(SHU) I honestly would not trade my Siena Heights experience for anything, even though it wasn't perfect

How this student rated the school

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

Describes the student body as: Friendly Describes the faculty as: Friendly, Helpful

Female

ACT:28

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Lowest Rating Surrounding City	C

Highest Rating Educational Quality	A+

She rated most things higher than other students did.

Date: Nov 16 2013
Major: Nursing (This Major's Salary over time)
I honestly would not trade my Siena Heights experience for anything, even though it wasn't perfect. True, it was hard going to a school that parties so much when I'm not a big partier, but I worked hard to find other stuff to do—and if you do that, you will find it. Trust me. It's hard work, but you will find cultural events, musical events, art events, etc…

Now, onto the school: I was in the Creative Writing Undergrad Program and 90% of my teachers truly cared about students, were available to us, and made the material engaging. Since this is a liberal arts college, it is filled with passionate faculty and students. I can't think of any "bad" program at SHU—they work hard to keep everything top quality.

I'm not proud of all the attention the school gives to the sports teams, but I will say I prefer a lively college experience to a boring one, and the sports teams certainly keeps that alive. Like I said, though, if you work hard to find other things to do, you will. It probably won't happen overnight though.

SHU has an absolutely beautiful campus. I liked how the academic buildings are so close, and how I can walk to class within minutes. It made for a tight knit community. A lot of entertainment comes through The UC for performances and readings. Pay attention to flyers on campus and check the SHU announcements for stuff to do. The dorms are nice and the cafeteria isn't anything special but better than other college food I've tried. You will get out of this school what you put in. There are slackers taking easy classes and skating by on athletic scholarships, and there are also insanely smart people who deserve to be there and are doing great things. It's pretty diverse for a small school, and that makes it that much more of an experience.

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It's great to hear that you had a positive experience at Siena Heights, even if it wasn't perfect. College can be a challenging nursing home Los Angeles but transformative time, and it's important to find your own path and interests. That's a valuable lesson and skill that can serve you well beyond your college years.

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