(Knox) Although there were some good professors, Knox was the

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	F	Faculty Accessibility	B-
Useful Schoolwork	B-	Excess Competition	B-
Academic Success	C+	Creativity/ Innovation	B-
Individual Value	F	University Resource Use	F
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	C	Friendliness	B-
Campus Maintenance	C	Social Life	F
Surrounding City	F	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	D

Describes the student body as: Afraid, Arrogant, Broken Spirit, Violent, Snooty, Closeminded Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Self Absorbed

Male

Not so bright

Lowest Rating Educational Quality	F

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	B-

He cares more about Individual Value than the average student.

Date: Jun 04 2011
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
Although there were some good professors, Knox was the worst experience of my life. Claiming to be a liberal school with a rigorous education, Knox is nothing more than a frat farm—nearly half the student body is in a frat or sorority—rife with mean, drunk, clicky, close-minded, and intolerant individuals. Galesburg, Illinois, being the conservative racist place that it is—feels like the Alabama bible belt, full of churches and lawns waving confederate flags—doesn't provide the student a good get away from the "Knox bubble" on campus. Also, when I was there, campus food was a health hazard. To top it all off, the dean, Xavier Romano, is an enthusiastic former frat boy who cares more about Greek expansion than quality food, let alone education. No matter how brilliant one's teachers are, Knox allows conformists to "grow" or "find one's own way" while leaving individuals ostracized and helplessly sad. Knox today is a far cry from the Abolitionist school that it once was. Instead of promoting tolerance, acceptance, and solidarity, Knox's environment compels students to be divided and mean to each other. To open-minded students who want to be happy, Knox is a no go zone. Don't be fooled by the propaganda they send you in the mail!

Responses

This review is just plain wrong. To start off Xavier Romano hasn't been a dean of the college for a number of years now. Second only about a quarter of students at Knox join a greek organization. Those who do are not the drunk clicky people this person seems to suggest they are. They are active members of the Knox community. Speaking of the Knox community, we are a very open minded and welcoming community. To say students at Knox are close minded is just plain false. Galesburg is not the conservative racist place that the person describes a simple visit to Galesburg could show you that. Frankly I don't know why I am responding to this it is so obviously false that I may have just wasted my time. Visit Knox or do even a small bit of research and you'll see how wrong this is

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