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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Chemistry  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright When I visited the college campus at Earlham and I was 18 I was very excited to be going there in the fall of 1997. As someone who has been out of college 8 years I can say now I would definitely enjoy a larger town than Richmond, IN. The classes were challenging more so than even the graduate school I went to. One ting I will say about Earlham is its very much geared to graduate school for humanities and sciences. At the time I went there, they didn't advise people to go to the working world. Also because Earlham is such a small school there seems to be a lot big personalities that use the open consenus environment to have their own personal agenda. This is both TRUE for FACULTY and students. Because people can have their opinion heard due to Quaker values, often students go to far (example pie in the face to guest speakers) this was an nationwide embarassment for the school and does not make me want to contribute alumni donations. This also occured in 2001 when Anne Coulter visited she was publically embarassed in the open forum. Really its the faculty I blame that they do not set higher expetations. The education is excellent and I wish now I would have take economics, management, or internation studies classes instead of just science classes. But all in all be prepared for a small town and big personalities in a small environment. One thing when I was there both the registar and Dean of students was excellent (both were african american women too) (FYI I am not African American so that's not what impressed me about them). Campus Aesthetics: A+, Social Life: C Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Jan 12 2010 4th Year Female -- Class 2001    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=63884&uid=455'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Chemistry  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Not so bright I graduated from Earlham some thirty years ago and it took me about twenty years in the work place to fully appreciate the education. Earlham provided me with a rock solid education which has allowed me to shift career fields and to be continually successful. That said, I think attending Earlham was the worst decision of my life. I've met two people in thirty years who have ever heard of Earlham College and received no job placement assistance whatsoever as an undergraduate. It seemed that the college didn't want to offer an alternative to graduate school (in their promotional literature the college stated that 75% of their graduates go to graduate or professional school). There seemed to be an institutional bias against a business career. I would only recommend Earlham to someone who was certain to go to graduate or professional school. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Oct 05 2009 4th Year Male -- Class 1978    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=61243&uid=455'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Biology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I really wouldn't recommend Earlham to anyone who isn't a minority or extremely liberal. There are some great professors there, but overall the school environment made me feel really bad about myself and it wasn't worth it. It keeps you in an artificial environment where you believe your only career options are working for a nonprofit, med school, or becoming a professor. Starting Job: sales associate, Preparedness: C-, Reputation: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) May 21 2009 Alumna Female -- Class 2000   Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='http://www.studentsreview.com/active/shared/sr_comment.js?sckey=60482&uid=455'></script> <a href='http://www.studentsreview.com' style='font-size:8pt;'>Data Source: StudentsReview!</a> Rate this comment: Useless (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) Helpful       Save   Unknown  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright I have lived in Richmond all my life, so go to Earlham was a no brainer, especially being quaker. The school is in my opinion great. It has high academic standards and very highly regarded faculty, many of whom are leading individuals in their field(examp. John Iverson- leading expert nationwide in reptiles and the science field). You can expect that you will receive a good education here. However there are some things you need to take into consideration as to what surrounds Earlham. Richmond. It is located in the midwest. The fact that there is a population of somewhere around 35,000 people making it a midsized town doesn't change the fact that it is practically in the middle of nowhere. The rose city transportation is not very good, meaning you either have to drive, walk, or ride your bike wherever you want to go(which honestly for most things isn't a problem but still.....). The biggest problem with Richmond is the people who live there. Its mostly a working class, seemingly uneducated population who have mullets. Violence and drug use are two major problems here. Richmond has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates in the country and Richmond High School was labeled a "drop out factory" a few years ago by a major magazine, which might give you an idea as to what I mean. Walking alone at night always feels really sketchy and somewhat unsafe even if you're in a safe part of town. On the bright side, there are some good aspects of Richmond as well. I have yet to see a better public library in any town than Morrison Reeves. There are a handful of good coffee shops and cafe's that sometimes have good live music. The community theatre puts on top notch productions that anyone(even college students) can take part in. And then there's the dollar cinema. If you're willing to wait a couple months after a movie comes out, you can watch it in theatres for $2.50 rather than pay $6.50 and the regular one(which for some people is still cheap obviously). Earlham College is really great. I have not regretted coming here. But I would advise you to think about whether you will really be happy in Richmond before coming. Education Quality: A+, Surrounding City: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 20 2009 1st Year Male -- Class 2013    Forward  Blog it! 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