Northern Virginia Community College

Date: Jan 16 2006
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
The professors at NOVA are what really make the experience worthwhile. For the most part, they are conscientious, friendly and unendingly patient (given the rude behavior of many students at the college). The work is generally easy, unless you are taking a science course; this is probably due to the fact that this college is open-admission. Do NOT come here for the student body. While there is a great deal of ethnic diversity, diversity of other types at this college is rare. As of now, there are only two religious groups that have organizations on this campus (Christian and Islamic), the gay community is largely invisible to nonexistant, and the fashion sense resembles that seen in Abercrombie/Hollister catalogs. Many students here seem to stick to existing cliques and do not like to "mingle" or socialize and will rarely "hang out" after classes. Many of the students I have come across here have been very rude in class—even to the professor's face. This being said, there are a lot of grey areas—some of the students I have met here, particularly in Chem 101, have been remarkably friendly and open. Coming here as a dually-enrolled student is difficult—there is so much red tape involved in registering for courses each semester, and the bureaucracy can be inefficient. The professors' enthusiasm and friendliness are the main selling point of this school, and are the main reason I didn't give this college a "negative" review.