Anna Aquino

Review of CSU Fresno Academic Innovation...

Fresno State = Family. I'm from SoCal (San Marino)...

Fresno State = Family. I'm from SoCal (San Marino), but I was able to settle in pretty good. It's amazing how many countries are represented in the student body; I think someone at ICH told me around 70 countries are represented which is pretty neat! Making friends might be tough for those who aren't from the area so going Greek or joining a club is a must...or you can just live in the dorms or at the Palazzo! ;) The school has pretty nice buildings - the library and the science-2 building are probably the nicest, then the engineering bldg. The bldgs in the quad aren't too great - third floor of Family Food Science is HOT! Jeez. and they look older than the other buildings. They have a big rec center, which is next to the Savemart Center and sort of close to the Palazzo, you have to walk though. Parking sucks during the week. The admin building is so sloooooow. They close really early and they don't send what you need right away even emails. I don't know why a lot of people say Dominguez Hills is the best nursing program in the csu. FS has a really nice program with top experienced teachers. If you want PRACTICAL experience in the field (or any field), go to Fresno State. My profs. are retired nurses with so many connections so if you work hard, you'll definitely find yourself a good connection and be a part of the know. all of the science and engineering programs are top programs. The business program is recognized nationally and is top 50 (according to many sources). social science is good, esp. psychology. Good sports, but its the football team, the women's bball team, and the equestrian (and other not-so popular sports) are the only ones that win games or matches. For the most part, it's a really good school. Everone talks about SDSU and Cal Poly as some of the top csu schools but Fresno State should definitely be in the conversation. Look up who graduated from Fresno State - you'll be impressed by how successful they are. GO DOGS!