Can I get a honest opinion of FSU’s stem majors in terms of how well respected they are and if anyone has any experience graduating with a stem degree from FSU.
This is way too broad of a question. What do you mean specifically when you say STEM? STEM isn’t just one program, it’s dozens of different programs at FSU.
Which program specifically do you want to know about? That would be a better question and would likely get you answers that are better suited to you.
Geology @Pasbal
The Geology program at FSU has had a rough last decade or so. It was merged with the oceanography and meteorology programs into one larger department (EOAS) in 2010, and the major has already officially been shut down once and subsequently brought back - and recovery from losing all of their students has been slow.
The good news is that Geology is moving from its current location (in a rather outdated Carroway building) into a brand new building with the rest of the EOAS department, currently scheduled for 2019. If you go to eoas.fsu.edu I believe they have a link to watch the building being built. That should actually be a big boost for the program as it gives it an updated home with brand new labs and stuff and may result in more students and possible more faculty being hired.
As for how the program is, Geology does a lot of interesting stuff on the research side, but the national ranking isn’t there (to my knowledge). It’s a very small program - most students in a lot of geology classes are environmental science majors taking classes to fulfill their major/minor requirements. In that sense, if you are in a 3000/4000-level Geology class that is specifically for the major, you’ll get a lot of personal attention from any professors you have, which can lead to research opportunities if you want to go that route. Of course, the down side to this is that if you dislike a professor, odds are you’ll probably end up with them for multiple classes.