The professors cater to your every need. They give up their cell phone numbers and their office hours and all the time they have to help you in the course. They give out extra credit work like crazy. The classes are jam packed with information and they are not boring. The teacher does not expect you to just buy the book and learn yourself. Every step is put on the board and broken down/discussed. The small classes give the teachers time to make sure not a single student fails unless the student really tries to (by not coming to class or by being lazy on their workload).
Do you enjoy the experience at your school?
I commute, so it is really hard to make many friends that way. I instead tend to make more friends with the teachers and the staff. I've made a few friends with the other students who commute, but it is hard to hang out with the students who live on campus when the drive is 20 minutes away. It is also hard to go to any campus activities when the drive is 20 minutes away. I schedule all my classes close together, and if there is a campus activity scheduled around my classes or in between 2 classes, I'll go. The campus activities are so much fun, though. That's why the ranking is a 4. JU's Final's Frenzy is the best. It really destresses you before finals with free massages, free food, raffles, games, and all sorts of fun activities.
Do you feel you’re getting value for the money you’re spending on college?
I'm so glad I'm here, don't get me wrong, but I've been through a year here, and I'm already in debt. The school is expensive, and even though I make straight A's they aren't boosting up the money they are giving me for my academic scholarship. So, I wonder how bad it would be if I wasn't making straight A's. I don't get financial aid or the Pell Grant so I always feel like I'm going to have to be paying off a huge loan when I get out. But, I do like it here, I just have to remember that.
Do you have any tips for prospective students?
Try to join a club if you go here, that way you will be guaranteed to have friends with the same interests as you. The students in your same major you will see all four years and they may not have the same interests as you, just the same career path. Don't take 18 credit hours every semester. The Student Solutions Center at JU specifically told me that I should take a break from doing that because it gets really tiring, really fast.
Which types of students will excel at your college?
Jacksonville University is great for hard working students who like to have a little fun on the side. It is not your typical party school, but it is also not boring. The classes do take up a lot of your time, so to be studious would be the best advice I have to give you. The kids here who try to turn JU into a party school don't do very well in their classes.
The professors cater to your every need. They give up their cell phone numbers and their office hours and all the time they have to help you in the course. They give out extra credit work like crazy. The classes are jam packed with information and they are not boring. The teacher does not expect you to just buy the book and learn yourself. Every step is put on the board and broken down/discussed. The small classes give the teachers time to make sure not a single student fails unless the student really tries to (by not coming to class or by being lazy on their workload).
I commute, so it is really hard to make many friends that way. I instead tend to make more friends with the teachers and the staff. I've made a few friends with the other students who commute, but it is hard to hang out with the students who live on campus when the drive is 20 minutes away. It is also hard to go to any campus activities when the drive is 20 minutes away. I schedule all my classes close together, and if there is a campus activity scheduled around my classes or in between 2 classes, I'll go. The campus activities are so much fun, though. That's why the ranking is a 4. JU's Final's Frenzy is the best. It really destresses you before finals with free massages, free food, raffles, games, and all sorts of fun activities.
I'm so glad I'm here, don't get me wrong, but I've been through a year here, and I'm already in debt. The school is expensive, and even though I make straight A's they aren't boosting up the money they are giving me for my academic scholarship. So, I wonder how bad it would be if I wasn't making straight A's. I don't get financial aid or the Pell Grant so I always feel like I'm going to have to be paying off a huge loan when I get out. But, I do like it here, I just have to remember that.
Try to join a club if you go here, that way you will be guaranteed to have friends with the same interests as you. The students in your same major you will see all four years and they may not have the same interests as you, just the same career path. Don't take 18 credit hours every semester. The Student Solutions Center at JU specifically told me that I should take a break from doing that because it gets really tiring, really fast.
Jacksonville University is great for hard working students who like to have a little fun on the side. It is not your typical party school, but it is also not boring. The classes do take up a lot of your time, so to be studious would be the best advice I have to give you. The kids here who try to turn JU into a party school don't do very well in their classes.