Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College — Attraction in Terre Haute

Went to undergrad here. I love this school. Not only is it absolutely beautiful, facilities are well-maintained and construction doesn't impede movement around campus. I went here on a random drive (1.5 hrs away) just to show my kids the property and another trip to take my daughter to the alpaca farm. We also saw the horses. Staff for grounds, store, and school are EXCELLENT. The gal that showed my 8 y/o daughter all the alpaca really knew her info and was beyond patient with her questions. My daughter sponsored the alpaca Ruth for a year and named her Ruth Molly Bubbles. When we got there (and even by email) the staff called her Ruth Molly Bubbles instead of just Ruth. We will be going back to see the new babies as soon as the weather is better. I can't believe how accommodating both college and animal facilities have been for me and my family. Highly recommend for a fun day or...

Saint Mary of the Woods College is a really good college. I have been attending this school for a couple years now through their online program. I feel that there is a lack of a connection between the students who attend school online and those that attend on campus. The online students, like myself, are not always included with the activities and events held on campus. There is very little communication from the school, advisors, and staff to the online students. I felt, at times, that I never knew what I needed to do next or what courses to change. It was as if I was doing things on my own and only received direction when paperwork needed to be done. I understand that we are adults and we can handle ourselves, but it would be nice to have some guidance and some sort of feedback. It may be different for other students but these were things I...

Not great. Perhaps this is because the Woods Online program hasn't figured out how to properly implement distance learning. Maybe on campus programs are better. I felt like I was given As too easily from most instructors, and they were not even really interested in teaching. I felt like I was 100% on my own reading the text and doing the coursework only to have an unknown entity grade it and return it (and sometimes it took weeks to get feedback on an assignment you need in order to fully move to the next). Only when I had classes with the department head and one other instructor did I feel like I was getting genuine feedback. Poor communication in general. I don't know if I would pursue my education here if I could go back in time. I don't necessarily regret it, but...