Hawaii Pacific University

Date: Dec 31 1969
Major: School of Information (This Major's Salary over time)
In comparison to UH Manoa and the mainland state school I attended, HPU is, at a minimum, on-par and overall a GREAT school. As a graduate student

these past 2-years, my experience has been largely positive for the following reasons:

1. Class scheduling is challenging at times but this is the case at many universities.

2. The level of instruction is good and the Professors are engaging and professional; especially during one-on-one, office-hour meetings.

3. The administrative personnel do their job. All I expect is that tasks get done in a timely manner. I have no expectations of pleasantries or

hand-holding.

4. The tuition is on the higher side but manageable; considering the cost of doing business in Hawaii it's understandable.

5. The campuses are not large but have the necessary resources to do my work. Real estate in Hawaii is costly so I expected the facilities to be

sparse and crowded and made the appropriate accommodations.

6. Social activities are mostly left to the devise of the student, which I have adapted to.

I sincerely believe a student's experience at HPU is what he/she makes of it. If there are unrealistic expectations, entitlement attitudes, and/or an unwillingness to adapt to situations, then the experience will be negative. I venture to say this may be the case with some students who have posted negative comments here.