Clark Atlanta University

Date: Sep 02 2008
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
Do not be fooled by the glitz and glamour you see on the website! I turned down plenty of other schools in my native state (california) to attend CAU because i felt that it was the right way to go. The staff at first glance was VERY kind (calling and sending reminder letters to make sure that i was all set up before coming to school) but after I stepped foot on campus, all HELL broke loose. Orientation was SO unorganized! I payed 650 dollars to "reserve" a dorm room and to take care of all events pertaining to orientation just to be told "oh, we're sorry, your room is temporary" i was later SHOCKED at the fact that other students who hadnt payed a DIME got rooms while I got a temporary room (in BECKWITH HALL which was terrible, my own mother had to fix the toilet! it smelled like a urinal, there was graffiti on EVERY wall, there were claw marks on the outside of the window on the first floor, it was freezing cold because the air conditioning was broken and the maintenance man refused to fix it on the basis of "i didnt fix that one, you on ya own"… most teachers arent concerned with your course material, matter of fact, i had plenty that were about as helpful as a hernia (not at ALL.)Let me just say that, GOOGLE and WIKIPEDIA taught me more than ANY of my teachers ever did! Oh, and the freshman seminar classes are a waste of time. You get quizzes on general information about the school… now how in the world is that going to help you in the work force? They have raised tuition once again (8000 dollars just for classes alone! not including food, rooms, or books!)its basically like youre paying all that money to learn things you could learn from the internet… oh and by the way, you'll constantly have the gloomy feeling that within 4 years (about 100,000 or more dollars in YOUR money) what you payed to attend this crappy school, you could have had a brand new range rover AND a condo PLUS a full ride to a state school… thats the honest truth, im leaving THIS YEAR!