Temple University

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

Absolutely the worst academics ever. Good teachers are few and far between. My law professor teaches a hard class but has only showed up 4 times throughout the entire semester so we are forced to fend for ourselves. The surrounding areas are awful and after a year the parties are really lame (always the same). I've tried joining multiple clubs but it's impossible to find where they meet and the times. The advising department (at least in SCT) is absolutely terrible. They aren't helpful and for walk-in advising, you have to wait hours and if you want to schedule an appointment you have to do it months in advance. On top of that, the surrounding area is absolutely awful. I know many people who have been mugged at gun point, one girl got choked in the subway station until she passed out and was then robbed, my phone got stolen, etc. It's not fun when you feel like you can't walk around by yourself ever. Thankfully, I'm transferring and if I were you, I wouldn't bother applying. Unless this all sounds good to you, of course.

2nd Year Female -- Class 2012

Surrounding City: B+, Collaboration/Competitive: F

I live off campus and it is incredibly difficult to meet people here. If you live on campus, it should be easy. The people I have met seem really nice and friendly though. There are also people who are immature and not very smart, but I don't know if these people will end up graduating (let's hope not) so whatever.

I feel safe on campus during the day, but not outside the campus. It seems that the police does their job. There was a random homeless lady screaming one time, and the police took her away in a minute. The homeless people wandering on campus are pretty annoying but you don't see them so often. The bible guy needs to get a real job, too.

Sometimes the computers in the tech center don't work. It's usually the keyboards on the macs that are messed up. But the computers are fast and they have any program you'll need for school.Most of my teachers are pretty nice and I am learning a lot. You can email them and talk to them after class so they are pretty accessible. But I've only taken a few classes, so maybe I won't think the same as time goes on. Oh yeah, and the best thing about Temple is that it's in Philly.

1st Year Female -- Class 2014

Faculty Accessibility: A+, Extracurricular Activities: F