Temple University Top Questions

I love how big Temple is. One downside of that though is the advising situation sucks. But as long as you can figure out what you are doing (which you should do anyway) you'd be fine. I also love that Temple is in the middle of Philly. It is very easy to just stay on campus, but if you want to experience many different things, it's very easy.

Temple is a school of opportunity. quite literally, one can accomplish anything at or through temple, it just takes determination, hard work and knowing where to find help. teh students and faculty alone are a tremendous resource that many people look past.

temple administration is terrible, you are just a number. It is the worst college town, the dorms are terrible, there is hardly any off campus housing, the neighborhood is terrible and there is like 1 bar.

Temple disappointed me in some ways. They need to work on their older dorm rooms some more, hire competent RAs who will make an effort for students to get to know each other, and train their advisors to better help those who wish to graduate on time. They need to erect more student living facilities and make the campus more green (with trees, plants, etc). Maybe it's because of where it's located, but being on Temple's campus can get depressing. I also wish I went to a school that had a lot of school pride and spirit.

the best thing about temple is the community of students. From what I have heard, it has become a lot larger this year. temple is not as bad as everybody says. it is a college town because if you want to do something, it is usually a short walk or subway ride away. But is pretty much in the middle of one of the busiest cities in the US. everybody cares about this school whether it be sports or anything else. they take care of this school. the biggest school complaint is everybody complains too much about this school and where it is.

It's a small campus, ugly, and there's not a lot to do (though that is changing rapidly). But the great part is, none of that matters because you're just a few subway stops away from the heart of Philadelphia. If college is a place to experience something new, then there's no better hands-on teacher than living in one of the country's biggest cities. It's no wonder most of my best memories take place off campus. I don't like to speak for anyone else, because there were plenty of people that did love Temple, for various reasons. It's an enormous school, so one is never lacking for new people to meet. The new administration seems keen on expanding, and in the last few years a number of great additions have been built - a movie theater, a 24-hour tech center, restaurants, etc. There's a lot of school pride, in a self-deprecating way. All the other local schools are private, so Temple students pride themselves on being the "ghetto" college in Philadelphia. We take pride in telling the rich kids from the other area schools that we're from Temple. Plus our basketball team is historically pretty good, so that's another source of pride. The most frequent complaint is boredom, but that's easily solved if you're willing to leave campus.

Temple is above anything else a school of diversity. Beyond the urban campus aspect, Temple's wide variety of colleges and academic programs catch the eye of prospective students from all over the country. I have always felt that Temple was just the right size. Everyday I walk on campus and see familiar faces, along with a hundred new faces. It's so unfortunate that people's first reaction when I say that I go to Temple is in regards to the neighborhoods around it- thats not Temple, thats the sickening reality of the state of our nation. Never in my years here at Temple have I ever known of anyone being shot or in any serious trouble with a non-temple student. In fact, my boyfriend, a recent graduate from Penn State, could tell me about more students being shot or even killed in the small town of State College. Don't let racial discrimination or fear of the unknown keeping you from attending a school like Temple. Trust me, not only are there a ton of parties to go to nearly every night of the week, you also have the entire city of Philadelphia at your disposal.