Temple University

I had a lot of friends who went to Penn State and Pitt (which are both great schools), but didn't have the same type of professional development that I had at Temple. The Fox school does an amazing job polishing students to be able to succeed in a corporate world. I only graduated a few years ago and feel as though I am on a fast track to Senior and Executive Management at one of the biggest companies in the world. I think a lot of it has to do with how Temple prepared me. All this being said, it is certainly up to the individual as well. Temple will give students the tools; it is up to each person to use them wisely.

Alumnus Male -- Class 2000

DO NOT go here if you need to take student loans out. The financial aid office is horrific. I have been trying to get my financial aid applied for 2months now. I have mailed my forms, faxed them, and sent and email with scanned copies twice and still no luck. The only responses I get to my emails are "Your bill is past due." I have tried calling them, but there is not enough time in the day to get through. The average wait time to talk to a person is 54 minutes. That is if you don't get hung up on 20minutes into the phone conversation. (I have been hung up on 3 times). The only time I managed to speak to someone, they said my paperwork is fine and my loans will be applied. I have "no reason to worry." That was 1.5 months ago and still nothing. Every person I talked to has had the same problems. There are even YouTube videos of students getting hung up on!Seriously don't go here unless you are paying cash!!!

1st Year Male -- Class 2012

3rd Year Female -- Class 2007

Education Quality: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: C