Florida State University
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Educational Quality | C+ | Faculty Accessibility | F |
Useful Schoolwork | D+ | Excess Competition | F |
Academic Success | C- | Creativity/ Innovation | F |
Individual Value | F | University Resource Use | F |
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty | B+ | Friendliness | C |
Campus Maintenance | C | Social Life | A+ |
Surrounding City | C- | Extra Curriculars | B |
Safety | C- | ||
Describes the student body as: Friendly, Approachable, Broken SpiritDescribes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful |
Lowest Rating Faculty Accessibility | F |
Highest Rating Social Life | A+ |
Did you play sports for FSU? Were you on scholarship |
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
Florida State has aspects of it which are good. If you are here to get a generic liberal arts degree and want to party, come on up to Tallahassee. If your goal is to pursue fields that require advanced math and science, you need to come here with strong quantitative skill already. Most of the math department is a disaster and the sciences are hit and miss. Unfortunately FSU has grown to such a large size that these entry courses have 150+ people in large auditoriums. If you are looking for smaller classes (<40), then you should look at the humanities and social sciences. I originally came to FSU as a biology major and was put off by the faculty within the biology and chemistry departments - they simply are not good. It rapidly becomes clear that their focus is on their research and they overly rely on their graduate students to assist the undergrads. This is hit-and-miss, at best. Some of the TAs are helpful, while others are just bitter and jaded.All this being said, I transferred my science coursework over into being an environmental studies major and things have gone smoothly since, for the most part. I have enjoyed most of my social science courses, I just can't take a class like seriously. I have been accepted into graduate school, but I really had to bust ass to get in (I graduated top of my class in high school with enough AP credits to make me skip freshmen year). My overall experience is that, in general, the faculty that does teach (there are a lot of grad students teaching now because of budget cuts) are extremely nit-picky and are not interested in helping their students succeed. Rate my professors ratings are a godsend and should be consulted to avoid the hassle of professors who insist on grade deflation.The staff of the school are a pain. I could not even begin to guess why, but the staff seemed to always have an attitude or not be responsive to students. Some people come here and succeed, some come here and party. Like anything, FSU is what you make of it. I thought it would be a breeze and it is, so long as you know your strengths and weaknesses and plan accordingly.Other points: