can someone honestly tell me if this school is worth it

Colleges and Universities A-Z Quinnipiac University
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<p>I live near Quinnipiac and it is a big party school, unfortunately had quite a few instances of drinking, injuries and one recent death a year or two back.
My nephew went here, a transfer from a large state school. He lived home which controled the bad food, drunk roommates, etc. and still had a social life with friends. The small classes were great and helped his concentration a great deal. He got a job in accounting about 6-9 after graduation, but in retrospect feels it was too expensive overall.
It is very homogeneous and also had racial incidences in the past. I’m not saying this is exclusive to Quinnipiac at all, but in our area, it gets more than it’s share of news that isn’t very good.
Depending on your personality, you can find your niche, but for the price, you can find other options.
Part of a review from *****:</p>

<p>The administration has also come under fire for the way it interacts with the students. Last year, the campus was first plagued by racist incidents and then embroiled in a censorship scandal between the president and the newspaper that was picked up by the New York Times. “Every year there seems to be some sort of racial or sexual abuse event which I think is unusual for a school this small. Worse yet, the administration doesn’t seem to care,” reports one alum. Other students question the administration’s priorities. “Not being a high maintenance person it is hard to be around people that are high maintenance, and a school that is high maintenance.</p>

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<p>As an alum of the university, I have to say, I am disheartened to read what many of you have written about a school that really is fantastic. And so, as someone who spent four years of their life there – and loved it – I would like to offer my perspective. I fear that a prospective student is going to read some of your comments and pass on Quinnipiac… when in reality, you would be missing out on a great college experience. They don’t call Quinnipiac a “hidden treasure” for nothing…</p>

<p>One of the most popular comments about Quinnipiac is that it has a beautiful campus. There is no denying it. It’s your first impression. And in that respect, Quinnipiac aces the first impression test. It really is a beautiful campus that is well-maintained. That’s important. </p>

<p>But the advantages of Quinnipiac don’t stop at the physical beauty. The academics and the professors are fantastic. Classes are small. That’s so important if you want personal attention. If you’re comfortable with literally being a number in the eyes of your professor, then you probably don’t care about attending a huge university. I, however, wanted to be a name. And you are a name at Quinnipiac – your name. Your professors will know you by name. They will meet with you one-on-one outside of class if need be. They will encourage you to have an active role in classroom discussion. And for someone who graduated five years ago, I still keep in touch with many of my professors, and that says a lot. Your professors will share in the excitement of landing that first job… and will be there for advice on how to move on to the next one. </p>

<p>Does your child want to study business? They’ll practice trading as if they were at the NYSE, only they’ll still be on campus.</p>

<p>Does your child want to study Spanish? Their professor will likely take the class to a Spanish restaurant in New Haven. Or you’ll go to a Spanish play in New York City.</p>

<p>Does your child want to study nursing? They’ll practice in on-campus labs, and will take on a clinical in a real hospital.</p>

<p>Does your child want to study journalism? They will write for the campus newspaper, or anchor the campus newscast, or DJ their own radio show on the campus radio station.</p>

<p>Quinnipiac really is a fantastic school. For the poster who said that it’s $47,000 for being average, I couldn’t disagree with you more (but I do respect your opinion). I think if you really took a few minutes to look at what the university can offer your student, you would think differently. If not, maybe Quinnipiac isn’t right for your student – and that’s fine. But please don’t ruin it for everyone else.</p>

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<p>LoL, Reading this thread gave me a good laugh. Yes, the tuition for Quinnipiac is about $30,000 a year at the moment. However, usually the students who attend this university receive very generous scholarships ranging from $4000-$18000, depending on your statistics GPA/SATs. Either your very wealthy and are able to pay the full tuition or you have show a solid academic performance. Honestly, if you not receiving at least $10,000 a year, you should look elsewhere unless your loaded. However, the school itself is GREAT! Beautiful and small classes. Great educational programs.</p>

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<p>I have to admit that I also have a chuckle when reading the Q threads. I was intrigued when I met someone recently who had a kid that went there (and loves it).</p>

<p>To put my chuckling into perspective, I went to Q about 35-36 years ago. At the time, it was a community college in a converted warehouse in Bridgeport and I was just picking up a few credits over the summer. I was amazed when I researched what it has become!</p>

<p>In the late 60s-early 70s, Bridgeport U was an ok college. Sacred Heart didn’t have any dorms. Fairfield U was so preppy and exclusive that we almost forgot it was behind the walls. Southern CT was viewed as being a teachers’ college only, and Central CT was pretty much a commuter school. And I paid less than $900 a semester for room, board and tuition at UCONN.</p>

<p>Wow. It’s deja vu. I remember my grandparents talking about 5 cent bread.</p>

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<p>Neonzeus,
Did your D apply to Quinnipiac?</p>

<p>Was she looking at nursing?</p>

<p>We have heard very good things about the program.</p>

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<p>I would have loved for D to go back to my home state of CT, but she chose not to apply to any CT schools. Schools in the NYC and Boston area carry a cost-premium that made their degrees too expensive compared to the other schools that she has been considering.</p>

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<p>Just like beachgrl24, I am currently a student at Quinnipiac. And just like her, i absolutely hate it and will be transferring. Unless you intend to drink wednesday-sunday, this is not the school for you. And yes, I said wednesday. Almost everyone I go goes out every weekend and comes back incredibly drunk. And the worst part is, the school supports it. Only underage students live on the main campus where the shuttles leave from. Yet the security system has no problems letting drunk students on the bus to drive them into New Haven where they proceed to become even more belligerent. Its too bad that the University supports something that is against the law.</p>

<p>Originally, I was in love with the school. The campus and buildings were a large factor in deciding where to go. However, I wish i had made a different decision. The administration takes little to no care about the students personal lives. The office of Student Affairs won’t even schedule appointments with students when they request it. For such a large amount of money, it’s not worth it.</p>

<p>If you are considering a major in health sciences, with either nursing or PT, then yes, this school is great. However, if you are majoring in any liberal arts or communications issues, stop right there. DO NOT waste your money, honestly. Many students here have parents that can afford to spend the money for their kids to attend Quinnipiac without any qualms. </p>

<p>Finally, the academic situation of the students is much less than advertised. Originally I was worried about being able to get in with an unweighted 3.6 GPA, but now I realize how crazy I was. There are SO MANY students at this school who, academically, do not deserve to be here. As harsh as that sounds, it is the truth. The school accepts anyone who can afford to pay full boat tuition, and does not put much stake into high school academics. </p>

<p>I hope this helps you.</p>

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<p>If anyone listens to or reads anything at all about polling, Quinnipiac is at the top of the list. It is always mentioned and has a very fine polling institute. It is nationally recognized and is on the majority of media outlets.</p>

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<p>Student90 has hit the nail on the head!! As a graduate of the Q and having the ability to send my D to a tier one school (she’s bright), there is no way the QC is worth the money. 35 years ago the tuition/R&B was $8400 and the food was bad back then!! QC is a beautiful campus but you will be surounded by dull/listless people whose parents can write the check. Thank god when I attended there was a real college down the road (Yale). I attended many an event there only to return to the stupor of the student body in Sleeping Giant State Park i.e. QC. Do your parents and yourself a favor look elsewhere and spent the money on graduate school !! Look at other colleges on CC ,rarely do you see comments like this and those above. That should tell you something! Best of luck</p>

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<p>While message boards can be helpful, if you are seriously interested in Quinnipiac, or any school for that matter, you have to visit it. Only then will you get a feel for the campus and see if you can picture yourself there for the next four years. All comments on these boards are so subjective. I say how much I loved the university and how well it prepared me for my career. Others say they didn’t like it. Thing is, none of us are you. You have to decide for yourself. It’s your education. Not ours. If you’re used to doing your homework in school, consider selecting a college one of the most important homework assignments you’ll ever have. Good Luck.</p>

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<p>Just curious QUAlum… do you work at QU?</p>

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<p>No, I don’t.</p>

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<p>I think Susquehanna is by far the best of the 3 choices you mention, although small rural schools are not for everyone. Compare the 4 year graduation rates; costs; and the number of nondrinking activities available.</p>

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<p>I am a current student at QU and I absolutely love it. Though above messages denounce QU as a “party school” that is completely biased based on a personal bad experience. Yes you will see people going out on a Wednesday but that is something you will see at most colleges unless you are attending an extremely conservative institution. You can easily avoid the party scene at QU and get involved with one of their many on campus organizations who accept everyone and have a personal feel unlike many larger schools. I currently have a 10k a year scholarship and received great financial aid putting my total cost at about 20k for QU. Similar to what I would pay to attend a larger states school however at QU I am in small attentive classes with professors who care about ME as a person and don’t see me as a number. Also this connects back to the “party school” rumor, because class sizes are so small it is impossible to skip class your professors WILL notice and contact you about your absences. Partying is a part of college and time management skills are something each college freshmen must learn. I have had a great experience at QU and would recommend it fully to any hs senior.</p>

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<p>It all depends on what you are looking for. I am a current student and all things equal, I regret the decision. Campus is beautiful, faculty is great, small classes a plus. Administration is horrible. I really don’t know they even stay in business. It’s like talking to a brick wall trying to get any help. Antiquated systems. No way go look at your financial records online - you are basically at the mercy of whatever they feel like doing or saying. I had one staff person tell me my direct student loan could not be applied to tuition - arbitrary stuff like that. Makes you wonder how much of the staff has a college degree. For a school that could have a great future, they are really held back by the administration. Food is terrible. No parking - have to walk a mile to get to classes at CAS. Every evaluation I’ve read on QU says the same thing. You’d think they would take notice. They just don’t care about the students. They just want the money. If your parents have enough money not to care, they just want to know you got into college, then go for it. Otherwise I’d say shop around.</p>

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<p>^ exactly, sounds like a voice piece for QU, so take that for what it is worth, too.</p>

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<p>This thread is over 4 years old. I can only speak from our current experience as I have chimed in on other threads here. please excuse the non-capitalization excetera. I am speaking on my phone and it is very hard to correct on this site.</p>

<p>we talked to like 20 or 30 people over the last 2-3 years. not one time have we heard a negative review from any face to face discussion. every person’s first statement was always passionately stated: I love it there/here, I had the best education, I had no trouble getting a job…definitely go! They came from acquaintances friends alumni high school teachers college teachers in our area and even people I ran into at the mall while at a checkout counter talking about their girlfriends being in qu. </p>

<p>I researched every ranking I could find, and they satisfied us in comparison to the other 10 schools she applied to for direct nursing programs. Of course we went into it knowing that they accept students with sat scores not as high as many people on CC, but they are intelligent people and get the job done. the NCLEX scores were great so we satisfied that the school could give her a good education for grad school. their medical grad school rankings we’re good as well. My D has found extremely high performers who are serious about their work to study with and hang out.</p>

<p>we took the negative reviews that we saw on this site and another site very serious and was concerned that this would be her experience when she arrived. Nothing could be further from the truth. Every single person staff person and teacher at qu was exceptionally nice and extremely helpful. We had people go out of their way to help us as needed before and after arrival. everyone responds to emails. on one occasion an admission person called me back within an hour of an important question I had and gave me their cell number in case I had any questions going forward.</p>

<p>the Honors Program that she is in has very bright and diverse people. her friends come from Alaska, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, etc. And have religious and ethnic diversity as well. my D does not party, she is involved in their church groups and singing groups along with some other clubs. She made friends instantly and easily. Her classes are challenging and her professors are intelligent. There is so much to do she has to pick and choose.</p>

<p>she does not have time for a sorority. The food has been fine. Yes there is no Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts on campus.but she is happy with the quality of the food and can get sushi. She also goes off campus using the shuttle to restaurants and stores. She feels very safe on campus and can’t say enough good things about it.</p>

<p>obviously it’s not every persons cup of tea. Everyone has to decidee where they would feel comfortable and call home. But anyone who is interested in Qu should really check it out for themselves several times and talk to real people because as said, the only negative reviews we found or heard were only on websites from anonymous people. They obviously must not have had good experiences, but it has been so different from every person we have talked to you as well as ourselves, and I am glad that I did not listen to the reviews that were posted.</p>

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<p>@cakeisgreat Thank you for the honest review, it’s great to hear of how your daughter is doing at QU :slight_smile: . </p>

<p>Please feel free to reach out to me if you have future questions or concerns. </p>

<p>Paul Krsiak
Associate Director of Admissions
Undergraduate Admissions
Quinnipiac University
<a href=“mailto:paul.krsiak@quinnipiac.edu”>paul.krsiak@quinnipiac.edu</a> </p>

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<p>The comment before mine appears to have been deleted, so now mine makes less sense. The now deleted post that I was referencing was saying that it appeared that the positive Quinnipiac post was from someone on Quinnipiac’s payroll and thus may not be what the OP was seeking.</p>

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<p>We have no ability to delete or flag comments on this forum, only the original poster can do so. I am not aware of anyone “on our payroll” who is posting here other than myself.</p>

<p>Paul Krsiak
Associate Director of Admissions
Quinnipiac University</p>