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San Francisco State University has brought me much to learn, everyone is mostly on their own. It is hard to communicate with students throughout the campus because everyone is very different. It is perhaps the most diverse University I have visited. I love to see the different cultures and groups. Most of the students are involved on campus wether it is through social media or gaming consoles. It is not such a big campus to get around in, which I personally love because it gives me more of an opportunity to walk up stairs.

SF State is great. Being a junior now, I've taken very diverse classes already to fulfill my GE requirements. I've taken Astronomy, where the grad student Lab instructors told us that the education for the sciences is so top notch. There are professors here so passionate about what they do, they are friendly and inviting, warm and zany. The school is big, but not as big as many school around here - which is nice. The only thing I think I'd change is updating the buildings. Our new library is so state-of-the-art and gorgeous, that the other surrounding facilities fall flat. But hey, going here you're getting a refreshing education in the middle of one of the greatest cities in the world. When you need to take a load off, just take the Bart or Muni to the city or across the bay to go for a hike or walk the Sutro Bath ruins or take a stroll down the famous Haight. People, including myself, love the school. We have so much pride for SF State and SF, in general. You won't find a more tightly knit group of people, where San Franciscans can come together over the Giants winning, painting the city orange and black. The school never ceases to amaze me. They have student run gardens spread around campus where you can volunteer weekly. There are special meals where they are bicycle-powered. It's an amazing place, full of the most amazing things.

If i had the chance to change, i would definitely choose a different school. We are educated in an atmosphere where most professors do not care much about the students. Classes are extremely hard to get due to the low teacher-student ratio (which gets worse and worse every year). Bottom line...many people expect to graduate from college within 4 years. I would say the average at SFSU is 5 to 6 years.

The school is extremely small and more of a commuter campus. There isn't much school pride or spirit...the biggest sports here are baseball and soccer (though I have never seen a game...). The school sits in the southwest corner of the city and is far from all the city action. Though public transportation is extremely convenient. It's a block away from Lake Merced and a few blocks away from Ocean Beach. It's always colder/foggier at SF State than the rest of the city. Housing is also tough to get so apply as soon as you send in your application for admission. The library is currently under construction so it's difficult to study. There is a library annex that's open 24 hours but it's located in an awkward part of the campus and is extremely inconvenient to get to.

I spend most of my time on campus twice of week in the 24 hour study area on the first floor of the library. I commute from the south bay to school, so I am not there most the of the other weeks, unless I have homework and need to use the library. I enjoy the fact that the school provides shuttles from the Daly City Bart to Campus. It makes it easier to not drive.

In terms of the school pride, there is not much. As a business student, I hear a lot amongst my fellow students that we are already at a competitive disadvantage in the work place but only because we come from SFSU.

What SFSU is like. If you merely walk around the campus and through the buildings you will realize that it is rather small and that the buildings are rather old. But if you take a second look, you notice there is a lot of character. From the people walking around to the chalk writings on the concrete. You discover new places and things all the time. Recently we had a student walk out in response to the tuition hikes again. This is the second one I have witnessed. Students gather and rally together to protest against the continuous increase in tuition costs at SFSU and lack of improvement. We pay extra every year and classes are being cut at a rapid pace.

SFSU is an average sized campus which has a lot of students enrolled. You would just never realize it. Most people come just for the duration of class time and nothing more. There are a few like myself who are on campus 2-3 days a week for the entire day, with gaps between classes. I generally utilize those times to study. The library has been a common destination for me. I am able to get my work done in a quiet area and utilize the computer labs.

nice campus. pretty big. student union is really nice with areas just to relax or hang out in.

Campus is located in the famous city. A lot of activities going on, also great place to meet great people. The campus is too small though. And there's nothing at all in the neighborhood.