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Oglethorpe University

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityB Faculty AccessibilityB
Useful SchoolworkB- Excess CompetitionC-
Academic SuccessB+ Creativity/ InnovationC
Individual ValueF University Resource UseF
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyC FriendlinessB-
Campus MaintenanceD Social LifeC-
Surrounding CityA Extra CurricularsC
SafetyC-
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Male
ACT:30
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Quite Bright
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Individual Value
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A
He cares more about Individual Value than the average student.
Date: Jan 13 2014
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
I chose Oglethorpe thoughtfully and carefully from among seven schools where I was accepted and provided scholarships. At the time the decision was appropriate but the school has changed and is no longer a good fit. While previously a selective school for serious students, it now most resembles a community college. Some professors are skilled and caring but more and more they are adjuncts who tolerate student absences and poor work.

The English First program draws students with little accountability so of course they party heavily and are disruptive. Evening students who did not meet the same requirements as I met to be admitted are now free to enroll in day classes.

The most significant problems, however, are in university structures—administration, registration, housing, security, maintenance, and food service. The organization as a whole is not proactive nor responsive to students. It is a challenge to get answers or help from nearly any campus office and there is little support for students who strive to maintain academic and social standards.

I cannot recommend Oglethorpe and am sorry that I cannot—years ago it held the promise of being a community for engaged, committed students to work with supportive, interested faculty and administration. Now it is a four-year holding tank for apathetic, mediocre students and part-time instructors.

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