College Overview: Marquette

Marquette: The Holy Grail of the Midwest
The best advice I would give a student is try to establish yourself before the semester begins. The university does not hold your hand and guides you through every crevice on campus. Make the effort in doing it yourself. Keep in mind that Marquette is very oriented in the academics and lack in the sports, except the Marquette basketball team. I chose Marquette because of the Biomedical Sciences Program offered at the university. The program aids an individual in pursuing his/her health professio...

Marquette: Good school, iffy location.
MU offers great academics, but the surrounding area is a major turn off for many potential students. The city is pretty run down; lots of beaten and abandoned buildings and old factories. And the school itself is in a bad part of town. It may be a culture shock for some.

Marquette: Love All Around
Coming from a Jesuit high school in the middle of a big city, I found Marquette to be the perfect school for me. I had looked at various other colleges back in my home state of Ohio, yet nothing seemed right...until I visited Marquette and fell in love. I'm not the only one. I have yet to find a student that is not happy at Marquette. The people I know who have left have done so for purely financial reasons. No worries though -- MU's Financial Aid Office will do their best to help...