Paul K

Review of UMass Dartmouth

Wouldn't recommend, buildings were designed for as...

Wouldn't recommend, buildings were designed for asthetics and not functionality as a priority. Some rooms are like a freezer in the winter while others have no windows and super hot.

The equipment for labs and the engineering department are either old, disfuctional and/or not up to industry standard. I was in an ENR101 class doing basic a circuit with a power source, momentary switch, and a load. I needed to measure the voltage drop across and load and measure the current draw of the circuit. The multimeter we used was a cen-tech brand which is sold by harbor freight and the current meter was an analog meter. I don't think anyone even uses those any more unless they are a collector of vintage electrical test equipment. Atleast give the student equivalent equipment that is used in the industry so you are at least up to real world scenarios.

Even in my Solidworks class, the computers has like Pentium 4 processors with 2GB RAM and integrated graphics to do 3D parametric modeling. Are you kidding me? It took more time for the computer to extrude the feature than turning the computer on.

The layout of the campus is fine but during the winter, there is a wind that cuts through the center of the campus between the buildings because of where the buildings are positioned. Parking is very restrictive in the sense that visitors are only allowed to park in a small lot and need a pass before hand to even park in the lot.

The freshman dorms are all rundown and the heat is controlled like how the "Chinese control heat in buildings" in China. Don't ask me how I know. It comes on and stays on with no individual control per room/zone. Sophomore year, a certain individual was intentional breaking the emergency exit signs every weekend only to be replaced and rebroken the following weekend and every resident on that floor would have to pay the bill for a replacement plus the labor for the union worker to install. Utterly no self control and very shameful.

I am very critical of this school because if you are spend a great deal of money on a higher education for a someone you better know what you are getting. I was a student here between 2011 and 2013. And remember the Boston Marathon bombing where the bomber was a student here? What a bleep that was.