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Morehead State University • Morehead, KY
Studying Advertising/Public Relations (completion in 2010)
• 8/11/2011
"The school itself wasn't a bad school. There is always something that could be improved, but overall, I was pleased."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | yes | The school is fairly inexpensive. The classroom size is smaller. The learning is hands-on. |
| Program Reputation | 8 | Morehead State University is rated the #1 Southern school according to U.S. News & World Report. |
| Program Quality | 10 | If it wasn't for the patience of my professors and the capability of using Adobe InDesign & Photoshop, I don't believe I would be where I am today. I enjoyed the fact that the class sizes were smaller and more intimate. |
| Instruction | 7 | The professor who lead the Advertising Department was good but lacked some of the much needed criticism that would have prepared us better for the real world. Instead of focusing on the quality of our work, the professor focused on the paperwork. |
| How Difficult | 8 | The programs were difficult to learn. I had to incorporate the use of all Adobe programs and include programs like Dreamweaver. For one homework assignment, 5 hours were needed to complete it because of all the different programs you had to use. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | Books couldn't teach advertising alone! Honestly, if I didn't have the programs on campus, I would have been a complete train-wreck on the job market. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 10 | MSU offered classes all day and all year. I enjoyed the option of taking classes in the Summer and knocking them out in 1 month versus a full semester of 4 1/2 months. |
| Academic Facilities | 8 | All of the programs were within reach on campus. I wish that the library would have had all the updated Adobe programs, though. |
| Social Life | 6 | I wasn't one of the biggest social butterflies at MSU. In fact, I found myself more annoyed by the cliques that were developed in the classroom because of jocks & fraternities. |
| Placement Services | 7 | The Career Center at Morehead definitely tried to let us know that they were available to help us. What they lacked was the persistence after we graduated. |
| Alumni Network | 5 | I have not really heard from anyone since I graduated and wished that some of my professors would shoot me an email asking me about my current successes and guiding me to better opportunities. I have learned the hard way that creative people do go hungry. |
Murray State University • Murray, KY
Studying Graphic Communication Management (completion in 2005)
• 10/17/2011
"I probably would have gone somewhere else If I had put any effort into the search. I wish I had put more effort into it."
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale
| Characteristic | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Would Recommend? | maybe | The recommendation would depend on what you want to do: if your looking to make a lot of money, no; if you want to work for a printer, yes. |
| Program Reputation | 5 | I honestly don't know much about the school's reputation. I moved far away from Murray and it's a small school. |
| Program Quality | 8 | It was great because it covered more than just the technical aspects and didn't get stuck in the creative/artsy side. |
| Instruction | 8 | My professors were good, with industry experience. I think they were a little outdated now that I've been in the industry for a few years. |
| How Difficult | 3 | The program was surprisingly easy. But then again Murray State isn't that hard. |
| Hands-On vs. Bookish | The work is very hands-on. Lots of presses to work with and things to make. | |
| Schedule Flexibility | 5 | Schedules weren't super flexible but I didn't expect it to be. |
| Academic Facilities | 5 | It's hard to rate such things compared to other universities as I haven't attend more than one. |
| Social Life | 7 | Murray is a suitcase school... everyone went home on the weekends. I made the most of it. |
| Placement Services | 2 | They didn't help me get a job and I don't know of anyone they did. I got my own job. |
| Alumni Network | 1 | We have almost no Alumni network. My wife went to the University of Texas, and I take advantage of her alumni network. |
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