<p>I'm going to the open house on 3/29. I'm pretty sure BusinessWeek ranked them in like the top 100 in the nation. </p>
<p>I'm considering SHU, Pace U, Rutgers..and some other Boston Schools.</p>
<p>I live like 20 minutes away from SHU, I'm not sure if I should dorm or not, I'd save $10,000..Anyone have any thoughts?</p>
<p>Hi! Our son got a great scholarship to SHU, but we are very worried, as it is true that most students online do not have good things to say. Is it true that everyone goes home on the weekend, so there is nothing to do? He will not have a lot of money for going into the city every weekend. They don't seem particularly helpful or friendly when you call, either. I just don't want to send him somewhere he is going to hate! Thanks for whatever input you can give me!!!</p>
<p>I'm kind of surprised at some of these posts...my daughter is a sophomore and loves the school. She's in the Diplo program which is highly rated as is the business school, nursing program, communications, etc.</p>
<p>Not everybody goes home on the weekends. She's been home maybe four times all year. She is active in her sorority and goes to most of the basketball games. There is plenty to do.</p>
<p>Not sure about the poor response you're getting from the school but I've found most people there to be helpful.</p>
<p>It is a small campus but everything is there you need and you are very close to NYC. My daughter goes in at least once a month to shows, concerts, etc. It's just a short walk to the train and a 20 minute ride into Manhattan. </p>
<p>As far as diversity, I would say it is very diverse from what I can see around campus and my daughter's friends. Many foreign countries and lots of kids from the Midwest, Pennsylvania, New England etc</p>
<p>Good luck to everybody.</p>
<p>I don't know what to think. EVERYONE I've talked to has told me that if you like to party hard, SHU is the school for you. Supposedly the Greeks run the school and if you aren't one, you're called a "random" and spend your days on the outside looking in. I've been admitted to the Whitehead School and I hear that the students in that program are set aside from the general population. That isn't the college experience I was looking for though. The diplomacy program is so incredible, I hate to miss out, but if I'm socially miserable for four years,(bc I don't want to go Greek) it could be a LONGGGGGGG four years.</p>
<p>im a sophomore right now at seton hall and i'm going through the transfer process. a lot of the negative things posted on here are true, as well as some of the positives. On the positive side, there is a diverse student body. Racially diverse that is - almost eighty percent of the school is from NJ though. Also it is extremely easy to get into the city. someone may have said it before but it is only a ten minute walk to the station unless you want to take the school shuttle and it is a five minute ride (when the bus is on time). After that it takes a little over half an hour on the train.
As for the negatives. It's true -- almost EVERYONE goes home on the weekend. I'm from out of state so im here on saturday to see all forty people in the cafeteria for dinner on saturday.
Academically it really depends on your program. The business program is alright (not as good as they publicize it as -- they go out of their way for those rankings. i.e. they instituted a mandatory project for all bus. majors to do a semester long project to be submitted for consideration for better rankings). The Diplo. program is very good as is Bio./Chem./nursing. Concerning the isolation of the diplo. program, it is true to an extent but nothing to be worried about (i have friends in it and im not - so they do make friends outside of the program).
Religion is also an issue that many people ask about. Despite what admissions/tour guides will tell you - YOU WILL NOTICE IT. Campus ministry held a pro-life rally on the campus green that to get from one side of campus to the other you had to walk through. So if you are told it isnt a part of the seton hall experience unless you want it to be - they are lying to you.
I'm not going to say not to come here. If you are from Jersey, Catholic, not particularly concerned w/ academics, and want to spend a lot of time in the city - then it is a perfect fit. Otherwise, im just going to say that you should think twice about what you want in a school. </p>
<p>feel free to ask any questions</p>
<p>Is there a lot of pressure to join? What's the cost? Do they serve a useful purpose for meeting people, doing good works, study groups, or are they mostly for drinking parties?</p>
<p>Been accepted as a transfer (from BC)..still waiting on others and stuff</p>
<p>there really isn't any pressure to join (i didnt and had no problem meeting people). It isnt as if the entire school goes Greek (im not sure the % but you can find it on college board's website). as for meeting people - yeah you will meet people through your frat/soror, for sure, but you would anyway. I have some friends who do it and they really like it, but I'm not about to pay hundreds of dollars for a specific group of friends. I can't really say anything about the after graduation networking b/c as i said im not greek. they do some "good works," as i'm pretty sure the school mandates that they do (that isnt to take away from what they do - each house tends to have one cause that they do most of their work for). If you are concerned with giving back, you would probably be better off joining one of the community service groups or there is also a community service specific co-ed fraternity that you could join.
I'd have to say though, that their main purpose is for parties (the social frats that is - not the service or business frat.) and you would have a hard time finding a brother/sister to disagree with me. Most of the parties arent even greek specific - its just like any other party - people invite their friends (greek or not)
Study groups - pledges have mandatory study times but after that i dont know.</p>
<p>When I was at SHU graduated in 07 I did not get the feeling that the greeks ran the school at all…I always had something to do on or off campus. There are many house parties off campus and many bars to go to if you want to party.a
If you are looking for the “big time” college scene go to Penn St. but if you want a family type place where many things are done with that in mind you will love SHU.</p>
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