| Major: Physical Therapy/Exercise Science (This Major's Salary over time) |
| Gender: Female | This person cares more about Excess Competition than the average student. |
Intelligence:
Quite Bright |
| ACT: |
| SAT: 1150 |
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Lowest Rating
Individual Value C+ | Describes the student body mostly as:
Friendly, Arrogant, Approachable, ClosemindedDescribes the faculty mostly as:
Friendly, Self Absorbed |
Highest Rating
Faculty Accessibility A+ |
How this student rated the school:
| Educational Quality | A- | Faculty Accessibility | A+ | | Useful Schoolwork | A | Excess Competition | B- | | Academic Success | A | Creativity/Innovation | B | | Individual Value | C+ | University Resource Use | B+ | | Campus Aesthetics/Beauty | A+ | Friendliness | A | | Campus Maintenance | A+ | Social Life | B- | | Surrounding City | B- | Extra Curriculars | A+ | | Safety | A+ |
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One
thing that everyone must understand about attending PCC is that
there are rules and you will be expected to follow
those rules or there will be consequences. Often people
misrepresent PCC to others with horror stories of how terrible
the rules are and how they didn't know what they
were getting into until it was too late to get
out. I answer that by saying that they mail
every student an updated copy of the student handbook during
the summer before you return to school. Obviously not
every rule is specifically mentioned in the handbook, but they
make it very clear what is expected of you.
In return for your willingness to live in an environment
that is probably more restricted than what you are used
to you will receive a quality education (accredidation is really
not that big of a deal, I'm currently in a
Graduate School of my choosing and had at least 4
other schools to accept my transcripts) and will meet unbelievable
people who you will form lifelong friendships with. I
know every college makes those claims and it's very true
at PCC. One of the best things is that
the student body interacts with each other on a daily
basis so you're not limited in the people you can
meet, actually it's almost impossible not to meet people completely
different than you in personality and career goals. It's
just as easy to interact with someone with a completely
different major as it is with someone who is in
all of your classes. Boredom will not be a
problem either if you apply yourself to your classes and
get involved in the activities on campus such as Collegiate
Sports. Teachers are similar to other colleges in that some
will be good and some will be poor, and that's
just the way it is. The good thing about
PCC is that you never have to worry if you're
getting your money's worth because the classes are all packed
with lectures and assignments to challenge and expand your knowledge
base. Also grades are (for the most part) handed
out fairly based on what you've earned, not on whether
the teacher liked you. The campus is beautiful and
the facilities are top notch. If you accept PCC
for what it is (a conservative Christian College) and don't
insist upon breaking the clearly stated rules you will have
a wonderful experience and earn a great education. Too
often people think they can just do what they want
just because that's what they believe or how they feel
with no regard for the boundaries that have been set
for them. Many college graduates are weak in their
ability to follow directions and do what they're told (things
that are going to happen in any job). PCC
is a great lesson in how to do what you're
told; a four-year lesson actually. And for those who
would dismiss this critique as being written by another PCCite
or Cult member or whatever, that's not the case at
all. I don't believe in or agree with all
of PCC's methods or teachings, but I do believe the
administrators have the right to determine those things and students
have a responsibility to live their PCC lives according to
the policies. Since I have graduated I now have
the freedom to live my life according to what I
believe, and I still have the experience of following directions
that I learned at PCC and that I believe I
would not have learned as effectively elsewhere.
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