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for the good: I like how it shows the size of the companies visually by the size of the spheres, it makes the giant companies really feel giant and the small ones feel small

for the bad: this visualization doesn’t really help us understand the data any better than a chart with all the values pasted into it would. the colors also don’t help visualize the data

a) A bias may be that a student had a bad semester and rates the general university as a 1 star

b) I wouldn’t say reviews are a reliable way to measure your reasoning to study at a university because more times over people who are dissatisfied will be more inclined to leave a review over someone who “had a great academic experience” were to leave a review.

c) The length of the review including details would source some level of reliability as a review with almost no detail and just a complaint may just be out of frustration or some excuse rather than context and evidence backing up the claim.

I’ve dedicated 5 years to this school. The professors were probably the best thing about this school. If you’re in the School of Public Health you’ll love Prof. Scarpulla. She is probably the most influential and most caring professor I’ve ever had. The location is not the best. Parking was always an issue. Safety is also a concern. During orientation they teach on how to avoid rape…..so that’s not a good sign. The campus is pretty clean though.

“Mediocre staff, most students are beyond rude and racist. Hard to find good parking! Classrooms are outdated with technology! Only thing this University cares about is it’s football team. Advisors don’t give good advice and teachers don’t really teach. CAUTION: Apply to a different school.”

FANTASTIC school! I’m not biased or anything being a current student for real though, I haven’t been in school for a little while and recently went back through a VA program. I am a veteran and suffer with PTSD. The school does an incredible job accommodating and helping me feel welcome.

I wanted to wait a semester to give this a fair review and I am confident in my review. The professors are incredible and the education I am receiving is top notch! I have learned a ton and really respect all of my educators and their experience. It seems like temple hires the best.

The landscaping is above the rest. I arrive early and there is a crew already meticulously doing what needs to be done to maintain the superior level of beauty. They change out flowers and colors based on the seasons or special events. They are always maintains the grounds at all hours. I am beyond impressed with this school and can’t wait to keep this review updated as I continue.

Review From Google: “Wonderful school with great professors! I graduated about 10 years ago, and the University has had several additions put in place to help students who live on/near the campus. For instance, there is a grocery store within walking distance and a movie theater on the campus. When I was in school, we had to take the bus or subway to get to most places. As an out of state student, I think Temple offers a great education at a competitive rate. My undergrad degree continues to take me far within my career today.”

I learned about the real world at Temple. It prepared me for everything that came after, and taught me how to navigate difficult terrain as a critical thinker. My one regret is that I did not attend as an undergraduate; but my graduate school experience was a game changer. I left my undergraduate university feeling unprepared for my career and my future, but my experiences with study, faculty, and peers at Temple changed everything for the better.

It is a good school — affordable tuition, big campus, and lots of resources. Only thing bad is the neighborhood at the late evening. I try to take classes during the day. Temple police are always patrolling the campus to ensure students are safe. I’m hoping to go back for graduate studies in a few years.

Temple University blatantly disregards freedoms of students. Students have no choice on what they want to do with their bodies and their health.

WORST experience I have ever seen. Philadelphia is NOT a safe place. I have been getting alerts from Temple U about break-ins, burglary, and theft. The city is filthy and unsafe. Off-canpus housing cost a fortune just for slum and filth. No help from advisor and the advisors charge hundreds of dollars for matriculation including other fees. They RAISED the tuition this Fall 2016 AFTER they accepted my application (which I had to pay $200 for it online), but they did NOT raise the loans and grants they gave. Yet, they DON’T give enough loans and they tell you to get a private loan. HORRIBLE place….I can go on and on: do NOT be fooled…Temple is not safe, it’s filthy, disrespectful, and too costly….GO ELSEWHERE.

Over priced as hell. Ordered a turkey sub the first time it was decent but payed 9 dollars for the “half” sized price. Pretty small .Then got a chicken wrap for the same price a few days later. It was garbage. To say the least. And small

5 Star review from Yelp: My daughter and i have been incredibly pleased by the education she is getting here. There is a wide range of activities, instruction and outside opportunities at this great university.
Great campus life. Food Trucks as good as 4 star restaurants.
Nice off campus non university run housing.
A supermarket, movie theater and other shopping.
Would recommend to anyone.
Today: Just made my final tuition payment in person. Fast and easy.

Mediocre staff, most students are beyond rude and racist. Hard to find good parking! Classrooms are outdated with technology! Only thing this University cares about is it’s football team. Advisors don’t give good advice and teachers don’t really teach. CAUTION: Apply to a different school.

I’m obviously biased because I go there, but this school is incredible and it’s only getting better (and simultaneously prettier).

The big negatives that prospective people should know about are off-campus safety, the extremely under supported financial aid office and a roster/class scheduling system that needs a major overhaul.

The school was founded when North Philadelphia was a suburb of center-city and it has since become a wasteland for unemployed deadbeats who couldn’t care less about society as a whole. The campus itself (15th-9th; Cecil B. Moore-Diamond) is as safe as an inner city school could ever get. People get hurt only when they are hysterically stupid and try to go to parties off campus or walk with headphone in at night. If you walk down an alley at 3am on a Tuesday in New York, Los Angeles,Phoenix, Seattle, Baltimore, DC or any major city in the world, bad things are going to happen to you and it’s unfair to assume that things like that couldn’t happen at a college in one of those cities, either. Be smart and you’ll be safe off-campus. The Temple Police force is made up of ex-marines and retired police officers, more than enough to keep you safe when you’re on property.

The student aid office needs to be tripled in size to be effective and Self-Service Banner, the main computer engine students use to schedule classes and get in touch with teachers, needs tweaking to mesh with modern computers and new smartphones. Scheduling classes on-time is a free-for-all and people typically get kicked out of the system because 10,000 people are on it at once. If they could work around that and get more people to help the poor people in student financial services, getting on board for classes would be a total breeze. Temple’s self-run websites work flawlessly; the problems come in when they use third-party systems like SSB.

With all of that said, this is the place to go to school if your parents aren’t rich enough to pay for you to party for four years at a more prestigious school. Temple is THE blue-color school for our cash-strapped generation.

Temple is building their campus up, not around, so the square footage of the campus is utterly deceptive. Temple’s new buildings rise from the hereditary cesspool that is North Philadelphia like the great tower of babel. There are numerous gardens, parks and hang centers around campus and there are a ton of activities to keep you occupied during your four years. It isn’t quaint, but neither is the world of tomorrow. When prospective employers are looking to hire their next executive, are they going to look for who frolicked through an arboretum and watched their tuition-bloated football team dominate under-funded schools or are they going to ask about networking, marketing and relationship building? As someone who works in HR, I can say that hearing about strategic planning, business modelling and advertising tactics is much, much more stimulating than hearing about how you watched a movie and wrote a 4 page paper about how it made you feel.

Temple will make you work for everything you get because they understand that college isn’t the end of the road. Pomp and circumstance, pageantry and fireworks mean nothing if you graduate with hundreds of thousands of dollars of debt and no hope of solidifying a serious job. Temple is dedicated to keep tuition low despite moving into a more powerful football conference than any of their inner-city rivals, constructing cutting-edge buildings and having to deal with our lunatic governor’s mood swings. Drexel, Saint Joseph’s, La Salle and Penn all cost almost twice as much as Temple does for tuition and that’s something every would-be college student needs to look at.

Temple football is on its way to becoming an anchor program in one of the top six conferences in the country and their basketball team has the 6th most wins in NCAA history. Despite cutting some of their other programs to save up for an on-campus football stadium, Temple remains a haven for student athletes as much as it is for transfer and international students.

If you go to Temple, you will join the largest network of business professionals in the city of Philadelphia and one of the fastest-growing ones on the east coast. Temple’s brand is recognized worldwide and the brevity of their significance is becoming remarkable at an astounding rate.

If you’re between Temple and the other city schools, consider that you’ll have twice the fun for half the price. If you’re between Temple and Penn State, consider that PSU’s reputation is absolutely destroyed nationally and many of my friends are having issues landing jobs because of it. And, if you’re between Temple and an out-of-state school, consider that you’ll be paying about $14,000 more per semester (with room, board, travel and cost of living) for an education that won’t be better than the one you could get in your own backyard.

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Brian C.
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2/8/2017
In the past I have both worked there and have been a student there. Temple is one of those places that’s constantly on the move. So if you have been there in the last 5 years you will be amazed at the changes.
For those from out of town, Temple is a state related national level research university in an urban environment. Academically Temple is very solid. I would say reputation wise it’s right in there with Penn State, Pitt, Drexel and Rutgers. Many of Temple’s programs are nationally ranked.
Although the campus is small and easy to walk around, the school has the feel of a large university with 38k students. There are multiple campuses including overseas in Tokyo and Rome.
Sports is big at Temple and several teams have now moved to the main campus including soccer. Yes, Temple has new soccer and field hockey fields.
Also new is a huge luxury dorm Morgan Hall. Along with that is a new huge sciences building. Tyler school of Art is also now on the main campus bringing an artsy feel to the campus.
McGonigle Hall has undergone a major renovation.
Parking is not too bad but it can get congested like most areas of the city.
One of my favorite buildings is the SAC or student center.
Coming soon is a new student fitness center behind McGonigle Hall. A huge new library is being built smack dab in the middle of campus and will open at the end of 2018. Next to it will be a new large grassy lawn or Quad. These two projects alone will transform the university.
There’s lots of stuff to do on campus to keep students busy. Center City is only 1.5 miles from campus which is a cool trip for shopping, museums, shows, etc.
Temple is in the process of conducting a study on the feasibility of playing D1 level football on campus. This will require a stadium. Most of the parts are in place and if the school can get city approval, I think that the project is a go.
As you can see Temple has a bright future. The Temple brand is especially strong in the Philly region. The campus location used to be a weakness but now it is a strength. The multi billion dollar investment in the campus seems to be paying off.
Temple is diverse and hip. Most buildings have a modern flair to them. There are pretty gardens located around the campus to add beauty. There are plenty of eateries on campus including some cool food trucks.