Would you recommend your college to others?

UCLA

It depends. If you believe that the professor and variability of academic choices are the most most important part of education than I would say UCLA is the school for you.

1. Professors are the tops in their fields.
2. The variability of academic choices is huge.
3. The formal education you receive will be top notch.

But, if you believe that the people around you and the culture you study in is one of the fundamentals of being in a University, then UCLA will sorely disappoint.

1. UCLA is homogenous. Most of the people are white (though becoming more Asian every year) and wealthy. People come to school in high heels, Mercedes vehicles and Louis Vuitton handbags.
2. Most of the other students have no real life experience to draw from, so discussions remain superficial and more stupid questions are asked than should be at any top tier school.
3. UCLA is in one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the world. If you don’t look the part then you are not an insider.

I got a great education and a degree with a prestigious name on it, but I don’t think the school is what people think it is.

I’m not going to share my college here for privacy, but if any jellies actually were interested in attending, they can feel free to PM me if they want. I would highly recommend it to anyone going into science or engineering! We have a great robotics program; very few schools offer robotics engineering as a major. I’ve only done one term and so am not an expert on all our perks, but I have used help resources extensively, and there is so much help for you there if you seek it out. Tutors, group tutoring sessions, peer learning assistants, student mentors, the entire disabilities department, the entire academic advising department, the counseling services: all FABULOUS. We also operate on a quarter schedule which I personally love.

I think my school is a great choice, especially for students who might need personal accommodations, so in fact I’m planning to talk with the disabilities department when I go back next year to see if I might jumpstart creating an informational session for students with disabilities at our spring open houses. I’d be more than happy to speak at an info session to prospective students about my experience and the accomdations I received.

I would highly recommend it as long as you can stand the winter. I went to Michigan State University (MSU) and it was tons of fun! Campus life is great, something like 70% of students live on campus. Food is not bad at all. MSU started as the Michigan Agricultural College and has working farms, tons of agriculture, all the ice cream on campus is from MSU cows.

Aside from the ag they have some degrees that are hard to find around the country, like Packaging Engineering. The science of packinging goods, from the shape of bottles, to what they are made of, to packing to minimize breakage, and more. Engineering is a popular degree like many Michigan schools, EE, ME, all of the engineering specialties. They also have a medical school, and oneof their real claims to fame is their Hospitality Degree. They are still recognized as number two in the nation I believe, second to Cornell. Fully operational hotel on campus.

The campus is truly a campus in the most traditional sense of the word. It is not building throughout a city, but acres and acres of MSU campus like a small town. Just off of campus is a downtown area of East Lansing with shops and restaurants. Lansing, the Capital of MI, and Okemos are within 15 minutes and have more major shopping and restaurants.

Even if you are not into football, which I wasn’t, I recommend getting season tickets, lots of fun!

I’m not publicly saying which college I go to, but I’ll give you a hint: it’s a tiny liberal arts college in the foothills of the Smoky Mountains and it’s the only college in the US that still requires all students to write an undergraduate thesis and pass comprehensive final exams.

That said, I would highly recommend my school to anyone who thinks they have what it takes, because the curriculum here is very rigorous.

The top three reasons I’d recommend my school:

1. The small class size. My largest class in all of the 3 years I’ve been here had 25 kids in it.

2. The professors are awesome. They will give you their personal phone numbers and encourage you to text them if you need anything. Hell, I’ve gone to the bar with some of my professors and I know someone who babysat for another one.

3. The prestige. Many employers in my area and even beyond have said they will give preferential treatment to graduates of my college because of how tough the coursework is, and the fact that they know my school strives to build a strong academic foundation in people. Graduate schools give us preferential treatment as well.

Only if they already live in my area.

Principia College… I wouldn’t recommend it.

1) you can only apply if you’re a Christian Scientist – most students don’t practice it though
2) you’re stuck on campus in the middle of no where
3) if you’re gay you get kicked out. (which is stupid, because most CS don’t believe its wrong)

I do strongly suggest going to community college. Best two years of education I had, and totally worth the money.

Absolutely. I am currently graduating from one of the California State Universities (but hesitate to say which one on a public forum – though it shouldn’t be too difficult to figure out.) It is a commute school with a sizable, diverse student body. It is best known for its Engineering and Hospitality Management programs, but I am enrolled in the English department, which is absolutely fantastic. I could not have asked for a better fit. The professors care so much about their students and work closely with us.

It is a school for students who: want to be hands-on (the classes are structured to get students involved in their fields. You are never an outsider), prefer smaller class sizes (the largest lecture hall I have been in sat sixty students – the average is much closer to 30 pupils), and love the quarter system (good gawd, do I love having quarters.)

The campus itself is quite lovely – modern, but with a lot of green. There is a ranch here and a farm store that sells fresh products. A good deal of communication is done online (such as registration for classes and payment for tuition and exams.) Oh, and our library is fantastic.

Really, my only complaint is that we’re a PepsiCo affiliate. . . . oh, and the increase in tuition.

I am pursuing masters from American college of Education Reasons being:

1) it is an authentic online institute.
2) provides professional courses.
3) helps me in studying at home without attending classes at far off places.