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Southern Illinois University - Carbondale

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB+ Faculty AccessibilityA
Useful SchoolworkA Excess CompetitionB
Academic SuccessA Creativity/ InnovationB+
Individual ValueA+ University Resource UseA-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyA FriendlinessA-
Campus MaintenanceB Social LifeB+
Surrounding CityB Extra CurricularsB
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable, Violent

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful, Arrogant, Condescending

Male
ACT:29
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Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Excess Competition
B
Highest Rating
Individual Value
A+
He rated most things higher than other students did.
Date: Apr 05 2009
Major: Communications (This Major's Salary over time)
Although Im not supposed to reply to other peoples reviews, I simply have to make note of an observation. Almost all of the negative reviews on this page were written by people who ranked themselves as quite bright, and most of the positive reviews were written by people who ranked themselves either average or bright (I consider myself to be quite bright and am writing a positive review). I noticed no difference in writing capability or insight in the neg/qb reviews with the positive/a-b reviews. Now, I was not a psych major; I was a film major - but this leads me to the conclusion that perhaps the negative reviewers simply arent happy with much in life. I realize this is a pretty big leap, but most of the negative reviews seemed to be egocentric in nature and drenched with a sense of entitlement. I am and always will be a firm believer in the idea that a critic is the easiest thing in the world to be. That being said, it is important to note that I was in the comm. Department at SIUC. It is one of the more renowned colleges at the university and I dont have much experience in anything else SIU offered except for a couple of their other renowned programs like creative writing and philosophy. I also have to address SIUCs low standards and so called “morons being admitted. This is tricky because they need to accept most people for revenues sake; however, they truly believe that everyone deserves an education “ which is more than I can say for most schools Ive attended. They are one of the few schools that I know of that takes affirmative action seriously; and for that reason, yes, there are many students from the Southside of Chicago or East St. Louis. Some dont make it, and others have great success. But at any rate, learning to get along with others that are different than you is a far greater education than you will find in any classroom. This is also important because most schools (aka Uof I, UIC, etc.) recruit the best students out of the Middle East and Asia in order to keep their stats high, therefore keeping their research funding high, therefore keeping their admissions selective, and therefore breeding exclusivity “ the antithesis of affirmative action. Remember, statistics are malleable, very often manipulated, and college rankings are very subjective. I believe Mark Twain said something like: there are three types of lieslies, white lies, and statistics.

I would recommend this school to any student in the world. If you dont like it you can transfer, and I promise it wont be the end of the world. I, myself, have attended 4 different universities and plan on returning to SIUC. I believe this school is less like a business than most that Ive attended, and I think they believe in the power of education instead of career training. Carbondale is in the middle of nowhere and therefore has become an intellectual oasis and a magnet for bright and creative minds. This school is sorely underrated and highly criticized by people who havent been properly fact checked; but the best part is, SIU doesnt care. They are still the second largest school in Illinois and have functioned beautifully for over century. I have faith that things will continue to run smoothly and SIUC will continue to attract and nurture that special type of mind that is proud to be called a Saluki. But dont take my word for it, nothing is for everyone. Just remember there is only one school that can proudly claim “Shaft as an alumnus. This is that one school, and he is still a Bad Mother (shut your mouth).
Much love,

Cory Fehrenbacher

 
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