I am not a fan of writing reviews but I have had such negative experiences at Adelphi that I felt the need to post. I am a sophomore nursing student currently at Adelphi, over the summer Adelphi has had a scandal with a nursing professor that has faked her license and the school was never aware until she was finally caught. At the beginning of the school year, another professor in the biology department (also a professor for pre-req nursing courses) was fired for a scandal that occurred at another school. He offered a student to sleep with him for good grades, he was also known to be very sexist. The staff and advisors in the nursing department are absolutely rude, condescending and clueless. A lot of the nursing deans think they are above everyone because they are RNs or have their PhD. Out of the blue, they decided to change the color of the nursing uniform and also took out the women's options for the top and pants (the color is now white and brown pants- DISGUSTING). I emailed staff from the nursing department and asked if there was anything we could do to have a say in the change of colors, the uniform is quite pricey (about $90). After sending several emails with no definitive response, I received an email from the assistant dean's assistant scheduling a mandatory meeting with me. To my surprise, I am greeted with attitude and am reprimanded for sending emails. As a student paying thousands of dollars, I will utilize all resources given to me and will express any concerns or issues I have, this school isn't FREE and it most certainly is NOT cheap!!! During my meeting with the assistant dean, she told me she finds it concerning that I didn't think it was inappropriate to send a chain of emails to the deans and president about a uniform. She belittled me the whole meeting and shut me down with any comment I had, I left the meeting in tears because of how I was treated. If anything was concerning it was the way the assistant dean had treated me, the meeting was entirely unnecessary, I was being scolded for complaining about an unhelpful advisor and clinical placement office. I was completely shocked that I was in trouble for sending emails and voicing my opinion, I pay money for this school I will contact whoever I want!!! I was told basically my emails were a waste of time and that she did me such a big favor by switching my advisor. Another thing is the financial aid, the school is extremely expensive and even with a scholarship it is a lot. They charge you late fees for not paying on time, you can't register for classes with a balance above $1,000 I believe, they are very unhelpful when it comes to forms to fill out. I did not know I had to fill out the TAP application my freshman year and only found out until I went to the financial aid office and had the lady look into it for me, they are constantly looking for ways to get money out of you, especially the nursing students. If you are a freshman registering for classes without any college credits, forget about getting into a class you like with a good professor and times that work for you. I had to switch my schedule multiple times as the seats would keep filling up and I was among the last to register. I had also registered for a course that taught CPR and would give me a certification I need to start my clinical training as a nurse. I was not sure beforehand if this course certification would work for my clinical even though many students told me this worked for them. To be on the safe side I contacted my advisor who immediately told me this course would not count, after I explained there is a certification she told me to contact clinical placement and never gave me an email (I asked her for the email because I couldn't find it). I then emailed the deans and asked them if the course would count, they forwarded my email to the clinical placement office where I was also told no. I then called the office and spoke with a very rude lady, I was explaining that cpr was taught in the course and she kept telling me to s
Shirley S.
You know the saying," The quicker you build a house, the faster it falls" kinda explains my acceptance into Adelphi University. They accepted me so fast, it was unbelievable. Very shady. and of course, they accepted me as a provisional student. If you ever get accepted as provisional at Adelphi, do not fall for it. They will kick you out of the program, thats their plan. You apparently need two Bs to pass, however, their website claims you need a b in both classes or a 3.25 average for 12 credits. They mustve forgot they had that on their website. Godforbid you get a b- in one class and an A in the other which would equal 3.2 . They wont even consider the other class, wont even weigh the difference. I was just told there was nothing that could be done. The head of the Social Work department hung up the phone on me after being unable to answer my question,let alone, get to know the student. The Social Work department is a complete joke. If youre provisional, they wont even give you the same rights as a "regular" student despite paying the same for the classes. I definitely lost hope in this field. They were so quick to kick me out without blinking an eye. I was cheerful and merry with the department one day and shunned the next. But as they say, as one door closes, another flies the f open. Dont waste your money here.
Lisa R.
I would have to agree with all of the negative reviews! I went to Adelphi for my grad program in Social Work! The school itself is terrible! Expensive, parking is terrible, the Saftey of the parking lots of people speeding by is uncalled for! Had only one or two great professors but after that it was the worst! The pass rate for the social work license is the worst here as well! Go somewhere else
Tom L.
I attended the school as a math major. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of great professors I had. The school is overpriced (it's great if you're one of the local rich kids). Snobby student body, little attention/help given to students. I'm glad I went elsewhere for my M.S. degree. Hofstra is nearby. I should have attended there.
Lourdes M.
**The review is for the University Center My third time to be in the university ground and first time to be in the Ruth S Harley University Center. I came in on night of March 16th and attended the university's Breast Cancer Awareness Support Program "Creative Cups" fund raising campaign. It was nice to hear of the university's support for such kind of program. A lot of people are benefitting for the proceeds that they were raising. I believe this was just one of the few of their projects for the year. Check their website for further details. I had a good time by the way with the event. Hopefully they had a good turn out. The university center is not hard to find. After making a right turn at the university's main compound entrance, the center is at the right hand side, steps away from the parking lot. The center is a three floor with an underground building comprises mostly of small meeting rooms and main conference hall on the second floor, not sure if the third floor has one too as they held the event on the second floor. Each floor has its own restrooms. The ground lobby has a welcoming vibes. There is a choice of using the stairs or an elevator going up or down. The kitchen is at the second floor as I remember them bringing in and out the refreshments for the evening. I have seen a sign of a bookstore located downstairs, never get the chance to check though. The focal point of the building are the different flags raised up in the center of the building. The entire staff that were involved with the event were nice, friendly and entertaining. Its a good place for any event, wonder if they rent the place for outsiders.
Consumer U.
Well my daughter that attends is writing an essay "how to survive a shi-tty college". That pretty much sums it up. Happily she is transferring out at the end of the semester. Between the rude drivers that barrel through the parking lot at breakneck speed, to the bedbug infested dorm that as far as we know STILL has not been sprayed two weeks post discovery. Not to mention the food that has made her sick including two raw omelets served in just the last week alone. The academics are weak being the final nail in the coffin. Spend your money somewhere else. This is a commuter school and if you are from out of the area you will be miserable on the weekends in this ghost town. Just ugh. Please note this is for the Garden City Ny campus
Kashiro W.
Met the Advisor several times I've been debating to come to the night college for some time now. Only because Molloy don't offer that much night classes for to finish my degree. Well let's see, if ill be out of an admission money when the final over of my transcript. Just want to be focus and et finish with school. It's a big school hopefully they are attentive as they are at Molloy. I haven't experienced the administrative part yet. So far the building I'm in is in the next building. My advisor though Christina is very very helpful I've been in contact with for a year now and I'm finally here.
Frank M.
I took my daughter to a portfolio review. Even though we were running late one of the students we ran onto escorted us to the building where the introduction and the review process were taking place. It just so happened the student we ran into knew my older daughter's best friend and she was very informative about the school, like an insiders review. It was very refreshing. Once we arrived at the building where the reviews were taking place we had a friendly greeting and they informed us of the process. They had lunch and snacks for us but we had already eaten. We sat through the introduction and then my daughter's portfolio was reviewed. Everyone we met were very friendly and efficient. They told her it was very good and she would be a good fit for their program. We received good vibes from the school and it's only 2 miles from where we live. Seems to be a good fit. It's not a large school so everything is close by on campus.
Gina B.
They don't care about the safety of their staff, faculty or students! Save your money go somewhere else.
Tray C.
If you have nothing better to do with your money and just wanna say that you're enrolled in college go here. They ripped me off and their financial aid office is filled with lazy bums who can't do a simple job correctly.
The campus is beautiful but the education is lackluster, and certainly not worth the money. I transferred in with a 4.0 gpa and have still received very little attention from my professors and administrators. Most of the professors are rude, don't answer their emails, and act like they don't want to be there. Most of all, the student body is of a certain type (read: rich), and the professors treat everyone as if they are privileged. Obviously, not all of us were born with silver spoons dangling out of our precious little mouths. Some of us can't afford to take off work every weekend for events. We can't all afford to meet up with our professors outside of class. This is absolutely not a place for people who are trying to make it on their own. So, unless you have 120,000 dollars just sitting around, and your heart's desire is a mediocre education, avoid Adelphi and go somewhere that's willing to invest in its students.
David K.
Adelphi is a great school to go to! Good professor staff here in the school of Business. Pretty successful at getting what classes I want when I want them.
Maggie H.
I graduated from Adelphi in '03 and had a really great experience. I was a commuter student, and as such can't really comment on dorm and food issues. The campus was beautiful when I attended and still is, but with more to offer after renovations in their theater and athletic complex. I double majored in psychology and sociology, so most of my experience was within these departments. I only have wonderful things to say about each department. My professors were passionate, inspirational, engaging and made lasting impressions on me. They were accessible and always happy to do anything to help. I spent some great years at Adelphi and I received an education that I will always value.
Jennifer T.
As a struggling single mother, Adelphi has done nothing to help their students who need financial assistance. Instead of proper advisement in financial aid, they wait until there is a balance to contact the student. Then when the student/parent inquires what funds were available, they will review the file & realize the student didn't complete all applications for financial aid. I thought the counselors in financial aid were there to ADVISE students about funds, scholarships etc. I was COMPLETELY wrong. In addition, the prior young lady I feel for you...my daughter is close to graduating this year as opposed to next year (which means Adelphi will lose one year's tuition) and they will not let her register for class. why? because when they let her register for summer classes Adelphi DID NOT advise her that financial didn't cover those two classes. So now there is a balance and no help. They literally told her there is "nothing we can do." There are other issues with the school and at this point I will utilize all my resources to bring this to the attention of other families contemplating Adelphi.
T.M H.
Adelphi University could be worth the money if they actually make changes that reflect the amount of tuition charged. As a MSW student, I find the program to be a little mediocre with some very mediocre students. My first semester there, I was a part-time evening student and I was a little appalled that I was learning about Rosa Parks in a grad level social welfare class. Like really!!!! The students all seemed to just be older, working students who probably could not get in anywhere else, so Adelphi accepted them. I found that while my Professor was very good, I got the feeling that she too was shocked at how medicore the intellect of the students were. I was almost ashamed to be there. However, over the years my feelings changed. However, I am in my last year and notice so much more to complain about. There are no dual degree programs, no specializations, no concentrations, no real experience at all. No real diversity in its curriculum, terrible classrooms in the social work building. It's just really a waste of my money. On the other hand, I have had some really great professors, a good advisor and the Dean is a doll. However, it just seems like no one is doing anything to make it a stronger program in general. They could take some cues from Fordham, Hunter, Columbia, or any other MSW program that offers its students more than a bland generalist program.
I am not a fan of writing reviews but I have had such negative experiences at Adelphi that I felt the need to post. I am a sophomore nursing student currently at Adelphi, over the summer Adelphi has had a scandal with a nursing professor that has faked her license and the school was never aware until she was finally caught. At the beginning of the school year, another professor in the biology department (also a professor for pre-req nursing courses) was fired for a scandal that occurred at another school. He offered a student to sleep with him for good grades, he was also known to be very sexist. The staff and advisors in the nursing department are absolutely rude, condescending and clueless. A lot of the nursing deans think they are above everyone because they are RNs or have their PhD. Out of the blue, they decided to change the color of the nursing uniform and also took out the women's options for the top and pants (the color is now white and brown pants- DISGUSTING). I emailed staff from the nursing department and asked if there was anything we could do to have a say in the change of colors, the uniform is quite pricey (about $90). After sending several emails with no definitive response, I received an email from the assistant dean's assistant scheduling a mandatory meeting with me. To my surprise, I am greeted with attitude and am reprimanded for sending emails. As a student paying thousands of dollars, I will utilize all resources given to me and will express any concerns or issues I have, this school isn't FREE and it most certainly is NOT cheap!!! During my meeting with the assistant dean, she told me she finds it concerning that I didn't think it was inappropriate to send a chain of emails to the deans and president about a uniform. She belittled me the whole meeting and shut me down with any comment I had, I left the meeting in tears because of how I was treated. If anything was concerning it was the way the assistant dean had treated me, the meeting was entirely unnecessary, I was being scolded for complaining about an unhelpful advisor and clinical placement office. I was completely shocked that I was in trouble for sending emails and voicing my opinion, I pay money for this school I will contact whoever I want!!! I was told basically my emails were a waste of time and that she did me such a big favor by switching my advisor. Another thing is the financial aid, the school is extremely expensive and even with a scholarship it is a lot. They charge you late fees for not paying on time, you can't register for classes with a balance above $1,000 I believe, they are very unhelpful when it comes to forms to fill out. I did not know I had to fill out the TAP application my freshman year and only found out until I went to the financial aid office and had the lady look into it for me, they are constantly looking for ways to get money out of you, especially the nursing students. If you are a freshman registering for classes without any college credits, forget about getting into a class you like with a good professor and times that work for you. I had to switch my schedule multiple times as the seats would keep filling up and I was among the last to register. I had also registered for a course that taught CPR and would give me a certification I need to start my clinical training as a nurse. I was not sure beforehand if this course certification would work for my clinical even though many students told me this worked for them. To be on the safe side I contacted my advisor who immediately told me this course would not count, after I explained there is a certification she told me to contact clinical placement and never gave me an email (I asked her for the email because I couldn't find it). I then emailed the deans and asked them if the course would count, they forwarded my email to the clinical placement office where I was also told no. I then called the office and spoke with a very rude lady, I was explaining that cpr was taught in the course and she kept telling me to s
You know the saying," The quicker you build a house, the faster it falls" kinda explains my acceptance into Adelphi University. They accepted me so fast, it was unbelievable. Very shady. and of course, they accepted me as a provisional student. If you ever get accepted as provisional at Adelphi, do not fall for it. They will kick you out of the program, thats their plan. You apparently need two Bs to pass, however, their website claims you need a b in both classes or a 3.25 average for 12 credits. They mustve forgot they had that on their website. Godforbid you get a b- in one class and an A in the other which would equal 3.2 . They wont even consider the other class, wont even weigh the difference. I was just told there was nothing that could be done. The head of the Social Work department hung up the phone on me after being unable to answer my question,let alone, get to know the student. The Social Work department is a complete joke. If youre provisional, they wont even give you the same rights as a "regular" student despite paying the same for the classes. I definitely lost hope in this field. They were so quick to kick me out without blinking an eye. I was cheerful and merry with the department one day and shunned the next. But as they say, as one door closes, another flies the f open. Dont waste your money here.
I would have to agree with all of the negative reviews! I went to Adelphi for my grad program in Social Work! The school itself is terrible! Expensive, parking is terrible, the Saftey of the parking lots of people speeding by is uncalled for! Had only one or two great professors but after that it was the worst! The pass rate for the social work license is the worst here as well! Go somewhere else
I attended the school as a math major. I can count on the fingers of one hand the number of great professors I had. The school is overpriced (it's great if you're one of the local rich kids). Snobby student body, little attention/help given to students. I'm glad I went elsewhere for my M.S. degree. Hofstra is nearby. I should have attended there.
**The review is for the University Center My third time to be in the university ground and first time to be in the Ruth S Harley University Center. I came in on night of March 16th and attended the university's Breast Cancer Awareness Support Program "Creative Cups" fund raising campaign. It was nice to hear of the university's support for such kind of program. A lot of people are benefitting for the proceeds that they were raising. I believe this was just one of the few of their projects for the year. Check their website for further details. I had a good time by the way with the event. Hopefully they had a good turn out. The university center is not hard to find. After making a right turn at the university's main compound entrance, the center is at the right hand side, steps away from the parking lot. The center is a three floor with an underground building comprises mostly of small meeting rooms and main conference hall on the second floor, not sure if the third floor has one too as they held the event on the second floor. Each floor has its own restrooms. The ground lobby has a welcoming vibes. There is a choice of using the stairs or an elevator going up or down. The kitchen is at the second floor as I remember them bringing in and out the refreshments for the evening. I have seen a sign of a bookstore located downstairs, never get the chance to check though. The focal point of the building are the different flags raised up in the center of the building. The entire staff that were involved with the event were nice, friendly and entertaining. Its a good place for any event, wonder if they rent the place for outsiders.
Well my daughter that attends is writing an essay "how to survive a shi-tty college". That pretty much sums it up. Happily she is transferring out at the end of the semester. Between the rude drivers that barrel through the parking lot at breakneck speed, to the bedbug infested dorm that as far as we know STILL has not been sprayed two weeks post discovery. Not to mention the food that has made her sick including two raw omelets served in just the last week alone. The academics are weak being the final nail in the coffin. Spend your money somewhere else. This is a commuter school and if you are from out of the area you will be miserable on the weekends in this ghost town. Just ugh. Please note this is for the Garden City Ny campus
Met the Advisor several times I've been debating to come to the night college for some time now. Only because Molloy don't offer that much night classes for to finish my degree. Well let's see, if ill be out of an admission money when the final over of my transcript. Just want to be focus and et finish with school. It's a big school hopefully they are attentive as they are at Molloy. I haven't experienced the administrative part yet. So far the building I'm in is in the next building. My advisor though Christina is very very helpful I've been in contact with for a year now and I'm finally here.
I took my daughter to a portfolio review. Even though we were running late one of the students we ran onto escorted us to the building where the introduction and the review process were taking place. It just so happened the student we ran into knew my older daughter's best friend and she was very informative about the school, like an insiders review. It was very refreshing. Once we arrived at the building where the reviews were taking place we had a friendly greeting and they informed us of the process. They had lunch and snacks for us but we had already eaten. We sat through the introduction and then my daughter's portfolio was reviewed. Everyone we met were very friendly and efficient. They told her it was very good and she would be a good fit for their program. We received good vibes from the school and it's only 2 miles from where we live. Seems to be a good fit. It's not a large school so everything is close by on campus.
They don't care about the safety of their staff, faculty or students! Save your money go somewhere else.
If you have nothing better to do with your money and just wanna say that you're enrolled in college go here. They ripped me off and their financial aid office is filled with lazy bums who can't do a simple job correctly.
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The campus is beautiful but the education is lackluster, and certainly not worth the money. I transferred in with a 4.0 gpa and have still received very little attention from my professors and administrators. Most of the professors are rude, don't answer their emails, and act like they don't want to be there. Most of all, the student body is of a certain type (read: rich), and the professors treat everyone as if they are privileged. Obviously, not all of us were born with silver spoons dangling out of our precious little mouths. Some of us can't afford to take off work every weekend for events. We can't all afford to meet up with our professors outside of class. This is absolutely not a place for people who are trying to make it on their own. So, unless you have 120,000 dollars just sitting around, and your heart's desire is a mediocre education, avoid Adelphi and go somewhere that's willing to invest in its students.
Adelphi is a great school to go to! Good professor staff here in the school of Business. Pretty successful at getting what classes I want when I want them.
I graduated from Adelphi in '03 and had a really great experience. I was a commuter student, and as such can't really comment on dorm and food issues. The campus was beautiful when I attended and still is, but with more to offer after renovations in their theater and athletic complex. I double majored in psychology and sociology, so most of my experience was within these departments. I only have wonderful things to say about each department. My professors were passionate, inspirational, engaging and made lasting impressions on me. They were accessible and always happy to do anything to help. I spent some great years at Adelphi and I received an education that I will always value.
As a struggling single mother, Adelphi has done nothing to help their students who need financial assistance. Instead of proper advisement in financial aid, they wait until there is a balance to contact the student. Then when the student/parent inquires what funds were available, they will review the file & realize the student didn't complete all applications for financial aid. I thought the counselors in financial aid were there to ADVISE students about funds, scholarships etc. I was COMPLETELY wrong. In addition, the prior young lady I feel for you...my daughter is close to graduating this year as opposed to next year (which means Adelphi will lose one year's tuition) and they will not let her register for class. why? because when they let her register for summer classes Adelphi DID NOT advise her that financial didn't cover those two classes. So now there is a balance and no help. They literally told her there is "nothing we can do." There are other issues with the school and at this point I will utilize all my resources to bring this to the attention of other families contemplating Adelphi.
Adelphi University could be worth the money if they actually make changes that reflect the amount of tuition charged. As a MSW student, I find the program to be a little mediocre with some very mediocre students. My first semester there, I was a part-time evening student and I was a little appalled that I was learning about Rosa Parks in a grad level social welfare class. Like really!!!! The students all seemed to just be older, working students who probably could not get in anywhere else, so Adelphi accepted them. I found that while my Professor was very good, I got the feeling that she too was shocked at how medicore the intellect of the students were. I was almost ashamed to be there. However, over the years my feelings changed. However, I am in my last year and notice so much more to complain about. There are no dual degree programs, no specializations, no concentrations, no real experience at all. No real diversity in its curriculum, terrible classrooms in the social work building. It's just really a waste of my money. On the other hand, I have had some really great professors, a good advisor and the Dean is a doll. However, it just seems like no one is doing anything to make it a stronger program in general. They could take some cues from Fordham, Hunter, Columbia, or any other MSW program that offers its students more than a bland generalist program.