San Diego State University

Pros: Great Program.
Cons: Classes you need not always available when you need them

I was a liberal studies major with a specialization in linguistics. As such, I gained exposure to a number of professors and a number of courses.

For Linguistics 420 and 452, I had Dr. Charlotte Webb. These were accellerated summer classes (3...

Pros: Good graduate programs and great place to meet people
Cons: CROWDED

I can honestly say I am an expert on San Diego State University, since I attended SDSU for 14 years obtaining my undergraduate and graduate degrees. Consequently, I could write for days about this school but I will try to limit this epinion to survival...

Pros: great town, great people, beautiful beaches
Cons: no cakewalk

Party, party, party. That’s the reputation San Diego State University had back when I spent two semesters there. Actually it still is what this school and town are known for. Not so! The academics were just as tough if not tougher there than California...

Pros: don't have to worry about driving to class and parking
Cons: most everything else

The goal for most freshman who opt to live in campus housing is to have a transition where support is provided as they adjust to being on their own. The dorms at SDSU fail to meet this need.

The housing office is faced with the daunting task...

Pros: a variety of subjects covered
Cons: portfolio, lack of flexibility, lack of helpfulness from counseling office

In any department, students need to learn to be their own advocates; students must speak to advisors and work to make sure they are on track. This is especially true in liberal studies where the requirements are so varied. It is helpful to find one...

Pros: beautiful campus, lots of variety and resources
Cons: hard to park, hard to see counselor, hard to get classes

A university the size of San Diego State has more than one personality. For those in the dorms and the fraternity/sorority system, it can be a party school. Many students come for that experience, and it is certainly available.

San Diego...

Pros: Good beer parties
Cons: Low standards, apathetic faculty, politically correct anglo-bashing, career embarrassment

I attended SDSU for my junior and senior years. Though I got a degree, I can't say I got much education.

The business department is reportedly better than average, but from my personal experience and talking to other alumni, I can say that...

Pros: Friendly people, perfect weather, great learning opportunities
Cons: Crowded classes, outmoded dorms

My first year at SDSU, students frequently waited in line for four-six hours to pick up their student loan disbursements at the start of the semester. It was a great way to meet 10% of the other students attending school while getting a sunburn....

Pros: tough, unique, only 2 years, thesis required, inexpensive
Cons: thesis required, relatively new program

I started the Industrial/Organizational Psychology Master's degree program at SDSU in the fall of 1998. This program is relatively new, about 4-5 years old now. On average, there are 10 students that begin classes each year. Drop-out rate is about 1-2...

Pros: Inexpensive, Lots of activities, weather is nice, offers many support programs
Cons: Classes fill quickly, parking is hard to find, reputation as a party school

San Diego State University is called by President Steven Weber as the "university of the 21st century." There are plenty of reasons why.

San Diego State has a wide variety of majors from Astronomy to Zoology. SDSU is known for its business...

Pros: none
Cons: can't get through the people who have always done it this way

I graduated from San Diego State University in May. Of course, since finals end the day before graduation, you don't get a diploma at that moment. It has to wait until the final grades arrive. Graduation for me was May 28, 2000. On June 25, 2000 I...

Pros: big school with lots of choices
Cons: attractive distractions in the outside community can be tempting

Unlike several of the reviewers I've read here, I actually attended SDSU and took my certificate in Applied Linguistics from there in the early 90s. Hopefully, this short note will present a more balanced view of the school from my...

Pros: it's only a ten minute walk to campus
Cons: the food is bad. the security is non existent.

I lived for two years in the dorm system at SDSU. The first year I was in Templo del Sol. The rooms here are small and sparse. The facility itself is adequate, but the security is poor. Access is available from 4 different gates, and people are rarely if...

Pros: Affordable, Convenient Location, Small Class Sizes, Excellent Faculty
Cons: Parking

I had the good fortune to live in San Diego, California from 1987 to 1991. The most difficult part of living in San Diego was finding a good paying job. In retrospect, I am grateful that I was unable to find a job that paid well, because it forced me to...

Pros: Beautiful campus
Cons: The food could be better

When I first left the comforts of home to attend San Diego State, I was a little nervous because the size and the large population of the school. I'd be lying if I didn't say the first couple of weeks weren't tough. However, the proffesors and staff of...