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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Art & Design Department  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I love Beloit. The people are so friendly, and even though there isn't much to do off cambus, on campus there is always something. I helped start a Ceramics club and am involved in the Orchestra and student programming. My classes are engaging and I feel comfortable expressing my opinions in class discussions. Innovation: A+, Surrounding City: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jul 10 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=52051&uid=1472'></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 Not so bright Beloit is a great place. I'm glad that I actually managed to stick it out, because I've had some personal health problems since I've started here. In any case, I really think that Beloit has taught me that I am an individual of academic value. It doesn't matter that I'm not the top student in a class, professors still treat me with respect, speak to me on a first-name basis, and respect my opinions. Beloit's lack of a traditional core curriculum also allowed me to take classes that interested me, not just ones to fill time. Everything is also very interdisciplinary. I use knowledge that I've gained from other classes in current class discussion multiple times a day. Students here are definitely overall very bright, even if they don't appear so at first glance. There are some duds but that's everywhere. Students are also overall very liberal and somewhat closeminded in that regard, but political diversity is somewhat improving. The town is not too great, but there is always so much going on on campus (and you'll probably have a lot of work) so that doesn't really bother me. If you need to see a city, Chicago is 90 miles away, Madison 50, Milwaukee 70, and Rockford 25. One last thing though, if you're not into a small school, Beloit's not for you. Classes are generally made up of less than 20 people and are heavily discussion based so you need to talk. It's also nice to wander into your friends all day , but also keep in mind that if there's someone you don't want to see, you'll probably see them too. News travels fast both socially and academically among professors. Scholastic Success: A+, Surrounding City: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 10 2008 4th Year Male -- Class 2008    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46053&uid=1472'></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 Average Beloit is an ugly college that's for damn sure but the thing is by your Sophmore year your pretty much over how much it just seems like alcohol drenched summer camp for freaks and geeks cos your probably more engrossed in your courses which are fairly good (small, friendly and open faculty, etc.). It can get easy to get caught up in the poor excuse of a social scene given the lackluster town close by, which for most students leads to excessive drinking but the thing is Beloit's "philosphy" in retrospect saved my ass cos your dealing with your bullshit and sewing your wild oats in what is essentially a very safe little bubble. They give you the freedom to choose your own adventure academically with special projects, etc and with your behaviour and honestly if you do really screw up they deal with you on an individual, personable basis to try to help you *as a developing, growing young adult* change and modify said behavior. After having left Beloit for the real world any reunion with fellow Beloit'ers helps me realize one reason why I may have drank so much, they're fucking weird and out of touch cos really they're mostly a bunch of overprivaleged upper middle class kids from the Chicago area who were the biggest dorks in high school but get the rule the school here which makes for a very odd dynamic that you may not even realize you were endrenched in till you leave. It'll test your sanity and you will leave there smarter if you choose and cloistered around bunch of other dungeons and dragons, herpes carrying freaks if you choose that route too. End all be all, Beloit is a choose your own adventure college. Choose wisely. Starting Job: Consultant, Preparedness: F, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Dec 27 2007 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=43028&uid=1472'></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   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It's not that I don't like Beloit. It just kind of sucks when I look at other colleges and see that maintenance is badass and facilities are terrific. Beloit isn't exactly the cleanest place in the world. After particularly crazy weekends, the wall (hangout place when it's warm) is covered in garbage drunk people were too lazy to throw away. A lot of people get alcohol poisoning here, too. Social life is fun, but the surrounding town does absolutely nothing to help out. You basically live on campus and are stuck there unless you have a car, which is not recommended for first-year students. Additionally, the dating scene is rather ridiculous. Beloit is just plain ugly. Of course, it is possible to find attractive people here, but on the whole many Beloit students are really fairly gruesome looking. You see a lot of scraggly-ponytailed guys and computer nerds running around here, and greasy-haired kids. But everyone is approachable, everyone is friendly, and most everyone knows how to have a good time. That being said, alcohol is a pretty serious issue. At Beloit there's an alcohol policy, and an alcohol "philosophy". The policy is that Beloit follows the mandated state law that drinking is illegal unless you are 21+, but the POLICY (which is what is really enforced) is that you are responsible for your own actions, and therefore your mistakes are your problem. So, if you decide to drink and you get caught by the cops (Beloit security doesn't give a shit, just the Beloit cops), it's all on you. That's why alcohol poisoning is so out of control here. Anyway, I'm torn about Beloit. I've only been here a semester, but I'm not sure if I really want to stay or not. I took a sculpture class here and hated it. We don't even have a kiln in our art department. It's really not well funded at all. If you want to be an art major, do NOT go here. You will be sadly disappointed and end up transferring. The anthro department here is fantastic, though. We have our own museum and everything. I love the fact that everyone is so laid back here. That's one thing I really do like. And teachers are pretty awesome, for the most part. Facilities could be much better, though. Oh yeah, and don't go out at night. The surrounding town is extremely sketchy. I went to a pool hall down College Street and I thought I was going to get raped coming home. This dude was following me for a while and I just ran like hell. Pretty scary. During the day it's pretty safe though. Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Surrounding City: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Dec 10 2007 1st Year Female -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=42733&uid=1472'></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  6  7    Next

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