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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] History/Histories (art history/etc.)  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright "Save yourself some time and just go drink beer in an open field." Within my first month, I heard this comment shouted openly by an irate student into her cellphone, presumably to try to convince her parents to get her out. I repeated the phrase to a couple of upperclassmen I knew; they laughed and agreed whole heartily, adding she forgot about drinking moonshine while hunting as well. It is the proclaimed Moonshine Capital of World. Ferrum's party scene doesn't amount to much, considering the town of Rocky Mount is a good twenty minutes away where one can indulge in the luxuries of Walmart, McDonalds and Sheetz. Along the way is an abandoned factory with its windows grimy and shops that close at dusk, not that they offer anything worthwhile. Ferrum is almost nonexistent, the place they call Ferrum but not the College itself is a narrow stripe of stores under a bridge whose existence is easily forgotten. The campus itself can to seen in its entirety in under 20 minutes while walking and while the campus lake is picturesque, its gazebos and benches are almost never filled as students rather be in their stuffy dorms or commute home. The regular dorms of Chapman, Sue Wes, Bassett are all aged and banged up by student abuse. Worst of them is the all freshman dorm of Riddick, the unanimous ghetto. But it's not as if you're stuck there, the first cycle of the semester always will kick plenty out and even as a freshman, for some more cash you can move into the newly renovated dorms of Clark and Roberts. Or as an upperclassman go into Arthur or Moore where most the parties happen. The library needs some newer books, it's hard to find a book published within the last two decades on the shelves; but I doubt many besides me have noticed. Franklin Hall, the campus center building, acts as too many facilities at once. It is the cafeteria, the Student Leadership office, the campus events stage, formal hall and mailroom all in one. It makes it easy to bump into people you may or may not want. The food isn't awful though the quality and variety drops drastically on weekends. The fitness center needs newer equipment. Too many students go on about how they have nothing to do, while those that don?t form tight cliques. Recent admissions recruitment has been in urban black communities, add that and the traditional surrounding rural white southern students and racial tension is inevitable. Violence is rare but it is uneasy when white guys in camouflage pass black groups. It?s rare to see them mingle. Clubs are in general not active enough to be a presence on campus and are rarely seen except for maybe the REC Club which has a unique culture to them. They are synonymous with the outdoors program that helped build a full Disc Golf course on campus. With one of the oldest environmental science programs and a sizable chunk of students majoring in Agriculture, Biology or Environmental Science; Ferrum attempts to be more sustainable though not always succeeding. The rest of the mathematics and science programs are focused on teaching remedial or basic math that should have been learned in high school. This entire piece has been thoroughly negative thus far but only because these negatives help explain the positives. Because the student body is so small and expectations are low, the few who can muster any kind of critical thought is noticed instantly by Professors who are dealt a very uneven spectrum of students. I have nothing but praise for the professors I had, and their patience in dealing with people unfit to be called students. Ferrum gave me, an underachieving high school student, a chance at academic success. Their office hours are almost always open as most students there believe learning begins and ends within the scheduled hours. Going on to talk to them and clash ideas gave me and sense of their commitment to education. I recommend the Philosophy, Russian, History and Political Science programs, as they have treated me with unselfish guidance and treatment beyond the requirements of their job description. The philosophy professor plays in a rock band, the Political Science professor invites us to dinner, these personal connections in this small geographically closed community are the best thing about Ferrum. I?ve seen some very tight knit seniors in the recreation, political science, and Russian department stave off the aura of discontent that Ferrum can induce. I don?t think I could have done such and transferred however the odd people and professors I met at Ferrum will be remembered. Faculty Accessibility: A, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 18 2010 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    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=68963&uid=1403'></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   Psychology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Ferrum College is very neutral. It is not great but not terrible. It isn't fun but it isn't totally dead either. The foods not great but you won't gag. I personally think the omelets are bomb. The RA's make it very difficult to have fun on campus and the surrounding area make it hard to have fun off campus as well. The curriculum isn't bad. It serves its purpose. It just in't for people who are looking for the full fun of the college experience. I am not goin to complain. I enjoyed my time at Ferrum but I can see why all the people would bash it as well... Ps Mrs. Wimmer is the best. Mr. Allen is cute. and Jess is my bestie. lol Faculty Accessibility: A, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 22 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    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=68289&uid=1403'></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   English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Overall Ferrum is ok. It really is what you make it. A lot of people hate it here just because they aren't creative enough to find things to do. There's always a party on campus, but you have to be smart with them or you will get caught by the ever present RAs, unless you are lucky and befriend one of them, which is always the smart thing to do. Yes, it is a rural, and I mean RURAL setting so if you are from Richmond or D.C. be warned, you knew what you were getting into. This is a small school, and there isn't much diversity. There are some really dumb people here, but most of them leave after first semester... The classes here are like most colleges, some are hard some are easy, but they are generally small and the teachers are always open to helping you whenever you need anything. Basically if you happen to get a good set of friends and some good classes Ferrum can be the best time you'll ever have, but it really is what you make it. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Feb 08 2010 1st Year Female -- Class 2013    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=64818&uid=1403'></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   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Average This place absolutely sucks. They lie to get you to come to this shithole and then when they get you here, they couldnt give two shits about you. Residence life sucks, they monitor your life with self righteous deutchbaggery. Everyone gets fat because the cafe food sucks and there no physical activity to do. I havent done any work inmy four years here and will graduate on time, for doing jack shit. The people here suck, no one returns after their freshman year because A) this place sucks B) theyre too fucking stupid to stay in school and flunk out C) this school sucks. The cops are condescending. People get shot outside their apartment complexes and robberys are a common occurence. Believe me this place will look great when you are in high school. Don't buy into the hype or youll be stuck here, or you will leave and be fucked because none of your credits transfer. Everyone at this school is retarted in one form or another. Yes i realized i spelt retarted wrong you fucking retard. 31 days and im done with this shithole forever. DONT COME HERE AND IF YOU DO DONT SMOKE WEED IN YOUR DORMS OR HANG OUT WITH THE 5000 black people that go here or you will get arrested and thrown out of school, but then again thats probably a good thing. Oh and fuck Dr. Braten!!! Faculty Accessibility: C+, Education Quality: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 12 2009 4th Year Male -- Class 2013    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=62215&uid=1403'></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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