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Thomas Jefferson University is an excellent school with so many resources. Its logo is "Health is All We Do," and it is very accurate. All majors and graduate programs are in the health sciences. It is very beneficial to have a hospital right on campus. Being in center city Philadelphia might bring about some concerns, in terms of safety, if unfamiliar with the area. Moving into on-campus housing has been a very safe environment. We have 24 hour desk service in the main lobby, and while walking around... Read More between classes you will always see at least one police officer or security employee. Center city living and being on-campus is not the cheapest route, but to be expected. Due to the rigorous amounts of school work and studying, it is important to be able to step away once and awhile and enjoy what the city has to offer. There are numerous activities to participate in to briefly escape from the massive to-do list waiting for you to complete. It is certainly not impossible to have a social life, but it is solely up to the individual to make that happen otherwise school work can easily take over. The material is quite challenging, but with time management, not getting overwhelmed and being productive everything can get accomplished. The faculty is quite diverse in the Physical Therapy Department, so we can learn from the various areas in our future profession. Being in the DPT, I have nothing but positive things to say about my overall class, faculty and Thomas Jefferson as a whole.

Pros: The faculty and staff really do care about you as a person first then a student. Everyone wants to see you succeed; this includes classmates helping one another out as well. The students in the program are friendly and outgoing. The school offers discounts at certain restaurants around the city as well as other extra curricular activities (i.e the zoo, professional athletic events, etc). The class size isn't too big which allows us to still have a nice student:teacher ratio. They've also done... Read More a lot of renovating in buildings that my program uses to teach. Cons: There isn't enough diversity in my class and the tuition is too high.