I figured for my 100th review, why not review a place where I invested 100 grand?…read more Wright State University's School of Professional Psychology (WSU-SOPP) is a doctoral program in Dayton, Ohio. I had many options for graduate school and chose WSU-SOPP for a few important reasons: 1. The breadth and depth of the classroom and clinical experiences *WSU-SOPP offers several specialty tracks for clinical psychology including child and adolescent psychology, health psychology, forensic psychology, geriatric psychology etc. This is rare for many graduate programs to offer so many specialty area. Additionally, in order to offer such specialties, you must have the availability to gather clinical training hours at sites treating those populations. WSU has partnerships with many hospitals, schools, mental health centers etc in the area to offer the appropriate training opportunities. 2. Top notch professors * WSU-SOPP has many well known, talented professors who have their hands in the newest research, best practices, and curiosity to learn more. I have very fond memories of the professors at WSU-SOPP 3. Clinical experiences *WSU-SOPP is one of the few graduate programs that offer more than 2000 clinical practicum hours for their students. This is a huge amount of clinical hours. The program has many partners in the community and upon graduation, having so many clinical hours under your belt makes you very attractive to internships and job settings. 4. Stipends *WSU-SOPP offers stipends for almost all of the practicum placements they offer. This helps a lot, as the cost of graduate school is pretty hefty. Not every program offers stipends for clinical training. This is a huge plus! 5. Strong emphasis on Cultural Diversity *WSU-SOPP is one of the few graduate program that has such dedication to cultural Issie's as they relate to psychological issues. It is embedded in every course weather it is statistics or psychopathology. Again, many programs offer a class or two about diversity, very few consider diversity to be an integral part of the overall experience. 6. Success rates * WSU-SOPP is one of the few graduate program s that has nearly 100% internship placement. In my class of 20 or so students, we all were placed in our #1 or #2 internship placements. Most schools have 50% and think this is a good statistic. WSU-SOPP is well above this on a consistent bases. EXCELLENT! Are there any drawbacks? A few 1. Cost *Grad school is not cheap. WSU-SOPP is no exception. It was a worthwhile investment for me and I would follow the same path is I had to do it all again. 2. Location * Okay, so Dayton is not the the most attractive place to spend 3 or 4 years........ No argument there. I will say, however, that the cost of living is less than in other parts of the country and the Midwest offers some unique things to do...... Overall, I feel WSU-SOPP is a wonderful, reward ding experience and I have the success I do in my career due to my training and education.

From the owner: The School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) is a separate School within the University structure…read more SOPP was among the nation's first doctoral programs to develop a practitioner model program and to confer the Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) degree. The SOPP believes that generalist education and training at the doctoral level best prepares psychologists to meet the current and future challenges posed by changes in health care delivery. As a university-based program, SOPP students benefit from campus resources. With the most diverse faculty and student body of any psychology program in the region, the SOPP embraces its mission of serving the underserved and promoting cultural sensitivity and diversity appreciation. The SOPP remains committed to diversity in all its forms, an emphasis on social responsibility, the preparation of students for applying research and practicing in a broad array of settings, and an emphasis on lifelong learning and the welfare of others.

I am an alumni from the 1980s and Antioch College changed my life. I came from a very small…read moreconservative village in the upper MidWest and needed to escape the stifling atmosphere so applied to the most open minded college near to me. Antioch gave me an outstanding education and opened the world up to me. Since graduation I have been to over 70 countries and worked in cutting edge scientific research in both academia and industry. Although Antioch College has had financial difficulties recently the spirit of it survives and offers hope to teach and develop future leaders that will change the future of America and the world. Antioch College is needed now more than ever.

I applied to Antioch College back in 1992, and it was one of my top ten choices. I was in LOVE with…read morethe Co-Op aspect of Antioch's educational program, & I'd enjoyed my admissions interview with an Antioch alum who lived in upstate New York (I was from NYC). I chose Hampshire College in Amherst, MA over Antioch because of the closer proximity to my hometown, and because I did want a slightly larger campus culture. When I was finally able to visit Antioch (& Yellow SprIngs) on a road trip out West after my first year at Hampshire I was prettty confident I'd made the right choice. Antioch would have been the wrong choice for me. It was too small and isolated a campus. Yellow Springs also was a cute and eclectic little town, BUT, it was TOO small and out in the middle of nowhere.

Beautiful campus, impeccably landscaped and maintained. Very nice visual aesthetics abound…read moreincluding trees, red brick buildings and many red brick paved sidewalks. The commercial street nearest the campus is fairly newly revamped with plenty of cute shops, cafes and restaurants. The gym/sports center "The Rec" is phenomenal - new and clean! If I were looking for a small to mid-sized university to attend I'd consider Dayton!

We just attended "Family Weekend" at the University of Dayton. Fantastic time had by all. I'm…read moretalking about the University sponsored weekend events, not the giant block party drink fest many look forward to. The University did a great job planning a fun weekend with so many event options for the entire family We started out Saturday with a Power Yoga class. Great instructor adapted her class to us old folks. She was knowledgeable and professional. I would go every day if I was a student there. Next up a seminar on study abroad. Very informative. Lunch in the cafeteria; I was impressed with the healthy food options. We took a little off campus excursion to visit the Catfe (see review). Then returned for "Painting with Parents". What a blast. My husband really got into it. We all painted the Chapel cupola and each added our own flair We ended our evening with the staff from Fusion restaurant rolling Maki Sushi custom to each of us. Very well run and organized. I can't wait to see what is up for next year. Parking was easy and they weren't ticketing any parents for parking in local lots. All events were registered for in advance online and paid the same way via credit card. No cash transactions the day of. Smooth sailing. We loved it!

Allow me to regale you with the tragicomic tale of my brief foray into the world of medical…read morelaboratory science--a tale so riddled with irony and professional malpractice that even Kafka would blush. My journey began, as many do, with wide-eyed ambition, a strong work ethic forged in the crucible of restaurant kitchens (one can long for better while elbow-deep in crusted beans and salsa, let me assure you), and a burning desire to join the noble ranks of Medical Laboratory Technologists. Alas, little did I know my greatest test would not be in the lab, but rather in navigating an ethical swamp of academic malfeasance and institutional hypocrisy. Having enrolled at Clark State Community College, lured by their ostensibly transferrable credits, I soon discovered this promise to be as solid as a soufflé left out in the rain. Only later would I learn that my hard-won credits in immunology, microbiology, and hematology--painstakingly earned between scrubbing pots and pans--were about as transferable as a library card at a bank. Clark State, with all the candor of a used car salesman, had failed to mention that their curriculum and credits were about as compatible with Wright State University as oil and water (or, indeed, staff at Clark State and straightforward communication). But let us not get ahead of ourselves. The true pièce de résistance in this circus of administrative ineptitude was my dismissal summary from the Springfield Regional Medical Center internship--a process so shrouded in secrecy and poor communication, it could have been scripted by the writer of the Twilight Zone episodes. Rather than receiving constructive feedback, a warning, or (heaven forbid!) an actual conversation about any concerns, I was simply handed a phone number and told to call my professor. No explanation, no chance to remedy the situation--just a cold, sarcastic and laconic "Yeah, call him." It was as though I had unwittingly starred in an episode of Black Mirror: Human Resources Edition. Enter Keri William Richards, whose hypocritical performance deserves a standing ovation. Ms. Richards, who pontificates on the sanctity of professionalism and patient care, evidently missed the seminar on direct communication, transparency, and giving students a chance to grow. Instead, she preferred the more medieval approach: speaking about me, never to me, and letting unsubstantiated rumors of mental health concerns brew behind closed doors. (One wonders if sarcasm should be listed as a contraindication to medical internships. Newsflash: Snow White is not, in fact, my girlfriend.) Apparently, a single joke about a Disney character is enough to set off alarm bells, rendering years of academic diligence and work ethic moot. The only thing more fragile than a lab sample in this scenario was staff's collective sense of humor. It was only later that I would be treated to Ms. Richards' literary stylings, replete with baseless allegations: that I "wasn't listening," "did things my own way," and, my personal favorite, that staff were made "uncomfortable" by my very presence. Yet, in her own words, she claims, "We are here to provide education, instruction, and growth to individuals who have a passion for science and patient care." Fascinating. Perhaps Ms. Richards ought to have provided those opportunities for growth and instruction by, say, actually instructing or communicating instead of staging a character assassination in absentia. The hypocrisy is so dense it could be used to calibrate a laboratory scale. Astonishingly, Clark State Community College then "graduated" me by cobbling together a patchwork of unrelated courses, handing me a degree I didn't earn, all to sweep their own incompetence under the rug. Their version of "professionalism" involved gaslighting, obfuscation, and, when pressed for answers, outright lies ("There's no written documentation!" they claimed, until the records magically appeared following legal obligation). When I dared to ask questions--as an actual enrolled student--I was met with threats of police intervention for "telecommunication harassment." One might say, in the spirit of sophisticated sarcasm, that Clark State's commitment to open communication rivals that of a brick wall. Let's not overlook the legal and ethical implications. By dismissing me in absentia on vague "mental health" concerns, giving me no opportunity to respond or remedy, and then blackballing my academic record, Clark State and Springfield Regional Medical Center have engaged in conduct that runs afoul of both professional ethics and the Ohioans with Disabilities Act of 1969. Their actions are not merely inconsiderate--they are, by all reasonable standards, discriminatory and illegal.

They are ok, but in my experience advisors and professors are not understanding when it comes to…read moreadults who are working while taking classes. You would think they have experience with it being a community, but I've even had an advisor DISCOURAGE me from taking classes, while the other attempts to over load me with me classes. I've taken one class a semester multiple times at my own pace because I work very long hours. If you only go to them to make a plan for the classes you need and don't talk to them after that you'll be fine. Talking to fellow working adults and part time students, of course.

What could you guys improve? Maybe not having us workers on campus when it's -5 degrees out with a…read morewindchill of -9. No delay. No closing. I have to make the call myself which is ridiculous. I'm already aware y'all don't care but you guys could at least pretend.

We LOVED DMS!!! Our little started at 2&1/2 (which was great for his development and social skills…read moreat that point in his life ). Where as traditional preschool would have made him wait an entire additional year before he could start. He learned SO MUCH in his four years at DMS. The teachers are so patient and loved our son like their own!! He learned so much more than just ABC's! He learned about the world and his space in it, how to be a kind friend, how to read and write, and math. And the best part was it was all at his pace when he was motivated to do it!! We loved the Montessori philosophy to "follow the child" while incorporating independent work and self-discovery! We would definitely recommend DMS to others!! We LOVED DMS!!! Our little started at 2&1/2 (which was great for his development and social skills at that point in his life ). Where as traditional preschool would have made him wait an entire additional year before he could start. He learned SO MUCH in his four years at DMS. The teachers are so patient and loved our son like their own!! He learned so much more than just ABC's! He learned about the world and his space in it, how to be a kind friend, how to read and write, and math. And the best part was it was all at his pace when he was motivated to do it!! We loved the Montessori philosophy to "follow the child" while incorporating independent work and self-discovery! We would definitely recommend DMS to others!!

Not recommended as a place to work. I was an assistant professor there for nine years and I saw…read moremany employees fired for little or no reason. The administration often did a poor job of supporting the faculty.

This has to be the worst school on the planet. The lack of communication and understanding is…read moreunbelievable. The administration dropped the ball on this graduation for 2024. Imagine traveling from Cali to get your degree. You come way before the time that they tell you. To find out they have changed the time and failed to update you. This school should be closed immediately.

Toured here w/ a group and had a lot of fun! My tour guides were super nice and it was amazing to…read moreexperience fried chicken Wednesdays.