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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son transferred after one year.

The Good:
- They truly do teach life skills. The president teaches a seminar to all freshmen on how to conduct yourself in business. This “life skills” mindset is weaved throughout the campus. There is even a lounge with half an airplane with seats it where you can do homework. We were told to expect professors to join you and engage in conversation to continue teaching life skills.

- The classes are small. Your professors know you. You can get time with them if needed.

- The school is easier to get in to, yes -  however the classes are much more challenging than their reputation.

- Amenities and beauty. They pipe classical music between classes as you walk past perfectly manicured flowerbeds, a thousand fountains and drink stands with free refreshments. Incredible gyms, science labs. They have all the educational tools you could ever dream of.  There are concierge desks all around campus that resemble hotel lobby’s. There is a steak house (more life skills there - with a strict dress code - have to make reservations, etc.) a swanky sports bar (no alcohol, duh) and a movie theater. There is a revolving door of free food trucks almost daily. They also built an outdoor skating rink.

- The President. Dr. Qubein is a celebrity and mingles with students. He is very magnetic and inspirational. He will learn your name and remember it. He’s sharp.  He is a former a businessman, not an academic - hence the amazing advertising and beautiful campus. There literally is no ugly part of campus - much of it built with his own money.

The Bad:
- No football team. Okay whatever but a football team brings school spirit that no other sport can. There is a lack of connection as a student body and my guess is it’s because there isn’t one thing that holds it all together. The weekends are quiet and boring my son reported.

- It sits right in the middle of a VERY dangerous area. (Side note:  No one ever talks about this on DCUM which makes me think that people are just passing along what they’ve heard with no experience). I always thought the gates (all posted with guards 24 hours) were part of the country club image. Nope, they are keeping your kids safe from what is on the outside. This may explain the food trucks coming on campus. High Point NC has a very high crime rate. Look it up for yourself. It’s a small town, so the high crime rate is very alarming. When you drive up to campus, the disparity between the campus and what sits across the street is eye catching.  You don’t leave the campus at night - ever. Which leads me to my next point.

- Lack of things to do. Outside of the organized activities they create on campus (remember no football team) there is nowhere to go. Even leaving campus for a haircut is sketchy and taking your life into your own hands.

My son didn’t like the lack of independence he felt at HPU. He never found his people and said that it lacked freedom and cohesion. The academics were good and the campus was beautiful (think Disney World) yet he felt like he was in prison. It might be a good fit for students looking for a small student body with a quiet atmosphere and more organized activities but for him the lack of independence and cohesion killed it for him. The environment was too controlled. He didn’t feel like he was off at college.  He liked the small classes and how nice the campus was but that wasn’t enough to keep him there. He needed connection.

Hope this helps someone. [/quote]

Great review.  It's interesting you made the point about no football team. My DS main criteria is that the school must have football for school spirit.  People keep telling him that is dumb and you can have school spirit without football- but I totally get where he is coming from and you exactly nailed it here.[/quote]

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