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Failed my foreign language course the first semester.Not so brightPsychology
Failed my foreign language course the first semester. Completely unrelated to my major (psych/pre-med0. I'm really upset that of the courses I took, only one was actually related to my major, and the foreign language made absolutely not sense unless you planned on treating patients in another country or something. I'm torn because I love this city and the people here. Yet failing a class sucks for self esteem and now I'm pretty jaded about wanting to come back.
1st Year Male -- Class 2012
Collaboration/Competitive: A+, Useful Schoolwork: C+
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Temple has been an incredible experience for me,Quite BrightPolitical Science
Temple has been an incredible experience for me, as well as many of my friends. I feel as if you either love it here, or hate it here. The best part of the University is Philadelphia. You can entertain yourself through going to sports game, randomly talking to people on the subway ( I have had some very memorable conversations with people ranging from a vietnam vet with one arm to another college kid about stem cell research.. you better believe it), and the fantastic restaurants in the city!

Temple's campus is very urban, and the students tend to keep to themselves when walking to class (which is perfectly fine with me, especially when its 10am and I'm still half asleep.) The beauty of going to an urban school is the independence. You can go an entire day without talking to somebody if you really wanted to, or you can meet up with friends and hang out at the tech center or starbucks on campus.

The neighborhood exposes you to different people and cultures, and shows you that the world isn't all sunshines and rainbows. The only complaint I have about the neighborhood are some of the inhabitants. They will give you attitude like its nobodys business! But, you tend to get some pretty funny stories as a result.

My friends and I are very outgoing, and tend to go to center city a lot. But then again I know some people who stay in their rooms and lead a VERY boring existance. If you take advantage of the city you will have a fantastic time, because believe me.. the parties here tend to get old. Ultimately Temple is ideal for the very independent, liberal, open minded, and no nonsense student who makes oppurtunities and does not sit around waiting for them to come around.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2011
Education Quality: A, Collaboration/Competitive: B
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Hey, I am currently a freshman at temple,Quite BrightOther
Hey, I am currently a freshman at temple, majoring in Advertising. I was warned heavily about this school because of safety issues, but honestly, as long as you're not being stupid and wandering around outside TU campus by yourself, you should be fine. Other than the scheduled party nights (thurs-sat), there should be no reason why you would need to walk around outside TU campus--you probably will find that the subway is your best friend (just make sure you are with others after dark for safety).

The people here are so friendly, which is one of the reasons i decided to come to TU. Everyone has so much college pride, and yes, we still do cheer for our sorry football team. Temple tries so hard to accomodate you from your orientation, to welcome week, to weekly events on campus. There are always options for parties that youc an easily walk to, and if you start to dig a little, you can find a lot of fun things to do in philadelphia.

I would recommend getting an apt. asap because they usually are cheaper than the dorm life; but the dorms (especially communal dorm life) allows for you to become close to your hallmates. One negative aspect that i found freshman year was that it is very awkward to join any club as a freshman...i tried to go to a few meetings for a certain club, and was surrounded by upperclassmen and was quite intimidated.

Concerning acedemics...
a few of my friends are architecture majors and they always are doing work and are often bombarded with many projects at once..so be warned...many nights will be spent at the studio

you will meet at least 10 people who are film majors..it is very popular and TU is well known for it. It seems to accept mostly anyone, but you don't get to do anything "fun" your first few semesters. this is Temple's way of rooting through the masses of people who just think film is "cool".

I've spent most of my time in the school of theater and communications. The staff are very approachable and friendly. The classes are easy as long as you show up and participate. They are very straightfoward and there is no busywork. Temple is a great place to take fun and interesting classes. their GenEd program forces students to become well-rounded in their classes. As an Ad major, I didn't need a "real" math class, but had to take a GenEd math course...I took a stocks and investing class which was very useful

1st Year Female -- Class 2011
Education Quality: A+, Extracurricular Activities: C
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