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The University of Nevada - Las Vegas

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityA+ Faculty AccessibilityA+
Useful SchoolworkA Excess CompetitionA
Academic SuccessA+ Creativity/ InnovationA
Individual ValueB University Resource UseA-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyA+ FriendlinessA
Campus MaintenanceB+ Social LifeB+
Surrounding CityA+ Extra CurricularsC
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

Female
ACT:21
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SAT1050
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Extra Curriculars
C
Highest Rating
Educational Quality
A+
She cares more about Extra Curriculars than the average student.
Date: Mar 13 2005
Major: Political Science (This Major's Salary over time)
I am graduating this year with a double major in Political Science and Business Management. I absolutley loved the Political Science department, courses and professors. Unlike the Business college, every student has a name. The professors come from all over the world. In one semester I had professors from Iran, Japan, Malaysia, Czech Republic and Canada, to name a few. They bring to the classes an amazing amount of first hand experience which is essential for Political Science classes. The department is a close knit group of professors who know each other very well, and know most of their students on a personal level. Even though most are published, they offer office hours and will meet with any student at any time, for whatever reason. These professors do not coddle students and expect them to engage themselves in every class. The students in this department were very interactive and interested in their education.

On the other hand, there is the Business department. This department is like running the ultimate gauntlet. The classes are scheduled poorly, and for the amount of students there are, there are not nearly enough class times offered. From a students point of view, they are trying as hard as they can for students to spend as many years as possible working their way through the system. A suggestion to ANY student at this school would be to get EVERYTHING in writing. If an advisor tells you something, make sure they write it and sign it. Their "correctness" will be called into question many times along the line, and you will be glad you had something in writing to prove that you are on the right track. Also, the students in this department usually already have good management jobs on the Strip anyway, and are not interested in coming to class, coming on time, or participating while they are there.

This is a city you will love and hate all at the same time. There are lots of things to do if you have extra money (example, $11 cocktails and $25 entrance fees for men into clubs). This is an excellent school for people interested in working in any kind of service industry, because that is the livelihood of this city.
The aesthetics of this campus are great. I have to hand it to the gardeners, it is HOT here and hard to keep plants alive, and in areas that have grass, they do an excellent job. The campus is an observed arboritum, the only one in the city, so unlike anywhere else, there are trees, bushes, flowers and grass.

Miscellaneous tips would include: always have your car in a garage (it will get stolen), do not live within 5 miles of the strip (unless you live in a million dollar high rise condo) and enjoy all the aspects of Vegas; the sports, the concerts, the speakers, the outdoors and even the tourists.

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