http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html Life at SIUE - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html I wasted a lot of time and money at this school. I was interested in the textiles department, and was excited to find a school closeby that offered the program. Many of the classes are led by graduate... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:25:44 GMT StudentsReview 439-55610 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 439-55610 439 60 Art & Design Department Female Undergraduate Class 2006 1st Year Negative I wasted a lot of time and money at this school. I was interested in the textiles department, and was excited to find a school closeby that offered the program. Many of the classes are led by graduate students, not real teachers who are too busy working on their graduate projects to even give you one on one attention (which is needed in any art class). In my fabric class I was eager to learn new techniques but instead learned how to "tie-dye". I could have taught that myself. The school is more focused on general studies, of the five classes I was taking only 2 were related to art. After struggling to keep up with the other non-art related classes I barely had time to focus on my art, which was the reason I was in school there. When I needed assistance with anything (lockers, signing up for classes, parking etc.) the faculty was of no help, and didn't seem to care. By the way, who's great idea was it to put the art building the farthest away from the parking lot? Lugging all of my massive supplies (without a locker since there are only 1/4 the amount offered than of students that are there) was a pain as well. Overall it was a waste of time and money. Huge dissapointment, my community college classes blew SIUE away. I would recommend looking elsewhere if you are interested in art! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:25:44 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html I really like SIUE. I am from the area, and have found out i can have a great college experience close to home, sometimes i wish i went away, but I am proud to be at a growing university like this.... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:26:00 GMT StudentsReview 439-55501 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 439-55501 439 20 Journalism Male Undergraduate Class 2011 1st Year Positive I really like SIUE. I am from the area, and have found out i can have a great college experience close to home, sometimes i wish i went away, but I am proud to be at a growing university like this. Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:26:00 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html Is a safety campus,staff,instructors are friendly.I came here as a transfer student from Chicago,I realize is harder going away from home and as a transfer student,people come from small towns, the pe... Fri, 16 May 2008 01:31:52 GMT StudentsReview 439-47035 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 439-47035 439 53 Other Male Undergraduate Class 2011 1st Year Advice Is a safety campus,staff,instructors are friendly.I came here as a transfer student from Chicago,I realize is harder going away from home and as a transfer student,people come from small towns, the people that claim they are from chicago, are from a suburbs that is one hour away from the city.my advice to you if you wanna go away from home,stay two hours or three the maximum.schools gets cancel everytime it snows,you got to drive,students here they just say hi,they do not keep me close to their agenda,I regret sometimes coming here,if I would start all over,I will be really careful to make this kind of decision. Fri, 16 May 2008 01:31:52 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html This school is quickly becoming more popular but I advise those who probably live close to choose another school at any cost. This is basically a country commuter school that acts like any other high ... Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:11:00 GMT StudentsReview 439-23345 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 439-23345 439 58 Political Science Female Undergraduate Class 2008 2nd Year Negative This school is quickly becoming more popular but I advise those who probably live close to choose another school at any cost. This is basically a country commuter school that acts like any other high school in terms of behavior. On the weekends the campus is DEAD because everyone either stays or drives home. The majority of the female student body is obsessed with getting married. The greek system sucks but there is one good sorority on campus that deals with unicorns i think. Wed, 09 Aug 2006 06:11:00 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html Much has changed since I attended. They have added dorms for on campus living, which is attracting the non-commuter student. When I started here, they had Quarters. 3 quarters for a year, with summ... Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:51:36 GMT StudentsReview 439-21785 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 439-21785 439 16 Electrical Engineering Male Undergraduate Class 1998 4th Year Neutral Much has changed since I attended. They have added dorms for on campus living, which is attracting the non-commuter student. When I started here, they had Quarters. 3 quarters for a year, with summer school, and what was called September Option. Sept Option - basically you went to school every day in September for 4 weeks, a test every Friday, and a final the last Friday. This was a great way to get through some of the harder classes or ART111. Once the school switched to semesters, Summer school was still an option for the hard classes.

This school was mainly a commuter university, with some on campus housing. The housing was old, and stories I heard from people who lived there (Tower Lake apt.) said they had roaches.

I worked full time, and carried a full course load. Once my classes were over, I left the campus. This did not afford me too many opportunities to meet people outside of class, so I rated the social questions low because of that.

Once you start taking classes in your major, the classes become smaller, and the professors provide individual level help and mentoring. My first job out of university was the result of referrals I received from my professors. Fri, 07 Apr 2006 04:51:36 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/IL/SIUE_comments.html