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


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Admissions Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I tranfered to KSU from Cuyahoga Community College. The process was painless and easy. The schools worked well together and I took all of my basic...   READ MORE
Alumni
Because it has been longer than 10 years since I was in the admissions process at Kent, it's all a bit fuzzy. I do remember that it was relatively...   READ MORE
Alumni
The best advice I can give on selection is to try and talk to the students that are in the field you are wanting to study so you can get a feel fo...   READ MORE
Alumni
KSU does not interview applicants for admission and no essays are required for the application. It is not a very selective school. If you did de...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Alumni
I studied Rhetoric Communications and minored in German. I liked my professors and it was relatively easy to get into classes. I feel that all of ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I remember that carrying anything in excess of 16 hours was difficult at best, although I stayed between 16-18 the entire time. I did feel that th...   READ MORE
Alumni
Well as you can imagine and type of engineering is going to be math heavy so you have to be prepared for some serious studying.I advise taking con...   READ MORE
Alumni
Most courses are lecture based, and many classrooms are auditoriums with large numbers of students in the class. It is not hard to get into a par...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Music Industry: Retail, Management, Music Marketing (record labels. I got my foot in the door by participating in a "work study" internship in my fina...   READ MORE
Alumni
When I was a freshman, I did the work study thing for a while. While in school, generally I worked in jobs non-related to future goals because there w...   READ MORE
Alumni
I guess the thing I regret most about where I went to school was the fact that it was not really know for its engineering program.Try to find the best...   READ MORE
Alumni
The ease of getting a job in your preferred field depends on what you major in. KSU is known and well respected in certain areas, such as Education, ...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Kent is a small ex-hippie town. Everything was in walking distance, there were great places to eat, friendly locals and plenty of properties off c...   READ MORE
Alumni
Kent was a suitcase campus- Because of it's proximity to Akron, Cleveland and Youngstown, students were either commuters or preferred to go home o...   READ MORE
Alumni
I never lived on campus but I sure did like to visit.I think that living on campus is almost as important as studying.All the friends you'll make ...   READ MORE
Alumni
Kent has many options for on campus housing, ranging from single rooms to doubles to 3 room suites and even apartments. The only negative thing a...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Alumni
Yes, there is a Greek System at Kent ... but I didn't need to "buy" my friends. I had a great job at the local Pizza/Bar. I also had a few "on cam...   READ MORE
Alumni
I was a Greek and a cheerleader, yet Greek and sporting events were not the most happening things (as eluded to in the previous paragraph). The ba...   READ MORE
Alumni
Kent has a wonderfull athletic program.Our basketball and baseball teams are always kicking butt.One of my favorite places to go was Screwy Louie'...   READ MORE
Alumni
There are many social activities. KSU has a brand new and very large recreation center, with numerous basketball, indoor soccer and raquetball co...   READ MORE

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