Kansas State University
Reviews

Animal Science/Pre-Vet

To be Animal Science/Pre-vet major can be challenging at time but that is what you should expect if you are going into Pre-vet. I love my program it offers a lot of different class and you have the ones you are required to take but you also have a lot of hours where you can choose to take whatever class you want to. I love all the teacher I have had to far. They make even a hard class enjoyable and easy to understand. You are not required to do an internship but it very much encouraged. You are also encouraged to study abroad. There are lots of opportunities to study abroad and they are willing to help you pay for it even.

Greaat School With Awsome Atmosphere.

I love K-State. It has a great atmosphere and you feel like you part of a big family. The campus is fairly big but you still run into people you know all the time on the to and from class. Even if you have a big lecture class your teachers are very willing to meet with you and help you if you feel like you need it.

A Wide Variety of Places.

There are a wide variety of excellent food place to eat. There are are quite a few place to eat very close to campus such as Buffalo Wild Wings, Chipotle, Coco Bolos, and many more.

Lots of People, Nice People

With over 20,000 people on campus, you can always find someone to look at. Everyone is nice here, I have not yet met a person that has been outwardly mean to me or anyone else.

Easy Application Process

Most students as freshman fill out a general scholarship form for the university, and from that the school doles out all of their general scholarships. If you can get a 32 or more on your ACT, you will receive full tuition for your years at college based on the Putnam scholarship. You can also try to maintain a high GPA. Be sure to apply for scholarships to your specific college within the University also!

Worst College I've Ever Been To

I've attended a number of colleges and have a degree but this is the most ridiculous place I've ever seen. Every college is mainly concerned with money, especially at the Administrative level but K-State is the worst I've been to. You pay a ridiculous amount for parking and I've missed multiple tests for not being able to find a parking spot despite getting on campus 30-45 minutes early. If you forget your pass, you still have to pay $4 for a ticket, despite already having a pass. Professors don't care about anything but tenure and have the attitude that they only lecture because they have to. They are offended when you ask them to deviate at all from the way they want to teach and constantly project their own opinions into lecture. If you're getting money from Veteran's Affairs, you had better make sure you have the ability to pay off your tuition before it gets there. They won't extend the deadline for tuition and my paperwork wasn't submitted until a month after I turned it in because it was overlooked. In addition, K-State holds it for three weeks to make sure they can get as much out of it as they can so I won't be getting the money for my tuition until finals week. When I called to get this information, no one knew what they were talking about and the one person that did talked to me like I was a complete idiot and she was wasting her time talking to me.

I know that every college has it's issues with parking and professors and administration. I may have been spoiled by my alma-mater because I always had a place to park, they had walkways to most of the buildings so most days in the winter I wouldn't have to step foot outside, and I had some amazing professors who, now that I am no longer their student, I have become great friends with. But in my opinion, K-State brainwashes their students to love them because it's a great school to party at. If you're actually interested in succeeding rather than partying, this definitely isn't the place for you.

Always Have a Backup

I've lived in Kansas long enough to know that you should ALWAYS carry an extra jacket and umbrella in your car.

Only Care About Accredidation

I've been to 5 different universities and have an undergraduate. This is the first university I've been to where I feel that my professors have absolutely no interest in their students and care only about their tenure. My advisor is helpful, but most of the staff that I talk to is unfriendly and talk down to students. Yes, they have office hours, but most of the time professors will tell yout that they've already given you the tools, and they do not listen to your questions. Instead they assume that you are trying to be lazy and only hear what they want to.

Greeks Are Great

The Greek life here at K-State is one of the best I've ever seen. Every Greek house is not only friendly with each other, but also with non-Greeks and are accepting of everyone on campus. Greek or not this campus is incredibly friendly and welcoming, especially with the Greek community always showing their pep.

Aviation Campus

I came to Kansas State University because it has an Aviation program, the campus is great, and most of the professors I have had have been close to amazing. They are available to answer questions and give you extra help with course work. Class discussion is encouraged in smaller classes and makes it worth going to class.

Very Helpful Advisors

I'm in the College of Business at Kansas State, majoring in Marketing. I have a great advisor that is very helpful. She has helped me with many things from electives to take, clubs to join, and ways to save money.

Helpful Teachers

The teachers are for the most part easy to get a hold of and they are always very helpful and flexible.

Wonderful

The Greek life on campus affects the social life on campus in so many ways. They are always involved in campus activities and they are what make a fun school to be at. Greeks keep the campus alive and makes K-State the way it is now.

Greek Life

They do a lot of great charity work for the community. They do like to have fun

Make This Clear: This Is Kansas State-Salina Campus

I love it! This is a smaller campus. I dont have a class over 30 students and the teachers make it a point to know each person in class by name. Everyone is really nice. For such a small campus there is a lot to do even if you can't leave and go into town. Just find a local. They can show you the true fun of Kansas. We are very creative.

Worth It

I had a meeting with my addmissions rep before i enrolled here. i told him i had a very different high school career. He had me write an essay and submitted it to the Dean of Student Life. I got a $1000 from the deal

Too Many Police?

Riley county this year has gotten a new budget for the police force. There have been double the police force in Manhattan due to this extra funding. They are extremely bad when there is a holiday of some kind, such as Halloween. They give out their fair share of MICs to underage drinkers, but there is some leniency when it comes to large frat "functions." In Kansas they take drug possession a lot more serious than underage drinking crimes. Whatever you do, don't get caught with marijuana.

Diverse

K-State is a very diverse campus so you see people of all different looks, color, sex, etc.

Sports Are Central at K-State

There aren't many distractions here in Kansas, at least not compared to other places I have been. So a lot of people love to cheer on our sports teams because that gives them something to do. A lot of people in Kansas were born and raised here, so they grew up watching K-State play, and have been fans through the good times and the bad. Those are the best fans, because they always support the school no matter what.

Exciting, Funfilled Atmosphere

K-State University is located in Manhatten, Kansas. Although the city is a small one, the school causes the city to come alive with activity. Businesses are friendly and accomodating. Groups are encouraged to gather and linger in atmospheres motivated my young scholars eagerly developing friendships and knowledge.

Transportation

The campus has set up free rides on the weekends for anyone who participates in a drink so they are not driving drunk in town

Easy to Be Accepted

There are mostly white students here on campus, however, they are very accepting and I have never felt any signs of discrimination against me. Being a basketball manager here at k-State helps because i was instituted into a group of friends right away so i had a core group of people to build friendships around.

TCMG/FSHS

Basically a business degree with family studies and human services core. Classes offered are mostly during am hours, though.

I’ve never seen any drugs on...

I’ve never seen any drugs on campus, and it has never been an issue, although I would know where to go to find drugs.

I am sure, quite sure, people...

I am sure, quite sure, people smoke pot. I don’t know too much about people shooting up or snorting anything. Of course it is something that happens anywhere, but it isn’t heard of that much here.