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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Hello Perspective students. I am a graduate of Davis & Elkins college. This my friends is a rare feat. Not because of its tough academic standards, but because only slightly more than 50% of the students who choose D&E as their college, do not graduate from it. Most students very quickly realize that they have made a horrible choice and flee as quickly as possible. I some cases a small liberal arts college gives you a great educational atmosphere that promotes education while treating the student as an individual. This is not the case with D&E, you wind up paying more money than you would have at a state school, with little or no resources to show for it. If there is a ground breaking devolvement in the workforce, a new technology that revolutionizes the way Americans work, play, live. You can bet that D&E will not have that technology or development for 10-15 years. (Only in the year of my graduation of 1998, did the school upgrade their computer operating systems to MS' 95, from MS for DOS!!!) Not only do you get to pay top dollar for limited resources, but you get to go to a small school, and get treated like a number. The individual attention simply is not there, the dedication to the students simply is not there. Some people who would defend D&E use the very tired argument of "If you use the resources that are given to you," or "D&E can be what you make of it". This is ridiculous. You should not pay 25,000 dollars a year to go to a college and then make it work. The college should already be working, already offer excellent resources, and high academic standards. For the record I did actively participate at D&E, I served all 4 years on the student council, 3 years as a Student advisor on the Board of Trustees and dozens of other activities. I did what I could to make it a better place. Of course upon graduation you will have a minuscule alumni network, a college with no reputation, which in some ways is worse than a bad one. Bottom line is D&E opens no doors if it’s not shutting them. If anyone would like further info about this horrific excuse for a college please feel free to contact me. Thank you and good luck with your college search. P.S. ask the admissions rep’s about the 10% reduction in staff and cut backs in college programs this year. Preparedness: D, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Aug 29 2008 Alumnus Male -- 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=53907&uid=1505'></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   Political Science  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright Hello Perspective students. I am a graduate of Davis & Elkins college. This, is rare feat. Not because of its tough academic standards, but because only slightly more than 50% of the students who choose D&E as their college, do not graduate from it. Most students very quickly realize that they have made a horrible choice and flee as quickly as possible. I some cases a small liberal arts college gives you a great educational atmosphere that promotes education while treating the student as an individual. This is not the case with D&E, you wind up paying more money than you would have at a state school, with little or no resources to show for it. If there is a ground breaking devolvement in the workforce, a new technology that revolutionizes the way Americans work, play, live. You can bet that D&E will not have that technology or development for 10-15 years. (Only in the year of my graduation of 1998, did the school upgrade their computer operating systems to MS' 95, from MS for DOS!!!) Not only do you get to pay top dollar for limited resources, but you get to go to a small school, and get treated like a number. The individual attention simply is not there, the dedication to the students simply is not there. Some people who would defend D&E use the very tired argument of "If you use the resources that are given to you," or "D&E can be what you make of it". This is ridiculous. You should not pay 25,000 dollars a year to go to a college and then make it work. The college should already be working, already offer excellent resources, and high academic standards. For the record I did actively participate at D&E, I served all 4 years on the student council, 3 years as a Student advisor on the Board of Trustees and dozens of other activities. I did what I could to make it a better place. If anyone would like further info about this horrific excuse for a college please feel free to contact me. Thank you and good luck with your college search. P.S. ask the admissions rep’s about the 10% reduction in staff and cut backs in college programs this year. Starting Job: Nurse, Preparedness: C, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Aug 29 2008 Alumnus Male -- 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=53906&uid=1505'></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   Business - Management and Administration  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I Love this School! Campus Aesthetics: A+, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jun 19 2005 1st Year Male -- Class 2007    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=17360&uid=1505'></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   Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright D&E was a great school -- if you were willing to take advantage of what is there for you. The small student body affords great opportunities to experience a wide-array of leadership roles if you are willing to get up and do something. For example, I was a theatre major who acted in several mainstage plays (directed by a guest broadway director), president of my fraternity & the inter-fraternity counsel, assistant editor of the weekly student newspaper, president of the college English club (as a freshman), a disc jockey for the campus radio station and involved in student government. There are very few larger schools where one is able to not only participate, but to excel in so many activities outside of their field of study. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 18 2004 4th Year Male -- Class 1992    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=11694&uid=1505'></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:    Next

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