Francis Marion University

I left FMU in 1985. At that time, FMU was OK but it was boring like hell. Florence was horrible and from the comments I read on this site it sounds like it has got worse since then, especially in the last 10 years. I hated the place. Now, because the student body has been shrinking, I heard the administration focuses more on selling the college than on education. Except for the few, there aren’t many people from Florence who are sending their kids to FMU and I don’t blame them because FMU’s degree is not worth much. I have three friends who graduated from FMU and they are making as much as those who never made it out of high school. They are very nice people but they have no skills to offer. This is how FMU cheats its students. They will tell you what you want to hear to get you in. Then, when you graduate they will leave you with nothing or thousands of dollars of debt.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

This school may have the worst reviews here and it doesn’t surprise me. However, I can’t believe how an administration could get involved in spamming this site in order to gain some positive points. When I heard about that, I didn’t believe it. But, I went back and read them one by one. First how dozen positive comments show up. Second, all of the comments sound like advertisements written by people other than students. I understand the university is having too many financial trouble and faculty/student retention. However, that doesn’t excuse the act of spamming. Moreover, the propagandists at FMU are shameless. They keep selling their diversity rhetoric even to students who know it all. Some students commented here about racism at FMU and I agree wholeheartedly. This school is mostly Christian (Baptists and born again) and about 50% of the student body is black. I am white but I have seen racism and discrimination at this school in more than one form and shape. The administration and the faculty of this school are mostly catholic so they discriminate against everyone who is not. If you show any sign of born again Christian, they will hate you as well. My friend’s grades are always low because she is outspoken. And, I know she is better than me and many others who receive continuously top grades. Why is that? In my dictionary, this kind of behavior shouldn’t be tolerated in a school. That’s why I am leaving this place. CCU sounds like a good option but I will apply to other schools in the region as well.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2010