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    John G.

    As a graduate of this institution I look back and think of the numerous things they could have done to enhance the learning environment. Kicking students out of their dorms for three weeks during the Christmas break was very tough on a student who had nowhere to go. I ended up in a frozen apartment above Harry's The Chocolate Shop and almost died from hypothermia. Degrees from this big money colleges aren't worth the price. Mine is in a landfill somewhere. And Harry's The Chocolate Shop doesn't actually serve chocolate, just epic amounts of alcohol that will make your liver look like chocolate during your midlife autopsy.

    Katie U.

    I did not attend Purdue University, but many of my friends did - including my boyfriend - so we took a day trip to West Lafayette to explore the campus. I distinctly remember not liking Purdue for whatever reason when I was a junior in high school, but the campus has changed a lot in the past decade and I was impressed. During our visit, all buildings were closed due to COVID-19, but we visited notable statues, fountains and green spaces. Highlights included the Engineering Fountain, railroad tracks through campus, Bell Tower (don't step on the seal - bad luck), iconic "Purdue University" archway and the Neil Armstrong building, complete with a statue of its namesake and replica footprints of his famous moonwalk.

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    Luke W.

    Purdue offers value, a beautiful campus, an image that gets better the further away you go, variety, the casual social scene, but has major issues. Pun intended. This is Critical Thinking taught in COM114. Purdue cost me over fifty grand, just in tuition, what I learned for all that is difficult. I can happily say for engineers, science, medical, and you smart people: great odds here. Ignore this wordy mess and do Purdue! I'm talking to all like me who go to Purdue thinking it will offer options lesser colleges cannot. I started in Industrial Design, tried CGT, graduated in Financial Planning: 11 semesters, met nearly 60 faculty, $54,000. I had things to work thru, gloss over my struggles! Shout out to Mr. Haywood, great guy! But Dr. Ma, Dr. Snuggs, what a joke! Ma never graded anything, randomly assigned grades to fit the bell curve, and made us help with his thesis research in labs. Snuggs was more concerned with spacing after periods than any learning: she divided us into groups and made us do all the teaching. Some will say that is life! "College helps you learn responsibility" and, OK, that is junk talk. Paying big money for an education, I better get it. If I'm to learn motivation from incapable teachers, I am better off online avoiding social wastes. Purdue seems to be looking for kids too lazy to school online but motivated enough to walk to a class taught by a moody teen. So it's a couple excellent professors sprinkled among hilariously unsuitable. My group's ENG420 white paper was on cheating. We discovered Purdue unintentionally is a cheat's masterclass. Teachers getting paid less than an international student is paying in tuition, what will happen? Those students cheat and get away with it. It's a GroupMe that shares exam answers and solutions to labs. Previous German 102 exam answers questions cycle the class before the exam, way too many loopholes across Purdue classes the university openly ignores. There's also serious landfills of racism here as other reviews share but that isn't for me to add to since that wasn't my experience. But it is obvious how trashy Purdue faculty seems to act with overseas students ironically often the very best for maintaining a good image here! Purdue is trash with their trash too. An insanely wealthy establishment refuses to treat its employees with even a living wage thus replacing dish washers with single use plastic tableware. The penny pinching trading morals for polluting boggles the mind. Perhaps the worst: hidden dirty realities of frat parties, hazing, suicides, and wage thefts all taking place at one globally recognized educational headquarters. Yes, US News ranks Purdue highly but hardly an unbiased assessment according to an Adam Ruins Everything episode; so where are rankings that include police report per student and how well trained a grad feels a month into a new job? Where are the reports on pollution generated, suicides, mental health, and employee satisfaction? Purdue has little aid for mental health but plenty of dollars to throw at their coaches. A few Purdue students commit suicide every year. That is what we shouldn't forget. Truly awful Pete is blowing the endowment on new buildings and marketing while a couple kids blow their lives each semester. I want everyone to succeed and become the best they can be. As a Purdue grad, I sadly cannot say Purdue is worth its recognition nor is there a guarantee for the career boost one may anticipate. I graduated thirteen years ago and see a new generation desperate to take the chance for higher education while being suspicious of its worth. At the least, Purdue must stop lying and ignoring these serious issues plaguing campus: 1. Promote a crafted classroom atmosphere that removes easy cheating and serves each student and their own way of learning. 2. Focus resources to end plastic waste. 3. And most importantly address mental health through fair pay to employees and offering accessible health services to those struggling. This is the basic baseline for any successful establishment to step up into a bright future.

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    Jessica H.

    I bleed black and old gold. This is my home and home away from home. BA '09 and MS '16 Boiler Up!

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    Nice university with lots for visitors to explore. I enjoyed touring the academic building and seeing the Neil Armstrong statue.

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    Tried it. Food was ok a little steep will prob not come back tho tbh. :/

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    The premier engineering school in Indiana. Located in West Lafayette which has some things going for it along with neighboring Lafayette.

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    The best 5 years of my life! (So I went for a victory lap...)

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    Ivy Tech Community College - Start a career in Energy Technology.

    Ivy Tech Community College

    1.0(1 review)
    5.0 mi

    I am not surprised by the good reviews. They cater to thier teachers and their younger students. If…read moreyou are above the average age of a college student you will plan on be mistreated and if you are a man of odler age you will be mistreated to the point of just plain giving up on getting a degree at this community college. I was going for my degree in I.T. but gave up when I took a class with Adrew Gibbs. The class wasn't going to bad except for the sim labs not working half the time and having to listen to him ramble on for 2 1/2 hours about IT in, which he isn't trained. The topper was the midterm exam. We had 3 men in the class that were all over the age of thirty and he gave us 3 a different test than the rest of the class. He made sure all 3 of us failed all three midterms exams. The kids in the class all had an easier test and they as I was told were succesful on all three tests.

    From the owner: Ivy Tech Community College offers associate degrees and certificates in health sciences, nursing,…read moretechnology, applied sciences, business, education, public services, and liberal arts. Ivy Tech's tuition is affordable and credits transfer to many other colleges and universities.

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    Ivy Tech Community College - Ivy Hall is the main academic building that houses student services, the bookstore, student lounges, and a cafe.

    Ivy Hall is the main academic building that houses student services, the bookstore, student lounges, and a cafe.

    Ivy Tech Community College - Griffin Hall is the home of many technology, manufacturing, and applied sciences labs.

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    First Street Towers

    4.0(2 reviews)
    0.6 mi

    Fancy college livin', this is…read more For those who're fortunate enough to call First Street Towers their home, it's about as good as dorm living can get. And by good, I mean 'clean', 'quiet', and 'DAMN THAT SH*T'S EXPENSIVE'. We're talking major sticker shock here, folks--to the tune of $14K per academic year. This is in stark contrast to Cary Quad's $7K/year room & board. So is it worth it? Yes and no. The building is still shiny new and fits right in with Purdue's vision to appeal to a higher class of clientele. Each floor has two recreation areas with HDTVs and sofas, as well as a pair of clothes washers/dryers, a microwave and study table. Elevators are speedy and well-kept. Living here, you know you'll get the best facilities on campus (printers, lounge areas, etc)--the people are what will make (or break) your experience here. First off, the cleaning staff (each floor has its own) are very friendly and approachable. They're some of the nicest, most under-appreciated people at Purdue--so talk to them, even if it's just to say hi! The other faculty.....well not so much. Nancy at the front desk is, well, a 'not nice 4-letter word.' Usually irritable, occasionally condescending, really not the best person to greet first-time visitors. I fondly recall one time where I deftly swiped a dessert from across the street to snack on back in my room. Turns out, she reported me for theft of--wait for it--A PIECE OF PIE. Henceforth known as 'The Cherry Pie Incident', it got me into some seriously hot water with the residence manager, someone from HR, talk of potential police action......honestly it was a lot of unnecessary heat brought on by one person lacking a sense of humor. It was a major bummer. Aside from that, living here my sophomore year was one of my fondest memories of Purdue, and I met some fantastic people through living at First Street Towers. I loved the southern-looking view from my 5th floor room, even if the front desk people were problematic. This place is ideal for recipients of an academic scholarship or students whose families have deep pockets. Those on a tighter budget should only come here to use the FREE washers/dryers and give Nancy a hard time. Tell them 'Eric S' sent you. "Oh, you mean the cherry pie dude?" Yeah, that guy.

    My wife lived here for a few years while she was at school. She loved it. The staff was friendly…read moreand so were her neighbors. She would recommend it to anybody.

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    Purdue University

    2.7(7 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Lively campus with so much to see! Lots of fun places to visit and a fabulous memorial dedicated to…read moreNeil Armstrong. This is quite the vibrant campus community that is always hopping.

    A beautiful campus, value in engineering, medicine, agriculture, aviation, business, research, and…read moremore but Purdue has major issues (pun intended). My aim here is that critical paper we learned in COM114 (irony) - I wish I could tell my HS self to be smart and study a trade. Better pay than most college grads, security, freedoms, and options like living in a small or big city, and crucially, avoid debt that bankruptcy can't clear. Purdue cost me $54,000. Worth it NO.WAY. Sadly many end up like me. I can happily say for you smarties, engineers, mathstat, the like, you have good odds here. I'm talking to 1000s like me who try Purdue thinking it will offer options lesser colleges can't. NOT.TRUE. I started Industrial Design, then to Computer Graphics, then graduated in Financial Planning 11 semesters, 55+ faculty, I had things to work thru but don't mind me! this is where it gets good About 35% of the faculty were ideal, full on personality, what a world class education center should hold dear. Shout out to Mr. Haywood in Bus Law! A good many did ok but a good many did not. Dr. Ma in both Risk Management and Investment Strategies never graded HW, made us help with his research in each Lab, and we found (later on) that final grades were RANDOMLY assigned to fit the bell curve. This is hilarious right Also a Dr. Snuggs taught some classes yet only graded on paper formatting not content. She hinted at unresolved childhood issues and made comments out of place outside of therapy. Her teaching was low standards for a WWI orphanage. It's a hard deal to see your money funding issues you can't fix. Some will say that is life! Learning to deal with difficult people is smart training for work later on. But no way! I am paying big money for an education not for a pencil pusher to waste everyone's time. If I'm supposed to learn motivation and responsibility from people like them, I should've taken online classes and figured it out with way less expense. Purdue seems to be looking for those odd kids too lazy to teach themselves with adult courses online but also just motivated enough to walk to a class taught by a pinata. Meanwhile my sisters were at Ivy Tech, 14 the cost and not a complaint with the teachers there. Purdue is like an Apple Watch; sure it's cool but it'll be outdated next year and worthless in three but as long as no one says anything let's keep playing this game! OK issue #2 I recall students acquiring solutions to exams in German and a few other classes. My group's white paper in ENG420 was on cheating. We concluded Purdue (most large colleges) unintentionally are a masterclass to enable kids to get away with cheating. Most students are now in a GroupMe to share solutions to HW not to learn. There's a pervading dirty reality hidden behind cheaters, frat parties, suicides, and teachers - things we don't want to talk about. US News ranks Purdue highly (which is hardly an unbiased assessment according to - again - we ignore the reality and keep chewing the fat) yet where's the rankings that include police reports per undergraduates and how well trained one feels at a new job Purdue has little influence to make sure students are doing well and can access the support they need on a big lonely campus. I never had the support or resources a well funded and recognized school should; where is the proof my 5 years and $50,000+ were worth it But again, forget me! A few Purdue students commit suicide every year. That is awful. Put that on a billboard Pete. You're blowing your endowment on new buildings and marketing while a couple kids blow their life. I want everyone to succeed and become the best they can be. As a Purdue grad, I sadly cannot say Purdue is worth its recognition nor is there a guarantee for the career boost one may anticipate. What will it look like for Purdue grads in 10-20 years I see a suspicious generation growing up doubting how much they can learn in a classroom compared to on their own reducing Purdue's image and worth. At the least, Purdue needs to get back to ensuring classrooms don't waste time, student's psychological needs are met, and education quality is based on a broad spectrum not just those who succeed and answer a survey. No one should go along with the hype to rush weak (another bad pun sorry) into student debt cuz your friends are. Purdue might be right for you but chances are it's not.

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    Lafayette Writers' Studio - Fiction and Nonfiction Writing Workshop with Melissa Fraterrigo

    Lafayette Writers' Studio

    5.0(4 reviews)
    1.5 mi

    I love the virtual writing courses offered through LWS. I've written with people as far away as…read moreSingapore! Melissa, founder and Executive Director, is more than an instructor. She is an encourager, a wiring community builder, and a connector. I've been introduced to other writers through Melissa who have become friends. Others have become collaborators and we've reviewed each other's work. She often invites other authors to provide a writing workshop. Try taking a class with Melissa though. I appreciate that her pricing makes writing courses accessible. I've definitely paid more for instruction and felt like I received less. She has a monthly newsletter on Substack filled with juicy writing information.

    Going into The Write Start: Cultivating Creativity I had a desire to unlock the door I'd closed to…read morewriting. I then participated in Writing Jumpstart. Establishing my own writing practice provided the key. Melissa Fraterrigo delivered the challenge and support to develop reading and writing skills. I successfully wrote several pieces, including the project that I presented to the encouraging group in our workshop session. Coming out of the class, I had changed because of this unique experience. The door stood open. I'm writing. Sandra Burbank

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