Dillard University

Date: Jul 25 2018
Major: Biology (This Major's Salary over time)
Dillard is not what it used to be and as a HBCU they should be ashamed of what this university has become. I am entering my junior year I transferred in Fall 2017 from a JC back at home. I thought that most of my credits that I had earned at a JC would transfer, barely half of my credits did so they had me as a first semester sophomore instead of an incoming junior. Tuition is really expensive and I feel like for the price that most students pay we should be getting more from the university. Dillard's President, Dr. Kimbrough is a horrible president. He does not care about the students well being all he cares about is making Dillard looking appealing to visitors and potential students. Also, he talks down on most of the students as well especially on social media. Most of the faculty do not care about the students especially the staff that works in Residential Life (they're the absolute worst and disorganized), Business and Finance, and financial aid. Those three departments will give you the run around.

Living on campus - I stayed in a dorm last year and hated it only because the dormitory they put me looked like a jail. Seriously. I had black mold in my room and my sink stopped working I emailed residential life and it took them nearly a month to get back to me I CC Dr. Kimbrough to see if he could handle the situation but he basically told me theres nothing he can do. There's another part of campus where they have housing called "the gardens" It looks like government housing and I have had a few of my friends stay there and they hated it because, they dealt with roach infestation and rats. By the time spring semester came I had moved into my own apartment off campus.

I don't feel challenged at all by the course work. I chose my major because it's hands on and keeps me busy. But so far I feel like I haven't learned anything or am I being challenged. Most of the stuff these professors teach I learned in middle school and high school already. Some professors expect you to kiss their ass to get a good grade though. But other than that it's not hard to obtain a 2.5 or higher GPA.

If you are a incoming freshman or transfer student please do your research and talk to some students who currently attend Dillard or who have recently graduated (class of 2015-2018). A lot of students who are incoming freshman or transfer students always end up transferring or dropping out after the first semester or the first year mainly because Dillard sells you a dream so they can take your money and once you realize its not what you thought it would be, they'll make your life a living hell if you try to leave. also…if you do decide to transfer most of your credits will not transfer to the institute you're planning on transferring to you'll probably have to repeat that whole year again.