DePaul University

Date: Apr 04 2008
Major: Computer Science (This Major's Salary over time)
Commuting from the suburbs every day can be really time consuming, but at the same time you can get all (er most) of your homework done on the train. I enjoy the computer science program at DePaul and believe the staff is really very helpful. If you are willing to admit you don't know something, they are generally quick to respond and they are patient when explaining things. The atmosphere is not as competitive as other schools, and perhaps the department is not ranked as well as it should be because of this. I think the students tend to be weak willed and do not try as hard as they should considering how much they (or their parents) are paying for school. I don't know that the staff can do much to improve the school except maybe being stricter as far as what is expected of the students, insofar as studying and tests go. I feel my professors are brilliant, their PhDs influence this feeling no doubt, but really I can't think of any direct question I've ever had that went completely unanswered. Even if they have to search for the answer on their own personal time they are willing and generally happy to do so.