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How this student rated the school
Educational QualityF Faculty AccessibilityD-
Useful SchoolworkD Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationF
Individual ValueF University Resource UseD-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyB+ FriendlinessD-
Campus MaintenanceB+ Social LifeA-
Surrounding CityA+ Extra CurricularsB+
SafetyA
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable

Describes the faculty as:
Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

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SAT1940
Quite Bright
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He cares more about Educational Quality than the average student.
Date: Sep 03 2012
Major: PreMed and Medical (This Major's Salary over time)
Pre-Med majors RUN! This college will spill out the positives and make you feel like the professors and department will guide you to a successful 4 years. They will tell you they have great opportunities to get involved and will lead you to believe that they will foster a great relationship between your years here and getting into med school; when in fact they are more concerned with their own careers and research. Half of my classes in the sciences discouraged any kind of participation or questions. You feel as though they are there to intentionally set you up to fail. It is more about how smart they are. Getting an A is barely possible because they are more concerned about their status of being a tough professor than they are concerned with the welfare of the students. For a Pre-Med student that is basically suicide! I know at least 16 people that have dropped Pre-Med, many coming from stellar science backgrounds and pretty brilliant. If you want to learn, and not rely on teaching yourself half the time, and you want to have some kind of human factor DONT go here! In this case; it is way more hype than quality! Go to a lesser known school and get great grades and you will be better off. Surely you will actually learn more as well. Business majors will do well here because the business school pumps out very successful graduates, but for anyone going into the sciences, and drank from the Boston kool aid - stand clear! Just because they say they are great doesn't mean that they are! If I didn't have to get up and actually go to classes It would be perfect because you can really meet some great people here. I have a group of friends that are like family, but it's not going to get me into a med school. Do yourself a favor and look at colleges where you can have access to professors because, believe me, at some point you will need them to be in your corner! It just doesn't happen here.
 
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