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The University of Cincinnati

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityF Faculty AccessibilityD-
Useful SchoolworkF Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueF University Resource UseD+
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyD- FriendlinessD
Campus MaintenanceF Social LifeF
Surrounding CityF Extra CurricularsD
SafetyF
Describes the student body as:
Broken Spirit

Describes the faculty as:
Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Educational Quality
F
Highest Rating
University Resource Use
D+
He cares more about Educational Quality than the average student.
Date: Apr 27 2010
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
This school just plain sucks. I will start with the staff.

Most of the staff are terrible, especially the science departments. Most of them are more concerned with their research than teaching students. I have yet to learn anything from them. Some of the other staff just plain don't care and make it apparent. Lately, the teachers don't allow for any breathing room either. Teachers do not allow you to make up anything anymore and will not bend rules even a little to help you out. They pretty much tell you "too bad." Even if you end up in the hospital, they don't care and don't try to help you out. The worst part is the quality of the education they give. Most of the time, we are essentially told to just read the book and be able to know everything. That might not be so bad if the books the dept heads picked were actually good, but it seems as if the books that are picked are the most expensive ones with the least amount of educational value. Really, I learned more studying on my own and looking things up on the internet than attending lectures and reading their books. Speaking of lectures… No matter how bad the teacher, no matter how little they teach, you are expected to show up for every class. It didn't used to be this way, but now, most teachers take attendance just to make sure you showed up. Ironically, these are the same where the teacher doesn't explain things very well or just reads off of powerpoints. Another annoying point is that the teaching assistants do a better job of teaching than the actual professors. I thought it was the other way around, but its not here at UC. Don't bother going to the teacher if you need help, just go to the teaching assistant.

The UC department policies are just as terrible. I'm a senior working on a biology degree, but out of all the time ive been here, I've only taken 3 biology classes. The rest of the time was attempting to get credit to fulfill the credit requirements outside of biology. For instance, foreign language, physics, and social sciences; all of which are quite useless for what I plan to do. However, one main problem is that the college seems to change requirements around every year. They may require more credit in one section or lower requirements in another. Have to keep close tabs on this.

The requirements are not the biggest problem, the biggest problem is getting INTO the class you need. Most classes fill up almost instantaneously, then you are stuck with trying to get into that class. Some classes (Biology 301, 302, and 303, for example) you are given only one chance a year to get into it. If you miss that chance, you have to go an extra year just to have another chance to fulfill that requirement.

Then we have the college itself; a run-down, poor-excuse for a college. This place is awful. There are numerous buildings that leak, have dysfunctional bathrooms or other facilities, or are just plain falling apart. Oh, let's not forget the fact that there are shootings, muggings, and sexual assaults that occur almost nightly on or around campus. I wouldn't call this the safest or nicest place on earth.

These are just a few of the problems that plague UC. In summary, stay away. Find a different college; I wish I did.

 
Responses
responseUC does suck I can't believe the lack of honesty that surround faculty there. Money taken they haven't done their part in solving problems and spin things like crazy. Luckily I'm not STUPID as I think they may think many of the students are and I keep record. Its been a long road I just want my degree and to never look back at this wack job of a university thanks to some bad seedling administrators and some faculty.
response:Oh yeah LOL that they are the #3 ranked school for Criminal Justice Research but yet that school has a cra! Load of crime. Hmm how good is the research?
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