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Furman University Visit Report by SultanOfSuave

Visit to Furman University in September 2007 by SultanOfSuave
(Student, HS Class of 2008)
(Member since December 26 2006 with 86 posts)
 
5 of 5 people found this visit report helpful

Visit Activities:


Information Session: Yes - Information session was insightful, done by recent graduate of Furman. Although it was pretty much like any other information session on a college visit.

Campus Tour: Yes - Good campus tour done by one of the students. Knew his facts and showed us most of the campus.

Classroom Visit: Yes - Visited a political science class, and it was great. Teacher knew her stuff, plus added some good humor to the discussion.

Campus:


Friendliness/Courtesy of Students:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Everyone on campus was extremely friendly, and even though they didn't know me, struck up a conversation with me as if they were a friend.


Friendliness/Courtesy of Staff:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Staff was fantastic, from the admissions area to the faculty, very friendly and willing to answer any questions I had.


Appearance of Campus:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Campus was unbelievably beautiful. Green, green, and more green. Lots of fountains added to the beauty.


Building/Facilities Maintenance/Cleanliness:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Facilities were fantastic and very well kept up. Buildings were clean, and very nice looking.


Dormitories:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Good dormitories that were definitely livable. Not as nice as a school such as George Washington, but still very nice dorms.


Security/Safety:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Entrance has a gate that is guarded starting at 11pm, security around campus also. Felt extremely safe.


Overall Campus Impression:
5 - Excellent
5 - Excellent
Great campus, unbelievable school.

Off-Campus:


Area Immediately Around Campus:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Not too much around campus, but some nice resteraunts and stores a few minutes away, but nothing extremely exciting.


City/Town/Community:
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
Greenville was, to my surprise, quite nice. Haven't been to Greenville in a while, but the Main Street has a lot of really nice resteraunts and bars.

Campus Visit Notes for Furman University


Visit Description:

My visit to Furman University was fantastic, from the overnight visit, where I attended a concert and got to meet a lot of great people, to the tour and information session, and to the classroom visit. Furman, after this visit, has jumped to the very top of my list, and at this point, I am ready to apply early admission. I'm ready to attend tomorrow. I recommend Furman to anyone looking for a liberal arts school with fantastic facilities and an unbelievably great student body and staff.

Dining/Restaurant Recommendations or Comments:

Plenty of great resteraunts in downtown Greenville on Main street

Other Comments (Transportation, local attractions, parking, etc.):

Greenville is in a good location where it is very close to the mountains of SC and NC, and not too far away from the beaches of SC.