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This school has the potential to be the way it's advertised. I did extensive research on where I should go after being kicked out from UIC (avoid that one) and I wanted to go somewhere that is stable and will enable me to learn. And this place needs an update so people know it's still going. Most colleges are breaking the bank today and become so challenging that you'll find yourself pulling all-nighters just to finish all the nonsense homework you'll be assigned. Not here. Classes are fairly easy here, depending on the teacher and major. I'm an art major, but I do need some frightening math and writing gen-eds. However, at least half the teachers here are the greatest human beings I've met so far. They were passionate about their subject and I felt comfortable coming up to them after class. Classes are small, but get even smaller as you get further into your major focused classes (my art history had 8 students). I come from the city so this was amazing to me. The work program is why I came here, I find the whole idea of it very responsible and useful. It knocks off a nice chunk from your already cheap tuition bill, and you can work extra for wages. This is the second least expensive school (used to be 1st) and that can be a good thing, but also bad. Dorming is probably the worst thing to get into here, and my experience would be x10 better if I had a chance to avoid it. The dorms show how crappy some work managements are, since they arent well kept for most of the time. The entire floor also gets charged extra cash for one persons mess, which I find stupid and unfair. I also just got an e-mail that over breaks they want to house athletes and workers into other students dorms, which I will complain about because it's ridiculous. I don't want a stranger staying in my dorm. The school is trying to cut back costs on heating by housing all students in one building, which is irritating and frankly not my problem. I pay tuition for my dorm and I don't expect anyone else but me staying in my single. It's very annoying things like these that made me wish I can commute.I really care about dining. The food here is sponsored by Sodexo. Which could be a good company, but then again since the students run the work area in the cafeteria I fear the overall cleanliness and food safety of the dining hall. I ended up feeling ill and throwing up twice, and so I never went back. I got a foreman grill and luckily there's a little deli just 10 min away from the school where I buy stuff daily. The dining hall made the food look amazing during orientation, but the real quality is later revealed. I wish I can cancel the meal plan but it's unfortunately required. The snack bar on the other hand is edible! And even yummy, but very unhealthy. What makes me sad (and I'm not trying to be rude) is the amount of overweight students that I see around me, I have honestly never seen so much people being unhealthy. The food that's provided doesn't help, and I didn't even know there was a gym accessible until someone pointed it out to me. The absolute worst thing about this school are the people. I've met the most uncivilized, ill-mannered, rude and snooty individuals in my life. No one cleans up after themselves after using the toilet. Not many people are nice, and will look at you like you came from space. The people I have talked to are concerned with gossip, and the guys are creepos. So this is basically high school in a nutshell. Unfortunately there's nothing this school can do about the people that go here, which is a shame because if this place felt more like a community then this place would be great! Luckily every semester a new batch of students come in, and hopefully they will be a better group.Most of my complaints are nit-picky. The school can be a real downer sometimes due to the lack of social life and places to go, places to eat. I sometimes feel stuck in this small town/school. I have to remind myself that it's one of the cheapest and I came here to learn and not socialize. The teachers are amazing and by the time I graduate from here my college bill will be like a car payment compared to the double home mortgages my other friends will deal with from attending big expensive city schools. That's what is most important. If you are looking for a more college-y experience though, definitely don't attend here. It really does feel more like high school and since it's a very small college there are limited opportunities in all areas I can think of. I will re-update when I hopefully graduate from Blackburn. |
