Temple University

I went to Temple Universtiy on a full Track and Field Scholarship, so I am eternally grateful just for that. They paid for everything...I ran and collected individual and team titles. Practice was at 6am, and we had track meets on the weekend, so I didn't notice whether the nightlife was great or not-I was in bed at 9pm.

My dorms were nice soph and jr year (white/1300) but first year in peabody sucked!!! Community baths in a dorm that has to be 50 years old or more. First year classes were a joke!!! I got mostly b's, though, because of an attendance policy that states that more than 6 absences lowers a grade down a level. I actually had one professor tell me I should come to help my classmates who were struggling, which at the time I thought was preposterous. I can understand now why she said what she said.

My professors in the School of Communication and Theater were some great people, each in his or her own way. Always accessible and eager to help.

Thankfully I never had to wait in the extremely long lines when I needed administrative help (I always felt badly for those who did). Getting a job on campus was easy, but the pay was slightly more than slave labor. Unless you are smart enough to major in the computer science field.I am a tropical weather lover, so the winter was a bit much for me. Overall, if you want a school where you can just come, work and get a degree..Temple is for you.

4th Year Female -- Class 2003

Education Quality: A+, Scholastic Success: C-

Temple is a good school, but it is in the middle of the ghetto so you have to like that sort of thing. There are many things to do including movies,shopping and lots of partys, but it is suck a big university they tend not to give individual attention and can be very unorganized sometimes.

1st Year Female -- Class 2008

Surrounding City: A, Campus Aesthetics: F

I was a transfer student when I got into Temple and in my 3rd yr switched my major from AT to Ex/Sci and I have found tons more success but I still have problems at TU. Don't get me wrong, TU is a good school BUT without a doubt this place has its issues. The advising for classes is fairly good but when it comes time to sign up for class... good luck because your first couple years you probably will not get your first choice for classes. Most profs don't care but some do and those are the ones that you will love to learn from. GenEds are the biggest waste because you'll struggle to get A's and they should be easy but they're not. KINES department is very "clicky" and most majors in there are very competitive which can be good and bad. Bottom line when it comes to TU, just get finished what you have to and get out because stressed will become the most used word to describe your life.

5th Year Male -- Class 2015

Surrounding City: A+, Faculty Accessibility: C+