My opinion on Albany State University located in Albany, Georgia is that of mediocrity. From my personal experience, a degree that should’ve taken four years has taken me six to seven. I was originally a social work major and going into my senior year I ended up switching to a sociology major. I am a unprecedented student being the fact that I grew up in care and have no parents so I have no financial support. With that being said, the university should’ve stepped in as an adoptive parent almost to make sure I had everything I needed and to take care of my every step of the way. That was no the case. Albany State University almost fought me every step of the way to graduation. I even ended up walking across the stage in May, was contacted in July and told I didn’t graduate, was required to pay $1,200 to retake one class to pass for Albany State to release my diploma, and had to go another 6 months being unemployed because I did not possess my diploma. Albany State University didn’t supplement my income, they didn’t help get work study, they didn’t help with career or internship opportunities; they did not help with almost anything. I’ve gone my entire college life working full time pulling over 100 hours a pay period and getting my work done. However, because my life was not convenient for University lifestyle that made my life and college experience even harder.