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- Diverse: For a diverse student body, consider Eastern, West Virginia Northern Community College, and Mountain State University.
- Adult Learners: For lots of adult learners, consider Huntington Junior College, West Virginia Northern Community College, Eastern, and Marshall Community and Technical College.
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Student/Alumnus Reviews of Schools for This Career and State
Marshall University • Huntington, WV
Studying Political Science (completion in 2004)
• 10/12/2011
"I am satisfied with my education. Some classes are still very vivid and remarkable to me. I was not satisfied with the career counseling available at Marshall."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | I would recommend to anyone thinking about attending Marshall University, sit down with an advisor and tell them your interests and hobbies. Tell them what you enjoy and where you want to be. Let them counsel you on options, and study them very hard. Marshall is a great school, but make sure you are who you think you are. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | Marshall has several published professors in Political Science and some of the most interesting people I've ever met. I would rate their Political Science department in the top tier of all US public institutions. |
| Program Quality | 7 | MU had a good political science program and several excellent professors. They had a depth and breadth of knowledge that I hadn't experienced before in any setting. |
| Instruction | 5 | The curriculum was very interesting, but didn't translate over to a good career field. The school did not do much in the area of providing me career advice or preparation, but the quality of the classroom training was great. |
| How Difficult | 4 | My area of study was fairly easy, but then again, it was very interesting to me. Some of the classes required 20-page papers every two weeks, while others were reliant only on two tests during the entire semester. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Several professors were book-focused and several were experience-focused. I think that the mix was well balanced in the political science program. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 8 | Class schedules were very flexible. I was able to take classes that interested me in a manner that made sense. There were not forced classes during a certain time, but there were one or two "bottleneck" classes that everyone needed. But two tries and I was able to get in, so no problem. |
| Academic Facilities | 9 | I think their academic facilities are top-notch. The new Drinko Library is state of the art, and huge renovations of much of the rest of the school have brought Marshall into the 21st century. |
| Social Life | 2 | I am not a social person, so most of my time was spent at the library. But the opportunities were there. |
| Placement Services | 2 | I was not able to get a lot of help from the career placement office at Marshall. They gave me lots of leads and helped with my resume, but that was it. I would have liked to have networked with some local people and set up meetings, but it wasn't offered. |
| Alumni Network | I have not plugged into the alumni network at Marshall, but the alumni magazine that I get quarterly is very nice. I believe MU has a good alumni network available, but I'm sort of a loner. |
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