Lmao this school is a joke. All the kids are so tryhard trying to deny the fact this school is literally the last choice anyone had. Crazy expensive for professors who are super pompous and disregard the fact they couldn't get a job at a REAL university with their "education" lmao
My old friend from high school went here to get a degree in English. She started as a freshmen, graduated in 4 years and ended up with over $100,000 in debt BEFORE INTEREST RATES and took lots and lots of useless Bible Classes. She now works at a warehouse for Torrid/Hot Topic taking in damaged or unwanted merchandise.
Moved our son into the dorms so excited about his future
I am currently enrolled at HIU and I'm planning on transferring. I'm writing this review because I just saw all the one-sided reviews that you will probably read, and I thought of the 18 year old kid thinking about coming here based on those lies. First, the size of Hope is great in the classroom; I know my professors and they know me, however, I dislike seeing the same 50 people everyday. I also dislike being surrounded by unintelligent people; I thought I was in college, not middle school. It seems like Hope will enroll anyone who can pay the tuition, no matter what their GPA is. I'm an outgoing person and do many things, but there's nothing to do in Fullerton. It is extremely boring and I find myself going home on weekends instead of staying on campus. As a student it is mandatory to live on campus, in the dorms, all 5 years. And yes, it usually takes 5 years to graduate because of all the Bible classes. I'm an athlete here and I love my coach, and love my team. They're the only reason I came back for a second year. Hope is too expensive for what I'm getting out of my college experience, and I would not recommend it to any of my friends.
Parking is horrible - it's along Ventura Blvd. Pay for valet if you have to drive there. They validate so you it's about $2. Otherwise opt for drop off.
Went on a Friday night for a b day dinner. The service was great, fast and efficient. The place is small, but the food is good.
We ordered a bunch of plates since there was 7 of us and the portions weren't crazy large. 3 apps, 7 main dishes. 2 desserts. (Yes we had some leftovers).
Loved the curry veggie dumplings - tasty and nice curry touch to a simplistic dish.
Muy Thai chicken wings - really tasty.
Tom Kha Kai - must have! Loved this soup!
Pumpkin curry with beefless was a good dish.
Spicy eggplant with tofu was also good.
Ok we all enjoyed the dishes we had.
As parents concerned about the level of Christ-centeredness and value for our investment in our daughter's education, we looked at many private Christian colleges before deciding on Hope. We had experiences at Hope that were unlike any other college campus; everyone we met at Hope pointed to the mission of the school in following Christ's principles, not the marketing of the school. The thing that clinched it was when one of the Hope staff heard that our family member wasn't feeling well; he stopped in his tracks, dropped what he was doing, and took the time to stand and pray with us carefully and deeply for God's healing. We could see through His people at Hope that Christ was definitely in this place, a place that we felt was the perfect, safe, Godly, secure place of college growth and purpose for our daughter. She's starting her 2nd year at Hope, and she says that she couldn't imagine being anywhere else. She can't wait to return for the fall classes.
To be honest, I love this school. My wife went to undergrad and grad school through Hope and loved it. I also went to undergrad there and I am now enrolled in their MFT grad program. They are not too liberal and are not too conservative. I feel that they give the students room to think for themselves. There are GREAT PROFESSORS there who deeply care for their students.
I graduated from Hope in 2012. I started out as a transfer student and lived off campus but by my second year at HIU I fell in love with the community so much that I moved into the dorms. I made life long friends while at Hope....got individual attention from my professors....and was able to grow as a leader. For me a smaller Christian campus was a welcomed change after going to a university with 20,000 students where no one knew my name and I felt lost I'm thankful for my time at Hope and got a college experience where I was able to go on missions trips, worship freely with my friends, and dig into the Bible in ways that where both challenging and rewarding at the same time.
In the MBA online program at HIU. Great profs who are helpful and knowledgeable. Most have worked in their field in the real world for some time. Nice to study under people who aren't only theoreticians. It's small, but I like that. I would recommend it.
Don't transfer to this college. They will screw up your transcript. I transferred here last year after my other college closed its doors. I'm a teach out student and they want me to take classes that I already took at my previous college. I've been fighting with them all summer about what classes I need to take in the fall so I can graduate in December, a semester later than I should have.
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