Danielle Griffin

Review of GCU

I have mixed feelings about this institution. I co...

I have mixed feelings about this institution. I completed my master's program here in 2 years and had no problems...ever. The course catalog did not change, I always had the classes I needed, my academic advisor always checked in with me. Now I am in my 4th (going on 5th) year of my doctoral program and I have had so many issues. Not so much with my course work, my advisors are still great, it's with the dissertation process. It's too long of a story to tell here but in summation, they have made many changes during the process and continue to drag their students along for the ride which means more money. They changed my initial dissertation chair who had really bad communication and guidance. Then they give me another chair who has no idea what she is doing or talking about. Her expertise isn't even in my field. She has her Ph.D in psychology I am working on my degree in Organizational Leadership. She had me go round and round in circles making revisions. There was a point she had me make 4-5 rounds of revisions just so I could go back to the original revision. Her and my other committee members use to argue over my paper. there was a pint where I thought my almost 100 page proposal was being approved even after my proposal defense but it had to go through another doctoral review process but it was denied. I was told I need to start over and pick a new topic. By that point I had a nervous breakdown and had to take a break, I am also out of fin aid. I am debating if I should go back, pay out of pocket and just do what I need to do to get through and quit on principal. either way I have to pay back the loan money.

So I said all that to say that I am thankful for what I received so far but struggling with the current changes, the processes and the current people.