<p>As far as resources available go, I don’t think there has been that much affect. Some classes are having fewer sections offered, so some classes are a little larger, but other than that I haven’t seen too many differences. We are even hiring some new professors because of some new anonymous donations.</p>
<p>Bureaucracy can be a bit of a problem at times, but I feel like that is going to be the case at any university you go to. It is really just a matter of getting to know the system. It can take time as a first year, but older students do have a better idea and are usually pretty helpful at getting your questions answered. </p>
<p>As far as advising goes, the advising system should be a lot better now. This year’s graduating class is the last one affected by the old graduation requirements, so virtually everyone will be part of the new curriculum. The transition period between the two curriculums gave advising a sort of bad reputation, but I’ve never had any problems. General academic advising is who you want to go to to figure out what classes you have to take to graduate, while departmental and peer advisors are who you would want to go to in order to find out what classes you want to take for your potential career choice.</p>
<p>As far as in state versus out of state, self segregation does not really exist at all. A friend of mine from oos went to the beach with 5 of his IS friends for Easter weekend, and stories like that are the norm. Where you are from definitely does not define your experience here, its something that comes up when you first meet people and when you talk about plans for break.</p>