Roosevelt reviews

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sugarbee

google

1

Cancelled Culinary Program, not telling students until 2nd semester was nearly over. Staff and Faculty has the MOST poor communication I have ever experienced with a college/school. Just because of COVID, all staff was given 2-3 BUSINESS DAYS to reply (although being at home, as 80% of classes were virtual for the entire 2020-2021 school year) and even then it takes more than a week to get a response, if any, and normally it takes a second message to get anyone from any department to reply. Buyout and cancellation of the Culinary Arts Program as stated before, sending students to the most dangerous part of the city to attend.

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Evan Tinsley

google

2

PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS- PLEASE READ! I will start by saying that I am enjoying my education here, and I truly value most of the staff and the professors that I've had so far as they have been great. That being said, my qualms are with the finaid office. If money is an object for you then keep reading. Please consider my story before you decide to attend this school. My first semester at Roosevelt I received grants, scholarships, and loans. All of these covered my tuition and provided me a refund which I used to pay rent, eat, etc. The following semester and each semester thereafter my refund was cut by over 90%. This is seriously unacceptable. The refund check that I received was a joke and the answers that I've received from financial aid office have also been a joke. Long story short, they told me that I can't receive multiple scholarships, and grants, and thus removed them from my aid package even though I am a full time honor roll student. It's also important to note that these additional funds were promised to me before I even started school there. Yet In the middle of fall semester 2015 I watched them deduct from my grants and scholarships for 2016 because more loan money suddenly became available. I am outraged and can seem to get this issue corrected or explained to me and I feel like I'm getting the short end of the stick. I spoke with some professors ( those whom I will not name in this review) and they told me that what really happened is that the school messed up everyone's aid a couple semesters before and now are in a financial crisis because they dispersed too much money. The real kicker? Students are paying for their mistake by being forced to accept aid packages that barely cover tuition. This is NOT right. If you can avoid it- don't go here. The school itself is great, and they'll show you your aid package for first semester which will also look great. But once you've got a semester or two under your belt they'll go and change it so that you receive almost no refund at all. Other students I have spoken with are even saying that their tuition isn't even paid in full anymore, even though it used to be. For people who live at home with their parents maybe this is okay, but if you're like me and live on your own, work 35-40 hours a week, and take classes full time, the aid package just doesn't cut it. If someone from administration is able to reach out to me and make this right I'm more than willing to edit my review, but for now I have to give it two stars. Last semester my stress levels were through the roof because of the financial aid office and my grades slipped a little bit because of it. The last thing a student should have to do is worry about how they're going to eat tomorrow.

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Andi Kowalski

google

5

The college is a gem in the city! The psychology department is first rate! Schedule a tour! This college is sensitive to the needs of first generation students. The dorm views are incredible!

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Sloan Banks

google

5

RU is what you make of it. There are some great professors and good classes. I completed my BLS and the undergraduate students were eh. I completed my MBA and those students were much more involved and quite bright. Outside of Chicago, no one really knows this university. I live and work in Manhattan and no one has ever heard of this school. However, I work for the largest consulting firm in the world and received offers from equally prestigious firms. Since this school is locally known, you will have to be outstanding to compete in a serious market - NYC, London, Paris, Singapore...If you are driven and avail yourself to the school's resources, you can succeed in a global city with a degree from RU.

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Martina G

google

1

Should not be called a university. Definitely not worth $31,000+ tuition. In fact I transferred out to a community college my second year and then finished at a legitimate university - University of Illinois. Save yourself the wasted time and money.