Adelphi University

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.

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.

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.

If your parents are sending you to school, dont care about money and you dont need in guidance from advisors then this school is right for you. However, if you’re a smart kid trying to put themselves through school, go somewhere where there’s less bureaucracy and more heart.
Without going into the whole story, I’ll just say that I had a GPA of 3.86 and had to leave the school because I couldn’t afford it. (Yes, i maxed out on loans and had as many work-​studies as I could get. My parents refused to ever help.) The university not only didn’t help me, but kicked me out of my dorm before the semester ended — only to send the remaining balance for the semester to debt collectors anyway.
Beyond just the financials though, let me highlight some other things to justify my rating:
— The Food — As mentioned by another Unilocaler, the caterer is Lackman. They are also the choice caterer for many East Coast prisions. So, that’s the quality of food there.
–The Dorms — Cold in the winter and hot in the spring. The dorms at Adelphi are small, cinderblock and no comforts. The furniture is especially cheap and falls apart. Dont be fooled by all the beautiful buildings around campus: these are the administrative offices. Why waste them on the students?
–Security — Hempstead is not the safest area. You’d think that perhaps they’d have good security at Adelphi, but in my experience the rent-​a-​cops who would cat call the you themselves. Many times there would be non-​student ‘townies’ coming in to meet girls and get high and no one noticed/​cared.
–The Staff — I had some good professors (Olsen, Green) and a lot who didn’t care. I was in the Anthropology departement (Great professors!) and the Performing Arts department. My major issues were with the Performing Arts department. I don’t feel that I received much attention or training. It was all very similar to a good high school program I was in. We did a lot of ‘movement’, but I didn’t feel it went anywhere.
When I was faced with financial difficulty I went to my faculty advisor (Nicholas Petron) for help– asking him about more grants, loans, work-​study, anything.(I was crying.) He acted very concerned for me and told me ‘not to worry about it’ and that we’d work it out. Then, he did nothing. He completely forgot about me. He’s the head of the department, someone I trusted and looked up to, but I suppose my education just wasn’t on the top of his list. This is the kind of attention you can expect while in the Performing Arts department.
I’m sure this review will get a lot of people upset, but please know I did a lot of thought before writing this. I want people to know exactly how this school functioned in my case. Again, if you lead a charmed life then you may not have any issues with this school– except all the other issues I named.
I write this because there were many instances where the university could have helped me just by giving me information and time, but they failed me every step of the way. If i’m still mad about this 10 years later, you may want to think about where you want to be10 years from now before choosing Adelphi.

I completely resent the previous poster’s remarks about Adelphi. I am glad we are all allowed to speak our minds, but I think that was a pretty harsh review.
I attended Adelphi for 4 years as Biology major and I could not have been happier. The school is worlds away from the overcrowded and grotesque fixtures of other new york colleges. The campus is gorgeous, spacious, serene, and even a pleasant mix of colonial and modern architecture. I have been to many college campuses, and I am convinced that Adelphi is by far the most impressive.
As for the professors, I can only speak of praises. I took everything from science to history to art and had nothing but inspirational educators all around me. Every professor will know you by name and you will make friends in unexpected corners.
I can speak volumes about Adelphi and it will probably fall on deaf ears. But I know that anyone who reads the previous poster’s review and finds it «useful,» is sadly being misled. If you are a parent or prospective student, I highly recommend a visit to the campus. They always have students available to take you on a personal tour.
Adelphi gave me the best possible four years and I will always vouch for their reputation.

Okay so lemme pop my former Universities cherry here!
I honestly feel a little guilty being so stingy with the stars here especially since it is it’s only review.
So allow me to explain. If you are not sure if you are suited for this school… you probably aren’t, since it definitely takes a certain kind of person to blend in with the Adelphi crowd, and I honestly don’t think I was one of them.
As far as the Professors most of them where complete whack jobs who are socially retarded and don’t know what it means to be a young adult in college but just like to hear the sound of their own voice me thinks. Don’t get me wrong I absolutely loved at least one of them (Prof. Annette Nowak)
Also if you are going to live on campus you are completely FUCKED, yea I said it. Because the food catered by Lackmam has to be some of the worst things they could possibly offer college students, honestly its disgusting.
Also the Lackman is known for having numerous complaints about how sanitary the environment they prepare the food in is. Also everything is over priced, FOR SERIOUS, if you aren’t careful with your meal plan you’ll quickly be sweating over whether you’ll have enough money left on it to last you until finals