Villanova University — Attraction in Radnor Township

PROS: Prestigious, well-respected, Christian-grounded academic environment with a wide range of quality professors and interesting classes that is supportive of all walks of life and backgrounds. Renowned Naval ROTC program for creating Naval and Marine Corps Officers. Fun and dynamic Band that supports the sports teams including the much-celebrated Villanova Basketball team. Solid law school There have been more recent high-quality renovations across campus. The Business school is stellar There are multiple Master's degrees that you can pursue. The church and grounds are beautiful The entire university staff, including the senior leadership, care deeply about the staff and students in their wellbeing. Impressive accommodations for physically challenged students. Overall diverse in race, gender, religion, background, and viewpoint. Strong Greek presence on campus with the large quantity of sororities and fraternities. Solid alumni base and networking opportunities. A large dedicated department specifically designed to help students with resume development, job interviews, resources, mock interviews, etc. Made great friendships with the kind and dedicated food staff members. Extensive and expensively-designed fitness and sports facilities. A portion of the main library is always open for you to work on assignments and papers there 24/7. LOVE the flowering trees in the Spring. Unmatched.

CONS: It is expensive. Including the coffee. Certain departments are clearly given more attention and upkeep with the allotted funds and support. The local Amtrak train does not operate 24/7. You have to time your excursions and travel correctly or else drive.

OVERALL: Work hard and go to this school if you want to set yourself up...

Absolutely horrible experience. Signed up for a Green Belt certification and upon my first week, had a death in the family. I called the headhunter that signed me up and told her I would not be able to complete the scheduled track due to the misfortune. Told me that I was taken care of on the spot and that I could continue the class on the next cycle. Come to find out, she didn't and they took all of my money with no reimbursement and since I was disenrolled, I could no longer take the course. Now I am stuck with a student loan for five thousand dollars, three boxes of books that I can't sell, and nothing to show for it. I called her back after I found out what happened and I was informed that "these things happen". The epitome of unprofessional. A month later, they tried to get me to go to it again, without remembering who I was....

I took their PMP course and it was a waste of time and money. I did not learn a single thing. All you do is go over the PMBOK guide for 8 weeks, talk about soft skills for another few weeks then summarize for a few more weeks. Oh and let's not forget the "self study part" where you study on your own. Good thing the classes cost thousands of dollars so that they won't do anything for you.

The classes are set up where you are enrolled in 3 at a time. One class though, you don't use, so it just confuses you. The other class is where your materials are. And the other class is where you get into the live lectures and where the discussion board is. No one uses the discussion board so it is just a waste. The engagement from students and teachers in minimal. I regret going here, please save your money and...