Five Towns College
“Five Towns College is equally horrendous and wonderfulQuite BrightBusiness - Management and Administration
Five Towns College is equally horrendous and wonderful in my opinion. As far as my program (audio technology and business), the audio class has been absolutely awesome. The audio professors are very skilled in their fields, and in one semester, I have already learned a lot. The thing is that I have taken it upon myself to research further into the topic on my own time, so don't expect to magically become a millionaire music business executive based on their program. You will not make it anywhere with this college unless you put some effort in on your own end (which I guess is how college works anyway, though). But regardless, good program.
As far as the residential life, forget it. Be prepared to face some scary thoughts if you decide to live here. There is absolutely nothing to do on campus (and I do not exaggerate, because I try to participate in everything they do, and It still amounts to nothing relevant to the school). I guess one thing I am great-full for is that in my boredom, I have gotten way better at bass, but the social interaction is just not there. Everyone knows it too.
As for administration, it's pretty despicable. I have been routed to one department only to be routed right back to where I came from, then routed elsewhere only to end up where I was told to go in the first place. They will drive you in circles, and you probably will not end up solving your problem/question. There is no nurse either. They will just dump you off in the ER with a taxi they randomly call. My friend had to experience this, and had a drunk taxi driver! They don't really care too much about the students.But I have to say that I wouldn't have traded this experience in my life for anything else, because it taught me a lot of things about stupidity and staying sane amongst it all. I can also honestly see myself going somewhere good in life because of the audio tech department. So if you think Five Towns is for you, try it out at your own risk, because it is definitely not for everyone
view full review→Dec 05 2009
1st Year Male -- Class 2013
Innovation: A+, University Resource Use/ spending: F
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“What a mistake itNot so bright
What a mistake it would be to think that one would experience anything remotely like a true college experience while at five towns college. the place is a junior high school?literally?that's their academic AND administrative building?all of them. they added some dorms, but don't be fooled. avoid.
view full review→Oct 06 2009
1st Year Male -- Class 2013
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“So when you select a school you wantBrightPerfomance Arts
So when you select a school you want to go to, you kind of get an idea of what to expect. After reading all the negative comments, I had to right one of my own that brings justice to how FTC really is. One thing students fail to realize is that even though college can have its fun times, you basically want to get your ass in gear for the real world. You know the kind where you have to be on you're own and make money one day. Now Im not prude and I've definitely had my share of partying, but there comes a time when you just want to settle down and be real about you're career. FTC is not a party school for one, number two if you want sports go to a fucking NCAA school, this is a arts school. I am a transferred in Theatre major from Queens College and compared to their BA, this was a smart move for me. FTC is a sleeper school since it hasn't been around for a while and no one has heard that much about it outside of LI. I can't speak for other majors, but my program truly satisifes my needs in school. Academics are pretty standard, but frankly, if youre those I got to question everything people, then don't bother. All I'm saying is you get what you pay for. For me, its a easy commute and making friends is pretty simple as long as youre personable. Are there snooty people? well theres snooty people everywhere you go, if you have social issues thats youre own thing, but making friends isnt hard at this school. Faculty is pretty knowledgeable and each has their own story. As for social stuff, its what you make of it. Are there events? yeah just people are usually too busy to go to anything unless you dorm of course. As for location its LI, it has as much to do as any other place you just need to look for it. Thus, I leave you with this.... If you want a hardcore party school then this aint for you. Other than that, you get a great education, which is what college is all about.
view full review→Mar 13 2009
1st Year Male -- Class 2011
Education Quality: A-, Social Life: C
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