Hofstra University

I go to therapy at Hofstra and it is amazing they are so welcoming and warm me and my therapists play board games and talk it is so fun there is no rat infestation like in other reviews I recommend Hofstra a lot for school and therapy.

I didn't care for my experience as a Hofstra student nor as an alumni, from the business/customer service end. If you're from out of state or a different country and are just looking for a school close to NYC but still in a nice suburb, there are much, much better options. LIU Post, Adelphi, Molloy, Farmingdale State College, Five Towns, Pace over in Westchester County, and several more. Hofstra isn't in a great neighborhood (look up a few news articles out of Hempstead, NY), there's a huge turnpike that goes right through it which is also dangerous. It's not the university's fault, and they've built 3 unispans, but late on a weekend night coming back from the bars tipsy, the students don't use the unispans. It lacks a college town vibe, in my opinion. The fellow clientele are mostly spoiled Long Island locals. My own experience was horrendous because my academic advisor signed off on 4 semesters worth of useless credits for my degree. For example, to satisfy the social studies requirement, I signed up for eastern Europe, which in reality doesn't fulfill the core requirement, or my major (or minor for that matter). So was a complete waste. This happened with dozens of classes. I took them, my advisor signed off on it, I did well in the classes, but they were not useful to getting me to graduation or obtain my degree. The catastrophic debacle plunge my entire family into debt, because once my parents learned that a Hofstra professor signed off on these courses, they truly felt as though I was wronged and insisted on helping me. We went through all channels of the university seeking some type of compromise on this, since it was more than half their fault, and they wouldn't do a thing to lessen the financial burden. Their official response was "students find out from each other what courses they're supposed to take." Whatttt???? Completely absurd. My parents sold their house and had an estate sale due to Hofstra's incompetence. How TF was I supposed to know which courses are required and which ones "don't count"? That's what an academic advisor is for.
I will say -- this was 10 years ago and I really hope they've cleaned up their act since then but I doubt it. Because guess what. I went looking for this 6 figure piece of paper that took me 5 and a half years of my life to earn, because a prospective job wanted to see it, and found out that I can't have my transcript because they're holding it for ransom due to an overdue library book! These clowns can't be serious. Idk what their library selection is like now, but back when I was a student they were old, crusty dusty books from the 70s. They're withholding the transcript I paid for through the nose and worked extremely hard for, because I lost a book that I guarantee was worth about .05 cents. They're really clowning, this scamiversity needs to be shut down by the BBB.

HOFSTRA University offers a summer camp, but I'm very surprised as to why it's popular. They pride themselves on their communication skills, yet don't call or email parents back. They don't provide a list of counsellors, teachers or nurses to reach out to. But they have no issue with requesting tips and in what form. But ifYa camper loses something then too bad is their policy. These are children you're supposed to be guiding and teaching. They're not bound to remember where they left sometnimf. Are you all not getting enough tips that you're resorting to rounding up the camper's items and selling them on eBay?

Administration is heartless. They will charge you double for everything. The food was below par. Wouldn't recommend. Some professors were amazing. Most were uninspiring. I would sum it up as a expensive overrate high school type of experience.

It's difficult to summarize 4 years of school into one review. There were of course some ups and downs along the ride but overall, I would say I had a good experience at Hofstra. I was a commuter so I can't speak of the dorming life. But I do have to question why some would chose to dorm here, considering the costs, dangerous neighborhood, and just lack of a college town overall. It is a huge and pretty campus though, and is close to NYC.

As a commuter I will say the parking was not the best. They did however open up a new space (of course during my last semester lol) and that helped tremendously. The main and biggest parking lot is right near the Zarb's School of Business main building (CV Starr) was was VERY convenient!

The advisers are ZERO help. You basically have to rely on DegreeWorks to figure out what you need to graduate. Before I was even aware of this software, I mistakenly had taken some classes I didn't need to because my adviser failed to tell me I already had college credits from high school that fulfilled certain requirements. So do your own research!

Hofstra offers a variety of majors, minors, clubs, and study abroad programs. Like any university, there are good and bad professors. I personally didn't have a negative experience with any. Some of my classes were very big (about 80 students). I didn't mind but I know a lot of people don't like this lecture style of teaching.

I must say that Hofstra has great scheduling for classes. Throughout my four years, I never had one Friday class. One semester I was able to fit all my classes from about 1-6pm on Monday and Wednesday in addition to one online class. For the most part, I was always able to group my classes together so I didn't have any breaks. Then again I was always very fast at creating my schedule so I would suggest doing the same or else you won't have your ideal times. I did dislike how 'club hour' was from 11am-1pm on Monday's and Wednesday, since this prevented classes from being held at that time.

Awesome university and visit. The staff and students were friendly and helpful. As touring the campus, people spoke and talked and made us feel like a part of the campus. The admissions staff care about the well being of the students rather than number crunching. This is a midsize school where students and professors are able to bond. Its located 30 mins away from NYC in Long Island. Jones Beach is nearby is you like going to the beach. There's 20 eateries on campus. The dining hall is open 24/7. There's something for everyone to eat from pizza to burgers to sushi. There's also several options for vegans and vegetarians. I haven't seen that a lot in touring campuses. Each student is required to do an intern which will benefit the student in the long term. 98% have jobs or go to graduate school after graduation. There's a high retention rate of students that come to Hofstra.

Cannot comment on education or campus, as I have no frame of reference for that....but I have been on campus for many events. Shuart stadium hosts awesome lacrosse events. My son's high school team was there for 1st round playoff this year. The Lizards game are always a spectacle and the Hofstra Division 1 team are consistently good competitors.
This week I had the pleasure of attending the Class A Nassau County Softball Championship Series (shout out to our own WT Clarke HS - 2015 Nassau Champs). The stadium was easily accessible, intimate and well groomed. The place was rocking during the deciding game and the vibe was amazing. Now if they would only bring back Division 1 footbal, local sports would be complete.

Amazing university with so much to offer everyone. As a graduate I feel lucky to have spent 4 1/2 years of my life learning and developing into a professional. I highly recommend Hofstra to anyone who is serious about learning and Hofstra is a place where you can become the person you want to be

This school ruined my GPA. Their science department does not know how to teach and will screw you with any chance they get. If you're a minority then forget about fitting in, everyone has their own little group so if you're not white then forget it. There was also a professor, Marc Prinz who lashed out on me for asking a question and basically made me feel dumb for asking it. This school is only good for the business students who get to party every night because of their easy major.

Beautiful campus and great people working in the Lawrence Herbert communications building!