Missouri State University - Springfield

I went to SMSU in the eighties...in hindsight it was a great school in that I was a bright kid but had a very average education from the public school system in St. Louis. This was the school I could get into (private or Ivy League wasn't even a consideration) and from which I could actually learn and graduate. All in all the education was very average but I got a degree! From there I could take the next step and now I work alongside journalists who went to Ivy League schools. My major, electronic media (broadcast journalism) was newer then and is probably better developed today. I do remember that the administration at SMSU was terrific with helping myself and others with financial aid. They really wanted you to succeed. The social life was amazing. I've lived on the east coast for years now and the students up here don't have half the fun that students at state midwestern schools have!

4th Year Female -- Class 1986

Social Life: A-, Education Quality: F

It's a good place to figure out what you want to do, because you have to take 2 years' worth of general education requirements. There is basically no job placement unless you're a business student. The administration is very old-fashioned, it's in the Bible Belt, but the students come in all kinds.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2006

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Useful Schoolwork: D