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Student Profile

Ali

Class: Sophomore
Major: Business
Gender: F

High School:
Transfer Student: N

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I LOVE FSU! The people are friendly and the school spirit is amazing, which is what drew me to FSU in the first place. If I could change something, it would just be to add more parking for both students and teachers. I think that the campus is just right. I love how the actual campus is compact, so we don't have to walk too far to get from one side to another. The population of students however is perfect. Not too many people that you can't get a feel for the school, and not too little students to be butting into your personal life. The only reaction that people give me when I tell them I go to FSU is teasing about the football losses and recently, the cheating scandal. I live off campus so the place I spend the most time at are my classes in the Rovetta building. FSU is definitely a college town. Every marketing and business is revolved around student satisfaction. I think that having FSU, FAMU, TCC and Keiser all in this one city helps make Tallahassee a college town. When I think of Tallahassee, I think of college town before I think of capital city. The football cheating scandal is a pretty big deal. We pride ourselves in academic honor and something like this, makes us look bad. We are huge on football, and I feel let down by our players. My most favorite thing about FSU is our pride. I know I have pride because of all the wonderful things that FSU has to offer. I will always make FSU my number one school no matter what because of the values it has instilled in me. I also feel like my peers and teachers have pride too. It means a lot when teachers tell students that they love this school. Pride is something that we can't break down. I do find something not necessarily unusually, but I've always questioned why there are those concrete snake/dragon looking things that block off roads around Westcott. It's not really the experience, but the people who have made my experience at FSU, I cannot forget.

Academic Life

In smaller classes professors know my name. My favorite class is my management class. One of the first things my professor said was "I love this school." She is positive about campus and during lectures, tells stories and keeps my attention. My least favorite class is my marketing class. My professor always complains about the school and when she lectures, she basically reads out of the book. I think students study a lot! It may not seem that way, but students really care about academics. Around finals and tests times, I find that students are in studying and I always meet groups of people who I can study with. Class participation is common in my classes. I have classes where the teacher lectures the whole time, but I see that teachers are noticing that an interactive class is a more successful one. Students do have intellectual conversations outside of class. I see students bringing up class subjects and casually conversating with fellow students. I always bring home what I learned, and learn from my friends too. Students are competitive, but they are more helpful towards their competition. There are times when students are competing for a limited high grade in the class, but they always help other students in need. The most unique class I've taken was an online class about the old south. It was interesting and a different atmosphere because it was online. The old south aspect made me think and I actually traveled to Savannah to learn more about it. No, I don't spend anytime with professors outside of class except the occasional office visit to review an exam grade. Education is definitely geared more towards getting a job. If it were for learning, there would never be curves in classes. I think it is fine the way it is because a job is our ultimate goal. Learning is something that occurs even outside of college; we don't even need to learn half of the stuff they teach us anyways.

Student Body

In the Seminole Creed, diversity is a HUGE HUGE HUGE deal. I know that students have followed this diversity aspect. Teachers have led a great example of not only accepting, but promoting diversity. Students too have promoted diversity. Organizations all around campus are incredibly diverse, and people are accepting to it too. I can't think of a student who would feel out of place around campus because students and teachers are so welcoming. Some days students wear sweatpants. Regular days, I see jeans and a nice polo or blouse. Around the business building there are days where everyone is wearing business attire. It is generally a very laid back and casual attire. I see different types of students interacting all the time. We rely on each other for support in school, so we look past the outside most of the times. However, it is more common to see students only bonding with those who look like them. A lot of students come from right here in Florida. Some from the north, but most are close to home. I think that the middle/uppermiddle class students are what forms most of FSU. Students aren't that politically aware to be honest. I am not myself, and I find that I have more important things than take the time to learn about political things. There are plenty of students though that are aware, and help people like myself become aware. The bad thing about it is that it is bias.