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Get the inside scoop on University of Memphis 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
Current Student
For students that have been out of school for a long period of time, you have to take a Compass Test which is the entrance test for adult students...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
Extremly easy admission process. Just fill out a one page application and send it in with $15. You have to have at least an 18 on your ACT but I...   READ MORE
Current Student
The admission process is pretty lax. The GPA requirements are poor, and they do not try to weed you out of attending. In fact they alter things to w...   READ MORE
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Academics Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The courses, depending upon your choice of major, are very challenging for most students. In order to get "popular" classes you must register ear...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
The workload is minimal. Most of the professors are decent. There are too many foreign teachers that you can't understand. The faculty isn't ve...   READ MORE
Current Student
The teachers are many times student teachers and are very easy. The quality of classes for the most part is fair, but don't expect to much inspirati...   READ MORE
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Employment Prospect Survey Excerpts
Current Student
Each department within the university has its own internship/coop program. The campus has a wide variety of nationally recognized organizations one c...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
Employment prospects depend on the program you are in. The buisness school is prestigous, the psychology department is decently well-known (we get a ...   READ MORE
Current Student
There isn't much help provided by the university to gain employment. You must be ready to do all the leg work yourself, no hand holding here. Universi...   READ MORE
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Quality of Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
According to the residents who live on campus, the facilities are not the best accomodations. There are many fire drills at odd hours of the day ...   READ MORE
Alumni
I OBTAINED A ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN BUSINESS MANAGEMEMT. MY GOAL WAS TO BECOME EDUCATED ON HOW TO RUN MY OWN BUSINESS TO ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR "THE...   READ MORE
Current Student
Housing isn't too wonderful, crime is worse than the average campus I would think. People usually get mugged 10 or so times a year, maybe more. P...   READ MORE
Current Student
Crime is bad around the campus, campus housing is tight and expensive. It is best to live off campus in a house with a few other students. The neigh...   READ MORE
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Social Life Survey Excerpts
Current Student
The campus is situated in the middle of the county boarders. It is surrounded by many various restaurants, evening life facilities, coffee shops,...   READ MORE
Alumni
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Current Student
Social life isn't good b/c most students commute. We mostly just keep to ourselves. There are a decent amount of soroities/frats. They aren't t...   READ MORE
Current Student
There are alot of places available to keep you off track. Students party alot and there are alot of frat houses nearby. R.P. tracks is the best plac...   READ MORE

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