Michigan State University

I had three schools I was choosing from and i chose Michigan State. What a poor decision. I am transferring and so are the other three students in my pod. We all hate this school. Some professors are good, and some are downright terrible. When asking for help, you are discarded and looked down upon. Most of the staff is nice, helpful except for the registrars office, they are really rude. Traci Gulick in the registrars office is one of the angriest human beings I have ever encountered. She is deplorable to say the least. The school is not what they promise.

1st Year Male -- Class 1920

Extracurricular Activities: B, Faculty Accessibility: F

I went to Michigan State since many of my friends from high school were going there, and I had expected it to be four of the best years of my life. Well, the social aspect of the university is not what I had a problem with. First of all, the campus is so spread out, that I had to schedule my classes with at least a half hour to forty-five minutes in between to allow myself travel time to my next class. Essentially, I day of five classes would take a total of eight hours. Secondly, the professors here are awful. I have yet to have a professor that can even pretend to care about a student...they're only care is either their status or their bell-curve. To those that are looking at going to a school in the state of Michigan, my advice would be to look at U of M, Central, Wayne, etc. From what I here from friends at those universities, their experiences has been the antithesis of mine at MSU.

1st Year Male -- Class 2011

Campus Aesthetics: A, Faculty Accessibility: D-

I went to MSU having been born and raised a Spartan by 2 alums who met on campus and got engaged on campus. I came to MSU for a top notch education as well as to have some college fun. While I did have some fun (mostly drunken wandering around east Lansing or drinking in the dorms) I would not recommend MSU if you value your education or future career. I would say that more than half of my classes in the 2 years I spent there (transferred out) were not worth any money and did not improve myself at all. That being said my program, Economics, is often ranked top 30 in the country and it just shows me how unreliable college rankings are. While my Professors were extremely intelligent and knew how to do top notch research the majority of them could not teach. They (generalizing) were able to take a major that I love (currently applying for PhD programs) and turn it into an uninspiring chore. If you want to spend your college career drinking and identifying extremely closely with the football team (I like football and went to the games) go to MSU. If you value your education and future career I recommend you choose elsewhere.

2nd Year Male -- Class 1921

Campus Aesthetics: A-, Education Quality: F