Florida State University

The only thing this university cares about is making money and the football program - which makes them a LOT of money. If you want to speak to an advisor, they are anything but helpful. Lots of unfair policies in place to keep you there forever and spend as much money as possible. Any financial aid or administrative issues? Forget it, you'll be given the runaround or transferred to 10 different people and not given a straight answer. Such is what comes with attending a giant bureaucracy of a school.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2013

Campus Aesthetics: A, Education Quality: F

Parking is absolutely rediculous, I have waited as long as a hour and 15 min for parking spot, and it does not get any better than that. The campus is cluttered with construction everywhere, it seems like they start a project, half do it for a while, slow down on it, and start 5 more projects, so the whole campus is littered with comstruction projects. It could be a pretty campus, but not for a long long time. This university also loves to spend money on everything that has nothing to do with academics, The buildings are falling apart in many places, there are not enough rooms to satisfy the needs of the departments, example: I have a French class in the ROTC building because the Modern Languages Building ran out of space. and ther are several language classes in the ROTC building. THe Dorms on Campus are horrible also, the one I stayed in, Kellum Hall, was like a prison cell, or a ghetto project. The elevator hardly ever worked, and when it did, the lights in it were out, there was a puddle of urin in the corner,, and trash all over the place, not to mention grafitti on the walls and wires hanging from the celling. Just atrocious. I was never sick as many times in one year, as I was living in Kellum Hall.By the way, I do not use my university email address, asked for below, I use my hotmail account, cvallowe_

3rd Year Male -- Class 2002

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Campus Aesthetics: D-

FSU offered me an amazing opportunity when I was accepted. When I was a Freshman, many brochures I was given had the Political Science and International Affairs post graduation job placement at an average of 45K. In fields of business like, the FBI, CIA, LAW, etc. With that motivation, I graduated with an above average gpa(and now folks with above 3.5) who in the same field have found zero jobs. If you stayed in Tallahassee, all you have is government jobs and even they are hiring folks with quantitative degrees(i.e. Economics,Business,Math,etc) The average state employee makes 35k per year and when you start...you start as OPS which means, no benefits and below the aforementioned average. I started with a 60k worth of debt getting paid 28k. My cousin graduated with his Master's in Public Admin and couldn't find a job...he ended enlisting with the Marines and NCO getting paid dirt for literally menial work.

But here's the worst part. FSU treatment to us graduates post graduation. You'd think that after becoming a booster and spending sooo much money to the university that you'd have a better chance to get into Master programs...boy was a wrong. I have desperately tried to get into the mba program to advance in my field, given how they screwed me by giving me a degree that was worthless in the eyes of employers, they won't even accept me to their program. One you graduate, you are nothing to them unless you give them money, money, money. Even the Alumni association costs money, can't really network with any of them unless you have money or a business degree.

Honestly, FSU has hurt me deeply financially. You graduate with a ton of debt, a useless degree and then they turn their backs on you when you need a second wind. They do it because the Master's programs are ranked based on a new pool of candidates and whoever brings the best candidates with the best tests scores has the edge. If you do not test well on the tests...tough luck. Do expect a rejection letter. Syracuse University may be a little more pricey, but they recruited me as did UNC. Much better programs, much better job placement and they have normal GMAT waiver options. Where they will review your application in it's entirety, with 7 or less or 5 years of relevant work experience, if you do not have their(FSU's) required 8, they won't even look at you and it's an immediate rejection.FSU just lost 5,000k which I was already paying for as a booster member, plus University Center Club membership and any future apparel and merchandising a year. I you have an option, do not come to FSU.

4th Year Male -- Class 2010

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Education Quality: F