Anyone who attends college at the University of Alabama, UAB, or Samford university?
If you could tell me the what you like and don't like about the schools, and for Samford the big rules that would really help me decide which college to go to. Thanks.
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The Princeton Review publishes articles on what students say about the schools they attend. Here are some about the schools you are considering: "Tradition and excellence" go hand in hand at the University of Alabama's flagship Tuscaloosa campus. Combining an atmosphere of "Southern charm with a modern and certainly enriching education," 'Bama offers the best of all worlds to students seeking a "student-centered research university with a rich tradition of academic, athletic, and community excellence where any student can find peers with common interests, enhance his or her knowledge base, and forge friendships that will last a lifetime." Students agree that UA is "a first-rate public university," and that "with 18,000 students and tons of majors and student organizations, this place can be about whatever you want it to be." Standout programs include business, accounting, dance, nutrition and dietetics, social work, communication and information science, and nursing. Honors students praise the administration for offering "strong support" and "incredible research opportunities" to program participants. In many areas, professors are "top researchers or writers in their fields" who "go out of their way to help you with whatever you need." UA also offers "a wide range [of] opportunities for hands-on experience. The colleges work with students to place them in internships that will allow them to grow and learn about their field, and also make contacts for future employment." Established in the late 1960s, University of Alabama at Birmingham "is a young and growing university that places a lot of emphasis on academics and diversity in the student population." Students appreciate that the school is always "growing and changing." As one student says, "I can honestly say that UAB is actively working to improve its facilities, sports, and student activities on a daily basis. This administration is really bending over backwards to improve every aspect of UAB, from student life to academics." UAB has "an internationally-known research hospital on campus, and a cutting-edge PhD program in medical sociology." Students praise the school's "very intense premedicine and pre-nursing program," and mention that "UAB Business School graduates have a very high job placement rate." Since UAB is located in the largest city in the state, "opportunities for internships abound. There are also lots of research opportunities on campus, from physics to engineering to medicine to business." Undergrads also note that "the honors program at UAB is one to be envied." In general, students find that their "professors are very knowledgeable in their respective fields of study, and most have PhDs. They are also very good teachers and are readily available to help outside of class." "Samford University is definitely not your average college stereotype," students tell us, pointing out that "you either love it or you hate it. However, if it is your type of school, it's heaven on earth." Those who fit in best are conservative, Southern, and either Baptist or very comfortable with Baptist values. The "focus on Christian heritage" is strong here, as is the imperative to "use the knowledge obtained to bring glory and honor to God." Some students temper this assertion somewhat, pointing out that "although SU is a Southern Baptist college with a very strong religious background, no one is bombarded with Christianity. Everyone has the right to choose what they believe in here." During class, efforts are made in getting "to know each and every one of the students. Classes are small, which encourages a climate of discussion and deliberation." Professors are "excellent teachers/facilitators who are more than willing to collaborate with students, be confronted, entertain varying opinions, maintain an open mind, and help willing students to succeed both academically and in other aspects of their field of study, such as internships, conferences, graduate school recommendations, etc." A "very good pharmacy program," solid nursing and business programs, diverse offerings in journalism and communication, and the visual and performing arts are among the most popular programs. One student sums up, "The overall academic experience here is a very challenging and rewarding one."
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