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I love that Georgia State is in the middle of the city. I would change how scattered parts of the campus are and the functioning of the shuttles. The size of Georgia State is just right however. I think the student population is a little overcrowded. When people hear I attend Georgia STate, they are actually impressed and assume I am intelligent. I spend most of my time on campus in class, the library or my friend's dorm. Georgia State's administration is decent. Their ONE STOP SHOP is helpful, but as far as finding out issues before they occur to where it affects your scheduling is the problem. The biggest recent controversy on campus were the illegal acts committed by a sorority and their pledges. There is a good amount of school pride on campus. I'll always remember Georgia State Greek entrertainment in the courtyard. The most frequent student complaints are the school being overcrowded. Overall Georgia State has a good faculty, staff and choices for food.

Georgia State University is what keeps downtown Atlanta alive. Most of the businesses around the campus open and close with the university. Many of the corporations in Atlanta provide connections for many of the students and eventually become our employers. Though enrollment has been increasing each year, causing the campus to be a little overcrowded, there is no doubt that attending Georgia State University can result in you making lasting connections, no matter your major. There are plenty of areas on campus that service the students' needs whether we need to study, eat, watch TV, workout, get homework done, or take a nap between classes. Because we are what keeps downtown Atlanta alive, the school pride is immense as we cheer on your athletic teams, especially the new football team and the basketball team. With so much variety at Georgia State, it is often hard to feel out of place.

I LOVE GSU! When I transferred to Georgia State University I automatically took notice in the difference in the academics, the organization of the administrative offices, and the plethora of student activities - the dorms are pretty awesome, too! The school is fairly large, and unlike my old school, GSU is in the middle of the city - literally! The fact that GSU isn't your average "campus" makes it a lot harder to meet people unless you play a sport, join a club, or participate in Greek life. The only way I made friends was just getting to know some of the people in my classes, and if we had a lot of common, we usually hit it off pretty well. There are hardly any "controversies" on campus; the biggest one you will usually here about is theft, or someone getting in a fight - but most of the time those people are just in the wrong place at the wrong time. There are hardly any complaints, other than the fact that we have to walk for about 15 minutes each day to get to class. Otherwise, everyone I come across is pretty pleased with the school and so am I! We just got a football team last year as well so that defiantly pumped up the school spirit! Whenever someone ask, "How do you like GSU?" I say that I love it, and I couldn't have chosen a better school!

Georgia State is known as a commuter school, but there have been many efforts to open more dorms for students and we recently had a football team added which is bringing in a stronger sense of school spirit than before. Unfortunately parking is a bit of a struggle on campus, but being in the city means it's hard to find parking anywhere. There is a bit of a controversy about the campus being dangerous, but the police force is larger than most in the city. Being in the heart of downtown Atlanta, as a student you learn social skills and traffic skills you wouldn't normally get. You even learn how to deal with homeless people, which is a quirky perk at times.

The best thing about my school is that it is very diverse. If someone was looking to be around different types of people, whether by ethnicity, social-class, or by personality, this will be the school for them. The one thing I would change, however, is it definitely needs more parking. If you have class in the afternoon, you would have to either ride the public transit train or come to school in the morning in your own vehicle to get a parking spot. This is probably what I've heard as the most frequent complaint among the students. Other than that, the school isn't too large, or too small. Depending on where a student's classes are located, prepare to do a lot walking, but that's with all big universities.

The best thing about this school is it has a high level of diversity. It is located in the heart of downtown Atlanta, GA so you get a lot of good eating places such as McDonalds, Popeye, Burger King, Haagen Dazs, Brusters, Sushi Roll, Roly Poly, Smoothie King, Moes, Dua, Tin Drum, Pizza Hut, Alibaba's, Rosa's Pizza, Checker's, Taco Bell, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, Xasby's, Jimmy Johns, Hunky Dory, Korean food, Chinese, Turkish, etc. My school spreads all around downtown so it is a bit walking from across campuses (10 minutes to go from the 2 main buildings). You will also come across the Woodruff Park (which is the gathering place of the homeless community, who might scare you at first; they might read the Bible to you or talk to you or stare at you). Be careful though because there are cases where kids get robbed and snatched from (phones, wallets, laptops mostly). You might also get asked for cigarrettes and money ocassionally (sometimes there might be people who ask you if you would take them to eat at a close by eating place). There are 47,000 students at GSU. People think it is a nice school to be in (which it is). The library might not be the best place to study though because people come in and out constantly and you just need to find the most quiet area that you are the most comfortable with. GSU administration is getting better. They have wireless system where students get their course work via called uLearn and MyRobinson. Your grades and the administrative things are posted on Gosolar. You have to log in to all these systems to use them. There was this group representing "Occupy Atlanta" chanting across from the library recently. One person would be standing in the middle speaking out loud statements and the rest would be repeating. People recorded it. I left before it ended. Apparently, 10 of these youngsters were arrested. There is school pride if you go near the Student Center area (where all the fraternities, sororities, and societies are). They would be screaming out "Panthers" (the school's mascot) at times of gatherings. The school might be overcrowded when it comes to parking permits (people would be getting in lines ahead of time to reserve their permits to park so it is not easy at all trying to park downtown). It is certainly not cheap. A lot of people take Marta as an alternative and it is rather efficient. At lunch time (right around 12:00 - 12:45), the lines at the eating places are incredibly long and it is not easy to get food!

The culture is the best thing about attending GSU. I would change the parking, because parking downtown is definitely a pain. I love the fact that GSU is becoming more reputable and climbing the ladder of being one of the best universities in Georgia. One thing that scares me the most about GSU is the increasing crime on campus.

The best thing about this school to me is its diversity. I make connections with people from all over the world, my roomate is from London and I am learning about their culture. One thing I would change is the proximity of some of the classroom buildings because they are rather far from the campus housing. I spend a lot of my time in the recreation center and the library. The most frquent student complain is the availability of parking due to so many students being commuters, but because I stay on campus I don't have that problem. Overall Georgia State University is a great school and I love it.

GSU is cool because if you want to save money and live at home, you can and 90{4a082faed443b016e84c6ea63012b481c58f64867aa2dc62fff66e22ad7dff6c} of the kids do. However, be aware that you might not be able to hangout as much on campus and meet people. So you have to preactive and get involved if you want to have the complete college experience. GSU is in downtown, so our campus is mixed within the tall office buildings and public parks. You see so many different types of people on the streets near campus. The library is where a lot of people hang, or at the cafeteria and etc. We just started a football team, so it's still new.

~What's the best thing about this school? The enormous amount of research opportunities and career paths the school offers. GSU's programs are very legit and I am confident in my ability to find a nice job out of this grad program. ~Name one thing you'd change. I wish it was more difficult to get into this school, so that we were considered to be more prestigious... maybe then we wouldn't have so many stupid students who slip into the cracks every year and clog up my classes with dumb questions! ~Is your school too large, too small, or just right? I would like the campus to expand, because we offer so many programs, I don't see why our campus isn't larger. ~How do people react when you tell them you go to this school? Some people don't even know of GSU. They don't think it is very prestigious because we have such a high acceptance rate. ~Where do you spend most of your time on campus? At our awesome Recreation Center! ~What's your opinion of this school's administration? I have not had any problems with the administration so far. ~Is there a lot of school pride? Yes <3 ~Is there anything unusual about this school? the fact that it is literally just another part of Atlanta. I could imagine someone not even realizing that they are on campus at all. ~What's one experience you'll always remember? the first time I tried to find the Aderhold Learning Center... I had to follow some girl with a binder that I assumed was going to the same place. ~What are the most frequent student complaints? not enough classes in particular areas, thieves, low security, freaking smelly hobos... the usual stuff in Midtown