Florida State University

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
I graduated several months ago but FSU continues to contact me about my registration status and putting holds on my account so that I can't order transcripts: my bill has been paid in full for 9 months now. I have never been able to call an office or walk in and get helpful, friendly advice. More often than not, I got a "go wait in line" comment with a dirty look. No one is able to answer questions, I was very often sent bouncing from one office to the next for the entire day to find the answer to a simple question. I received the most academic support from professors OUTSIDE of my field of study. My professors were too self-absorbed and distant to care about what I was doing in their classes (considering the proportion of grad students to professors was close to 3:1). The students that I got to know were snooty and arrogant and the ones I didn't know were rude and detached; no one will say "hi" to you in passing. Violent crimes (like armed robbery and attempted rape) occurred at least once a week on campus: The campus police were severely incompetent and always unreachable. As for my particular department, it is one of the highest ranking in the country, and I understand that every department is different, but the past two years for me were the worst academic experience I have ever had. I learned nothing that I hadn't learned in my undergrad. They brag about their student assistant payment packages, yet somehow I still managed to accrue debt (after going through 4 years of undergrad with no debt). Going to FSU is a waste of time and money.