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University : Thiel College ( 2004 ) Major : Political Science Still in Field? :No Effort Level : 5/5 (Workaholic) Gender : Male Jobs held since college: 1. Political Fundraiser 2. Online Content Assistant 3. Account Executive 4. Team Leader - Digital 5. Vice President Of Marketing 6. Vice President Comment: " Attending Thiel college is one of the best decisions I've made. For a small school, the range of opportunities is exceptional (or at least this was the case when I attended from 2000 to 2004). Let me start with the academic environment. At Thiel, as with many small private liberal arts colleges, the main advantage is small class sizes and closeness with professors. I had few lecture hall style classes, and with the exception of one economics class, all lectures had breakout sessions or labs in smaller groups. I wasn't taking classes from teaching assistants, I was taking classes from professors who had already earned their degrees. Professors were fully willing to make time outside of class for students, as long as students gave them a polite level of respect. I only remember one professor who I would not consider to be an excellent, student-focused educator. She is no longer in Thiel's employ. Most of my classes, especially in the Political Science Department, were discussion-focused and required a large amount of reading, analysis and writing outside of class. If you don't want to improve your writing or critical thinking skills, you probably won't have a good experience at Thiel or any other liberal arts school. Outside of class, I found even more opportunities than I did in class. I was active in a fraternity, I was on student government for three years, I sang in the choir and had a radio show for about a year. No one pushed me into any of these opportunities. I sought them out. As in life, if you aren't willing to create your own opportunities, your experience will be half-empty. In my last semester at Thiel, I had the opportunity to participate in the Lutheran College Washington Semester, in Washington, DC. My internship during that semester quickly turned into a full-time job. During my time at Thiel, I was also offered a summer internship in Singapore, which was only scuttled due to SARS. Here's the conclusion: I came away from Thiel with highly useful classroom learning, incredible life-long friends and life skills developed through interactions with a diverse group of students. I also had lots of fun, partying more than I my liver would have liked and sleeping far too little. I'm now living abroad and have, what I consider to be, a successful career and a successful personal life. There are many negative reviews of Thiel on this site, and I concede that it's possible that things have changed completely in the past 10 years at Thiel. What I find more likely is that, as in most cases, people are projectors. They are projecting their own failures and shortcomings on an expensive school that could, admittedly, benefit from more stringent admissions standards. So many of those reviews scream, "Somebody feel sorry for me. Somebody hold my hand and make everything OK." If you're considering getting an education at Thiel, and you're an unmotivated pity-seeker, then don't attend my alma mater. In fact, don't attend any school yet. Take a year or two and volunteer with people who are truly deserving of pity. The world, after all, is bigger than you. On the other hand, if you're looking for a place where you can make a name for yourself, jumpstart your career and learn from from real professors, while making great friends, I'm sure that you'll enjoy Thiel as much as I did. "
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