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Francis Marion University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityF Faculty AccessibilityD+
Useful SchoolworkF Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueD University Resource UseD-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB- FriendlinessD+
Campus MaintenanceF Social LifeF
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsF
SafetyF
Describes the student body as:
Friendly

Describes the faculty as:
Condescending, Unhelpful

Female
Bright
Lowest Rating
Educational Quality
F
Highest Rating
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty
B-
She cares more about Campus Maintenance than the average student.
Date: Jan 24 2008
Major: Art & Design Department (This Major's Salary over time)
FMU does a lot of promoting which makes them on paper seem like a very nice school. From the website to the application to pamphlets about the school everything seemed to match up and look great. Even visiting the campus went well, they showed the pretty campus and a "mock dorm" (they told us they all looked that way, not true) and said all the right things. It wasn't until freshman orientation that you can really seem the true colors of the school.

The campus is pretty and the education suffices for a basic liberal college. People are usually nice and the students are friendly.

Professors can go either way, typically they want to challenge their students but everyone comes across the horrible professors. I just ended up with three of the worst for my first semester, I guess thats just luck.

In terms of safety this campus is a joke. Its a lot of talk about how much campus security does with little action. Campus police are too busy writing speeding tickets to take care of anything important happening across campus. I never truly feel safe around the city or the campus are would never walk on the campus at night without someone with me.

FMU and Florence are pretty boring with little to do unless youre involved in Greek life. There is rarely something to do on campus and the city of Florence is pathetic. Most students go home for the weekends and the parking lots are practically empty after 1:00 on Fridays.

Dorm life with any school is pretty lame. The dorm they show you during a campus visit is about twice the size of 1/2 of the dorms. There's always something that needs to be fixed in the dorm (shower, leaking sink, air condition ext.) The dorms are always loud and disturbing when trying to sleep or study which gets old quick.

Overall I would not recommend this school to anyone unless they are familiar with the Florence area in which they would not be shock with the campus and town. Otherwise I got my hopes up and was highly disappointed with FMU

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