Liberty University

I went to LU with really high expectations, as I am a Christian and was looking forward to a Christian-themed education. What I got was a huge slap in the face. My biggest complaint is the rigidness of the theology...you're required to go to 10pm hall meetings once a week and if you don't go to every single one of the spiritual events you're horsewhipped. I didn't go to an all-night "night of prayer" with my dorm wing at 3am, and my R.A. painted a big red target on my chest, and from that point on I got reps for a gummi bear on the floor or because my sheets weren't folded nicely underneath my comforter on my bed. They claim to be evangelical, but in reality their isolation from the world and their "im better than you because I'm baptist" mentality turns many people off to the faith and the university.

1st Year Male -- Class 2010

Perceived Campus Safety: A+, Individual Value: D-

There are too many rules, the administration beats over your head. I felt confined and I felt that I was being watched all the time

Male -- Class 2000

Liberty University offers very little value for your 18,000 dollars. The Internet is unreliable and slow, the food feels like a middle school cafeteria, the post office loses packages constantly, and there is no cable TV in the dorms.

Besides offering very little in the way of luxuries my biggest complaint with Liberty University is that total lack of morale on campus. I grew up watching ESPN and hearing about how great college life is. At Liberty everyone leaves on the weekend, very few people enjoy their daily lives and the sports are awful. The Liberty Marching Band is another laughing stock. I can barely tell one song from another and students randomly chant(at least the minority of students who attend our crappy football games) "GO LU".

If you are into any kind of internet gaming or even casual surfing avoid LU. The internet is down consistently. AOL instant messenger works even worse than web pages. Gaming is especially out of the question. My games work probably 70% of the time. The other 30% I spent an hour playing, then at the end I lag out. in 80% of my games there is evenpresent lag. If you don't know what lag is imagine playing Mario and when you press jump, its jumps 2 seconds later.Don't come here.

2nd Year Male -- Class 2006

Collaboration/Competitive: C-, Useful Schoolwork: F