Copyright 2025 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html Life at APU - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html This school is located in an unsafe run down area. You cannot walk off this campus alone. There are homeless people wondering outside the perimeter. The tuition was just raised 2% on top of the absurd... Wed, 04 May 2016 04:15:30 GMT StudentsReview 116-173471 116-173471 116 7 Business - Management and Administration Female Undergraduate Class 2019 1st Year Negative This school is located in an unsafe run down area. You cannot walk off this campus alone. There are homeless people wondering outside the perimeter. The tuition was just raised 2% on top of the absurd amount they already charge which cannot be justified compared to what other schools have to offer. My parents are always annoyed with how they nickel and dime us for everything and then have students calling them for donations. Wed, 04 May 2016 04:15:30 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html Transferring to APU was one of the best (and unexpected) decisions I have ever made. I am not Christian and I still cherished the time I was there on account of all I have learned, the values I have d... Wed, 23 Dec 2015 02:39:20 GMT StudentsReview 116-172174 116-172174 116 66 Social Work Female Undergraduate Class 2016 3rd Year Positive Transferring to APU was one of the best (and unexpected) decisions I have ever made. I am not Christian and I still cherished the time I was there on account of all I have learned, the values I have developed and the amazing staff who truly care. Oh, and friends! Wed, 23 Dec 2015 02:39:20 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html This Is ridiculous sister needs a ride to the airport they say in the orientation and explain very clearly that they DO give rides to the airport yet can't give her a ride what a total embarrassment a... Wed, 04 Mar 2015 10:21:59 GMT StudentsReview 116-157799 116-157799 116 0 Unknown Male Undergraduate Class 2000 Negative This Is ridiculous sister needs a ride to the airport they say in the orientation and explain very clearly that they DO give rides to the airport yet can't give her a ride what a total embarrassment a total failure a total lie if that's the case take out that you gives rides out of your orientation freaken ridiculous this school is horrible fix your lies please just saying I will be telling people that you guys don't stay true to your statements. Wed, 04 Mar 2015 10:21:59 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html At first, APU was the place for me! I mean, I was completely an outcast, but I was welcomed with open arms and loving people. I came here because I was offered scholarships (I wasn't Christian at firs... Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:03:23 GMT StudentsReview 116-154982 116-154982 116 20 Journalism Male Undergraduate Class 2016 2nd Year Negative At first, APU was the place for me! I mean, I was completely an outcast, but I was welcomed with open arms and loving people. I came here because I was offered scholarships (I wasn't Christian at first). The friends I've made have kept me there but the campus security officers are complete jerks. I was called into the office of the chief (Terry Meyer) because a student and their parents were talking badly about me as I was next to them so I starred at them and they went to him. He came and got me and told me to remove my cross necklace from my neck and turn the other cheek. This is only a SMALL encounter. I'd never recommend this school to my worst enemy. The acceptance rate is super high so don't feel special when you get in. It has not been an honor to be a student there and I dread every day being there. Wed, 10 Dec 2014 03:03:23 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html I went via their online program for working adults, and was in a "cohort" that takes one class at a time online, for 5 weeks, then the nexty class starts. Everyone is auto enrolled in each class, and... Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:16:01 GMT StudentsReview 116-153494 116-153494 116 12 Computer Science Male Undergraduate Class 2018 1st Year Negative I went via their online program for working adults, and was in a "cohort" that takes one class at a time online, for 5 weeks, then the nexty class starts. Everyone is auto enrolled in each class, and the books are mailed to you, and you are billed accordingly. Each week we have one homework assignment, one quiz, and one "forum post" to make. The forum posts are a significant portion of the grade, and to get full credit we have to reply to the posts of others. The Quizzes are just ripped straight from study guides available on the internet, word for word, there is no lectures, only powerpoints taken directly from the textbook. The teachers do nothing but grade your work and they take their sweet time doing so.

I want to withdraw from the program.

I am not happy with the way the program works. Maybe I had a misunderstanding on what it was supposed to be, but I expected to be taught something. The majority of the classes provide no instruction whatsoever. The only materials are the book, and the powerpoint slide show that is provided by the book. The instructors are basically glorified teaching assistants, all they do is grade papers (slowly I might add) and never actually teach anything. Also, the requirement for posting in the forums, by making it such a huge part of the grade, you took away any sincerity in the posts. Almost every post I received was a "I agree with this post" type of reply. It is forced, and not believeable.

I guess I expected more from a Private Christian University, but all I got was content drawn directly from the book, which anyone could have done. I don't feel like sending money to a college for not doing any teaching. I expected something like video recorded lectures, with real professors really teaching something, not reading from published slides. I can't in good conscience send any more money to a place that treats their students like cash cows and sucks them of their money, while expecting them to teach themselves, all for a piece of paper that says we learned stuff aka a Degree. Fri, 14 Nov 2014 09:16:01 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/CA/APU_comments.html