<p>i got my acceptance in the mail last week. i was waitlisted at first because i applied on the deadline. i have a 3.5 and 23 ACT and i recieved $8,000 per yr for the QU grant plus other loans. my parents are still going to have to borrow $28,000 or around there for me to go here. it's very expensive and I want to know, is it worth it? i didn't really get into the greatest schools. i was rejected from TCNJ, UDEL, Ramapo and Marist ED (i live in NJ but i applied in january to state schools). I got into Rider, Susquehanna, & i'm waiting on hofstra still. I got 13,000 per year to rider and 10,000 per year to susquehanna. can anyone offer their knowledge by helping my desperate self lol.</p>
<p>To be honest, if you have visited and you really want to go to QU, then the $28k is worth it.</p>
<p>I am suprised you got so little for financial aid!</p>
<p>how much do most people get? it comes to around 15,000 with other loans + the work study program.</p>
<p>Did you looked at yours? They split it up into 2 semesters. I am getting $10,000 per semester I think. That leaves a lot to be desired but the school is nice.</p>
<p>what's your stats?</p>
<p>" . . . can someone honestly tell me if this school is worth it . . . "?</p>
<p>I can give you an "honest" opinion.</p>
<p>My child was accepted and received more in the way of a financial package than you did. However, after a great deal research, we're both pretty sure that Quinnipiac isn't worth it.</p>
<p>Our sense is that Quinnipiac is a very, very ordinary University that costs about $47,000 a year. A family member suggested Quinnipiac when we mentioned we were looking for a small, Northeastern liberal arts college.</p>
<p>It's in a beautiful setting and has a lot of newly built buildings with good equipment. However, the various printed and web-based evaluations don't rank the school very high scholastically. There's also a fair amount of chatter complaining about the terrible food, lack of adequate housing, totally boring student life and surrounding area. One mother posted something to the effect of "why are we paying $47,000 a year for my daughter to share an 18' x 18' room with three other girls. There's also the issue of a not-very-diverse student body.</p>
<p>One acquaintance from that part of the country said that Quinnipiac is an expensive private school for the children of New England's financial upper class . . . who aren't able to get into the Ivy League schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. etc. They get a pretty campus and a so-so education.</p>
<p>One more thing . . .</p>
<p>Nobody ever heard of the school.</p>
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One acquaintance from that part of the country said that Quinnipiac is an expensive private school for the children of New England's financial upper class . . . who aren't able to get into the Ivy League schools like Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc. etc.
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Disagree. Q is several steps below any Ivy, so not sure how many children of "NE's financial upper class" go there if they don't get into Harvard, etc. Having said that, Q is very well thought of for several of its programs, especially the PA and PT programs, as well as Broadcast Journalism. Also, there is quite a bit of diversity in the student body, especially compared to many of the NE liberal arts schools. Also, it's not true that it's an unknown school. I guess to some extent that depends on what part of the country you're from -- but the same can be said of many, many schools.</p>
<p>As to whether it's worth the $$ -- that's a very personal decision, especially in this economy. From reading the posts on CC, many people are struggling with this issue in relation to a wide variety of schools.</p>
<p>What are you planning on majoring in?</p>
<p>i'm majoring in advertising/marketing. i'm still waiting on Hofstra. I want to work in NYC and hopefully intern there. I didn't realize that I didn't get a lot of money compared to other people =/ it probably is because my parents income is good but college is just rediculously expensive. i'm going to visit QU on saturday and hopefully i'll like it. i don't really have a lot of options =(</p>
<p>Yes. I kind of realized QU is very expensive. I was so set on going there and was about to make my deposit until I found out I am going to be $26,000 each year!</p>
<p>Times that by the 4 years for undergrad and that will be TOO much to pay...I can't afford QU :(...Really too bad because I love the school.</p>
<p>alex55:</p>
<p>Do yourself (and your parents) a favor when you visit QU on Saturday and really check the place out. You'll likely be WOW'd by the picturesque settings and the really nice buildings with the state-of-the-art equipment. That's the good stuff. Don't forget to look real hard at where you'll be living for maybe the next four years, what you'll be eating, and what's around outside of the campus. Talk to students, other than the student guide, if you can. Look at those publications in print and online that rank schools. Those are the things that steered my child away from QU. It just wasn't regarded that highly. CBBBlinker's earlier comment that "Q is several steps below any Ivy" really hits home when you consider that QU is charging Ivy League rates.</p>
<p>QU is one of many colleges and universities that prior to the current demographic “bubble” (huge population increase in high school seniors nationwide), was an unknown mediocre school. It is only because the population of high school seniors has been rising dramatically for the past 5-7 years or so that QU and others have become popular and consequently more selective. When this “bubble” starts to pop (starting next year and lasting for 15 years or more), schools like QU will have big problems recruiting enough qualified applicants. As a result, QU and others will face a much lower quality student body and a much diminished reputation. Some (not necessarily QU) will be forced to close their doors. QU will eventually go back to where it was prior to the bubble, a so-so mediocre school for C students.</p>
<p>People should be careful about sinking $45-50k into a degree what will not be worth much in the future. I actually know people (Connecticut residents) who chose QU over UConn (business major). I can’t imagine what they were smoking when they decided to spend $47k for a school that will soon be second or third rate over a very good state university for about $20K.</p>
<p>Hi, I am from NJ. My son is currently thinking about going to QU. We just went for admitted students day this past weekend. The campus is absolutely gorgeous. The bldgs are nice and new. My son is an exceptional writer. He’ll be an English major, he’ll take communications, and journalism and is thinking about a degree in education also. His concern is that he might get a better education at one of our state schools. He likes Rowan University the most of all of them. One thing him and I both noticed this past Saturday is that the president of QU (20 years) is not a good speaker at all.
Does anyone have an opinion on QU’s School of Arts and Sciences? Does anyone know anything about George Washington College in Maryland?</p>
<p>abdad I hope you realize the reasons why some of those students chose QU over UConn. Firstly QU is a private school with less people. This means the classroom sizes are smaller and you get more attention if you have any questions. The facilities are newer and more top notch than the older UConn ones.</p>
<p>I was just there for a visit, the food didn’t seem half bad! Maybe limited. And FYI, anything that you see printed should be taken with a grain of salt. U.S. News rankings werent half bad for Q.</p>
<p>" . . . anything that you see printed should be taken with a grain of salt . . ."</p>
<p>You’re kidding right? Does that include YOUR printed responses … on this website?</p>
<p>C’mon, for the amount of money that Q charges, their U.S. News rankings should be spectacular, not “half bad”.</p>
<p>i currently go to QU, and honestly i hate it. i know of so many kids who want to transfer and it is a huge party school. i am transferring at the end of this year. there is nothing to do in the surrounding town, the food is awful, and its a HUGE party school. however, if you want a party school, then this is probably the school for you. there is very little diversity and it is definitely in the “college bubble”</p>
<p>I know someone who transferred from a large state school into Q and is very happy b/c of the small classes and accesssiblity of professors (in comparision to where she was). The school became a better fit.</p>
<p>Our son is there currently and though the school will tell you that the students are their priority, once they have you there, maybe not so much. We agree with our son that a lot of the hype is just that, hype. The housing situation is pretty poor, the food fair, there is a huge lack of diversity and not much to do, and, the school is crazy expensive for the kind of treatment he has received. We agree with him, the amenities one would expect for these prices are just not there- our advice- look carefully at your other options.</p>
<p>The buildings and campus are beautiful. I can’t speak to Arts and Sciences but we wish our son had gone to a different school- and so does he. The adminiitration does not listen to the students, there is little diversity and they pack those kids into those beautiful buildings so tightly, you can’t see them. Additionally, they are oversubscribed and cannot meet the students’ needs as one would expect for the high price. Look again at the state schools- he can always transfer after two years of a good, basic education- probably to a better school.</p>