Hannah Fishback

Review of GCU

Short story:

Short story:

Go elsewhere. Their academics suck and they just want your money.

Long story:

I got my BS in marketing at GCU. It was a 3 star experience at best.

I had a few good professors (and a few awful ones), any other services (academic, financial, dorm) weren't worth mentioning. Overall, the only thing that made GCU anything special was the on-campus experience-- campus is great and I made some awesome friends; however, their academics did not prepare me for real world marketing or business.

A few years later, I decided to change careers and go into computer science. I thought GCU might be a good option since all my credits would transfer.. When I requested information, the admissions counselor basically told me I *had* to make a decision right then and there so I could start their computer programming degree (BTW computer programming is NOT computer science). I felt so pressured and, ultimately, I made a decision I extremely regret: I chose to go back to GCU.

Each class had major curriculum errors and some of the professors were absolutely unqualified to teach. I had a class where literally every student in the course reported the professor to their academic advisers and several of us actually contacted the dean (who never responded).

Beyond academics, my student services counselor was not only unhelpful but was a hindrance during my time at GCU. Hate to be "that" person but I eventually had to go to his manager (who was the only hero I experienced my entire time at GCU- Cameron, you are a rockstar. Thanks for just listening to my experience and making me feel like my experience I actually mattered).

I've since transferred and started attending a school that has great academics and their admissions/academic/financial counseling teams are phenomenal. I never felt pressured to start in any particular term, they called frequently to give me updates on the process, and the financial aid office called just to give me a rundown on how federal aid works and to walk me through making the best possible decisions for my situation. I never felt like a number. If I'd known schools could be like that, I would have never considered GCU the second time around.

You guys are going to spend a lot of money at school, go spend it at some place that's actually going to provide quality academic services and treat you like a person not a cash cow.