DePaul University
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Neighborhoods: Lincoln Park, DePaul2320 N Kenmore Ave
(between Belden Ave & Fullerton Ave)
Chicago, IL 60614 (773) 281-2635
- Nearest Transit:
Fullerton (Purple Express, Brown, Red)
33 Reviews for DePaul University
i have a lot of friends who went to this school, but despite some good faculty, it sucks as a school and a campus. Really small, with obnoxious security personnel, and an inept administration. But then again, who really chooses their colleges based on yelp?
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I started my first two years of my undergraduate degree at Bradley University which was horrible. An ex of mine was going here and I went to visit him and fell in love. A top university in Lincoln Park- I was in heaven. I transfered the following year. My first year I lived in a million dollar house owned by the univeristy. The second year I lived in a brand new huge dorm where I only shared a bathroom with one person. The housing is amazing. As far as academics- I was challenged beyond belief while I was there. The class sizes were small and the teachers really cared about me and how I was doing. Sure I had a few bad teachers, but that happens anywhere. Overall the faculty was amazing. I have been able to get a really great job and while I am still paying for DePaul the experience was worth it. My husband went to DePaul after seeing the experience he had and his experience was also top notch. They are by far the most liberal Catholic Univeristy I have ever seen. Also- you get to graduate at the All State Arena- how cool is that!
I should have spent $80K to flip a house in Michigan.
1. I went to the Liberal Arts college. Fail. I had a scholarship but including the outrageous living expenses it was a net loss.
2. The bureaucracy cares nothing for its students. They'll admit anyone with a pulse, charge unecessary fees on top of their overpriced tuition, and then spend revenues just to attract more saps into the place with their "Urban, Vincentian" rhetoric. I leave out Catholic because this place is not Catholic in any sense unless you want to argue that the huge population of gay men counts as "Catholic."
3. "Vincentian" is lingo for holier-than-thou trust fund liberals who have college paid for and have the free time to scream "PALESTINE IS FIGHTING OPPRESSIVE ISRAEL!!!" every time you walk into the Student Center. Apparently "Vincentian" is a hot way to wax poetic on how your fortunate status gives you leeway to lecture the middle class kids on how oppressive they are when they're, you know, working while going to school.
4. Try to get an appointment with any office on campus. Just try. Thankfully I got to know my advisor really well in the LA&S Advising office because they'll always be booked for 132 weeks unless you're on the inside track. And then, as was the case with many of my friends, you'll "discover" that you didn't meet your "Discover Chicago" requirement -- also known as a way for DePaul to net a couple more G's from you before they throw you back to the wolves known as your "activist" peers.
5. Classes are small, which is fantastic. It means nothing when you have to sit through them as the professor coddles that one kid that asks the inane questions that have you asking "Why am I bothering with this session?" But remember: participation is 20% of your grade, so unless you're listening to aforementioned "peer" babbling you're going to end up with a B.
6. DePaul will take a nice "Student Activity Fee" so the nascent Greeks can use them to go to some forgettable Basketball game in ROSEMONT on a Thursday afternoon while you're at your part time job. And yet the Greeks are often at war with the "Activists" and thus, hate taxes and subsidizing. Hope you enjoyed my "athletic fee."
7. We're in the middle of Chicago. I know Diversity is a hot thing and all, and I'm all for it. But do I really need to learn about "White Privilege" in 4 different GE classes to drive the point home? If I wanted to spend a lot of money to just hear a brainwashing social mantra, I would donate to the Republicans.
8. Stop pushing "Loft Right." It's overpriced crap.
On the upside, classes are small so you do have the benefit of actual professor interaction when they aren't coddling that one kid who just will never get it. But then you have that "Participation Requirement." Oy.
And the Ray Meyer is fabulous. At least earn a hot set of pecs if you're dropping $20K per year. Treat yourself. Or, better yet, just don't go to DePaul and use the money for pec implants instead.
... And the "Writing Center" is the most condescending forced piece of junk in the history of America.
I spent three years as an undergrad Communication major at DePaul. My experiences with different aspects of the school are varied, so I will break it down for you:
Education: Class size is generally between 20-40 people. The higher the class level, the smaller the class will be. Most of the teachers I've had are extremely intelligent and excited about their subject matter, but that doesn't always translate into being a good teacher. Some wonderful exceptions include Matt Irvine, Deborah Tudor, Toby Arquette, and Tim Cole in the Communications Department. Avoid Ken Bill at all costs -- he is incredibly rude and unhelpful.
DePaul is on the quarter system, and their general education classes include a lot of filler that doesn't transfer over to other schools, i.e. "Discover Chicago," "Sophomore Seminar," etc. Tuition is steep -- for the amount I dropped here, I expected a much better quality education. I wish I had transferred to Northeastern sooner -- I'm getting a better quality education here for a tiny fraction of the price.
Offices: Very few people in DePaul's offices (parking, admissions, ID services, housing, etc) actually know how to do their jobs. Expect to be given the runaround every time you need to visit an office, because your issue is not their problem and they don't know who to actually refer you to. Speak to a higher up if you can to minimize your time wasted.
People: Most people are commuter students from the surrounding city and suburbs. I never got a sense of community at this school like I did when I visited friends at their schools. People stare straight ahead when they walk down the halls, no one wants to make friends in classes, and in general, people don't talk to people that don't look like them. The people that join sports and clubs are the people that live on campus and can afford the time for it. I'm generalizing here, but the majority of students come from sheltered suburban lifestyles and think they're getting a taste of "big city life" in Lincoln Park. Having grown up in Chicago, some of the naive comments I heard in multicultural and sociology classes were laughable, though I suppose these students just don't know any better.
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park is an attractive neighborhood, yes, but my friends and I have a saying: "no one from Chicago lives in Lincoln Park." There are a lot of beautiful parks, but there is also a Starbucks on every corner and an underage bar every three feet. It feels very bland and gentrified. If you're a commuter student and don't want to pay $570 a year for parking, you'll be circling the neighborhood for a while and then walking half a mile to your classes. Take the train, the Brown Line and Red Line both stop at Fullerton. Classes are in several different buildings, so walking four blocks to your next class in the blowing snow isn't fun. Don't take classes in McGaw Hall if you want to avoid this, this eyesore of a building is on Halsted and Fullerton while most of the other classroom building are centered around Belden and Kenmore/Clifton.
Fitness Center: This is probably one of my favorite parts of DePaul. The Ray Meyer is better than any gym you will join after graduation -- it is gigantic, clean, well-maintained, and aesthetically attractive. There is a juice bar and sandwich shop on the ground floor, an Olympic sized lap pool, a basketball court on the third floor, and an elevated track running above the courts with a fantastic view of the city skyline.
Food: Food is in the student center, not bad tasting but a little overpriced. You can get the same cheeseburger for $3 cheaper at Branko's on Fullerton. I personally think their "Bean Blend" coffee smells like armpits and has the worst aftertaste known to man. Nooo thank you.
Every school is what you want to make of it, but in general, I did not like it here. It is a very attractive campus, but people aren't friendly and I feel education is very average. If you're paying your own way through college, go somewhere more affordable so you don't end up with crazy student loans and a mediocre education to show for it.
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I spent a year going to DePaul, and I think I can sum it up in one word: meh.
You can't beat the convenience of the location(s), and I think this school is a great option for adult students. I also found the professors to be very accessible.
However, the education itself leaves a lot to be desired. I was a CS major. I wasn't at all challenged by any of my classes, and my classmates would come to class unprepared on a daily basis. I took more difficult and more challenging classes at my local community college.
The Lincoln Park campus is pretty, but it's a commuter school. There's no feeling of community - it's just thousands of kids with no bond other than going to the same school. That made it really hard to make friends and have a life. And the people I did meet were rich suburbanite kids who thought I was weird because I drove a used car and liked to shop at thrift stores. No thanks.
After a year here, I transferred to UIUC to finish out my education. Best decision I ever made.
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I spent four years as a theatre studies major at DePaul University. While I originally enrolled as a costume design major, I ended up switching to general theatre and spending most of my time taking classes outside of the theatre school. I got to know quite a few of the departments at the school quite intimately, including the journalism and sociology departments, where I received minors.
DePaul is an expensive school, but I think it's worth it. I also think that you can get just as good of an education and a public state school and if money is an issue than that might be a better bet. The Theatre School is a top notch program, and I think anyone interested in pursuing acting should start out in Chicago. It's the best theatre city in the country. What I loved most about The Theatre School was the Merle Reskin Theatre, a giant broadway-sized house theatre downtown that we all got to work in. (Though I don't miss running up five flights of stairs to get to the fly rail.)
The rest of the school was hit or miss. Some of the faculty were brilliant educators and researchers, and others were just, well, I wasn't sure why they were teaching at all. I was especially impressed with my professor in an upper-level anthropology class that (I wasn't prepared for at all.) It was definitely not a class I should have been in, but it let me meet another incredible faculty member at the university.
Class size is small (a major plus) -- I think my largest class maybe had about 80 people in it. Most of my classes had about 10-30 people in them.
DePaul always surprised me with opportunities that I didn't expect I'd end up doing. For instance, through the DePaul Documentary Project, I had the chance to intern alongside well-respected journalists Carol Marin and Don Moseley who have a partnership with the school for their documentary production company (which happens to also be housed at DePaul). I also enjoyed writing for The DePaulia (the campus weekly) and having the opportunity to review theatre in Chicago (free theatre! it was the life.)
While I will always think fondly of my time at DePaul, mostly I loved the school because of its location. Lincoln Park is awesome. The campus is beautiful and small enough to not be isolated (it's definitely an 'urban' campus) but big enough to still feel like a college. Being close to the Fullerton El stop was a plus, since the train (or bus system) would get you anywhere you'd want to be in Chicago.
Dorms were decent. I lived in University Hall, Seton Hall and McCabe, then moved off campus. Lots of students live on campus for a year or two and then move into apartments. Housing close to the school is pricey, but if you're willing to look a few el stops away you can get a bargain. Or you can do what I did and turn a 2 bedroom into a three bedroom and live in the living room. Ah, those were the days.
Food was pretty good for cafeteria grub when I went. Not sure if it's still the same. Still, I think serving stale krispy kreme leftovers at the weekly sunday buffet is not cool.
It seemed like a lot of freshman ended up dropping out of DePaul. Why is it at least three women on my floor freshman year had bulimia? I think most of them dropped out of school, because I didn't see them on campus for the rest of my time at DePaul. In fact, DePaul seems to be pretty easy to get into -- so a lot of brats from the 'burbs get in, then party it up and realize they can't cut academic life. That's why freshman classes are sometimes unbearable. Upper level classes are usually good.
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What can I say? It's my school, and I really enjoy going here. True some of the students aren't the greatest- but wake up, it's college! Any place you visit you're going to get your share of idiots/pricks/whatever as well as really great people that are worth knowing, whether you're talking Uchicago, DePaul, or any local community college.
The campus is great, especially when it gets nicer out. It's actually how the school got my attention,I just absolutely loved the campus tours I got. The classes are mostly good, and although I've had a bad teacher or two, it has been more than offset by the amount of great teachers I've had.
Library here is great for what it is- I've been to better, but Richardson is a great quiet place to go by yourself or with a group if you need to get some things done. And most places on the campus now have a wi-fi connection just in case you need to get out of the house and use your lap top.
Everyone is going to have a different college experience, but it's what you make of it. Besides a minor complaint or two, DePaul has been really great to me.
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I fell head over heels in love with DePaul after visiting for a conference, while I was a freshman at Purdue University.
Kinda felt like cheating on a boyfriend or something (nothing I would ever do, of course), but I knew I had to ditch Purdue, and transfer to DePaul ASAP.
I did and never looked back! 3 of the best years of my life. For serious.
DePaul is amazing for a million reasons, one of which is that it lets you be yourself,
and makes you even better at that too.
If you can't tell, I love love love DePaul. So much so, that I'm back! Grad style. :)
Ohhhhh yeah.
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Loved, loved loved it. But then again, I went there for Grad School. Everyone I met through my courses were wonderful and although my professors and I didn't always agree on how talented I was, they would always listen.
I got an assistantship for my last year and went to school for free--sweet deal! It was in the School of Ed though and there are some big idiots--on staff--there. But my experience is unfortunately similiar to this in all Colleges of Education. What is up with that? The irony of Education Professors being terrible examples of teachers gets old, right?
I loved going to grad school in an urban community, very different to my undergrad. However, I understand people who might not like it as undergrads--expensive, somewhat phony with a lot of posers who keep me up nights screaming drunk. Shut up! No one cares if you fell! You deserved it. The students I worked with in the Education Department were for the most part, however, nice, respectful, and excited for the help.
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I love DePaul and most of the professors that teach here. However, some of the youngins that go to this school are absolutely insufferable. I can't tell you how many ignorant conversations I've had with classmates. Although the student body is considered diverse (which it is to a degree), a good fifty percent of students are white upper to upper middle class suburbanites that are blissfully unaware of any kind of suffering going on in the world. I value my education and I value the teachers who have taught me, however, after nearly four years at this school, I have little to no patience for people who make racist/homophobic/ignorant/misogynistic comments.
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i think the school is completely different for those that live on campus vs commuters, but the school is 85% commuters sooo...yea...
Im a native chicago-an, and went here for 2 years as a commuter. The school has great facilities, and decent -but not great- teachers overall. Since theres so many kids from the suburbs around, us city kids are forced to take untransferrable waste-of-time classes like "discover chicago" and a sophmore seminar on multiculturalism. So, as you can see, this school is largely affected by its huge suburbanite population. The money youre paying for the education is not worth it, and offices are somewhat inaccessible since the school is becoming so large. there is not really a sense of community as most are commuters, the really the only ways to know people are living on campus or joining a club... which i was in, and frankly thats what i miss most about the school, the dance group i used to be part of... not the "great" education, or their cafeteria food(which was meh), or their buildings.... all i really took with me from there were the prereq credits i earned and a few more dancesteps than i knew before...
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I'm not exactly sure how you can rate a university on Yelp ... but I'll give it a shot anyway. DePaul likes to give the impression that it is in some way more prestigious than the other Catholic universities in the area. And I was disillusioned into this idea as a naive high school senior. I was excited when I was accepted at DePaul as an undergraduate, but soon realized that they will admit just about anyone who can pay their hellacious tuition bill.
DePaul is no different than any other huge university; it has the same bureaucratic processes as any state school (i.e. it is almost impossible to get anyone to answer a phone in the biggest departments, financial aid, liberal studies advising, etc, and it sometimes takes more than a week to get a response to an email in said departments, if you get one at all).
Overall, my experience has been a positive one. But if you're looking for school spirit and a sense of learning community, you're not likely to find a lot of it here. And if I did it all again, I would probably go to DePaul for graduate school rather than undergrad and save myself thirty grand in loans on a rather mediocre BA.
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My brother is graduating from here next week. Woohoo.
I've been to DePaul a couple of times. I like the location because it's right in the city (I'm applying to college this year; a city location is one of the things I'm looking for). But seriously, the kids at DePaul are some of the snootiest I've seen. Stuck up, rich, snobby. Doesn't look like an environment I'd want to be in. Plus it doesn't seem like a challenging University from what I've seen through my brother's work. I wouldn't want to be surrounded by people with a "C's get degrees" attitude.
Oh well. They do give a lot of financial aid and grants, though.
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Gosh I can't say enough about this school! Just writing this review brings back a lot of awesome memories of college and the 4 years I spent on the Lincoln Park Campus. Anyone who can afford the DePaul experience (yeah I have student loans up the WAZOO) should go. I used to gripe about the African American student population not being that big, especially in Lincoln Park. Most of the other black students that I knew lived in Chicago and commuted. But despite that I'm grateful for my education that I received from this school and would do it again in a HEARTBEAT!!!
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I work at DePaul (and am bugged at the lack of proper capitalization on this entry!), and I can easily say that the students are in general, some of the sweetest and most savvy (about money, about media, about life...) that I've ever met -- much more so than the two public universities and another large Catholic university that I attended. Some of them do seem to have issues with really taking school seriously, but I hate to generalize. For the most part, very nice students. And yes, it is too bad Demon Dogs is gone now.
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"I had a lot of fun and met a lot of interesting people...but in all honestly the place is a diploma mill. The classes are essentially worthless. But the bars around it are fun when you are.....ummm..... "just turning" 21.....and there are a few professors that make you think "Why are you teaching here and not at a real school...."
I was a CS student...I probably would have been better off as a Bus. student.....since I am now in marketing.....
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Ok, as a recent Graduate with a BA i dont know how to sum up 4 years of ups and downs here but ill highlight things that matter...to me atleast.
THE UPS- Great location for suburbanites to break out of their sheltered bubble (which is NOT a flaw- go you!) and experience urban living while gaining some compassion and sensitivity towards some really urban issues, should you choose to participate in things like service work or ISP courses (which are greatly encouraged here). This is an added bonus most state school kids dont get, who think of the world in terms of their small home town and their isolated corn field campus. These kids learn about poverty and injustice too, but do they deal with it hands-on? I, a normal kid from the suburbs, was nurtured here on service, justice, and leadership, and by sophomore year i was running 2 organizations. DePaul gives people opportunities to do great things. On top of all that it is in walking distance from a million fun things- there is NO way to have a bad time.
THE DOWNS- The administration is a bunch of Nincompoops, yes, nincompoops is really the only word for them (and a highly underused word, lets revive it!). Right before i was to leave home and attend DePaul, they lost all my information, and i had to fight with them that i was actually a student. Oh yea and they lost all record of tuition $ i sent in. I was in tears many a days on the phone fighting with them, while they just transferred me around, and by transfer i mean accidentally "hang-up". I should have spent this time excited that i was going to college. I could go on for hours with all the screw ups, but apply this to all four years. Also the women working in the cafeteria, managed by chartwells, i think might have just been released from prison...they hated everyone and were not afraid to show it. The freedom of competitive market is banned and these people have a monopoly. Eat here if you believe communism is a friendly, wonderful, and/or tasty thing.
But alas, the 4 stars, I received an AWESOME education, and personally find it far superior to other graduates i talk to in the same field at different schools. I was an International Studies major, and there were no short cuts or easy outs. It was downright HARD, and thesis style writing was expected.
This is not the same for every major, by no means! Many people in finance complain about inexperienced teachers. My personal experience with History and Poly Sci courses seemed to be at high school level learning (Copy from my overhead, read it the night before the test, then regurgitate ='s an A!!!!)
I would recommend DePaul to any student who is looking for a real urban experience where service work is emphasized along with engaging in Chicago culture. Pick your major carefully...do alot of research. and dont take the easy route...trust me in the long run its not worth it with the cost of tuition. I recommend a solid LA&S major like philosophy, anthropology, languages, international studies, womens studies, or art. School of Edu. does a good job too. So does Environmental Sci. And the people in theater and film seem to be happy too. These may not be specific career oriented majors, but if you plan on going into higher learning, they do not teach you how "to-do", but how "to learn"- which is invaluable.
Sidenote: the teachers are SOOO liberal; they make you want to roll out of your chair and die. And im not even conservative. (One said genital mutilation in Africa is unarguable because culturally we are the same, performing breast augmentations...UM minus the freedom of CHOICE!) But if your a free thinker you can look past this, and remain in your chair, alive =)
Yes, DePaul has its fair share of immature wanna-be yuppies (who only care about which UGG boots to wear to class), but don't worry, they are all congregated basically within one major: the really easy one. They also go to all the same places at night: the lame places. Theyre totally avoidable. Dont look over DePaul b/c of these morons there are SOOO many cool kids here.
Basically you will get a great education here, should you pick the right major. You will gain a realistic grasp for urban living with a new found compassion for all humanity (except for a few shallow asshats you grow to hate =). Just try to overlook the admin. and food court. Live on campus for ONLY one year. You will save 33% on rent off campus. Take the L to different neighborhoods, or even move there.
As much as i love DePaul, I will not be donating, as they devoted our entire closing graduation speech to. They totally snubbed me for law school, which is a whole nother story. But i still dont regret undergrad here!
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Hooray! I am very excited about my program at DePaul. So far, I have been very impressed with the student services, their communication, and their advising. I also really enjoyed my first quarter of classes, and they were the most boring classes that I have to take for my whole program. All the kids in my classes are really nice too, which is fun. I went to NU for undergrad, so I wasn't sure what to expect with DePaul but I recommend it, especially their School of Education.
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Thoroughly enjoyed graduate coursework here and the professors were truly a separate breed of teaching that I wasn't used to. I've never met a more dedicated group that was willing to reach out more to their students.
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i don't go to depaul, but i wish i did. i visited the campus yesterday and wish i'd gone on campus visits instead of trusting that the jesuits at loyola would give me quality education. they shouldn't be trusted.
a friend of mine is going to depaul next semester and we visited all the dorms. better than loyola. state of the art everything. better than loyola. don't know the professors but their probably better than loyola's. the tuition is less than loyola's. the location is in lincoln park which is a prime spot for any college student- better than loyola. there are more boys; there are probably 100 straight males at loyola. they offered me a 3.5K scholarship bcause i was a minority. they also offered me a 3.5K scholarship because my GPA in high school was a 3.3. loyola offered me jack as in zero help because my parents' income was higher than 150K.. it's a prejudice really.
no offense to the alumni and current students of loyola. but it would be to my benefit if i'd gone to depaul. don't get me wrong.. loyola is a good school. but i am stupid, and now i will spread the word further and write a 1star review for loyola.
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This university has a great business school. It has a bunch of convenient campuses, but this Lincoln Park one is definitely its biggest and the one with the most facilities. It has a great computer lab and a couple of good libraries. And its great location is great for partying on the weekends!
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Im so glad that I choose this school for my undergraduate expirence. I love this city, and school. All of my teachers were supportive and I still stay in contact with a few. Great college in the big city. Close enough to everything to still kick-it, but far enough so that your parents cant bug you all the time.
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One of the largest private universities in the country, and I still felt like a VIP as a student. Good city campus, with great Loop campus, several suburban satellites and a good virtual program. The Vincentian educational philosophy resonated with me - e.g., learning is a two-way process and professors also gain knowledge and skill from their students. You don't have to be Catholic or religious to appreciate it.
Good overall university for undergrad, grad and professional. MBA in the top 10, well-known for music and theater, excellent for liberal arts.
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My love hate relationship with you.
Why did you have to give me so much financial aid? I wanted to go to art school damnit! When I opened the letter regarding financial aid I had already made up my mind, I was going to Columbia. NYU offered me a $25,000 award, but that would only cut the cost in half. Columbia wasn't giving much, but at $12,000 it seemed like a much better deal. Plus my inner art junkie knows that my calling in life is to go to art school. But NO, you just had to send that letter. The letter that said that I was going to get a DePaul education for $11,000 a year. My heart sunk, I smiled retardedly and I realized that I better call Columbia and get my tuition deposit back, because I WAS GOING TO DEPAUL!
I haven't started yet, but I attended their summer session last year. I really enjoyed my class, and although it wasn't the most challenging it gave me a good feel for their learning environment. I'm looking forward for September and getting back into school.
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This Univ. is known for it's excellent Bus. school as well as their basketball team the Blue Demons. In honor of the great coach Ray Meyer they have named the rec. center after him. I always enjoy visiting the area and this historic campus.
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There's a lot of school spirit around here and an overall positive vibe. The kids who attend always say a lot of good things about the school. I like the campus and their theatre department. I've been to a couple performances here and it was always a good time. Plus kids love the convenience of the buses and trains just down the street.
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This university is the collegiate anchor to the Lincoln Park neighborhood. DePaul also has classes in downtown. Too bad Demon Dogs is gone.
The Lincoln Park campus is deserving of a walk through every once in awhile; the landscaping is really well-done and the campus is an urban oasis. Check out the library and art gallery.
DePaul has a lot to offer all disciplines, from theatre to business to Liberal Arts and Sciences, and is also the 3rd largest private university in the country.
Great university...I love their campus. They have an amazing library and its nice to hang out and watch all the college kids..
Although the landscape has changed over the years, the Lincoln Park campus still has a great big school vibe while being in the middle of Chicago culture. As an alum, I would say the school is great for Liberal Arts (Communications/PR) and actually sent me in the right career direction. If anyone is going there...make sure you take one of the popular culture classes taught by the infamous Sheila Weinstein!
I miss college! It is a shame the Blue Demon Room is no longer around for underage students to grab a beer.
I love this school!!!!
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i dont go to this school but i took a visit here and the atmosphere is wonderful. the school just has this home feel to it...maybe cuz i live here, duh
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