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Get the inside scoop on Kansas State University admissions. Vault provides detailed accounts by students & alumni of the admissions process, including advice on getting in, applications, interviews, essays, and selectivity.


Status
Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Let's put it this way ... I'd been out of college for several years and living away from Kansas (my home state). I decided in early January 1996 t...   READ MORE
Current Student
I applied in 2000, the last year of guaranteed entry (ie. any graduate from an accredited Kansas high school was guaranteed admission). Admission ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Plan visit to university late, the spring, of your high school junior year. Visit the campus. Send your high school transcript and a letter of int...   READ MORE
Current Student
To get into this university, I had to fill out an application. A couple of weeks later a got a letter of acceptance from them.   READ MORE
Status
Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I started college in 1989 at the University of Kansas (two years, theater/voice program) and graduated from Kansas State (two years, journalism an...   READ MORE
Current Student
Easy. The quality of the professors varies by department. Political science and English are very good. Sociology is very bad. Once you get above 7...   READ MORE
Alumni
Kansas State University is a major land-grant university with tremendous diversity. Everything from architecture to bakery science to vet medicine...   READ MORE
Current Student
I am currently enrolled in Human Nutrition. I am going to use this degree as a pre-dentistry degree. It is easy to get into classes that have a ...   READ MORE
Status
Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I graduated from KSU with a journalism/mass comm degree with a broadcast emphasis. KU and MU are both nearby and have tremendous journalism programs (...   READ MORE
Current Student
There is a huge 2-day Career Fair held on campus, which is hugely successful in hiring people.    READ MORE
Alumni
The restaurant management curriculum graduate is sought after. You will never have a problem gettuing an entry-level food and beverage operations mana...   READ MORE
Current Student
I am not sure what employment is like since I haven't had to experience it.   READ MORE
Status
Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
The quality of life in Manhattan is fantastic - the town is a small farming community, and the population explodes when the students arrive in the...   READ MORE
Current Student
Dorm housing is pretty typical. The campus itself is safe, there's very little crime. Manhattan itself has little violent crime also. Off-campus h...   READ MORE
Alumni
Housing is inexpensive and plentiful. The campus is very beautiful, if you are out of state, it will come as a shock to you how many trees and how...   READ MORE
Current Student
There is an extremely low rate of crime here. I live off campus in a fraternity, so i am not sure what is it like on campus, but i like the off c...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
At KSU, it is fun to be in a house, but not at all necessary to have a good social circle (I would not say the same for KU). The Greek system is l...   READ MORE
Current Student
Aggieville has all the bars you could ever want. Many restaurants in town too, of good quality. I particularly recommend Little Apple Brewery and ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Aggieville is where the action is. Bars, restaurants. Plenty of opportunity to work and make some $$$ too.Greek system best for dating. 300+ socia...   READ MORE
Current Student
There are alot of restaurants in Manhattan. I do not know about the bars since i am not 21. There are plenty of opportunities to party elsewhere...   READ MORE

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