Seton Hall University
Reviews

Financial Aid at Seton Hall

The financial aid office at Seton Hall is not great at all. I knew I lost my scholarship because of my grades but never heard anything from the office about it. I got so worked up about it that I mean with the Dean of my school to talk about it to see what I could do even though I had not received any notice about how to appeal the decision to revoke my scholarship. After spending a whole summer day in and out of offices and visiting the financial aid department, they realized that they had never sent me the forms and preceeded to do so a few days later. Very unhelpful.

Stellar Career Center

The main reason students go to college is to pursue a career, and the Career Center does a great job in matching students with positions in their desired field. Not only will they match you with the job, but they will prepare you for the interview. The Career Center holds mock interviews twice a week, resume workshops, and sends out frequent emails about positions they were notified of.

Overall SHU Experience

Seton Hall University is a well-known yet expensive private Catholic university in New Jersey. Because of this, many middle to wealthy income local students apply. Yet there is diversity evident when you walk to your classes because you do see a variety of races.

Seton Hall is known for its excellent nursing, diplomacy, and physical training programs. It also has a well-known basketball team. No matter the interest, Seton Hall will offer a quality education because in essence that is what a student is paying for.

The location in South Orange, New Jersey seems like an attraction because it is only a 30-40 minute train ride from NYC, but in fact these train rides are costly if done on a regular basis. South Orange itself is not safe to walk alone around at night, as we have had several robberies at gun point. I have my own pepperspray.

Resources on campus are very helpful because that is part of what students pay for. Security is available at the first phone ring, although they have a reputation for letting anyone through the gates. The Student Support Services has given commuters free lunches to eat and meet with professors. Other resources on campus include the health center, although they have a low minimum health coverage.

I agree with many students that Seton Hall is what you make of it. You have resources available and people ready to help you. You can volunteer in Newark, New Jersey and find hot internships in New York City. You can get a 4.0 GPA without completely loosing your life, and can find off campus living to save costs. It's what you make of it.

Seton Hall Campus Crime at a Minimum

The Seton Hall Campus is very safe. Most people think that becauser Seton Hall is so close to Newark that the campus is unsafe. This is an untrue statement. Outside of campus there are safe and unsafe areas. However inside the gates of Seton Hall students can roam the campus freely at any time. The Seton Hall security AKA Securitas patrols the campus at all times.The dorms are very secure and there are people at the front desk of att the buildings makings sure that only residents and there guests enter the buildings. In the end, students have nothing to fear on campus.

Health Services

I went there once when I was sick. They were very friendly and took great care of me.

Good

The school does a great job of having computers everywhere. In addition to providing a lap top. Just one thing lets go mac !

Very Good

You have a campus shuttle. Also Penn station and newark airport are within 10 minutes.

Good

They do alot of good for the campus. They throw the parties and do alot of volunteer work.

Weekends

The weekdays always have alot of action. The weekends I learned that NYC around the corner is the place to be.

Grounds

The Grounds look great. They have a lot of nice trees and flowers. The buildings are a cool mix of old world and new designs.

No Such Thing as Gender Division.

At Seton Hall University, I was so pleased to discover the vast majority of guy/girl interactions, academic and social support, and all-around great quality friendships. Unlike high school, there are very few examples of cliquey-ness among the students on campus; guys know girls and girls know guys, and "groups" interact well with each other. There is often a lot of social opportunities on and off campus and social events between not only sports teams and sports teams, but greek organizations with sports teams, vice versa, and so on. Everyone is fairly well-dressed and presentable. Many are quite fashionable and creative. In general, Seton Hall has a great, positive mix of gender interactions and social opportunities; attractive and all-around friendly students.

Athletics

The athletic department gets involved with several on campus departments. Sports is well supported by athletes, faculty and non-athletes. Spirit Week is great fun and there are many events around campus. The gym is open at decent times and available to everyone. It is run by students and professional staff.. Classes are taught by the students at the gym and they are a lot of fun.

Only Safe on Campus

I only feel safe on campus. If I step foot off campus at I always walk with a group of at least two friends. When any of my friends are at the train station in the evening of at night, we walk in a group of about six people to get them. All too often I get emails saying that someone got robbed a gunpoint down the road in South Orange.

Not Very Visible but There

Any school you go to there are going to be people who do drugs but it's not a big problem at SHU. As far as alcohol, there's a lot of off campus parties, just be careful where you go.

Bad Dining

Off campus is really about Chinese food, pizza. There is not much variety.

All You Can Eat

There is a ton of variety which is usually pretty good and the employees are friendly. I spend more time talking with Eugene and Aunt Gene then my friends. I like the spicy tuna sushi and the flank steak for carvery.

Fun Times

Girls all have great personalities, most are very attractive. Some of the girls in Greek life are very stuck up, but for the most part everyone gets along well and has a great time being around each other

Not Too Bad

The food gets a little repetitive, but there are ways to cook whatever you want each day. The dining areas are good to interact with everyone at the school, and create a good atmosphere.

Sports

The school is very sports oriented and the Male Basketball team is pretty good, though the players don't have good reputations. The school recently cut track and field, which upset many of the student. But the school is losing money, so this seems like it'll be a trend

Lies

Don't listen to these people who are spamming the page, most of the people at SHU are nice and there isn't a big drug scene

Buffet is decent

The buffet is pretty good, there isn't a huge selection but it's good for a college cafeteria. The fact that its all you can eat is good

Great Places

It has several off campus dining.Most places give you discounts.

For Seton Hall, this is a big...

For Seton Hall, this is a big problem because you not allowed to have a car on campus until junior year. I don't drive now, but I hear people complaining all the time because there is so little parking. The lots are so compact that people have trouble parking in them, so it's kind or irritating.

The facilities are inadequate for...

The facilities are inadequate for a growing and modernizing campus. The athletic facilities need to expand to accommodate more students, and also to provide more variety. The food service options must also be greatly increased. The library is the only facility on campus that is up-to-par. Expansion and improvement is needed not only to cater to the current student population, but also for future students.

To be honest, when I first went to...

To be honest, when I first went to SHU, I didn’t like it too much. As time wore on, though, I came to really like the business school. I like almost every one of my professors. I’ll admit SHU has problems, but then so does every school.