Louisiana State University

Let’s get this out of the way up front… I’m not an alum of LSU… I’m an alum of NLU (now called ULM) and The University of Wyoming (Geaux Pokes!)…but other than my 8+ years in Wyoming my life has been spent in the Sportsman’s Paradise!!!
Since I was a child I have loved all things LSU and suffered during the Mike Archer and Curley Hallman days and still am bitter over Mike Arnsparger’s defection to Florida but during those cold winter days in Wyoming as LSU began sticking it’s toe into the resurgence pool under Gerry DiNardo I lived for the rare times LSU would be on national television so I could watch the Bayou Bengals ROAR!!! 2 games I could always count on was Auburn and Arkansas!!!
Since 2009 I have been blessed to live the Fall life I had always dreamed about… Free of all responsibilities except fatherhood, tailgating on the beautiful campus before SEC games and certain BCS Conference opponent games, walking to Death Valley to take my seat in that storied venue and cheer on the LSU Tigers!!!
Starting in 2009, I have created a tradition with my boy wherein we always attend the SEC home opener for LSU until last year when it was so late coming but we made the Washington game (BCS Conference opponent)…I consider it a special Father-​Son time and hopefully he will too when he looks back on it… In 2012, I decided it was time to include my baby girl in the love that is LSU and football by taking her to her first game… I will definitely have to pick 2 separate games moving forward because I want each child’s memories to be his and hers alone with time spent with Dad rooting on the Tigers!
The campus of LSU is beautiful and just sings of tradition… seeing the throngs/​hordes of people scattered everywhere on a Game Day is a sight to behold and I am glad I now live only miles from this gorgeous campus so I can indulge myself in all things LSU at my whim!!!
I have a niece that is attending Miss State on a Track & Field scholarship and MSU has a lovely campus which I have had the good fortune to see twice BUT LSU is and will always be the best in the SEC!!!

Calculus. Something you’d want taught by a native English-​speaker.

I liked LSU a lot. As a commuter I didn’t really participate in extracurricular activities, but I really enjoyed the professors. My parents were afraid that the classes would be too big for me to do well, but I solved that issue by meeting with my teachers during their office hours. The teachers have to have office hours to see students every week, and they’re really just sitting in their offices waiting for students to show up. In a class of 250, I only saw one other student visiting that particular teacher… until finals when EVERYONE wanted to show up to ask questions.
LSU is also a phenomenal place to visit on game days! You’ve never seen so much spirit! It might be that the energy is young and colorful and exciting, but it’s interesting that people will brave the INSANE Baton Rouge traffic to come here to watch the Tigers play. And let’s be honest… Baton Rouge traffic is insane on non-​game days.

I really enjoyed my time at lsu. It’s a hell of a party school, and while you’re living it up (either spending your parents money, ruining your credit with loans, or perhaps on scholarships like myself), you may even learn a thing or two. If you’re really serious about getting a good education, this isn’t the school for you. The classes here are not challenging, at all. I got one C in my entire 4 years here, in intro chemistry. I never was good at chemistry, but apparently my C means most of the other people weren’t either. My college days were characterized by excessive drinking, numerous illegal activities, and even going out and getting hammered right before class. Despite this, it was A after A after A. If a drunk guy can pass all the classes, what’s the point? However, there are a lot of dumb people that go here, and still manage to fail. This probably reflects badly on the school somehow, but now that I’m out of it I could care less. The only time I go back here is for tailgating and more drinking. LSU is a great place to party!

Some of the best years of my life were spent at LSU. I owe my job to LSU.

GEAUX TIGERS!!!
Nuff said.

Not a bad school by any means, but not a great one either. In at least one class every semester, there’s someone who is so stupid that it embarrasses me to attend the same university that they do. I can only hope that degrees aren’t being awarded to these individuals, because I wouldn’t trust them to operate a toilet successfully.
That said, I’ve had several fantastic profs, and met many many brilliant people.

Yikes… wrong LSU. Search for «Louisiana State University & A & M College» for the real one

Hey Kennith, what’s holding you back from transferring to a more «academically competitive» school? People who go to LSU are people that don’t want to leave the state? Maybe you should look at some of our alumni groups around the world. They’re pretty big! I left Louisiana when I graduated and landed a great job in a great city. I’m working my way up the ladder at my company just fine with the LSU degree. There are plenty of people working under me with degrees from fancy elite schools such as the ones that you so desire, only I make more money than they do and they have much, much bigger loans to pay back than I do. The degree is just a piece of paper that says that you are trainable. Employers don’t really give a damn about the school that you went to in most cases. They want character and experience. They judge your personality and your willingness to learn. These are all things that you’ll discover when you get out into the real world Kennith. College will always be just a fun memory of 4 great years that you can really never get back, because once you start working for a living you won’t have time to worry about the recycling program in the dormitories or the frats that got drunk at a football game last weekend. You might as well make some friends and have some fun while you’re still there Kennith. LSU isn’t perfect, no, but it’s one hell of a great place if you decide that that’s what you want it to be. LSU has a great academic program and you can take it and run with it if that’s what you want to do. What are you comparing LSU to anyway? Harvard? It’s a state university and a damned fine one. Someday you’ll be sitting in an office working right next to some Penn graduate and making the same salary as him or her. The only difference will be that you had a unique college experience of a lifetime that only LSU can offer. I know it’s hard to imagine being proactive right now, because you’re still a college student, and you really don’t have to be anywhere at anytime or really do anything if you don’t want to, but someday you will, and you’ll see that the real world doesn’t give a shit about a lot of things that you give a shit about while you’re in school. You have to get what you want for yourself, including academics, experience, friendships, jobs, etc. The real world is not going to babysit you like college will. I could never ask for anything more than what LSU gave me. I gained a lifetime of personal experience in my 4 years there. Stop worrying about everything and everyone else Kennith. If you don’t like pollution then do something about it. Don’t sit around and bitch about it. That will get you nowhere in life. And good luck finding a college anywhere on this earth where people don’t drink. It’s just what the majority of college kids between the ages of 18 and 21 do no matter what school they are at.

What’s the frequency Kenneth?
I’d expect nothing less from some malcontent transfer student from VCU to show up and expect LSU, Baton Rouge, the state of Louisiana, and the world in general to cave to his elitist, yet somehow hippie ways. Waa waa, petrochemical engineering, :sniffle: it «pollutes and destroys ecosystems»! I can only assume that you rode a bicycle all the way from Richmond when you moved here?
This isn’t about my response to another Unilocaler, though I cheerfully point out that I’ve never met a transfer student that was anything less than miserable about whatever situation they were in and how the situation they’re in now is even worse because such-​and-​such credit didn’t transfer or the new school or city doesn’t offer this-​or-​that but the previous school did. When you finally graduate, you’re going to find out that the Real World doesn’t give a hang about you or your problems or what’s supposedly holding you back. Get the whining and complaining out of your system while you’re in college.
I digress.
Despite my five-​star review, LSU is not perfect, but I don’t believe it or anyone representing the school ever implied that it is. But that said, I met numerous life-​long friends through my time at this school and my association to it. I came to LSU from roughly 1,000 miles away, not knowing a soul when I arrived on campus, but I freely say that if I had the whole college experience to do over again, I wouldn’t change a thing. I found the study and social aspects of school to be amazingly balanced, and people were extremely welcoming. You worked hard and you played hard. The opportunities were there for those who wanted to make the most of their experience. Mr. Earth over there seems to just want to point fingers and complain about what he sees as being outside what he thinks is best, which is a shame. I think you’d be hard-​pressed to find a community that seems interested in staying cutting edge and looking forward than that at LSU.
My passion and dedication for LSU runs deep enough that I am now pleased to serve as local chapter president of the LSU alumni association. In all sincerity, I’m sorry that Kenneth isn’t enjoying his time at LSU. I hope that changes before he’s through there. I think a big part of that will come when he meets more people and understands the work hard/​play hard mentality that is prevalent in so many Louisianans. Sure, people have passion for the sports teams and crawfish boils and partying… but a vast percentage are also passionate about their education and achieving success.

I wrote something about my high school, I figure I should throw something up about my college too.
I can’t even tell you how amazing, wonderful, fantastic and awesome my undergrad experience was.
I will forever be indebted to my fabulous alma mater and give them loads of money when I get rich so that I can have a building named after me. It may not be ivy league but I had the most wonderful, inspiring professors who were always encouraging and sympathetic to whatever was going on. Four years after graduation and they still don’t even blink to write me a letter of recommendation whenever I need it.
LSU is where I figured out who I was under gorgeous oak trees, far far away from the Sunset of SF.
Thanks LSU!