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Student Profile

Justine

Class: Senior
Major: Accounting
Gender: F

High School: John Swett High School
Transfer Student: Y

Big Picture

Like any college, SFSU has its good and bad points. Good points: 1. Student population is friendly 2. Easily accessible by public transportation 3. Affordable (compared to UCs and private schools) 4. Helpful student organizations 5. On-campus recruiting for jobs 6. Student center that offers a lot of conveniences, such as ATMs from a variety of banks and several cafeteria options 7. San Francisco is a recognizable/respectable name to put on your resume Bad points: 1. Classes are hard to get/fill up quickly 2. Students can only sign up for 8 units (2 core classes) during priority registration 3. Registration order is unfair (Seniors, Freshmen, Juniors, Sophomores; it should be Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen) 4. Teacher aides may grade inconsistently 5. Library facilities could be updated 6. Teachers are knowledgable but often do not seem to care about their students doing well

Academic Life

In general: 1. Classes are hard to get/fill up quickly 2. Students can only sign up for 8 units (2 core classes) during priority registration 3. Registration order is unfair (Seniors, Freshmen, Juniors, Sophomores; it should be Seniors, Juniors, Sophomores, Freshmen) 4. Teacher aides may grade inconsistently 5. Library facilities could be updated 6. Teachers are knowledgable but often do not seem to care about their students doing well 7. Business courses require too much group work 8. On-campus recruiting for internships/jobs 9. Large international student population (particularly Asian) Specifically: I am an accounting major. The accounting major has many well-qualified, knowledgable, experienced teachers, but many of them do not care how students do in the class and make it nearly impossible to get an "A." However, there are a lot of opportunities to get internships/jobs due to on-campus recruiting by a number of accounting firms. I would recommend joining the Accounting Students' Organization to gain exposure to these opportunities.

Student Body

As far as the student body is concerned, everyone is accepted. There is not a problem with respect to discrimination in general. Most groups choose to represent themselves in the form of a club and organize activities in the Malcolm X Plaza to showcase themselves, their experiences, their beliefs, or how much fun/how interesting they are. There is a large international student population--mostly Asian. This population tends to be very competitive, especially as I have noticed in the Business/Accounting field. There are political demonstrations on campus, as can be expected in the Bay Area, but they are generally well-organized and rarely disruptive of normal activity. There are also demenstrations against cutting classes and staff and against the new registration policy and upping tuition.