<p>All right, let’s see…</p>
<p>I received the Dean’s Scholarship. De Paul is one of my safety schools. However, I absolutely LOVE Chicago. </p>
<p>If anyone has firsthand knowledge about this school, would you be so kind to post it?</p>
<p>Please post all opinions, good or bad. Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Well I am in the honors program and it is not easy. If you are doing business or law this is a tough school. I have found that it is well respected in Chicago and everyone I know loves it. I would really go here, especially if you like Chicago and the social scene. Just so much to do.</p>
<p>It’s on the near North side of Chicago, very easy access to the subway and el trains – station right on campus. about 15 minutes by train to the loop and lots to do on the near north also. The entire campus is within about a four by four block area.</p>
<p>Honestly, I find the academic quality to be a little disappointing, and too easy (and I’m in the school of commerce). Don’t come here for science or more research-oriented majors. However, DePaul is a truly unique school–one where the courses are not difficult but the local reputation is relatively strong. The students are generally nice and respectably intelligent (as so are the professors). I never had any T.A.'s or any classes with more than 40 students, so that’s a major plus. Financial aid is pretty good. All in all, I would recommend this school if you love the city and are looking for a flexible and laid-back (but not blow-off) college experience.</p>
<p>In terms of academic quality my largest class this quarter is 20 students
I only have one prof without a Ph.D. in her field and she will likely have it by the end of the quarter. I often find that questions of easy and quality come from freshmen and sophomores (I was among them) once you begin to delve deeply into your personal major/majors the level of work required to succeed goes up by a rather large amount, just as with any school. More importantly however then difficulty is quality. While a course can cause you to rip out your hair without giving you useful knowledge I find that most (certainly not all I’ve had one terrible prof) go above and beyond. Everyone of my profs, even the horrible one, knew me by name, talked to me after class, sent emails about things their students might find interesting, was constantly available after class for further instruction, and really and truly cared about the material they were teaching. Passion for the information makes a big difference. For instance, one of my courses right now is low on external work but the prof is able to hold every student’s attention for the full period, you could hear a pin drop in that room. The debates are intense and the information is useful. Papers are assigned not as some sort of punishment or challenge you must overcome but as a means to access more information. For instance most of my profs refuse to give multiple choice tests, instead preferring open-ended papers that force you to think rather than memorize and to gather information you otherwise would have ignored. This school certainly isn’t a university of chicago but it one that I find myself constantly engaged in and generally satisfied with.</p>
<p>ericsalinger probably has a good point. Most upperclassmen I have spoken with say the courses become significantly more challenging junior and senior year. My roommate actually transfered from UIUC’s engineering school to DePaul’s Strobel’s honors accounting program–and he says UIUC was not that much more difficult. However, IMHO I am a quite dissapointed with the general lack of academic focus amongst most, but certainly not all, of the student body; I believe DePaul’s relative ease of admissions and low rankings amount to many mediocore students. The profs are great, but I constantly get the feeling they are being held back by the abundance of slackers–who care little more about learning so long as they receive a “C”.</p>
<p>It will not be easy for business.</p>