New Mexico State University — Attraction in Four Corners States

Helpful and generally very under-rated professors. A few aren't so great, but many are wonderful and more than happy to help during office hours. Classes above the 101 level are very reasonably sized. The staff is stressed and over-worked but I don't think that it is their fault. I find that the best professors are at the community college, so if you can take a class there, instead, it will likely be a bargain and you will receive more personalized attention. Like any university it has its strengths and weaknesses, but my experience was positive, for the most part. They also have many wonderful visiting speakers, artists and musicians. I wish there were more varied options as far as accredited programs. However I really liked and learned from most of my teachers. It really depends on how much effort that you, as a student put into engaging with the material and seeking help with your professor if needed. Many professors went out of their way for me, once they knew who I was and that I was trying my best, even if I was completely lost. I think at many larger or more famous universities they don't have as much time for you, and at NMSU, where some departments may be lacking in the newest, most state of the art, fancy stuff, you will have all the attention and help that you need to reach your academic goals and reach for the stars as far as going to conferences and finding advice on getting published or whatever else you need, which lead to professional achievement that made it special for me. I am so glad that...

Horrible grad school experience. Don’t go here for an experimental psychology graduate degree unless you’re willing to receive a mediocre education from the messiest program I’ve ever seen. I also attended here as an undergraduate, which was a generally positive experience, except they are extremely bad with mental health. As a freshman, I had to take incompletes in some of my courses due to experiencing a lot of death in my life as well as being abused by a romantic partner. Despite having MULTIPLE doctors urge me to take incompletes and additionally sign off on my doing so, I still had my scholarships taken away. When I tried to appeal this, I was told that there were “insufficient circumstances” behind my incompletes. Honestly a garbage institution that does not care about it’s students and I’m glad I left it behind. As if this isn’t enough, administrators fought tooth and nail against paying grad students a livable wage even though we all were far below the poverty line with our stipend for teaching and being research assistants. It should be noted that administrators would give themselves HUGE raises while we couldn’t even afford doctors visits or even food most days. I can’t stress it enough- this university does not care about you. It only cares about...

The curriculum is good and there are some great Professors. There are a also a lot of unprofessional professors who bring their personal problems into work and are unusually cruel towards their students (not exaggerating). The physical buildings and property are well kept. The parking rules and enforcement is absurd example: you cannot park on the street without a pass, you can only park in the Free dirt lot parking. The main issue with the free parking is that, the spaces are too close so people will hit your car with their door. I would always have new marks on my car. Also, you cannot fully rely on the academic advisers, an example: I asked how to sign up to write an undergrad Thesis (3 credits), which is on the curriculum.. I was told, "Umm... no on ever does that just find something else". Also, the advisers never noticed or cared that I only needed 1 more class to minor in Bio, when I transferred, so instead I just choose a new minor because I was new and didn't know how the system worked.Overall the best thing about the school is the property, it's a chill place and nice escape from the desert...