Georgia State University: Perimeter College - Dunwoody Campus — Local services in Dunwoody

I don't want to give this place anything less than five stars, because I don't want to turn people away from the great professors that are here. However as a person coming back to school for the first time in years to finish undergrad, I have a few things to say:

1.) The advising/registration process is insane. Like, to the point of having to laugh at how ridiculous it is. If anyone has read Kafka's "The Trial", it's basically that. Getting accepted and turning over your information is the easy part. Getting set up for classes though? Dead end after dead end. I end up getting an appointment to meet an advisor. No show. Schedule an online call next. Also, no show. Show up to the advising office just to show my face. They tell me I need to make an appointment online. Nobody at that office is helpful. If you told me that there wasn't anyone actually physically working in there, I would believe you 100%. I ended up just going to my "View Academic Evaluation" on the PAWS portal and checking out what I need to take, then registering on my own.

2.) The Café in the student center should be replaced by a bunch of tables or computer lab. Or they just need to hire a new cashier. The student center is a great place to study and get work done. However, if you decide that you want to eat at the café, especially in the morning, be prepared to feel like a nuisance to the employees. The food is expensive, but it is pretty good. There is one young man in particular who wont even say a word to you when you order. He huffs and puffs over to the cash register to make it as obvious as possible that I'm cutting into his me-time. Then when he takes your order, you'll be lucky if he looks up from his phone even once. The women who cook are actually sweet, and are good at what they do. I just don't understand why they hired somebody who is so cold with a terrible attitude towards customers to be the face of the operation. Must have been a personal favor.

3.) Not a huge deal, but almost every vending machine either doesn't work or is sold out of a lot of things that I want. It's a selfish nit-pick, but whatever. This includes the vending machine in the student center that sells you supplies like scantrons to take tests. Every time I'm in the SC, I see a student struggling to put cash into the vending machine. Not only does this suck, but it also means that those involved with the vending machines at GSU Dunwoody are either incredibly lazy, or they don't like...

This has been the worst experience ever. This school did not previously have such horrible communication issues. No one knows anything. They lie about calling you for appointments. The substance here is lacking and no one is helpful at anything. The processes are drawn out and too long to not be maintained. I could go on, but I will be completing my courses elsewhere.

Update: I continued to request information from the registars office pertaining to classes that I had previously on my account that they wanted me to pay for. I never attended the classes because they failed to process my payment credits on time. I was sent an email by a staff member for payment to remit payment or I would lose the classes. Fast forward, they shut down my Paws and email to cover up the fact that they continually tried to swindle me into paying for classes and not give me the proper information that I was asking for to prove otherwise. I have not received an explanation in my personal email nor a letter in the mail. I will be taking this matter to levels above...

I guess I've been lucky, but my experience has been good here so far. For the cost of this school (one of the lowest with fully online courses) I give it 5 stars. My main complaint is that the teaching can be a little hit or miss. And sometimes if you have an unusual question for the administration you can have trouble getting bounced around from person to person. If it were more expensive I would probably give it 4 stars.

I only take online classes. I generally like them, and the level of challenge is about right. Sometimes the quizzes have incorrect answers and I have to ask the professors to give me credit for those questions. Almost all the courses have home based exams, which means I never really need to go to campus (statistics class was an exception).

As a cheap way to take classes before transferring to a four year college, I highly recommend!

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