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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Feb 15, 2004
Pros: Beautiful landscaping and architecture. Lots of history here (Indian Mounds, etc.) and great Sports!
Cons: Parking is inadequate for a normal day and game days!
Summary: I've lived in Baton Rouge most of my life and call it "home". I've always loved the LSU Campus growing up here in Baton Rouge, LA. Since I have been on the Staff here for the last 20 years, I can enjoy the beauty of this campus daily!! Louisiana State ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 21, 2002
Pros: The degree from this university is more impressive than other Louisiana university degrees
Cons: Impersonal college, Overcrowded, Lack of Counseling or Advisement
Summary: As a graduate of Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge, I have debated on whether or not to write this epinion for the past two years. However, since my own child is now looking into universities to attend starting next year, I find it now necessary ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jan 17, 2002
Pros: Yeah, we have football players in the pros.
Cons: Large University, parking, football tickets, etc., etc.
Summary: I'm a life-long resident of Louisiana and I'm currently in my junior year at LSU. I have lived on campus, and off, so I know both worlds. I'm what I like to call an "active" LSU student - that is, compared to the average student. I'm active because ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jun 25, 2001
Pros: a real taste of the Deep South,Large campus, beautiful architecture
Cons: large Classes, no personalized attention, easy to get lost in the shuffle
Summary: Let me begin by saying that I am a graduate of LSU and very proud of my accomplishment. It took me 4 and a half arduous years to finish up my Political Science B.A. and I would not change a thing about my journey to get there.
My LSU story begins in ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Feb 16, 2001
Pros: there are sports, lots of them, good scholarships
Cons: there aren't parking spots, it sometimes takes over
Summary: Hey, where did all the college information go? Oh well, I wrote this before the "improved" Epinions came around, so I'll post it here. It is not everything about LSU (I wrote one of those that seems to have disappeared), but only on the athletic ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 28, 2000
Pros: Academics and Louisiana agricultural expertise
Cons: none I can think of
Summary: Louisiana State University has continued it's tradition of providing a well rounded education regardless of the chosen field of major. I recently visited the campus and found many technological improvements as well as an expanded curriculum. LSU was ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 22, 2000
Pros: interesting, lots of communication, fairly easy, demonstrations
Cons: 3 hours can be long, wish had longer than one semester for more details
Summary: This review is meant to cover a single class in a particular department. The department is Religious Studies. More information about the entire department, as this is the only class I have taken in it, can be found on LSU's website under the arts and ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 27, 2000
Pros: awesome food, best sauce in the galaxy, good prices, fun service
Cons: none!
Summary: I know this doesn't exactly qualify as "campus dining services," but LSU is where this simple little obscure chicken shack began and soon became a beautiful, fattening tradition. Raising Cane's is the name of this wonderful chicken land and I ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 26, 2000
Pros: Fun for every type of person, wide variety of music and events
Cons: long lines, small space on football nights
Summary: The Varsity is a club on campus off Highland Road in Baton Rouge. As you walk up the stairs from the sidewalk outside, you see two black wrought iron V’s on the door right before the courtyard. Show your license, get your stamp (or wristband) and pay ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Nov 1, 2000
Pros: TOPS, loans easy to obtain
Cons: often slow sending checks, office not always good at answering questions
Summary: Financial aid...without it, many people would not attend college. Aid usually comes in three major forms: scholarships (based majorly on merit in some form or another), loans (which have to be paid back, though interest rates are better than a car ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 22, 2000
Pros: Athletics
Cons: Counseling for incoming students needs improvement
Summary: When I first graduated from high school, I applied to five different colleges in four different states. There really should have been no question, as a native of Baton Rouge, LSU was the obvious choice. While it took me four and one-half years to ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Oct 14, 2000
Pros: cost, social scene, best in-state school
Cons: see review
Summary: Revised on July 13, 2002. I moved the research section up to "the good" after seeing how important it was to get into graduate school. I also added honors program to it.
Note: Sorry this review is so long. I originally wrote it ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 14, 2000
Pros: If I just wanted to tell the pros, I wouldn't have written such a long review.
Cons: (see pros)
Summary: Ever take a bite of something and it just doesn't taste right? Oops, nevermind, I meant to just tell you that this review is part of the Quality of Life School Write-Off This write-off features: catherine_james, basilisk4, kinganamort, ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Sep 4, 2000
Pros: fun to watch, everyone is there, lots of school spirit
Cons: often overrides academics, parking, drunks, heat
Summary: Well, yesterday was the first football game of the season here at LSU. Fortunately, I was not feeling well, so I did not have to sit in the heat to watch LSU's new coach (Nick Saban) lead the Tigers to victory against some junior high school team that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 8, 2000
Pros: the crowd, the music, the room, the location
Cons: long lines at bar, some bands suck
Summary: (Note: This review is not an overall social life at LSU review. Instead, it is on one bar in the LSU area, but this is the section that Epinions dedicates for general social life reviews as well as more specific ones, such as this. I will write ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 26, 2000
Pros: Big enough that you can meet different people, be exposed to various things, good bar scene
Cons: You can graduate (like I did) without having any professor know your name. You will be only a number unless you make an effort not to be.
Summary: My LSU experience was pretty good. I am originally from Louisiana and started at LSU in fall 95.
LSU has a pretty good bar scene. Things really tightened up after Ben Wynne drank a bit too much "3 wise men" and ended up dead. ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 8, 2000
Pros: Good marching band
Cons: Everything that has to do with academics
Summary: Wake up people and smell the gumbo! Louisiana State University is a machine. It does not care about its students. I have toured many campuses in the state in search of where I want to spend the next four or five years of my life. I have come to the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Jul 5, 2000
Pros: You will be a stronger person for it.
Cons: You may not survive long enough to appreciate that.
Summary: If you are joining the ranks of LSU students without a vehicle, you will be interested to know that CTC, the bus system in Baton Rouge, will take you almost everywhere you need to go, and for free too.
Yep, all you have to do is flash that ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 31, 2000
Pros: Sports, Size, People, New Orleans, Varsitility
Cons: Size
Summary: What can you say about Louisiana State University? Well to start I love it. It is a great place to go to school. It has a beautiful campus, great sports tradition, fun people, and it's only 70 miles from New Orleans and Bourbon St. As a tiger that ... read more
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Rated a Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 14, 2000
Pros: Athletics, graduate schools, academics
Cons: housing, dining halls
Summary: LSU is a wonderful school. I would recommend it to anyone. It has great academic programs and Fantastic sporting teams. This is definitely the school to go to if you are a sports fan. we also have nice extracurricular programs going on around campus. ... read more
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