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Christopher Newport University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityD- Faculty AccessibilityD
Useful SchoolworkC- Excess CompetitionC
Academic SuccessC- Creativity/ InnovationD-
Individual ValueF University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB FriendlinessD
Campus MaintenanceA Social LifeC
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsC
SafetyC-
Describes the student body as:
Arrogant, Snooty, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Unhelpful

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Date: Apr 29 2009
Major: History/Histories (art history/etc.) (This Major's Salary over time)
Do not be lulled by the propaganda you'll be fed coming here! The campus looks amazing and everything just seems so nice. Then you get in.

First off, time to register for classes. But wait, funding got cut and instead of putting off that fancy new building they just fired all the non-doctorate professors, so unfortunately you won't be able to get the classes you want or need, or indeed any classes at all relating to your major. Oh don't worry though, those pretty new buildings that function half as well as the old ones? They'll spend however much it takes!

The facilities seem extremely nice. The student union is essentially one big foyer. Very impressive looking. A lot of fancy meeting rooms. Unfortunately, there is absolutely nothing for the students to actually do here, other than 2 TVs, a pair of pool tables and a foosball table. Where some student unions contain things like bowling or places to hang out, ours contains mostly offices. The new library is similarly massive and ostentatious, with a massive dome and huge marble atrium emblazoned with our president's name in big golden letters. Where are the books? Actually, they're all in "Collections", which is their word for the old library building that they just connected. All the new library actually contains is an overpriced coffee shop and a couple dozen computers usually occupied by people on Facebook.

The staff? A few real gems, just like any school I'm sure, but overall I have never felt less like a human than when dealing with the faculty, especially the administration. Every time I walk into the administration building it becomes a nightmare of getting shuffled around and put off on other people. Don't expect to ever actually see anyone either, the secretaries function more as guards than anything.

OK, well, how about activities on campus? Well, remember those crappy field days in high school? Expect most events to feel basically like that. Occasionally a decent act comes along or they show a good movie. On the drinking front, CNU is honestly as dry as you want it to be. If you want to party, they're around, but get used to seeing the same two dozen people for the rest of your CNU career.

So, assuming you actually got into any classes, they'll be OK, and sizes are remarkably small, though they're now almost doubling some class sizes due to the aforementioned budget cuts and loss of teachers. Unremarkable overall.

The best advice I can give is to stay away. Most everyone I know will tell you the same thing; it seemed like such a great place, then they got in and realized how much crap is really going on here. This school has no regard for its students, all it cares about is looking good and making money. And it's only getting worse.

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