Many students choose Cal State University---East Bay for its 鈥渁ffordable鈥 tuition, 鈥渟mall class sizes,鈥 and 鈥渟trong鈥 business, nursing, and teaching programs. Students say CSUEB is dedicated to 鈥渉elping the students get where they need to be as soon as possible鈥 so that they can be 鈥渞eady for the real world.鈥 A senior explains, 鈥淐SUEB has been very convenient for me because I work 50-plus hours a week and need to complete this education as soon as possible. I am usually able to work the school scheduling around my work and family.鈥 Most students agree that the 鈥渞easonable鈥 and 鈥渦nderstanding鈥 professors are incredible.鈥 They note that the small class sizes allow faculty 鈥渢o focus more on the students.鈥 In addition, 鈥淎ll the teachers are required to have office hours.鈥 Most here find the overall experience positive, noting the variety of offered experiences. 鈥淚鈥檝e run into good courses and bad, great professors and ones that may be better suited [to] a loony bin, challenging material and easy,鈥 says a junior. However, red tape can be an issue, as 鈥淧aperwork gets lost very often, which makes it extremely frustrating on the students鈥 part.鈥 The university is making strides in addressing this issue. It recently introduced MyCSUEB, a new web-based portal which makes online services more accessible. Many also praise the 鈥渆xcellent鈥 new president and the 鈥渂etter direction鈥 in which things have been heading under his leadership.