Georgia Southern University — Attraction in Statesboro

What I do not like about this school is that they force people to buy their expensive meal plans. I tried to opt out in 2011 because while they tout their lower tuition price, if you add the $1200 per semester for the meal plan that is REQUIRED if you're a freshman, that makes it non competitive. I tried so hard to convince my daughter not to go to this school for that sole reason, but she was adamant so I gave in. When I asked the people how can they demand people spend $2400 for a person to eat two meals a day 5 days a week and they said " We want parents to feel good knowing their kid will be eating well while they're away at college." BULL! I told her if you really were concerned, I guess you don't worry about weekends because the $1200 per semester only covered 10 meals a week (2 meals 5 days a week). Parents should have the option of providing their kids with their own method of eating. Do you think they're so stupid where as they're going to starve to death because they're away from home? Then she said, "Oh, well. That's true." It's nothing but a rip off to get more money. Now it's even worse. My daughter's roommates (3) dropped their meal plans because now the school is asking for a whopping $1800 per semester. That's $3600 to eat for 8 months!!! I don't spend that kind of money in a year to feed us both. SMH If this had been the case two years ago, my daughter would have definitely had to have found another school because this $3600 could pay for another year of tuition. I'm so sick of these schools trying to rip people off any way that they can....either tuition hikes, dorm costs, and now they'll get you by FORCING you to eat their food. I hope they lose a lot more than they gain because it's...

Updated multiple visits: all the same applies but now I've seen a bit more of the inner workings of the classes. So far the entry level classes seem over complicated with too many different apps, programs, and communication methods for teachers to share info with students. Every class requires different tools and platforms just to share info and turn in papers. It also means that new assignments are added at a steady pace thru out the week. So if you dont check the 11 places needed to see if something was added then you can miss assignments. Feels like today's colleges should have a more unified system. This one feels cobbled together and not updated.

Overall, like the people and structure but not impressed with the operating system for classes of the freshman.

First visit: Friendly staff, pretty campus, lots of activities,...

Housing at GSU is deplorable. Not only are they rude on the phone they over charge for everything from room to a reportedly missing key. They charged my account after graduating 150 USD for a lost or missing key. I found out 10 years later and called to see about paying it off. After speaking with housing I was outraged. She claims all the doors had to changed out and went on this hard sad story. As if we don’t pay ungodly sums of money as it just to live on campus not to mention tuition fees. They are not hurting for money. Not to mention degree wise GSU is a joke. I’ve never gotten a job because I went to GSU and don’t even bother with career services. When I was in school career advisor told me to focus on finding a man not a job. That’s the mentality of the staff at GSU. If you can avoid it...