<p>My son is admitted at SLU in Engineering. Concerned whether he will likely have the most support structure in place (faculty advisors, etc) to help him be successful.</p>
<p>Does anyone have any feel for how much support there is at SLU? </p>
<p>And is there any free time when you're NOTstudying? He's interested in EE.</p>
<p>i think slu is the college with the biggest sense of community…and with that comes support</p>
<p>Not sure about engineering specificallly, but SLU does offer several academic support programs. Tutoring seems to be available as well.</p>
<p>[Academic</a> Assistance : Saint Louis University : SLU](<a href=“http://www.slu.edu/x6020.xml]Academic”>http://www.slu.edu/x6020.xml)</p>
<p>I am going to be honest. If you are an engineering student, there really isn’t a lot of free time if you are also involved on campus, and it’s almost impossible to not find something here that interests you. We have a lot of engineering groups and most Parks students are members of at least one or two. Beyond that, we have over 170 organizations on campus to get involved with. I have been on such groups at Relay for Life, Student Government as the Parks Senator, AIAA, SAE, Billikens after Dark, had an internship with the St. Louis Science Center, worked two jobs on campus, religious groups, and much more. If you want free time, you can’t do those things, but I wouldn’t have traded being involved for any more free time. Parks students are not typically the college party kind of people. However, we do all hang out together. I rarely do my home work alone. The students support one another, and so do the professors. Most of my professors have not only given us their email and office hours, but also their cell and home phone numbers. Also, each student has a faculty adviser, an advisor in the dean’s office, and available walk-in hours for any type of question you might have. The support here is fantastic. In fact, the support is not just academic. A student recently was racially insulted while out in the city and the Dean of Students took the matter on himself.
If you ever do get free time, St. Louis is a great city for a college student. There are many parts of the city well known to students as places to go and blow off steam on the weekends. If you come for a visit, I would recommend visiting The Landing by the arch, the Central West End, about a mile from campus, and The Loop. You can visit [About</a> St. Louis : Saint Louis University : SLU](<a href=“http://www.slu.edu/x2453.xml]About”>http://www.slu.edu/x2453.xml) for details on the St. Louis area.</p>
<p>For Parks 2010</p>
<p>My junior son is interested in aeronautics and he knows about SLU. He doesn’t think he’d like the big city environs. Is the Parks College of Engineering in the same mid-town location as the main campus? He needs nature to unwind. Are there any outdoor Rec opportunities that the University sponsors? Thanks.</p>
<p>I’ll throw my two cents in here–if your son isn’t comfortable with a city environment, SLU might not be the school for him. SLU has a campus, but it’s right in the middle of St Louis city. Parks is part of the main campus in midtown–engineering classes are held in McDonnell Douglas Hall. My understanding is that flight students still head to the old campus on the IL side to fly planes. </p>
<p>In terms of nature, Forest Park is the closest he’ll get without driving several miles outside of St Louis. Forest Park is one of the largest city parks in the nation–even larger than Central Park in NYC. It’s beautiful and well taken care of; people are often running or biking there. It’s also got a bunch of museums. I also know that there’s a Wilderness Adventure Club on campus. I’m not sure exactly how active they are. If he’s into rock climbing, there’s an awesome rock climbing gym that’s probably a mile from campus.</p>