The Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Date: May 14 2013
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
Lately, I am so disappointed in SRU it's ridiculous. My main problem is Residence Life. Here at SRU, there are so many students that they basically keep Res Life in order the same way they would a boarding school for kids. They yell at you to scare you and get you in line, and they will restrict your access to needs if you get out of line. I lived in North Hall, and we were not allowed access to paper towels in the bathrooms. This was because one or two girls made the bathroom dirty, so we were all punished. We also were threatened with a fine of $200 if those one or two girls did it again. We had our trash can taken away at one point. At one point, the elevator broke, and despite HUNDREDS of calls to maintenance, it took them three and a half months to fix it. Not only that, but you HAVE to purchase a meal plan, and the food is AWFUL.

As for faculty, I have never been more unimpressed. There are SOME amazing faculty, and I will be thankful to them for a long time. However, there are also some faculty who believe they rule the entire campus. Because of their tenure, they treat you like a number, and they create ridiculous policies to penaiize you for tiny little details that nobody should get in trouble for.

All in all, SRU is a cheap state school. It's a dry campus, so even if you're 21, the only place you can drink is Ginger Hill, where EVERYONE goes and it gets annoyingly crowded. You're treated like an inmate or a child as opposed to a free-thinking young adult. Please, if you have the money, go somewhere better. I would have, but I couldn't afford anything else.