Top Rated 2 University in Santa Monica, CA - A Smart Choice for the Future part 2

Madison Maze The two year program I attended ended abruptly when I proposed a change to my second year project. The project is necessary for graduation, regardless of prior academic achievement. My GPA was near a 4.0 over the two years I attended. I was informed late in the second year, just months before graduation, that because of my proposed change, my entire project had been re-reviewed and deemed unworthy. This meant I could not graduate and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I was given no counseling about this and only after I pleased for a conference with the headmasters did I finally get an hearing, which led nowhere. The vibe of the hearing was awful and nearly brought me to tears, I have never felt so rejected in my life. Up until I was given this news there was no communication regarding my second year project being unsatisfactory. As per school policy I met with my counselor on a periodic basis to make sure my project was going smoothly and to prevent this very disastrous outcome from happening. I did learn a lot at the school, headmasters at the time Mary and Ron were great, but in my opinion whoever they hired to organize and run the organization portion of the school were unfit for their positions and I, and possibly many others suffered needlessly for it. I have to give The University of Santa Monica (USM) a 2 star rating because I do not believe they have the competence to call themselves a University, which is probably why, at least when I attended, they were not accredited. This all happened around 2004. Then in 2009 I received a phone call from a USM employee stating that because I dropped out during the 2nd year early because there was no possible way I could earn my diploma, the classes I did not attend were by law to be reimbursed back to the loaning instituation (TERI). They called me because they found my money in their coffers years later after going having gone through a financial audit. It took nearly 9 months from the initial phone call for the money to finally be repaid to my loan organization, the USM financial representative was extremely terse and rude making the entire process non-transparent and providing a horrible experience If you are looking for spiritual growth, this may be the place for you, but I would not recommend this as an actual "University". In my eyes they simply do not have the structure or competence to call this organization a University.

Mehdi Davachi Best experiencing learning. Totally changed my life for the better. Drs Ron & Mary Hulnick are so loving, wise, patient, creative and soul centered. They compassionately challenged me deeply and helped my walk through my unresolved issues and helped me create wonderful opportunities from them. Highly recommend USM. Highest recommendation possible. ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Clarissa Hetzer USM is not accredited and for good reason.

Madison Maze The two year program I attended ended abruptly when I proposed a change to my second year project. The project is necessary for graduation, regardless of prior academic achievement. My GPA was near a 4.0 over the two years I attended. I was informed late in the second year, just months before graduation, that because of my proposed change, my entire project had been re-reviewed and deemed unworthy. This meant I could not graduate and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it. I was given no counseling about this and only after I pleased for a conference with the headmasters did I finally get an hearing, which led nowhere. The vibe of the hearing was awful and nearly brought me to tears, I have never felt so rejected in my life. Up until I was given this news there was no communication regarding my second year project being unsatisfactory. As per school policy I met with my counselor on a periodic basis to make sure my project was going smoothly and to prevent this very disastrous outcome from happening. I did learn a lot at the school, headmasters at the time Mary and Ron were great, but in my opinion whoever they hired to organize and run the organization portion of the school were unfit for their positions and I, and possibly many others suffered needlessly for it. I have to give The University of Santa Monica (USM) a 2 star rating because I do not believe they have the competence to call themselves a University, which is probably why, at least when I attended, they were not accredited. This all happened around 2004. Then in 2009 I received a phone call from a USM employee stating that because I dropped out during the 2nd year early because there was no possible way I could earn my diploma, the classes I did not attend were by law to be reimbursed back to the loaning instituation (TERI). They called me because they found my money in their coffers years later after going having gone through a financial audit. It took nearly 9 months from the initial phone call for the money to finally be repaid to my loan organization, the USM financial representative was extremely terse and rude making the entire process non-transparent and providing a horrible experience If you are looking for spiritual growth, this may be the place for you, but I would not recommend this as an actual "University". In my eyes they simply do not have the structure or competence to call this organization a University.

Mehdi Davachi Best experiencing learning. Totally changed my life for the better. Drs Ron & Mary Hulnick are so loving, wise, patient, creative and soul centered. They compassionately challenged me deeply and helped my walk through my unresolved issues and helped me create wonderful opportunities from them. Highly recommend USM. Highest recommendation possible. ☀️☀️☀️☀️☀️

Clarissa Hetzer USM is not accredited and for good reason.