University of Missouri-St. Louis — Attraction in Normandy

UMSL doesn't like unconventional students. If you are taking classes at two schools at once, (which working adults often have to), UMSL refuses to sign a consortium agreement. They give the excuse that if they offer the class, you should take it with them. In my case that would mean delaying my graduation an extra year!

Now let's discuss financial aid. Now for a state school UMSL is a little higher than some of the surrounding states, but they'll give you a merit scholarship if you have a high GPA (which I did). Your financial aid page in myview will show that you are awarded the scholarship before classes begin. Then 7-14 days later, the financial aid office will tell you that they are revoking it, because you are a part time student (even if a consortium agreement would prove otherwise; see what they do? :) ).

But wait! It's only 10 days into the semester so you'll have to pay for half of your classes, it's their drop policy. So they hook you with the promise of scholarship for being a top student, and then they pull the rug out once it's too late to avoid paying for classes. Very classy.

So they don't offer classes when you need them, get uncooperative when you do what's best for your education, and if you are a working adult taking a healthy course load and still maintaining a 3.8 GPA, they will not give you a scholarship for this excellence.

Do yourself a favor and walk around the campus. Ask yourself, is this school thriving or dying? UMSL knows the answer. They've tried nothing to solve it, and they're all...

Personally, if you're political beliefs lean to the left, you'll probably enjoy it here. If you're like me and you lean far to the right, you'll probably hate it here. Keep in mind that I was at the south campus where all the nursing students are at. So this may not apply to the entire campus.

This isn't my first time at UMSL, but it will be my last. I used to think that people saying that college campuses were liberal strongholds was a myth, I found out the hard way that its not. There are gender neutral bathrooms and the campus police even called me directly when they were concerned that I was concealed carrying on campus. So needless to say, they're not exactly pro 2nd amendment on college grounds for the sake of "public safety."

In short, i don't think this college teaches you much in terms of being independent. Hell, the BSN program didn't even recognize the critical thinking and analytical skills I got from my history degree, and they sure as hell didn't like how troublesome I was in their program for being a dude. Jokes on them I suppose, I passed the NCLEX after not studying for 6 months, putting forth minimal effort, and after failing a class. YEAH!!! Passed on the first try...

The University of Missouri St Louis delivers the same quality education and has the same admissions standards as the rest of the university system. It just happens to be right here in our fine metro area instead of a dumpy little town in the middle of the state. I graduated from UMSL seven years ago and my education has served me well. I had fantastic professors and have been excited to see how much they have expanded and improved residential life since I lived on campus a decade ago. When I’m ready to start grad school, I have no doubt this is where I’ll go. They offer the best value and most options for working adults. Yes, parking is and probably always will be an issue. I was ticketed unfairly a few times in my day but every time I disputed a ticket, it was waived. The reality is that there’s a limited amount of space and a lot of people competing for those spaces so the police do tend to be pretty hard core about ticketing. Put simply, if you want access to a limited resource, you should be prepared to pay for it. There are some amazing economics professors on campus that would be happy to provide a lesson in...