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  • 1/5 k s. 7 years ago on Google
    I highly doubt this university has a rating 4 stars and they're just keeping 5 star reviews form eons ago and removing the reviews that don't completely praise the institution. Probably the same case as to why they're not rated on USNEWS. The Financial aid office, Housing, and a couple of other departments are either terribly understaffed or just plain unprofessional. You will rarely get a timely solution or uniformed response from these people; most the staff in advisement are basically a bad joke. This school is very unorganized as a whole and if I could re-do my choice for undergrad...you get the drift. The saving graces of this school are the professors and organizations/activities for students to participate in on campus. Location is pretty great if you're into the city life but be prepared for the expenses you wouldn't normally face living on a traditional campus. Also find it funny to mention that there are now some reviews from people who graduated more than a couple years ago but just now decided within the last month to write "glowing" reviews condemning any constructive criticisms? Seems a bit odd. If there are 1-2 star reviews from students, it's because most of us want the problems resolved and want the institution to get better since we are paying numerous fees to get our education here instead of at cheaper alternatives. I don't think that's too expectant to ask.
    51 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Ariel G. 6 years ago on Google
    This is a miserable institution. I hate when people say this, but I would give 0 stars if I could. The staff is horrifically unprofessional, the financial aid office is impossible to get in touch with, and when you do finally get someone on the phone their #1 priority is to get you off the phone, and my advisor is MIA 100% of the time. In fact, the only time I have been able to speak with her with after waiting in the lobby of the office for 45 while she finished "her lunch". I've had problems with this school since I was accepted, but this draws the line. This semester I decided to do online courses, since I don't have enough credits to transfer yet and I DO NOT FEEL SAFE on campus, to continue with my core classes and transfer next semester. Well, every single time I look on my online portal, a class gets taken away. But do they lower my payment? Nope! Why would they? What's the explanation? There isn't one! Just sit and wait and everything will work itself out. WOW!
    50 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Rob G. 1 year ago on Google • 8 reviews
    The campus is horrendously placed downtown, and it's basically a homeless shelter. It's like the dive bar of college campuses. Everything outdoors is unusable and I had to walk from class to class constantly with a highented state of alertness. There is so much crime on and around campus it's insane. Then you have the homeless fights. Don't get me started on the homeless fights. Anyways, the Georgia State Campus is a very unpleasant place to exist.
    27 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Mckenzie L. 11 months ago on Google • 58 reviews
    Enjoyed my time here for graduate school. I live outside the city but getting to campus for classes wasn’t too bad. The faculty in the geosciences department are incredible and provided a great education. Campus can be a little sketchy at night but it’s normally full with people so I never felt unsafe.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Leftover P. 8 months ago on Google • 8 reviews
    The school is in good location but not having an actual campus means safety is an issue. They don’t employ enough security to protect the students. Someone was fatally wounded with gun shot very recently in the same block as many of the student housings. They should have 24/7 security in areas like that. GSU has plenty of money to employ police just for the housings. In terms of education, the professors are hit or miss. They don’t have many experienced professors especially in CSC. A lot of important classes got taught by PhD students who aren’t good at conveying the information to the students. As a result, you go into higher level classes with a weak foundation and have to learn a lot of materials from YouTube to keep up with the higher level classes. If you’re going to make 50-60k investment into your education, you shouldn’t have to rely on YouTube professors for your education. Advisors aren’t good at making decisions either. I made my class plan myself, but I always hear complaints from other students who were badly advised about the course plan and have to end up staying another semester for listening to incompetent advisors that either tell them the wrong class to take or tell them they’re ready to graduate when they are not.
    26 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Daryia J. 6 years ago on Google
    This school lacks organizational structure. Pursuing Film degree..So sorry to see that so many are dealing with my same experiences. I'm so regretful in choosing this school. You are told to "just wait" for required classes' seats to open up and mind you that the seats are usually limited to about 5-10 seats for each OR reserved to Seniors for any given semester. I've been trying to get 2 specific classes since before the summer of 2016... Professors are given too much power in classes and fail to remember that it's us,the students, who are paying for a service. And there's so much space but no damn seats or tables to sit on or at. Complaints fall on deaf ears. You can't get into contact with ANYONE and that's IF they manage to transfer you to the right place. Advisers absolutely rush you out without you having a plan. (There's only a 15 minute limit for each session is what I was told so if you had more you're SOL)
    28 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 John R. 6 years ago on Google
    I was so excited to come to GSU, but I seriously regret even considering GSU as an option. Its embarrassing to tell people I go to GSU or tell them about the school. Any time you have to deal w a department whether it is advisment or admissions, the true organization of the system is clearly shown. Nothing can be done efficiently. If you call someone, it'll be at least an hour wait. If you go to an office, you'll wait in line to have someone tell you they cant help. If you give them documents, they lose them. They lost my AP scores which nearly caused me to lose my spot in my physics class. I was the last one to register because the loss of the score denied my entry into the class. I was forced to literally run back and forth between advisement and admissions about 5 to 6 times in a row because they were going back and forth saying you need to go to advisement... you need to go to admissions... you need to go to advisement. Eventually I lost it and told them to call them and put it on speaker and solve the issue now. Also, they simply get mad at you when you tell them you dont know what to do. Currently, I have been waiting in line at T-deck to get a parking pass because the guy is late. I'm forced to get a regular pass because the schools system broke down, so the money taken out of my debit card never got put into my regular parking pass. I put the money in almost 5 days ago. Literally every move you make, there is an issue. I'm watching people scramble in this parking garage because they are confused as to why their parking passes don't work today. After about 20 min, the guy finally got here, so I'm finally able to park this morning. This is just the beginning. If you're a science major, good luck.... I can't believe they hired some of these people. The instruction is degrading. To be quite honest, I'm furious that I paid for this quality of teaching. The teachers do not care, they are rude, and they do not instruct the class well. I've been teaching myself everything from my textbooks since day one. I've been here for a year. Now let's talk about the safety. Downtown Atlanta is a mess. Homeless people sit around, especially in the park, and they scream out loud at God knows what, it is apparent that they are on drugs and not conscious to their actions, they are constantly begging for money, students get robbed on a monthly basis, there was a stabbing incident between 2 students around a month ago. Sketchy construction workers and other grown men are often seen around campus, and I wouldn't doubt that they have a sinister agenda on their mind. Safety in my chemistry labs has also been an issue. Someone put an alkaline (BASE) solution in the ACID waste container, so when I went to go open it, poisonous vapors started smoking out of the top of the container nearly in my face. Thank God I was paying attention. The lab coordinators fail to make sure everyone isn't screwing around. I constantly see students screwing around or talking or not paying attention to the boiling beaker of chemicals that they have next to them. Of all places, this should be a place where safety guidelines are important and very strict. These are just a few of the issues I see often. I'm sure some of these can occur at other colleges but not to this extent. Thank you if you have taken the time to read this review. I am completely honest with my experiences because other future students deserve to know what they are up against. If I were to give one solid, concise piece of advise for any high school or transfer student thinking about GSU then here it is: GO TO A DIFFERENT COLLEGE. If you want the medical field, go to Emory. If you want science and technology, go to tech. If you want a social scene with everything in between, go to UGA. Do NOT waste you time, money, and patience on a mediocre, unsafe, and unorganized university like this one.
    28 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Kasey T. 5 years ago on Google
    WARNING Do not call them! They do not answer and if they do they can not help you or will transfer you to be put on hold and not helped by someone else. If you have a problem and can not go to the school in person, either hope it resolves itself (it won’t) or go somewhere else. They have the worst communication. Trying to start school for the fall and applied 3 month in advance and something else alsways comes up that you need. Once you submit it take 3 weeks for them to review!!! Wasted $40 application for what? To be told you can't start school because we need this..... And then you turn it in and something else is mussmis! Never on the same page. They just want your damn money!
    28 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Julio Lois (. 7 years ago on Google
    Graduated back in 2013, Robinson College of Business. This school was excellent for me, i had great professors and never had any type of administration problem. I see some negative 1 star reviews about various topics, and frankly, a lot of people are entitled and impatient. This school continues to grow every year, they are making huge investments in infrastructure and research, a very exciting place to be with almost unlimited opportunities, you just have to stop waiting for things to be handed to you and go get them!!
    28 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Liyah C. 6 years ago on Google
    This school is money hungry and hit you with a fee for everything and block you from accessing everything in your student until you pay that fee. The student accounts personnel doesn't care and customer service sucks If you ever get a hold of someone that is. The course path for your degree will take longer than other schools. You're better off going to a different school.
    25 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 A. P. 6 years ago on Google
    My experience with Georgia State University has been nothing short of piss poor. The organization's Chain-of-Command does not seem to want to get students in, from my perspective. I been patiently going through the process only to be left in the dark on a status that still says: Pending...yet, upon calling around for hours talking to different individuals that I didn't ask to be transferred to I found that I needed to re-submit a form that I know nothing about nor did I receive an email or any other form of communication to even attempt to address the situation. If you are a Veteran...go directly to the Veterans Affairs personnel. I had more help from Randy in 10 minutes than anyone else at that university over the course of months. This is disappointing for a student who is willing and ready to learn. If you are reading this, really consider everything I've said because this is your life and ultimately your future.
    25 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Pam X. 6 years ago on Google
    Unprofessional professors that either 1) don't show up or 2) show up late and leave early. What's a syllabus to this school if they're not adhered to? We may as well be in high school. The administration will make it their job to prevent you from signing up for classes smoothly--I literally had to beg them for a month to let me register for a single class after they lost my application, which was turned in ON TIME. I'm so glad this school doesn't want to educate people who are willing to pay! Horrible experience. Go somewhere else.
    25 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lekeisha J. 10 months ago on Google • 51 reviews
    Staff was very pleasant, I didn’t feel rushed during the info session or during the walking tour. I look forward to enrolling really soon. I chose State because the amount of amenities and opportunities for students are unmatched.

  • 1/5 Ni M. 6 years ago on Google
    I know the FA department is the bane of every student's existence no matter what institution but the one at State is especially impossible to deal with. Asking them questions is like repeatedly banging your head against a desk. They also frequently lose documents. I've been to a 2 year college that was more organized and had staff with better attitudes than the ones here. The only positive is that the wait times have been reduced significantly recently. Good job on that, seriously, 1hr+ waits were a bit ridiculous. Honestly all boils down to GSU taking on more than it can handle and not having enough staff to help or that are willing to, which is basically academic advisement in a nutshell. Of course there are more than a few faculty members that actually care about the students outside of $, these are mostly professors, but the majority of everyone else needs work. Also, can someone please tell the budget team to stop pooling all of our funds towards certain sub-par athletic teams instead of working on more practical investments for all students. i.e. making study abroad programs more affordable, dorm maintenance, and getting ADULT sized desks for us to sit in instead of me feeling like I'm in middle school every time I come to some classes with a table that I can only fit a bottle of water on?(I'm pretty tiny so I can only imagine how others feel).
    20 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 nini358 5 years ago on Google
    Worst school ever!!!!! If i could give this place negative 5 stars I sure would. I would never advise anyone to go there under any circumstance. The financial aid staff is rude and in helpful (most of them), they’re only after your money, they purposely try to make you stay longer than you have to, and the out of state tuition is ridiculous. This school is not worth a single penny of mine.
    19 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Jonathan P. 5 years ago on Google
    Let me tell you as a graduate why GSU wants you when UGA and Tech declined you. Their business model is to admit large numbers of people they KNOW will take six years or more to finish a four year degree. They particularly target young black students who believe Atlanta is heaven on Earth. That way they get 50% more in tuition per student. Check out their graduation rates. When you really start to understand how GSU works they are about as pro-diversity as Phillip Morris.
    18 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 nameless d. 5 years ago on Google
    WARNING Do not call them! They do not answer and if they do they can not help you or will transfer you to be put on hold and not helped by someone else. If you have a problem and can not go to the school in person, either hope it resolves itself (it won’t) or go somewhere else.
    16 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Katherine F. 7 years ago on Google
    It is my first year at Georgia State but I love it here. Yes there are some organization problems from time to time but the staff is overall willing to help. My adviser truly cares for each student and puts in the effort to give everyone the best schedule they can get. The school also offers many opportunities for leadership as well as other positions. They offer many scholarships too.
    14 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Anastasia C. 5 years ago on Google
    so i been on the phone for 30 minutes and nobody has picked up the phone!!! like come on Georgia state pick up!!!
    13 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jayci S. 9 months ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Literally the worst school I have ever been to. I'm working on a grade appeal right now because of an instructors mistake and that department has literally been of no help. The grade appeal process for that college is very biased against students. It has been a month of me going back and forth with the head of that department because they want a specific word in the grade appeal instead of looking at the facts and documents provide. I understand that there is a lot of other things that are important but this messes with my classes and money I am paying with and isn't fair to me or any other student who needs a grade appeal. If this process was a lot more helpful to me and my issues I won't be stressed right now because of fall classes. I definitely will not be returning to GSU after I finish my degree.
    12 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Melissa K. 1 year ago on Google • 25 reviews
    Got 2 BAs at GSU. I loved my classes and the diversity. Yes, the campus IS downtown Atlanta. You will walk through the city as you walk across campus. If you do not want to walk through downtown Atl, this is not the school for you. I had two laptops stolen while I was at school, which was horrible, but overall I truly value the academic and life learning I got from attending GSU. I wouldn't have gotten as much out of attending a more closed or suburban/rural campus.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Huntley K. 7 years ago on Google
    Two weeks in and I want out! The classes and professors are fine so no it's not that. It's everything else. This school is not organized at all. I've been trying to get my classification straightened out ever since I got accepted into this school as a transfer student: First they were saying I'm a Freshman which is NOT true since I have 59 hours, then they said I was a senior and then a sophomore and now a freshman again?! Seriously get it together people! Plus it always seems to be something now they are talking about they need more proof about my residency and also I need immunizations which were on my other transcripts. And when you call most offices they give you some smart answer about looking on the website and the girl in the advisement office straight up lied and said she wasn't the one who talked to me ten minutes earlier when I called the first time since she lied and said my transcript wasn't there and I checked on the GSU online account and saw that it was but I know it was her! After spending two years at Georgia Southern a school that is VERY organized in comparison to this one, I'm very disappointed and if anyone is reading this please don't go to this school! Don't let the nice campus fool you! I'll be back at Georgia Southern next semester!
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Anide T. 5 years ago on Google
    The professors are great. However, I'm kind of tired of seeing Georgia State Univeristy on the NEWS EVERY MORNING! The crime level is Out of control. Its just flat out Ghetto. But I love my professors. The school needs help clearly.
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Morgan L. 6 years ago on Google
    worst college system i have ever delt with. I don't even attend classes from them anymore and using their site or trying to get a hold of any faculty, as well as ordering transcripts is impossible. biggest waste of my life i can't stress how much i hate this place. would give negative stars if possible
    11 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Jett 1 year ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Save yourself the headache and apply to a different school. The worst part is the ORGANIZATION. Dead links, emails, and phone numbers rot on each office webpage. Good luck reaching someone within a timely manner. In-person offices are a joke with unhelpful, powerless staff who gesture towards "the system"... "they handle it, not me, go somewhere else". I've had catastrophic issues with Housing, Financial Aid, Class Registration, and Health departments. I'm a Junior and counting the days until I can leave this prison. If you take a tour here every student you pass wants to yell at you to leave while you still can.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Alexis T. 6 years ago on Google
    Saying that student services (admissions, financial aid, advisement) are abysmal, atrocious, underwhelming, and useless is such a gross understatement. My experience with all of these services honestly could not have been more unsatisfying. Their goal isn’t to help you, but to make any non academic experience as difficult, stressful, and irritating as possible. Applied early for honors college, they lost my transcript, took them over 3 months to admit me after that. Didn’t get into honors college because of them. Advisors never email back, always give bad advice (advised me in november to wait to take an entry exam until january; in january gsu said they weren’t offering said entry exam until summer. Now taking exam over 1 hour away, have to pay $30 to send scores now as that is my only option (i had much better options if i didn’t listen to advisors)). Advisor overrode a placement test score, put me into a class i didn’t test into, the school then dropped me from calc, so i had to scramble to get into a prerequisite class, then take 2 extra classes. I have had my advisor change 5 times since i enrolled 3 semesters ago. The school doesn’t notify you of an advisor change, nor do they give any special notice. I called to meet with my advisor, the person on the phone said my advisor didn’t work there anymore, so i asked who my new one was. Was promptly hung up on and my call back went unanswered. Thanks advisors! Always multiple problems every semester with financial aid. Financial aid always does ‘random’ verification forms, which i get selected every semester, and is a very big inconvenience to me. Also, they split my refund in 2, they said they mailed half of it, but it has been 10 days and i have yet to receive my refund. What i’ve listed here is probably only about 10% of the problems i’ve encountered with GSU. On the other hand, the professors are fantastic.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Emily S. 6 years ago on Google
    Good luck ever getting in touch with someone. My application has been pending now for almost 3 months and every time that I call you get the same blanket statement regardless of the question.
    9 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Michelle N. 11 months ago on Google • 3 reviews
    I rode their shuttle one day and was yelled at because I had my phone on speaker for 3 seconds to listen to the phone call while putting my things down. I have been yelled at for walking into the bathroom of a closed building. Did I know it was closed? No. The staff and faculty of this university is atrocious. I have been at other universities and seeing how much better anywhere else is, GSU is just sad.
    8 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Tony B. 6 years ago on Google
    I seen a woman booty so big she closed down big lots!! School is 2 minutes away from downtown!!
    7 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 young A. 5 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    School used to be respectable before the new president and board took over. The student population is thrown to the wolves (especially young women). The classes are filled with uninspired professors who are unorganized and disinterested. The administrative staff is rude, childish, combative and unhelpful. The President of GSU is a corporate shill who’s only interest is increasing revenues in ways that only harm the student population. The standards for admissions have dropped precipitously since the new President’s arrival which has bled into the more reckless environment we are seeing at Georgia state. Women are also getting fondled and harassed everyday now. Also the racist security gives preferential treatment to white students while bullying black students.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 BeAnonymous E. 9 years ago on Google
    What a waste of time! Not to mention the amount of debt I've obtained over the years. I've watched them take money from students, force teachers to write books and sell them... only to buy more buildings to persuade the masses! How ironic that financial aid could only get you enough money for tuition for books and you would have a $500 balance to borrow more money... the ultimate setup to acquire for loans and more money to them. Not to mention the "Book Store Credit"... to purposely draw you into spending twice as much money on REQUIRED books. There are also a ton of hidden fees in your account ledger that they do not tell you about (because we're paying for all of the upgrades around the "campus"). I used to like the school... then I realized... the lines are getting longer... I am taking IRRELEVANT forced classes... the Financial Aid office reps are trained robots... the buildings are getting nicer... parking fees are increasing.... I am not a name.... I am barely a number! But numbers lie, as do big financial institutions... that are only about MONEY! Stay away!!!! If the homeless don't get you (attacks and robberies), then GA State will find a way!!! If 30,000 students pay at least $3,000/semester, that's $90,000,000! :/ Oh... and grades are not released until you evaluate your professor. Very intimidating. (You can choose to not give a comment, but good luck with that)!
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Amanda Eve T. 6 years ago on Google
    Beautiful school, but horrible location. I never ONCE felt safe at this school since the location is mixed with the downtown locals. UNSAFE UNSAFE UNSAFE. If you're choosing a school, run from this one.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Sam B. 7 years ago on Google
    Thank goodness I only have to go here 2 years for my Masters. Staff is professional and courteous, but the financial aid office is beyond the most ridiculous experience I've ever encountered. There's always an issue registering for courses, and when I call them I'm on hold for over and hour EVERY TIME. Not to mention my advisor is a complete moron, always telling me the wrong information or not giving me full information on registering for courses which always causes me headaches. Can't wait to be done.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Bobby B. 7 years ago on Google
    Love this school. I'm am attending to get my masters in social work and love the professors. Would recommend to anyone who wants to get a serious education. We just bought Turner field and georgia perimeter so there will be a lot of growth in the coming years.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 IMPERFECT WOMAN OF G. 5 years ago on Google
    I don't even go to this college and always keep seeing the police blocking an area. A few weeks ago two college "kids" where fighting an uber driver I herd might be a lie because they had the yellow tape out again. I say kids because grown people don't fight they talk . I see too many kids/immature young adults going to this college and too much crime. I would never go to college.
    4 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 M R. 9 months ago on Google
    This “school” is absolutely AWFUL! They have done nothing but put holds on my account which means I can’t register for a single course. I’m literally paying thousands of dollars just to have them sabotage every effort I make to register for classes I’m REQUIRED to take. What are these holds for? Almost all of them are from their garbage health department that thinks I carry my vaccination records from almost 40 years ago. They’re not intelligent enough to realize that I couldn’t have gone to public school without being vaccinated. But, they don’t care. They simply want to throw their weight around and hinder students’ attempts at bettering themselves. When it’s not that, it’s a million different consent forms. I once was in the process of clearing up my holds when others were popping up. That’s how utterly AWFUL this piece of trash school is. My advisor changes all the time. Not that it matters, because they never help with anything and never have the correct answers for anything. GO SOMEWHERE ELSE.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Sandee C. 5 years ago on Google
    BS Mathematics minor Physics. MS in Mathematics concentration Statistics. Completed all coursework toward a PhD in Instructional Technology. Transferred elsewhere to finish doctor degree when advisors wouldn't help me.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Harry H. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice school, All the staff members are good and helpful.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 24C M. 5 years ago on Google
    I used to live in Stockbridge, GA 6 years ago but now I live in California. Now I wished that I could have stayed in Georgia!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rusty R. 5 years ago on Google
    Very nice university. I went withmy school children. The plac is awesome and children learn many new things from this place. I highly recommend this university to everyone.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Award Winning Caricatures in A. 5 years ago on Google
    We had a fantastic time at the Home Coming Bash 2018. The University hired us once again and the student went wild. They were so happy to see Caricatures by Tony Smith, we were thrilled to be there. Fun times, lasting memories. Check out some of the faces i drew. Students are always cool. The event is a big deal at the University
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Lo D. 6 years ago on Google
    Admissions SUCKS. Nasty attitudes and etc .. what a shame students just want to better themselves.
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Barrett T. 7 years ago on Google
    As a commuter student, I take offense to the notion that we commuter students worsen the college experience. I was at GSU for 2 1/2 years (graduated after being out of school for several years). I made a couple of really good friends when I was there (also commuters). That was plenty. Most people are phonies and are not worth my time. I did not hang out with the "traditional" students because they were mostly younger and didn't share my interests. What is a 26 year-old going to do with a 19 year-old? Please tell me. I didn't care about athletics but I still paid the athletics fee. You traditional students are welcome. For the commuter students, parking does suck but you have to just leave early and take MARTA. Academically, the school was fine. Maybe too many grad students teaching classes, but be careful what you wish for! The school gets a 2 star deduction because 1) adding a football team was not necessary, 2) Career Services was a disappointment following my graduation, and 3) giving away WRAS to GPB without any input from students, faculty, and alumni shows how arrogant the current administration is.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ms. Carol A. 6 years ago on Google
    The greatest research college in U.S.S.A. ! My son was graduated from there in 2002 and received a well rounded and grounded education. The campus is lovely and the Georgian people are the most adorable people embracing true family values. My mother was born there and I will always love her birthplace as my hometown and home state. Kudos to the state of Georgia for being home to some the finest educational institutions in the planet!! Thank you for your dedication.
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  • 1/5 Lovve W. 6 months ago on Google
    WISH I COULD GIVE NEGATIVE STARS. Updating this review to let y'all know the exact same issues every single semester are alive and well. The positive reviews have got to be either fake or from people with connections into the staff. Go to the "GaState" subreddit if you want a better idea of how this school REALLY impacts its students. The #1 thing you can do for yourself while at this school is assume that admin staff are regurgitating the nearest-most-relevant info or attempting to convince you into thinking your complex issue can be boiled down to a simple policy--a policy which is likely causing your issue via conflicting with another policy they don't even know about... Or in your specific case you simply need an override anyways. I think there's a chain of gaslighting occurring in admin that's trickling down to the less fortunate students. If you take their word for something on the first call without asking a million questions, you'll regret it and need to call back. At GSU, you will gain a Ph.D. in Patience, no matter what your earned diploma says. IF YOU ARE DISABLED OR STRUGGLE TO COME ON CAMPUS TO BABYSIT STAFF, DO NOT GO TO GSU!!! The money you'd save on in state tuition will get spent on exhaustion recovery and mental health services by going here. Built in ableism and inconvenient administrative structures are understatements. Staff are so busy hurriedly assuming you're incompetent about your own situation that you can go from excited to go to school to completely over it, before the application process is even finished/semester even starts. Expect to spend your time here constantly chasing employees around into doing their jobs while being gaslit into believing they have improved via their updated customer service training. I have been involved with GSU on and off for coming up on a DECADE! I don't know how they're still accredited... *Title IX and ADA violations out the wazoo.* They have several processes and structures for students to depend on online/digital/admin services that simply DO NOT work and then expect students to come on campus regardless of their ability level to make up for their own administrative failures... This creates endless loops of admin issues for the students that can self-manage it LEAST!!! *I would legitimately feel more accommodated by this school if it didn't have a disability department, because at least then all the slack I'm having to pick up for them in these areas would make sense.* Underpaid and understaffed is understandable and I hate to even judge but when it's to the point where attending the school adds risk to your livelihood and/or reputation within your career, you start losing sympathy. My advice is GSU should let themselves become a community college until they can afford to radically rehabilitate their administration, before they lose their regional accreditation themselves. I absolutely will be approaching the USG about GSU's DAS department after I finally graduate. I can confidently say that my time at GSU has inspired me to expand my disability advocacy to higher education settings.
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  • 5/5 Bernard Jackson I. 8 years ago on Google
    I visited Georgia State with my high school seniors from Columbus Georgia and was thoroughly impressed with the level of professionalism and warmth demonstrated towards us by both the tour guide and other staff we encountered. I believe they most certainly gained some incoming Freshmen from my group. Additionally, their student cafeteria has some of the most delicious and reasonable food I have ever encountered at any other higher educations institution! WOW! It was delicious! The campus appears to have top notch facilities and the location in the downtown area proved to be a benefit rather than a negative. Very impressed with the various courses of study, especially in the media disciplines. Very impressive Georgia State. Keep up the good work! Mr. J
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  • 5/5 GoldenState 8 years ago on Google
    Great University, have met many progressive individuals who are independent thinkers with intelligence AND common sense. The student body is diverse and representative of the future of American society vs a traditional/non progressive homogeneous college. Love the basketball team, the constant expansions, and current trajectory that the University is on. Looking forward to more great things from GSU in the near and distant future.
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  • 1/5 myesha w. 6 years ago on Google
    i wanted to know if this is the right place for me to obtain my master in becoming a Obstetrician so if anyone has any information or experience of this schools medical field will you please give me some advice.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lisa Lynn B. 6 years ago on Google
    Christopher Almond is the best academic adviser, hands down. My road to graduation has been a long one, considering that I am NOT a traditional student. If the adviser is new to the school...it has hurt me in the past. Since being advised by Mr. Almond, I am on my fast track to graduation...completion! He is available for the student and has helped me tremendously. He is VERY knowledgeable on class information, tuition and fees, and a whole plethora of other information that previous advisers sent me around Atlanta to find. Even though he is an undergraduate adviser, as a senior, I still request him. :)
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  • 3/5 iBeFloe 6 years ago on Google
    I really want to go here for their nursing program, but they really need to get their act together for -admission (claims they take 4-6 wks, actually more like 10-12 wks) -taking calls -updating their site on who to email or call when you need help (some people on there don’t even work there anymore so the email is inactive) Jimmel Fenchez in particular literally never answers his phone. I’ve called multiple times at different hours for weeks & he’s never answered.
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  • 5/5 Juan De La O. 1 year ago on Google • 5 reviews
    Georgia State University prepared me for a successful career in the ever-changing computer software industry. The Computer Information Systems program is highly-ranked nationally, and it’s designed to set up students for success. I acquired a valuable skill set and learned how to think strategically. My former classmates have been successful post-graduation as well. I follow up with them on LinkedIn, periodically, and can gladly share that their careers are going well. Without a doubt obtaining a degree from GSU was one of the best decisions I have ever made.
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  • 1/5 Thomas T. 6 years ago on Google
    Don't go.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hassan B. 6 years ago on Google
    Georgia State University is awesome. Everything is continuing to grown. Especially Athletics, Campus Life, Research and Alumni Association!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Fausto Julian Robles C. 6 years ago on Google
    It is a beautiful state all over.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 dexter w. 6 years ago on Google
    I love it
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kelly P. 9 years ago on Google
    Nothing gives you a better feel for the diverse and international communities of Atlanta than visiting Georgia State downtown and watching the students, faculty, and staff in action! Aside from classrooms and offices, Georgia State has great coffee shops, international restaurants, and public spaces.. so many ways to enjoy the campus!
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  • 1/5 Alex C. 1 year ago on Google
    I came to my friends graduation. Hoping for a good experience. Only to deal disorganization and prejudice behavior. I understood we had a time frame for when guest came in. I understood we couldn't hold sits so when it came to it we offered our sits to a family who wanted to see their child graduating. As I was exiting one of the security ladies told me "shut up" and "why you lying". I disapprove of such behavior. Making assumption and telling me just because I'm Asian and pretended I didn't understand her the first time about offer up the seats. I saw the look on their face and wanted them to see their child graduate on that stage. Georgia state needs to purge their staff and start from scratch.
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  • 5/5 C H. 6 years ago on Google
    I graduated from GSU back in the late 80's and I must say they have one of the best business schools in the South. I wouldn't be the successful businessman that I am today if it weren't for the great education I received from the faculty and staff at GSU.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Khalid B. 6 years ago on Google
    “Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” ― Socrates
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ahmed A. 5 years ago on Google
    I like the school by far...it's my first semester and it's different from my previous college, it's big and good teaching system!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 James J. 1 year ago on Google
    School that hates a certain group of people…that rhymes with bite….as a student you will experience it in some form….I promise….

  • 4/5 Sidhant D. 6 years ago on Google
    Go Panther Band!

  • 3/5 Mahendra_ R. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice university...

  • 5/5 RAKESH S. 6 years ago on Google
    Nice

  • 5/5 Linda H. 6 years ago on Google
    Will the campus be open tomorrow???

  • 3/5 Ashish P. 6 years ago on Google
    They don't have enough snow days.

  • 4/5 Melvin R. 5 years ago on Google
    Nice campus

  • 5/5 RK S. 6 years ago on Google
    Amazing

  • 5/5 Deborah M. 8 months ago on Google
    Georgia State University is a state of the arts for a higher education in learning in one's chosen field of studies.


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