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Don't waste your time, look elsewhere - Admissions Advisor National University Employee Review

1.0
Aug 14, 2012
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Pros

Tuition discount, for those pursuing a Bachelor's/Master's degree, Health benefits. A clean, working atmosphere. Co workers are friendly and helpful.

Cons

Starting pay is very insulting. The school will use all the excuses in the world to not give employees their raise. Upper management does not listen to employees. The school is run like a for-profit school where the focus is on calling people everyday to beg them to enroll. As an admissions advisor, you will spend the majority of your time reminding the same students every week to submit missing transcripts or to pay the collections hold on their account just because a lot of the people who apply to the University are irresponsible and do not take the school seriously as anyone can get in with a 2.0 GPA for undergrad and 2.5 GPA . So you don't have to be a rocket scientist to attend school here. You will also find National University in malls, so if you get hired to work at a center in the mall, you will be required to wear a uniform, work both Saturday and Sundays and work until 9pm. The schedule changes every week so if you want your life to revolve around work and you want to struggle to pay your bills for the rest of your life doing the same job since there is no room for growth , than work for NU. They actually beg employees to stay that are looking for better paying jobs elsewhere because they know nobody else will stoop low enough to except such a low paying job even when they have been unemployed for 2 years!

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5.0
May 16, 2026
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Pros

The University has taken tangible and meaningful steps toward fulfilling its mission in an increasingly thoughtful and responsible way. There is a genuine commitment among leaders to collaborate more effectively and work together in support of shared goals. The 403(b) match is an outstanding benefit, and the PTO/sick leave offerings are equally strong and greatly appreciated.

Cons

One ongoing challenge is the imbalance between the volume of work and the number of people available to support it. Teams are highly committed, but workloads can at times exceed current staffing capacity.

1.0
Jun 29, 2026
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Pros

The two pros of working at NU are: remote work and inexpensive healthcare benefits compared to other companies. Working from home is nice but other than that, there are no pros.

Cons

No room for growth, extremely toxic work culture, leadership micromanages but is not helpful. Everything is so poorly run and students and employees suffer because of it. Also, the pay is incredibly low - you’re doing the work of an academic advisor and a financial aid advisor but for $21 an hour. Leadership manipulates employees by crying in meetings, forces employees to be on camera for 8 hours straight, and subjects everyone to toxic positivity. This was one of the worst working environments I have ever experienced.

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