Florida State University-Panama — Local services in Ancón

This campus is great for kids looking into their foreign exchange programs. However, the FSU curriculum is geared towards extracting as much money as they can out of their students. Probably the worst option for transfer students and veterans. Both in which they claim is a strong model and would be willing to distract your time and attention from pursuing life goals. They’ll use whatever verbiage they can to get you to accept their conditions, but won’t give straight forward answers to very basic questions in regards to a degree plan or transfer credits. I can’t speak for the Tallahassee campus, but I can say that the Panama campus seems desperate for money and holds low regard to raising their graduation rates. Be warned that when talking to the administration at this campus that the answers to your questions may differ from advisor to advisor or higher within their echelons. Yes, this comes from great grief, frustration,...

Overall = 4.8/5

Curriculum = 3.5 / 5 Classes (applying, hours, processes, price) = 3 / 5 messy and you'll need to get the hang of it before the content of the classes themselves. it ain't easy. Staff (administration) = 3/5 there are many students, so offering a personalized attention for each one can't be an easy thing to do, but there was some bias towards foreign students v. domestic Staff (teachers) = 4.8/5 facilities = 3.6/5 library deserves some attention, classrooms are nothing outstanding, those desks need an upgrade though. Campus location is by far it's major strength, and their dorms are really incredible too. Right next to nature, away from the city noisez right next to parks, simply a beautiful place to go...

The staff here are, for the most part, better than the ones at the primary campus. That being said, if you want an education dont go to FSU. The teachers can be decent or they can be absolutely terrible, and you'll have little to no way of knowing which. It's the largest party college in the US for a reason, and that reason sure isnt the quality of learning. The advisors for some departments are completely incompetent. With the history advisor being unwilling to even answer her phone and unfamiliar with the graduation requirements. That said. I've seen some amazing teachers. But the people who run it care about nothing...