Millersville University of Pennsylvania — Attraction in Millersville

Getting a degree at Millersville comes with a cheap price tag, that combined with the fact they had a solid program for my major is what attracted me to this place. However, in my year and a half experience here so far, I honestly can't wait to graduate and be rid of this place. I'd transfer out if I could but I'm too close to graduating. Class sizes are decent, if you're in a gen ed class you'll be in a lecture hall with 80+ kids but that's pretty much just how it goes. Most of my professors have been great, willing to help, and extremely knowledgeable, but I've had one too many who just read off of powerpoints, post said powerpoints online, yet will dock you points if you don't come to class. There's also a lack of mid- and upper-level classes offered by most professors, which makes it next to impossible to get registered into them and therefore, graduate in a decent amount of time. The campus layout is a disaster and is confusing, along with the parking situation. They keep citing that the parking garage is being underused, but that's because it's isolated from the rest of the campus by being near the athletic field and no one wants to walk that far, especially when it's cold. Even the building layouts are kind of odd, especially the library's. They implemented "quiet floors" there last semester but it's not really enforced and kids still come there to socialize, which is weird because they could just go across to the street and do that in the SMC building without disrupting anyone. Elevators are constantly out of service there and they'll only put signs saying so on the ground floor elevators, which seems like a safety risk. I've never been in the dorms but there's always some kind of problem with the fire alarms going off. Caf food isn't bad but there isn't much selection. The gym isn't bad either but it's mostly treadmills. The student body isn't exactly ideal, there's way too many confederate-flag-waving hicks and they're all racist as hell. The university also allowed this weird cult-like religious extremist group called the TFP to come out for a day and stand on the busiest corners on campus holding homophobic banners and handing out pamphlets that are incredibly degrading to the LGBT community. A lot of the students expressed dislike about it but I'm sure the group will be back. This is just what came to mind, there's more good and bad but the overall picture is you'll get a decently valued education at the cost of a good...

I attended Millersville University for my undergraduate degree. During that time, I had a generally positive academic experience and felt proud to call it my alma mater. I was fortunate to have my education fully funded by FAFSA due to my family’s income situation, which allowed me to focus on my studies and graduate successfully.

I returned to Millersville for a master’s program in Special Education while working full-time to support myself. Balancing work and school was challenging, so I made the decision to drop one of my two courses to ensure I could perform well. I had applied for financial aid for the academic year and was told by a financial aid representative—whose name began with a “J”—that everything was fine and the aid was just taking time to process.

Weeks passed, and when I checked again, I was informed that my financial aid would not be applied because I dropped below the 50% completion rate. I explained the situation and that I was told otherwise by their staff, but the response was essentially, "We don’t know what to tell you." I was also told to reach out to my academic advisor for help, but she made it clear this wasn’t her responsibility. Despite multiple attempts to find support, I received no meaningful guidance or assistance.

Because of this miscommunication and lack of accountability, I had to transfer universities. As a dedicated student and alum, this experience was extremely disappointing and disheartening. I expected more support and clarity from a school I had trusted with my education for several years.

This situation made me feel abandoned by an institution I once held in high regard. I hope Millersville University re-evaluates how they communicate financial aid policies and supports graduate students, especially those balancing work...

IF YOU ATTEND THIS SCHOOL, YOUR LIFE WILL BE RUINED! This is not a joke: I have gone to the local district justice's office on numerous occasions to plead to a traffic ticket and every single time, I see young college students being advised by Millersville Boro Police of their "legal rights" and being told by the cop that they will drop this and that charge if the kid just "pleads guilty" to one or two others. They purposely overcharge students who were just having a good time, possibly drinking too much beer or making too much noise; the students can't afford an attorney, they are just happy to see the more serious charges go away; the judge is an ex-Millersville cop, so they don't have a chance in front of him, and POOF - their lives are ruined. They have a criminal record for the rest of their lives, some are kicked out of school for the charges, and it is just not worth it. There are plenty of other colleges in PA and other states where you can get a good education and not be branded a criminal and have no future, no matter how well you perform academically. I wanted to cry for some of these students the last time I went to this court. I heard one cop saying "just do this, just do this", and I wanted to grab the kid and tell him I would pay for a lawyer, myself, for him. What the police and local court do to these kids is criminal -...