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Admissions Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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The admissions process was quite simple. All I needed to do was fill
out the application, which was free to submit. I also applied to the
Honor'... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Admission process was fairly easy. If you work diligently with the
transfer personnel, alot of credits will transfer. If I had to do the
culinary... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I sent an essay along with my aplication for admissions. I was then
called a week later to come down for an interview. After a 30 minute
intervi... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The admission process at Johnson and Wales University was considered a
joke at the time I attended school. As students we had a joke that all
you... READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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I went to two different schools at my university, the Hospitality
College and the College of Culinary Arts. They were two very different
programs... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Menu Planning and Cost Control, Survey of College Math, English,
Nutrition, and all of the Labs, Baking and Pastry, Meatcutting, Garde
Manger, Sto... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The key was to sign up early for classes. There were classes that were
tailored to your major and then the basic math, english, etc. classes.
Pr... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The academic classes were a joke. The curriculum was designed to pass
the classes. The Culiary classes were where the effort was spent on
curric... READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Johnson & Wales considers themselves to be America's Career University and I believe that they live up to that name. There were many opportunities fo... READ MORE
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Former Student
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The opportunities are there... but you need to be very pro-active. The teachers are very helpful and so are the counselors, but don't expect anyone to... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I found that a degree with Johnson and Wales opened many doors. Their reputation with training was rated very high. There were on-campus recruiting ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The school prides itself in a 99% employment on graduation statistic. That means that we had resumes from our freshman year, and we had acces to a hu... READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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I thought the quality of life was comparable to that of most other
schools. It is located in the middle of Providence which makes it easy
to use ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Horrible. When I moved from Southern California to Providence, I
thought it would be like the TV show "Providence". Friendly people,
down-to-earth... READ MORE
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Alumni
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I lived off-campus but close to the school. The dining hall was
adequate and a fun place to meet up with friends throughout the day.
There were ... READ MORE
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Alumni
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The campus is in the ghetto of Rhode Island. Down by the port, the
Culinary Campus consisted of six buidings. Although it was in a
rundown part ... READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
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Alumni
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Providence has a lot of bars, clubs and restaurants, some of the best
restaurants I've ever been to actually. The bars are fine, some are
better ... READ MORE
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Former Student
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Didn't really get involved. The average student is 18 and I'm in my
30's so it was tough. I related more to the teachers than the students.
It mad... READ MORE
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Alumni
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We were in the heart of Providence so there was plenty to do. There was
a bar where underage grads could hang out but not drink. The sororities
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Alumni
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Providence is a small city, and has great social opportunities. The
bars and restaurants are great, and only a few hours drive away from
some of ... READ MORE
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