Roosevelt university Reviews

Cancelled Culinary Program, not telling students until 2nd semester was nearly over. Staff and Faculty has the MOST poor communication I have ever experienced with a college/school. Just because of COVID, all staff was given 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS to reply (although being at home, as 80% of classes were virtual for the entire 2020-2021 school year) and even then it takes more than a week to get a response, if any, and normally it takes a second message to get anyone from any department to reply. Buyout and cancellation of the Culinary Arts Program as stated before, sending students to the most dangerous part of the city to attend.

Robert Morris University was where my older brother went to College. He finished in less than 3 years with a bachelors and tuition was pretty affordable, he also played college hockey. I chose Robert Morris for the same reasons, I had an affordable tuition, got to play hockey at a very high level, and was suppose to be done with a bachelors in less than 3 years thanks to Robert Morris University's "Accelerated Degree Program". I was a 4.0 student and was a very hard worker on the men's D2 hockey team. The school merged with Roosevelt University in the Fall/Winter of 2020. The merger was suppose to honor Robert Morris's accelerated degree program and also honor the same tuition rate and scholarships/grants. I stayed at the school for the remainder of the year after hearing this information. Closing in on the fall 2020 semester (they lied about keeping the quarter system which was suppose to turn into 2 8-week sessions instead of the 16 week traditional semester), I was extremely frustrated my tuition went up exponentially, the accelerated degree program was canceled, and only part of my scholarships/grants were the same. I spent all of July and August calling and emailing people to not be given answers and to be brushed aside. I called at least 25 times and my Father called multiple times as well to financial aid, advising, and various other branches of the school. The few times my call was actually answered by a person, I always got the same response of "sorry we don't have access to the information from Robert Morris, someone from Robert Morris will contact you". The school was putting me in a position where I felt like I was running around like a chicken with its head cut off. I came to find out that almost everyone I knew from Robert Morris was having this problem and a good number of people left the school. I left the school since they lied about continuing the accelerated degree program and my tuition which I signed an agreement to prior to enrolling at the school my freshman year.

My advisor (Amy Elliot-Meisel) was also VERY dishonest and deceiving for trying to constantly have me sign up for classes I ALREADY HAD CREDIT FOR from College Of DuPage summer classes and credits that transferred in from High School. This greatly added to my frustrations.

The ethical problem is the lying and deceiving higher education business practices going on at Roosevelt. They are taking advantage of students in this merger and it makes me sick to my stomach to say the least.

The school should have:
1. Not lied about this information in numerous emails, Q&A sessions, and in print-outs.
2. Kept tuition the same and honored the accelerated degree program.
3. At least have the decency and respect to say they were not honoring these things back in the Fall so I could have left the school then and not wasted time and money taking classes that were not going to transfer anywhere.

I will tell and continue to tell any and everyone I know who thinks about attending here they need to reconsider immediately and save themselves from this ship-wreck of a school.

This school makes me appreciate what little there was with my experience with RMU before the buyout.

This school is so prestigious and it's history is amazing. It holds so many talented professors and students alike. I know someone who graduated from here and he is excelling so far in his career because of this university.

Statistics were always my nemesis. Materials I used elsewhere made me feel like I was reading Sanskrit. Had a friend who recommended it. I came here part-time for evening classes. Dealt with parking, fees, tuition costs out of pocket. In class I used a different approach to help myself. Recorded classes. Listened. Wrote down only what I had to. The instructor gave real examples I could relate to. Did the same in other classes. One at a time. Other instructors equally excellent. Now things made sense. Rewrote my notes. Studied at a new level. It goes back to the time you have to invest. Do what you need to do to learn. That was my way. Took hours. Well worth it. Personal accomplishment. That's was Roosevelt gave me. A gift to myself.

Good, college recruiting experience for my nephew .

The college is a gem in the city! The psychology department is first rate! Schedule a tour! This college is sensitive to the needs of first generation students. The dorm views are incredible!

Everything went smoothly for enrolling in online graduate courses. I ordered the books. At checkout the cost was $160. The actual charge to my credit card $260. Then 4 days later one professor sent an email that the books listed for the course are from an old syllabus. Told me to return old books and buy correct ones. I dropped all course, returned all books and will enroll elsewhere.

Scamming students during a pandemic. $50,000 housing WITH roommates in terrible condition. Told students that classes were still in person then moved to Zoom only after they couldn t break their housing contract.

Honestly, I would've given it a 5 if it wasn't for expenses. I attended this university because I fell in love with it. My first semester involved my general ed courses and courses that goes towards my major and I'm majoring in Psychology.The environment is simply amazing. The professors are great. Of course there are going to be professors that makes you want to sleep, but that's in general with every college/universities. I never encountered rude staff members nor students. This school is literally involved with Chicago especially in a Justice way. My only problem is it's so expensive. Some books are costly and to stay on campus I wouldn't dare if you're not making a lot of money. They will help you as best as they can and they're great at that too. IF YOU ARE A CHICAGO FRESHMAN(MEANING ABOUT TO START COLLEGE) DO COMMUNITY COLLEGE FIRST THEN TRANSFER OVER TO ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY. Trust me this will save you lots of money.