How do you like your school?

lkf725 · 01-30-2009, 07:28 PM

How is life at Duquesne? Is it a commuter atmosphere? Do you feel sequestered on the campus in the middle of a not-so-nice area of town? How are the academics?

ZappaMom · 02-22-2009, 05:50 PM

......bumping........

Would like to add - any music majors out there?

lkf725 · 02-24-2009, 08:21 AM

Hi ZappaMom! I can tell you that the music school is very good. Are you interested in teaching or performance?

ZappaMom · 02-28-2009, 08:32 PM

My DS is looking at their jazz studies program for guitar.

lkf725 · 03-01-2009, 11:48 AM

I don't know about the jazz studies in particular, but Pittsburgh has a vibrant jazz community and I don't think you could go wrong. There would be lots of opportunities to listen to and play with various jazz musicians.

tennischick09 · 03-06-2009, 06:17 PM

my friend attends Duquesne and she likes the school. she said its not in too bad an area. its easy to get around the city from where you are even without a car. she says that the teachers are helpful and the classes arent big unless its like a general science class, because everybody has to take it. the campus is easy to navigate because it is small and contained.

lkf725 · 03-07-2009, 10:31 AM

Thanks tennischick09! What year and major is your friend it?

penny_lane · 03-14-2009, 09:12 PM

I'm probably gonna end up at Duquesne next year, and I'm just wondering that even though it's a religious school, is it really religious at all? I never really go to church and I don't know..i'm just not that big on religion.

tennischick09 · 03-21-2009, 12:21 PM

in reply to lkf725:

my friend is a freshman at duquesne and she is majoring in business management.

in reply to penny_lane:

I asked her about the whole religion thing....and she said that even though she is catholic and goes to a catholic school she does not go to the church and the school doesnt revolve around its religion. she said that a lot of her friends arent too big on religion and they love it there.

HOPE THIS HELPS BOTH OF YOU!

penny_lane · 03-21-2009, 08:27 PM

Thanks for investigating tennischick, I'm really glad to hear that. I didn't wanna be stuck in some religion class when I'm kind of agnostic. I'm going to an Open House this weekend though, so I'll see it for myself.

lkf725 · 03-21-2009, 09:35 PM

What is the Open House event and do you have to pre-register? Is it for admitted seniors or can anybody go?