(USF) I would not choose this university again and I

How this student rated the school

Research Quality	F	Research Availability	F
Research Funding	F	Graduate Politics	F
Errand Runners	F	Degree Completion	F
Alternative pay [ta/gsi]	F	Sufficient Pay	F
Competitiveness	F	Education Quality	F
Faculty Accessibility	A	Useful Research	F
Extracurriculars	F	Success-Understanding	F
Surrounding City	F	Social Life/Environment	F
"Individual" treatment	F	Friendliness	D
Safety	F	Campus Beauty	F
Campus Maintenance	F	University Resource/spending	F

Describes the student body as: Broken Spirit Describes the faculty as: Friendly

Male

GRE1240

Lowest Rating Research Quality	F

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	A

He cares more about Surrounding City than the average student.

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
I would not choose this university again and I will be pursuing further graduate education elsewhere. Graduate studies are horribly underfunded (heck, NOT funded at all is more like it since many Ph.D. students actually have to PAY to attend—um, graduate school typically pays YOU to attend) and the faculty and staff (some (though definitely not all) of which USF are VERY lucky to have) are underpaid.

This university seems to suffer from poor (even corrupt) administration, coupled with a state legislature that does not value education. Of course, since the state is a retirement haven, the voters do not really care about academics either. I strongly advise against anyone doing their graduate education here, and especially out-of-state/international students.

Hint: If YOU are paying for your own Ph.D. then you are NOT Ph.D. material.

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