East Carolina University

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Students Say - Academics
"East Carolina University is in the business of "providing excellent education at a reasonable price." Students agree that "ECU has one of the best nursing schools," boasting a "90-something percent NCLEX pass rate." But if nursing isn't your thing, don't fret. Schools the size of ECU are "filled with many opportunities in whatever field you are interested in." And "although large in size, ECU has a small-school atmosphere." For one thing, "the grounds of ECU are beautiful. Just walking around ECU you can see the beauty and feel comfortable." In addition, "the majority of class sizes are small, allowing you to get the help you expect from a professor, most of the time." But be warned: professors are "a coin toss; you either get an instructor who does their best to get the curriculum across to students in a fun, timely, and organized manner, or you will get someone with an untouchable tenure who scarcely does more than show up and read directly off a Power Point presentation." The latter type seems to be most prevalent in the general education classes, which are not well-loved by students. For the most part, "the administration is very helpful [and] very friendly…. The financial aid office, however, is a train wreck." Disbursing especially "really needs work." The only other major student gripe is that "registration is a pain in the ass.""

Students Say - Campus Life
"It's called "Pirate Pride," and it springs from a deep appreciation for the "beautiful campus, friendly people, school spirit, great sports teams, [and] beautiful weather" that grace ECU. "We love our sports and purple and gold," which means that "ECU football and basketball [games] are huge." But the ECU campus offers far more than intercollegiate sports for socializing opportunities. For example, "there is the student center, where there are game rooms and a bowling alley. There is also a rec center where people can exercise and play sports." For the studious, the library beckons. And wherever you choose to go, the digs will likely be smart: "The student recreation center and the library are both very new and clean." As far as fare goes, "the food is really good" but could be "a little less ridiculously expensive." Regarding campus housing, students would like to see a few restrictions lifted. For one, they would like "no curfews for opposite sexes in the dorms. There is no reason for it." Off campus "the downtown scene is wonderful. There are many bars and clubs to go to. They have either 21 and up [or] 18 and up, so everyone can go out [and] have a good time." If you're not into bars, you can also go to the "movies, ice skating, or out to dinner.""

Students Say - Student Body
""Friendly," "mostly Southern students from North Carolina" compose a large, noticeable proportion of the ECU student body. In broad terms, the typical ECU undergraduate is "middle-class," "heterosexual, Caucasian, Christian," "easy-going," "full of school spirit," "enjoys shopping, chain restaurants," and "partying" "and participates in one extracurricular program." This hypothetical student "doesn't work too hard, but they do enough to get by." All that's not to say that there aren't different types of students here because there are. You can find many of them in the "the art school [which] tends to have a different community than the outside campus, with a (seemingly) larger number of openly gay/bi/transgendered individuals, a more liberal stance, and less emphasis on Christianity.""

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