I went to the GVSU's Fall Celebration of the Liberal Arts and presentation of poetry night. It…read morewas great! The presenters and their readings were first rate. B.H.Fairchild & Nikky Finney will be two poets that I will be reading soon and often in the future. Thanks Grand Valley for helping me be a Laker for life! R.J. York, class of '68

nearly $300 to park in the middle of nowhere, having to get to school 40 minutes early just to make…read moresure I can find a spot in the way too vast parking lots, parking ramps exist so we don't have to walk a million miles, someone should tell gvsu about them. Tuition is an arm and a leg and you can't build structures that protect from the extreme heat?

Love this school I can tell they really take time to teach the students how to rub with care and…read morepure intentions!

My massage with Jody was wonderful!! The experience was great all around. Was pleasantly greeted…read moreand checked in by Rafael and Erica. I will be back.

Professors are involved and dedicated to teaching the students law and preparing us to pass the…read morebar. I'm proud to be learning from this institution.

Updated: February 2011…read more As an older, non-traditional student, Cooley was a perfect match for me because the school has many course options and scheduling possibilities. With multiple campuses, the resources and course offerings are vast. Plus there is a 2-year option in which you have the option to do three terms a year instead of the traditional two terms a year like 95% of all other law schools. I know many people say bad things about Cooley, but I have experienced nothing other than professionalism, excellent academic resources and a faculty the truly does care about each student. The faculty are there to help you succeed and if you fail, it's your own fault. There are numerous extra-curricular organizations, top-notch moot court and mock trial teams and excellent clinic opportunities. Personally, some courses are easier than others, but for my difficult courses, the professor, the Academic resource faculty and even the Dean of the school have assisted with helping me to get a grasp on topics that are tough for me. The school has a "working" court room that has actual Federal District court hearings a couple time a year. In Feb 2011, there are several big cases being heard in our courtroom with some of the top Federal judges presiding. This is no "mock trial" or "moot court"... this is the real deal! The final exams are tough! But hey, it wouldn't be law school if the exams were easy! Based on your personality, you have the choice of using your computer to type the exam or you can go the "old school" way and write in a Blue Book. The grading is very fair. In fact it takes most Profs upwards of 6 weeks to grade the exams. They use a scoring "rubric" to accurately grade each exam on a non-biased approach. If you aren't familiar with what a rubric is, in short it's an outline which attaches a point value to each item you must mention/describe. All exams are 100% anonymous, so the Profs cannot give you a better (or worse) grade based on if they like you or not. Depending on the state in which you plan on practicing, Cooley will help make sure that you take the appropriate courses so you can do well on the bar. For those students that are worried about the bar, there are optional classes you can take in order to prepare you for the multi-state bar exam. FYI, approx. 94% of the Grand Rapids graduating class passed the Bar Exam last summer... Not too shabby! As I continue with my education, I'll keep updating this profile. For those of you considering Cooley, don't read too much into all the "Nay-sayers" out there... they are only looking for a way to justify their spending an additional $50K on their education! Ohhh.. just in case you are wondering, I'm a 2nd term, full-time student and plan on graduating in December 2012. UPDATE DECEMBER 2011 I've become extremely upset (as have 85% of the students) that most of our classes are now evening or weekend classes. This is not what the majority of us signed up for! I'm a full time, 3L student and I have ZERO day-time classes! Seems like Cooley has turned to a nights and weekends program. Students that have children at home are extremely frustrated that they can't take classes now during the day while kids are in school. I know it's bad too because even two professors even commented to me that it seems like all classes are now scheduled in the night. If I wasn't finishing up at Cooley in the next 7-8 months, I'd consider transferring.

Loved getting a tui na massage from Ray. He is knowledgeable and has great energy and techniques…read more Will add acupuncture next time.

Ray the owner is great. It is a one-man show and he is able to do it all with his upbeat…read morepersonality. The rooms are always clean. He has the heated massage tables which are nice. I've been going to him for a couple months to relieve stress and it has helped a lot. At times, there were certain points he would hit that I can feel pressure which appears it works. His hours are very accommodating too. He is available on the weekends by appointment and also late evening.

Terrible. Nobody in the financial aid office knows what they are talking about and you just get the…read morerun around. You have to send them the same thing multiple times, get different answers from each person you talk with, make a on-line appointment to be stood up on-line and have to wait two hours to talk to a person who doesn't know anything.

Communication from Fin Aid, Mich Reconnect, and staff should be better. I was cut funding…read moremid-semester from the Mich Rec prog by something extremely avoidable had one person been able to give me a definite answer. Then, after paying for my classes (which is what they wanted anyways), my refund was sent to a bank account that has been closed for over a decade. To get a refund, its through Bank Mobile, not Nelnet like I assumed. I assumed my money would return to the account I used to pay, but Bank Mobile is separate, and I was only notified of this through an email that mentioned Canvas wayyy prior to the refund, so I didnt associate one with the other. It's my mistake, READ ALL EMAILS. The fact they sent funds to a closed bank account of over 10 years blows my mind, but had the staff simply asked where I wanted the funds to go, I could have avoided this ridiculousness. Also, Bank Mobile is foreign and did not help me with ANYTHING. Also, if you are thinking of doing the SURG TECH prog, think real hard. No hospital ever seems to know IF they are going forward with the program or not. Asking questions about that is a waste of time. I wasted over a year and a half STRUGGLING to finish schoolwork, while working full time, time away from family, and paying wayy too much for the program for it to possibly end. Choose something else. GRCC and Corewell, get it together.

As an anonymous graduated student here I cannot in good heart recommend this place to learn dog…read moregrooming. There were never enough dogs to go around, the class size was way above what they said it was limited to, and I wasn't taught several things my current employer is stunned by. For almost 10,000 dollars in the pet grooming plus program , it was chaotic, lazy , and unprofessional , the only value I received is a piece of paper that said I completed the program. I feel like I was taken advantage of.

The teachers are amazing. I became very close with my teachers and it made the experience so much…read morebetter.