Reviews

in the end, it is what you make of it. adelphi really tries hard to make students feel welcome. the parties are not crazy, but again, you can make them fun for you.

classic mistake- don't have class every day. i'm a freshman and i only have class 3 days a week. you have power now! also, if you're not a morning person, don't pretend to be. i have 8am class because i love busy mornings and lazy afternoons :)

manageable. just try to get a teacher with a good rating on ratemyprofessors.com. trust me.

i don't live there but the weekends are practically dead, since this is mostly a commuter school.

the cafeteria staff is sweet as pie! the food is pretty good too, and they have plenty of vegetarian and gluten-free options.

tons of people go to clubs thursdays. dublins is a popular choice.

adelphi is very generous with scholarships, so i think it's a pretty great deal.

there are all kinds of clubs to join, expecially many culture based clubs like black students united, desi club and latin american student organization. adelphi in general is very diverse.

i haven't joined or pledged but they seem like a very close knit group.

they are sooo there for you! escorts, buses, extra lighting around campus, etc..., they have your back!

The courses for Math and Computer Science majors / double majors are rigorous and require you to learn the material thoroughly to pass the classes.

I have made many new friends, we have fun, party, and study together. The complete college experience.

With all of the services offered to me the high cost seems very small.

Do well on your AP exams, they pay off dearly.

Nursing, Business, Math, Computer Science, Psychology majors and anyone who enjoys being on Long Island.

The average class size is 21. The teacher to student ratio is 11 to 1. This is why the professors are able to give students specialized attention. Professors want their students to do good. The course work is manageable and paying attention in class makes the homework easy. Teachers are always available for office hours and will help with any understood work or revising a paper.

I am currently a commuter student and I spend every second I possibly can on campus. Since I love Adelphi so much I am actually going to become a resident next semester. There are always things to do on campus. We have clubs, organizations and greek life on campus. I am currently excited for the Holiday party which involves Build-a-Bear, a snow hill for sledding, and a dj.

Adelphi is a private school which means it is more expensive than state schools, but they offer scholarships to most students and are generous with fiancial aid. Between financial aid and scholarships I pay less than I would for a state school.

Prospective students most definitely should go on a tour of the school. Adelphi was my second choice school until I went on a tour of the school. Learning about Adelphi and seeing everything that would be available to me at the school changed my mind. On top of all of that the campus is extremely beautiful. When applying for Adelphi make sure you provide every singe activity and volunteer work you were involved in. The school might consider you for a recognition scholarship. Also in the activities that you are involved in try to gain a leadership position.

Adelphi is great for any type of student. Adelphi has a STEP program for education majors which allows studetns to recieve their masters degree in education in five years. They have a similar program for nursing and social work. Adelphi is an accredited business school. We are division one for men's soccer, and division two for the rest of our sports. Our woman's lacrosse team has been champions for three years in a row. Almost every building on campus is commuter friendly and there are commuter assistant programs to make commuters feel welcome on campus. Residents also have programs like this on campus. Basically every major is offered at Adelphi. There are clubs and organizations for every individual on campus. Adelphi has something to offer for everyone.

Adelphi has a great location. Everyone on campus is extremely helpful and friendly. They are really starting to change a good campus to make it a great campus, participating in events like the Fresh Air Movement.

Get involved on campus. The school offers plenty of opportunities to get involved in something that interests you. As a new student, meeting people may not come naturally to you. However, joining these clubs and organizations is a great way to meet new people with similar interesting. Additionally, these extracurricular activities are ideal for de-stressing after class.

Thus far, the courses have been fair. The professors tell you what to expect on your tests and it is your responsibility to fulfill. I have not been surprised on any of my exams or presentations.

Each dormitory has its own program. I like how each building is known for their own program. I wish the parking lots were not so noisy and being next to a school is inconvenient.

There are a lot of different restaurant options on campus. However, I feel like all I find is pizza and salad. I wish each restaurant had more variety. Overall, the food is good.

The campus always has events at the Performing Arts Center. Not only that, but there are occasional bus trips to the city. If you are looking for a free option, you can join a club or an organization.

The campus has a great location. It is in one of the safest towns in New York. In addition, it is close enough to take a train to the city, which is always perfect for a weekend trip. The laundry here is free, which is ideal on a college student's budget.

The campus holds an event called Chalk Up. Classes and groups can take to the pavement with chalk and decorate. Another tradition is decorating one of the dormitories for Halloween.

The campus is great for commuters. About half of the population on campus commutes. Adelphi has a commuter lounge and a club for commuters. In addition, commuters get to participate in Long Island's Car-Free Day.

Adelphi offers a plethora of clubs and activities. There is something to meet everyone's interests. Even so, students have the opportunity to add clubs and activities if they choose.

Adelphi has numerous sororities and fraternities to choose from. Each organization holds several events prior to the initiation in the spring semester. All organizations have a great balance of community service and activities to get to know one another.

The officers on campus are very good. They respond to problems right away. I have not heard any complaints about them. The campus itself is located in one of the safest towns in New York.

Adelphi University is an excellent school that provides personal attention unlike bigger universities. The school is equipped with an amazing gym that supports physical fitness. The school is also proud to help their students get into internships.

For prospective students I would say get involved as much as possible. There is a lot to offer at Adelphi.

The school definitely challenges the students to reach their true potential.

I cannot give an accurate depiction of the dorm life here since I do not dorm.

The food at adelphi is very good. If given the opportunity I would suggest going to Post Hall for all you can eat breakfast.

For fun I joined a sorority and get involved in as many greek events as possible.

Adelphi provides a safe and comfortable environment for all its students. Students are motivated to learn more, participate in activities, and gain leadership experience through various events. I believe that this school would be a perfect fit for any student interested in attending.

If planning to attend Adelphi, come with a welcoming personality! People are always introducing themselves to others which builds strong friendships at the end. Take advantage of all the activities on campus because you will learn more about yourself and about others.

Many scholarships are awarded to students and Adelphi does this because each scholarship has a certain GPA requirement that must be maintained. This encourages students to work to the best of their abilities to keep the scholarship and I feel that the faculty members at Adelphi always promote scholarship in the classroom.

Although I am a commuter, many of my friends dorm. Students enjoy dorming because they are able to participate in activities that occur at night on campus, and they are able to become close to the people they live with. Many of the times when students go back home for the weekend, they take their roommate with them because of the close relationship they have developed with the roommate.

Adelphi's campus provides various types of food, which is especially good for picky eaters. We have a buffet, native spice center, pizza shack, wrap-it-up corner, and burger and fries place. During the spring semester, our taco shop outdoors also becomes available for students.

There are many clubs and organizations active on campus that regularly have events. During every Monday of each week, we get an e-mail about upcoming events for the next two weeks. Some things include dance workshops, build-a-bear events, international foods and dancing festivals, fashion shows, carnivals, and free massages during finals week.

Accounting Society, Finance Society, Desi Club, Hellenic Society, Latin American Student Organization, Black Students United, Circle K, Student Activities Board, Commuter Student Organization, Future Teachers Association, Ballroom Dance Club, Badminton Club, Soccer Club, Muslim Student Association, Christian Youth Association, Greek Life

Adelphi is really friendly and caring atmosphere which I love. If you ever need help there is someone there for you. The food is also really great in my opinion.

Although you would think that having a social life is essential, you also need to stay focus on school. You can have both social and great grades, just learn to manage the two. JOIN CLUBS!

Dorm life is great, gets boring majority of the time, but overall i like it. I leave on the weekends though cause its a ghost town.

I'm in clubs, and they put on events to help keep students active on campus.

Not apart of greek life, but they have a wide variety for all students,

adelphi university has been with me every step of the way the minute i had interest in attending there amazing school. they have been taking good care of me, every question/concern i have had they are right there to answer me. adelphi university has welcomed me with open arms, and i know my future will shine bright in their school as they guide me to be a social worker.

always do research on everything you can before hand. even though it is crazy to think about your future before senior year, it is a better way to get a head start. because i am the first one to attend a university in my family, my parents or relatives didn't exactly know what to do or where to ask help. so, i had look up and find all the bits of information i could on my own. it takes more than a day to find everything and not everything is on google. my best advice is talk to a teacher, your guidance counselor, or someone you know who has a great knowledge on college and the transition process.

i have not attended the school yet but i already know they are serious about my education.

living by yourself for the first time can be tough. already adelphi has made it easy and less stressful about dorming with sending friendly letters explaining the process.

great variety and choices. convenient for everyone !

Adelphi is a close-knit school featuring numerous experts in their fields of study, and with that a number of opportunities for students to engage in their field in a working environment. Highly professional atmosphere and home to some of the most active and hardworking students out there.

The staff wants you to study something you're passionate about. So do it. Pick something you love to study, and professors will recognize your attitude, and internships and jobs will open up for you.

After my first semester, I wouldn't say any of my classes were difficult. I would say the content is challenging, but most of the professors are highly interested in their students and their class so the classes are in a way fun. The only difficult thing about them is balancing the workloads because there is a lot of work involved depending on your classes.

For the most party, the residence halls are quiet. There are seven of them, and two are primarily for Juniors and Seniors. For my first year I chose to room in Eddy Hall because it offers a unique mentor program for incoming freshman to help us adjust to college life and keep us on our A-game. Residence halls are dry, meaning no alcohol, but naturally there are plenty of students who drink in the residence hall, and many more who come back from drinking elsewhere.

There are a few options for dining. We have a traditional all you care to eat dining hall....some days it's good, and other days you can't identify the food. Breakfast is a meal you will never have a problem with, and as a bonus depending on your meal plan you can get free brunch on Sunday. There is also a grilled cheese stand which is phenomenal and I highly recommend. You can build your own grilled cheese sandwich. The other option for dining is the University Center. The University Center has five stalls which all offer different types of foods. There is Picantes which is a burrito place, a wrap stand for sandwiches, Cheeburger Cheeburger which specializes in burgers, chicken fingers, and fries, a pizza place, and a stand that changes it's food item everyday (it ranges from wings, to chinese, to waffles topped with fruit). There is also sushi, salad, and ready-made sandwiches for people in a pinch. Kosher is available as well. The UC is usually the most popular place for students to eat as the food is typically much better than the traditional dining hall.

Well, ladies and gents. If you're a resident on campus, RAs and Mentors will run programs every week. These range from decorating the hall, to making food, watching movies, and playing games. Not to mention their are a bunch of clubs that have activities running all the time. We have tons of community service available, if you get in touch with the right people, and a performing arts center that always has a concert or show on. The beach is about 25-30 minutes away, and the mall is about 10 minutes away. The mall is huge and has a movie theater on the opposite end. And the train is just down the road for anybody wishing to venture into New York City.

The staff at this school are very good at encouraging students to use all the available resources. Residence halls put on programs, the food employees will tell you that you have enough money left on a meal swipe to get a candy bar so you don't waste it. You have a free membership to the gym on campus. Free tutoring, access to counselors if you're having trouble in or out of school, access to a writing center, and a learning center. Not to mention all your professors are out in their field, and most of them will take you out there for a taste of it too.

There aren't a lot of campus wide traditions, but every department has a few, and every club has a few. For instance, I'm a theatre major with a concentration in technology, and every year in the tech department the freshman go into the prop room and find a bunch of Christmas decorations, and we decorate the theatre for our annual Christmas party. Such a great bonding experience for all the freshman.

If you're open, if you're versatile, if you love to be active in your community, if you want a close-knit community. If you enjoy professors who enjoy working with their students. If you need or like hands on work.

We have pretty much everything. I remember that on my tour of the school, my tour guide told me about the school fencing club. And if there isn't a club for what you're interested in, it's incredibly easy to start one.

We have, thirteen Greek organizations, I'd like to say. As a freshman, you are not allowed to join until you're second semester because the school and the organizations want you to settle in and focus on your grades for a semester. Two of my sophomore friends pledged this past semester, and it's competitive and time-consuming to get in, but they said they really enjoyed it.

Public safety is incredible. They are on campus and available around the clock. They give out their number during orientation and ask you to put it in your phone so it's easy to get a hold of them in case of an emergency. They have checkpoints on campus that they must go to while they are patrolling, and there are little solar-powered poles with a button to push if you are in trouble or if you just feel uncomfortable and would like someone to escort you back to your hall. This campus has hardly any crime or vandalism so it is very safe and the campus is lit even at night so students aren't fearful of being out after dark. I'd give ten stars for this if I could.

Adelphi University isn't just a small campus, it's also a small community. This is a place where professors will actually know students by name and not just a number. Students have a diverse amount of activities/clubs to join and lots of wonderful nice people to meet here.

When you are making your schedule for college courses, make sure to put them at times where they are convenient for you. I'd rather not have classes in the morning or on Fridays. I was very lucky to achieve that for next Fall, but this doesn't always happen the way you want. If you are going to be living in a residence hall, make sure you are on good terms with your prospective roommate by setting standards. If you can't get along within two weeks, make sure to switch to another room. One last thing is the most important. Since it is college, everyone should enjoy it. If you want to be part of something, join it, take initiative. No one will be there to tell you what to do and when to do it. Don't be one of those kids that just goes to class, grab some food, and go home/back to your room. This is a time for self-motivation and thinking for yourself. Hope this helps!

The most kids there will be in a class room would be 40-50. Adelphi provides smaller classrooms so students can have a better relationship with their professors. The professors here will know all their students by their name since the average class size, 21, is very small. Students can ask questions when something troubles them. Every professor has different grading policies but most of them here are pretty fair with their grading system.

This is something to be taken advantage of. If you have the chance to live on campus, you should definitely do it at least for one semester or year just for experience. This gives the students a sense of freedom. For me, being away from home was relaxing. This is better than me commuting by train every morning and evening. Plus, living on campus means students should get more involved with clubs since all buildings are only a few minutes away from each other. Residential life also gives opportunities to make more friends within your hall and get involved in resident activities or just eating together in the lounge.

The food provided for this campus is from the company called Lackmann. Our main cafe consists of a salad bar, Cheeburger Cheeburger Express, Native Spice (homestyle food), Chef's Corner (something different everyday), Mulberry Street (pizzeria), and Wrap it Up (wraps/sandwiches). We also have a second main dining hall where it's All-You-Care-To-Eat buffet style. Other small locations are Taco Stop, Legend's Cafe, Convenience Store, and Underground Cafe. Taco Stop is like another Taco Bell, Legend's Cafe has smoothies and healthy foods, Convenience Store is Adelphi's version of Seven Eleven, and Underground Cafe serves Starbuck's Coffee.

Like I mentioned earlier, getting involved on campus. Whether it be clubs /activities or a campus job, they can all be fun. A lot of students here like to be part of Greek Life, which are fraternities and sororities. There are social and non-social ones. The non-social ones for example would be the Business or Nursing greek life. Off campus, there is a train station 10 minutes away by walk and a lot of students take it straight into Manhattan for some city fun. Around Garden City, there are also restaurants and food places where people go for if they don't want to eat on campus. Roosevelt Field Mall is a shuttle bus ride away. Adelphi provides transportation to the mall, Stop&Shop, Target, Wal-Mart, Mineola Train Station, Nassau Blvd Train Station, and the Hempstead Bus Terminal. We're very lucky to have a selection of transportation just in case students don't have their own.

Adelphi is pretty expensive because it's a private school but they offer a great academic scholarship if you did well in high school on top of a scholarship for being a certain major. If that is still not enough, apply to private scholarships and get a campus job. When you apply for FAFSA, make sure you put down Federal Work Study. This helps you find a campus job quicker. If you become an RA on campus, rooming/dining becomes free, which is a huge chunk off your bill. If that is still not enough, then you would have to take out loans. Subsidized > Unsubsidized

These majors are very good at Adelphi:
Nursing
Physics/Engineering
Education
Business
Psychology
Social Work

There are over 80 clubs on campus so that is too much to name, but I am a part of Circle K, which is a branch of Kiwanis. The objective of this club is to do community service, attend service projects, and similar activities like that. I'm also a part of the Chinese Scholars Students Association, where it was founded by the international Chinese students of our school. The last activity that I'm in is the school symphony orchestra. There are other clubs like the Muslim Student Association, Student Government Association, Students Activites Board, Residence Student Association, an African American club, an Anime Club, and lots more. We also have Division I men's soccer. All other sports at this school are Division II, which are women's soccer, men & women lacrosse, men & women swimming, tennis, basketball, and more.

Greek Life definitely plays a role here on campus. A lot of people end up joining one frat or sorority. Some might join more than one if they plan on being in a social one and a formal one for their major. We have Kappa Sigma, Phi Sigma Kappa, Pi Lambda Phi, Zeta Beta Tau, and Lambda Upsilon Lambda as social fraternities. As for sororities we have, Delta Delta Delta, Phi Sigma Sigma, Delta Phi Epsilon, Alpha Epsilon Phi, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Gamma, Delta Sigma Theta, Sigma Delta Tau, Sigma Lambda Upsilon, and Swing Phi Swing. The professional business fraternity (co-ed) is Delta Sigma Pi.

Our campus is very safe. There is always a public safety officer checking each residence hall numerous times a day. They are all mostly retired police officers or someone from that industry. They work 365 days and 24/7. That means they are there even during the holidays. We have blue boxes across campus and you can see at least one from wherever you are standing. These blue boxes have an emergency button on it and a public safety officer will arrive in 90 seconds. As for health insurance, the school provides them unless you waive it with your own insurance. If a student is in need of medication, the doctor on campus can prescribe it and the student does not need to leave campus to go get it because it gets delivered to Adelphi. In case if emergencies, Adelphi can provide a ride to the nearest hospital, Winthrop Hospital.