St. Mary’s University

I recently spent a few days on the campus of St. Mary’s University. My daughter will be attending in the Fall and her mother and I were there for her orientation. It’s a smaller school and we like the student to faculty ratio. We feel this will help her have a better university experience. We were both impressed with the faculty and administrators who spoke. They also brought in a speaker, Stephen Gray, who gave a humorous, informative presentation on «The Art of College Parenting». Much of it seemed to be common sense, but really made you think.
I look forward to seeing the school year begin to see if our impressions are right. Here’s to a great Fall semester to start our daughter’s collegiate career!

Great private university with a variety of undergraduate and graduate programs of study, successful athletic programs and extracurricular clubs, organizations, and Greek Life. Also, StMU has a very professional staff, especially when dealing with Veterans using their VA/​GI Bill Education benefits (such as myself)… Go Rattlers!

I attended St. Mary’s Law School for my first year before transferring, and it was the most rewarding law school experience for me. I made so many great friends at this campus and everyone seems very genuine and nice.
The law campus is kind of older and not as pretty as the rest of the law school, but I like that it is attached so you can have lunch in the main cafeteria and feel somewhat normal. I always ate waffle breakfast together with my classmates after Property and yes, the dude takes a lifetime to make them. The stir fry station was my go to for lunch (pick no more than 2 sauces).
As for the education, St. Mary’s needs to aggressively get rid of some faculty members have lost their luster and reward those who excel at their jobs.
Cheat, beg, and lie you way into Professor Teeter’s Torts Class, Professor Schleuter’s Constitutional Law, and Professor Leopold’s Property Class. God bless these men!!! They have the best lectures and their lessons still resonated with me when I was taking the bar.
All in all, if you are lucky enough to be given the opportunity to attend St. Mary’s then you are the most challenging, stressful, but memorable life-​changing experience of your life.

I love this campus, its so beautiful! Great teachers and summer programs! :D

«What is St. Mary’s University?» was the traditional response I would receive whenever I stated which university I was currently attending years ago when I was in the process of obtaining my undergraduate degree. This always irked me since I have nothing but great memories and great learning experiences from this humble place I used to call home.
What I enjoyed most from St. Mary’s was the average class size. Never did I feel like just a number in a class of 300 students, but rather an equal in the company of my peers in an intimate setting of 25 – 30 students. Professors grew to know you by name which pressured you to try harder. The faculty also gave the sincere impression that they all wanted their students to succeed no matter what field of interest they wanted to pursue. Living on campus was a luxury since many of my classes and other buildings such as the fitness center were a mere 5 minutes walking distance away.
I have and always will state proudly where I received my undergraduate degree because it has forged me into the driven and confident individual I am today.

No real option to review the Oyster Bake (OB) here, well… that «I» found anyways.
Now the yearly OB that the University throws is actualy pretty great, they have great performers which usually is a hit/​miss but you can’t argue that they still do have awesome stages & a great atmosphere to enjoy them. But my big woof about the OB is the «lack of» Oyster variety. I mean when you cater an event around oysters you would think that they would have a pleathora of oyster options!!! You search around for the food vendors & you come across A LOT of turkey legs, corn in the cup, burgers, tacos, etc… but where at the oysters!!! We found 2 (only) separate kiosks which were serving up oysters. Only 2? yup, only 2 for an event that’s catering to like 2K people. Not only that but your only options were either raw or baked. Really? No boiled? broiled? sauteed? deep-​fried? stir-​fried? pan-​fried? heck I’d be happy w/​an option of oysters on a stick? I guess there’s reallly so much you can do w/​an oyster but I would think that this in itself would be a good contest to have. How creative can a cook get with oysters.
Anyhow, as awesome as this event is, they should really step up the Oyster serving options.

Well, my grandfather went here, and so did my boyfriend’s dad, and they’re both solid people. But my most personal experience with this university is via Oyster Bake – the alumnis’ yearly fundraiser during Fiesta, which showcases rides, food booths, beer, big-​name country and other music acts, and beer. Did I mention beer? Always a good time.