Far Eastern University (FEU)

Financial Aid Office is 95% unresponsive, then when they respond they are of no help whatsoever. School of Law is 100% unresponsive. I'm trying to help the daughter of a friend get through school. I'm from the USA. While I was a student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), I worked as an assistant in the Admissions and Financial Aid office. There we would actually take the time to talk with students to understand their situation. I thought that the FEU Financial Aid Office would be interested in providing that level of service. I was wrong. They send the student off to fend for themselves. The FEU Financial Aid Office told my friend's daughter that she would need a legal affidavit as part of her application, then when asked they said they didn't know any attorneys or paralegals. FEU HAS A SCHOOL OF LAW. They never mentioned it or lifted a finger to provide a connection. And then the FEU School of Law didn't respond to the emails I sent (four times). Looking at other reviews, I see that the positive ones mention the pretty campus, the food and memories of partying with classmates, and the negative ones mention the administration and faculty. So if you want to party and look at trees and eat food, this is your place. If you want to go to college, I don't have anything positive to say about this place.

Far Eastern University (FEU) is located along the University Belt or U-Belt in Morayta St., Sampaloc, Manila. It was called a U-Belt since several colleges and universities are situated within the vicinity, including FEU, such as University of the East, AMA, UST, CEU, La Consolacion College, San Beda University, AMA, Philippine College of Health Science, and Integrated Computer College beside FEU. It was founded in 1928 by late Nicanor I. Reyes Sr. and currently managed by its descendants getting married to Montinola, and also related to the Cojuangcos. The signature course is mostly Accountancy, secondary to other course offerings such as BS in Education for teachers, IT, Architecture and Fine Arts, Law, Nursing, and Mass Communication. The gymnasium for the physical education class is situated in R. Papa St., separate from the FEU compound. The medicine course is offered in the Fairview branch, while the MBA-Juris doctor law dual degree is offered in the Makati campus. While FEU is purely offering the college education in the past, they are now open for the high school education program together with its newly-established branch in Alabang, Muntinlupa City, within Filinvest near RITM and Pleasant Village. FEU is a UAAP participant in areas of basketball, volleyball, and cheering competition. During those times, the rivals Ateneo and La Salle are dominant rivals to each other, FEU can still fight as like charging Tamaraws to step up the winning game. As of my last visit in 2025 as alumni thereof, there were 3 canteens already; one in the ABB Bldg, the long standing Tayuman Canteen (literally "Tayo" or standing area), and the cafe in the NRH formerly used as a hangout.

Step into this historic campus and you leave behind the dust and grime of a dirty metropolis at the gates. Inside the well-manicured quadrangle are towering decades-old trees masking architectural gems some of which hide masterpieces created by the countries most revered artists. This is FEU, a Manila institution known for its dedication to educating the country's working class, home to generations of proud tamaraws. Ask about the free tours and discover this green and gold oasis' hidden treasures.

The waiting time for the calls are vey long I've been calling them since morning but no one answered the calls. It is so frustrating.

So many good memories in this University. IARFA Architecture Batch 2009!