were cooperative and conducent to a learning environment. Sorry for the wordage there... I was a high school teacher for three years after I graduated.

1st Year Female -- Class 2012

Education Quality: A, Social Life: D-