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Peer Review:
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1

Statistical Analyzer:

(***Edited version of the one I typed late at night. Please delete the review below***)

I did not want my review of this school to be influenced by current mood. This is why I have chosen to defer my write-up until the middle of the summer. Here goes…

THE POSITIVES: + Price. UB offers a decent education at a state school rate. + The technology and library services are very good. + The advisors I have had were helpful and courteous. + UB brings in many top-notch speakers. Bill Clinton, Rudy Giuliani, alumnus Wolf Blitzer, Tim Russert, Bill Cosby, Bill Bradley, and many others have given speeches here. Donald Trump is scheduled to come here in September.

+ Many popular entertainers have performed here during my time at UB. Jay Leno, Chris Rock, Wayne Brady, Jimmy Fallon, The Roots, Outkast, LL Cool J, Ja Rule, Nas, Lil Kim, No Doubt, Godsmack, Queens of the Stone Age, Dave Mathews Band, Shaggy, and Tony Hawk are among the many acts that have appeared here in the last four years. Whether these events are worth the mandatory student activity fee of $70 is another question. + UB plans on building a village-like strip between Ellicott and the Commons. The preliminary design was impressive. + The academic buildings on the North Campus are interconnected (hence the nickname "academic spine") so that students don't have to venture outside during the cold Buffalo winters. + The intercampus and intracampus busing services are fairly reliable. My only complaint is that busses never stop for pedestrian crossings (yet signs and NYS law encourages other drivers to stop at crosswalks). + People hold doors for everyone. This friendly gesture was completely foreign to me before I arrived at UB. + Students are slowly beginning to rally behind the basketball team. They'll probably do likewise for the football team if it ever turns the corner. + There are bars on Main Street in Uni Heights with Thursday night drink specials, a popular albeit overpriced strip downtown, and Canada for the 19-and-up crowd. The frat and house party scene is lively as well.

+ It snows here. Expect it, endure it, embrace it.

THE NEGATIVES:

A caveat for prospective students: Before selecting a school, identify your learning style. I prefer the large, impersonal lecture halls to the smaller, more personal classrooms. The latter can be a living nightmare with the wrong instructor. I chose UB over the other schools that accepted me because it was a large public university in which I could blend easily. People like me that favor an individualistic learning style will like UB's general curriculum but loathe their classes as an upperclassman. Finally, if you have taken time to read all thirteen chapters of this review, you should be fully prepared for the onslaught you will face during your college years. =)