The University of Montana
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Educational Quality | A | Faculty Accessibility | A+ |
Useful Schoolwork | A+ | Excess Competition | A- |
Academic Success | A- | Creativity/ Innovation | B+ |
Individual Value | A+ | University Resource Use | A- |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | B |
Campus Maintenance | A | Social Life | A+ |
Surrounding City | A- | Extra Curriculars | A- |
Safety | A- | ||
Describes the student body as: Friendly, ApproachableDescribes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful, Condescending |
Lowest Rating Friendliness | B |
Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility | A+ |
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
I graduated from UM in May 2010 with majors in Psychology and Social Work and a minor in Biology. I was Presidential Leadership Scholar and thus was worried about the school not be challenging or intellectual enough. I shouldn't have—my experience at UM was great, and the (IMO, excellent) research experience I got (mostly through a research institute on campus but some through the psych department as well) allowed me to get into a PhD program straight out of undergrad and get funding as well (tuition and fees paid and a stipend). Missoula is a fun town, though I didn't find the public transportation to be that great (YMMV), and the campus is (sometimes breath-takingly) beautiful. As a whole, the students are nice (it's hard, if not impossible, to make any generalizations about such a large group of people, but I made some wonderful friends there, especially in Greek system), and while there's definitely partying, you can have an active, involved social life even if that's not your thing. The faculty are pretty accessible, though I had a few who weren't that accessible(which is to be expected, I guess). Many faculty have an open door policy in addition to office hours, which is nice, and are usual responsive to setting up individual meetings if needed. There were a few professors you didn't "gell" with (teaching style or personality), but overall, my professors seemed intelligent and kind while still enforcing standards, and even some of the former were still excellent professors in many ways. I had a a few large lecture classes (mostly science or social science intro classes), but I was pleasantly surprised by how few large classes I took, even though psych is a large major. Excellent teaching opportunities, too, and lots of internship opportunities for psych students on campus and in the community. It's not perfect (no place is), but overall, UM prepared me well for grad school admissions, and my four years there were, for the most part, pleasant, fun, interesting, and transformative. UM is an surprisingly excellent school that deserves more recognition than it gets.