Okay,
I am 27 and just decided to go back to
school one year ago to get an undergrad degree.
Seton Hill had the reputation of being one of the
best, if not the BEST, school in the area, and
they offered a major in Actuary Science, so I chose
Seton Hill. After almost 2 full semesters, here's how
I see it... The professors are all brilliant!! All
but one of my professors so far have been doctors,
and the one that wasn't taught an online class, so
it didn't really matter anyway. I would
say most of my professors are geniuses, they don't have
big egos at all, they are usually open to discussion
and debate during class, always willing to help, and seem
to really love their jobs.
The university is
all about writing. The English/LA classes seem to require
an obscene amount of writing. Even some of the
business classes require a presentation and 10 page paper.
It's really a pain in the neck.
I'm really too
old to comment on the social life/extracurricular activities. All
of the students are really nice and friendly. There
seems to be a lot of overachievers/bookworms/good students, whatever you
want to call them, kids who try really hard and
attend every single class. (When I was 19 I was
a dropout, so its just kind of surprising.) A
lot of professors have an attendance policy built into their
grade scale, so it is kinda hard to skip much
class without getting your grade lowered.
Seton Hill
is like this... a “quality education”, professors who will push
you, nice, friendly students. If you're considering Univ. of
Pitt at Greensburg, DON'T. I've been there. I
know Seton Hill is a lot more expensive, but it's
definitely worth it. UPG and WCCC are more like
a fashion show/popularity contest than a university. The popular
kids at Seton Hill are the ones who know what
they are talking about in class and try to get
good grades.
If you're kind of lazy, or you don't
like attending class & participating in class, it's gonna be
tough to get good grades here unless you are a
total genius. On the other hand, when grades come
out and you got A's and B's, it's gonna feel
good because you know you had to do a lot
of work to earn those good grades. Greensburg is
real lame, but if you decide to attend a school
in SW PA, Seton Hill is GREAT.
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