Point Park University — Local services in Pittsburgh

I attended Point Park from Fall 2006 until Spring 2009 and my academic experience there was, for the most part, mediocre at best. I was a psychology major, so choosing Point Park at all was honestly my first mistake. I was astounded by how few psychology courses were being offered at a time, and as early as my sophomore year I felt like I was being forced to take child psychology classes that I didn't actually need for any real reason because I'd already taken all the general psych being offered in a given semester and I was panicking about how I was going to get all of those credits in four years. After three years, however, I took a medical leave. This was supposed to grant me two years from that point to return without any fear of consequence, and I carefully followed all of the instructions in doing so, which I must have done well because they signed off on it and sent me confirmation. However, a mistake must have been made on their end because when I did inquire about returning to school, which I did before my two years was up, I was told I couldn't move forward because my loans had been sent to a collection agency. Yes, even though I'd followed all of their rules and should therefore never have had to worry about this, my loans had not only activated but had already been sent to the dreaded debt collectors. When I tried to stress that this must be a mistake because of what I've already said here, they simply told me it was out of their hands and there was nothing they could do.

So, basically, unless you're going for something they strongly specialize in, you might want to consider another school. And if you do choose Point Park for whatever reason, you'd better make sure don't need to take a...

I would have given Point Park University 5 stars but settled four as I hate the 2-3 times a year calling alumni to give. If I wanted to and could donate, I know where you are and these calls are a bit belittling.

Enough said, I got my MBA from them in the Summer 2004 as the school provided me a way to work full time during the week and attend graduate classes on Saturdays. Other schools were not a flexible and/or required a residency option in the summer that I could not work out in my work schedule (personal reasons more than professional). The adjunct professors were great and offered that real-left experience than that you normally get from tenured professors who are book smart. Also, having other classmates that are adults and bring that other side of real life into the classroom added to the experience.

A great school and graduate program that got bigger and added more options than I had...

I visited Point Park today to see if I’d like to apply there and I definitely think I will. I’m looking into the animation majors because I’ve heard their art programs are very good, and I was told they’re 2nd for dance. It has a very chill atmosphere, the buildings are close and doesn’t take too much walking, and there are nice restaurants and bakeries around to get food if you feel like treating yourself. The dorms for freshmen aren’t too bad, but they’re a bit small, dark-ish and have no AC. The dorms get better through the year, however. All the buildings seem very nice as well. Overall, I definitely like this university and will absolutely be...