The Pee Dee region of South Carolina is lucky to have a great university like Francis Marion. I am a proud FMU alum, and so is my husband. We have three FMU degrees collectively in our household, and we met there- which means FMU has a special place in my heart. In fact, the university's Alumni Cottage was our wedding venue.
I spent four wonderful years of my life at FMU and was involved in various aspects of campus life. I lived on campus and felt like I got an excellent education value for my money. The campus is a bit isolated from Florence, but most everyone either commuted or had a car.
With college, you get what you put in, but Francis Marion gave me chances to excel. I majored in English (Professional Writing), and I completed an internship as well as writing for the student newspaper. I graduated in 2007 and received a job offer within a month. Others in my graduating class received offers fairly quickly or were accepted into graduate school. The company I work for has several interns from FMU as well as many employees who started out as interns.
No college is cheap, but FMU is one of the more affordable universities in SC, especially if you receive state scholarships. The university is fairly small and professors know your name- you are never just a number at FMU. On the flip side, this means students are held accountable for coming to class and completing assignments, which gives the university a reputation of "easy to get in, tough to get out". However, my family can attest that a hard-earned FMU degree is worth the work! read more
