The University of Idaho

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Natural Resources (This Major's Salary over time)
Overall, my experience while attending was a very positive one. Moscow is a small town that has an isolated feeling, and one should consider this seriously if the environment is important to you. It is a good place if you seek peace and quiet though. There were many opportunities to find temporary research and TA jobs to make some money on top of my RA.

With this being said, I graduated with a very good GPA, excellent interactions with faculty and experiences working with faculty, was very active in school organizations such as GPSA and in classes. BUT, THE FACULTY HERE IS NOT INVESTED IN THE FUTURE OF STUDENTS ONCE YOU GRADUATE! I AM SEEKING PHD POSITIONS WHICH REQUIRE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION. DESPITE MY SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS AND GOOD RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE FACULTY, I HAVE HAD AN EXCRUCIATING TIME TRYING TO GET SEVERAL FACULTY FROM GEOGRAPHY AND CNR TO WRITE LETTERS OF SUPPORT. THEY ARE SIMPLY LAZY AND UNSUPPORTIVE. THIS HAS SERIOUSLY AFFECTED AND INHIBITED MY POTENTIAL TO MOVE FORWARD! It is my belief that part of being in academia is to write these letters assuming there is no reason not to. I have had several faculty agree t write a letter of recommendation, only to have deadlines approach many months later, having had to send up to 5 emails and phonecalls with no response, even though they agreed!!! IF I KNEW THEN WHAT I KNOW NOW ABOUT THIS HARDSHIP, I WOULD NEVER HAVE SELECTED UIDAHO FOR A GRADUATE DEGREE. IT MATTERS WHEN YOU WANT TO MOVE FORWARD IN YOUR GRADUATE OR PROFESSIONAL CAREER. Being academia includes helping the student to progress. Apparently the faculty here are not encouraged to do so.