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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Other  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright The arrogance and insecurity of several large state schools concentrated into a student body of about 400. No other college is like Simon's Rock. Other colleges do not contain children who dropped out of high school and want to believe the college that excepted them is a prestigious school, that just happens to be "self-selecting"(in reality the minimum requirements to attend src are rich parents, half a brain, and completing the application process). The school compensates for having admissions standards lower than community colleges with a required series of classes which consist entirely of stereotypical intellectual classics. The credit won't transfer anywhere, but it makes the kids look smart. The academics aren't particularly challenging, so long as you can handle writing and discussing in place of multiple choice and memorizing. If you excel academically at Simon's Rock you can transfer wherever your want. If you get bad grades, your screwed. Give a school more than what most Americans make in a year and they give you a clean slate. Some staff members are genuinely concerned with teaching. Some are unbelievably supportive and caring. Others give grades largely based on how much they like your political beliefs and overall personality. Most of the faculty are a mix. Professionalism is pretty optional. Especially for the control-freaks who have somehow secured some of the most powerful positions on campus. These people(whose names don't even need to be mentioned for anyone at src to know precisely who I am talking about) seem to be entirely unconcerned with the well-being of students up until pissed off parents call or an emergency possibly requiring an ambulance or police car. Maturity is lacking. Some of the most stubborn, close-minded people I have ever encountered are Simon's Rock students. Gossip and attempts at getting people in trouble with authority are absurdly common. People don't necessarily end up here, cause they are ready for college and specifically liked Simon's Rock. They mainly just hate high school. Faculty Accessibility: A, Social Life: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Nov 30 2008 1st Year Female -- Class 2012    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=55913&uid=598'></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   Undecided  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Hi. First, you should know why I went to SR. I was doing well in school and I wanted to get out of my house. I was challenged at the amount that I wanted (none) and I wondered what a little more work would do for me. I already knew that I wanted to major in geology, and I thought that I could do the 3-2 engineering program with Columbia University and major in Earth and Environmental Engineering. So I thought that I could beat the system and go to Columbia, because all I would need is a 3.0 gpa. If only I knew that some people expect work for an A... Like many new kids coming into SR, I had no study patterns, because paying attention in class was usually enough to do well. I found out how much of a relief it was to withdraw from classes. So at the end of the year I decided to withdraw from school. and BACK to high school. I strongly agree with everything that everyone said. (there are a SHITLOAD of drugs, etc.) There are still many unmentioned reasons NOT to go to Simon's Rock. (I still don't know why I did.) I will type as many I can think of. The area code (413) also happens to be the size of the student population. In the 07-08 year it was roughly distributed like this: Freshman- 170, Sophomore- 100, Junior- abroad, and Senior- 30. My numbers aren't as bad as they seem to be. You should know how this affected all of us. Maybe it's because I haven't done anything stupid lately, but I don't think that the problem with a small student population is that rumors spread quickly. What annoyed me more is that since there are fewer people, there were fewer who I could relate to. (Unlike in high school, I did though.) Also, I was in many of the music performance classes, and they all sounded terrible because as long as you sign up for the class you are allowed in, even if you don't know how to play an instrument or sing or read music. It's unfortunate that one of the main reasons I went to Simon's Rock was to play in these groups. While I gritted my teeth and stayed in the groups, many of the pre-professional musicians just played alone. And class registration couldn't be worse (except at Bard in Annondale on Hudson. I went there then, and the students were going all over campus to their professors offices--a huge nightmare). Another problem with a tiny school is that a specific department may consist of one full professor (linguistics). Math has the most (3). So if you don't like a specific prof in a major (at SR they call it a concentration) that you like, you will find that you are spending time avoiding him/her. One of the worst problems of a liberal arts education is all of the requirements. The Simon's Rock curriculum expects you to take a full year of requirements (8-9 classes) and I admit that it was my fault for not considering that before coming. I think that the word motivation really isn't stressed at www.simons-rock.edu and that is really unfortunate. If I knew how much work would be piled on top of me, I would just do my senior year of high school instead of going to SR and then going back to high school, as if in the same year I could have been in prison or something. Also, your roommate will smell, the two next door will smell, and the two farther down will make the whole hallway smell. Simon's Rock is not the worst place in the world. I just want you, Mr./Ms. Prospective Student, to see if you can imagine these problems rising up in your lovely view of SR. Individual Value: A, Surrounding City: D- Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Aug 01 2008 1st Year Male -- Class 2011    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=53246&uid=598'></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   Perfomance Arts  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright It's a good place to go, if you're ready of it. It can be intense, and sometimes a bit scary. But i believe most bright people can make it here. You have to want badly to not be in high school. If high school is boring or is not offering you what you want it to, this place is a good start at least. If you want out of high school because you want more freedom and you want to be wild, and not do anything, go away. However if you want more freedom and want to be wild and want to do lots of things (mostly homework, come here now. DO NOT MAKE ANY ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT THIS PLACE BEFORE YOU COME. YOU WILL BE SORELY DISAPPOINTED. I have to disagree with those that say the college coddles you. It doesn't anymore. Professors are still understanding, but late work is late work, and most will mark it down for that. Sucking up will get you no where fast with most of the faculty; so if you get by with brown-nosing in high school, think again. The academics are difficult and will make you think even if you really don't want to. Every class is completely passable, just the amount of work one has to put in in order to pass varies (and that is most certainly a personal thing, one class could be very hard for one person and a breeze for another). The social scene is difficult if you aren't out going. Have no fear though, even the shy kids make friends quickly. There are not always tons of things to do, but you make this place what it is in my opinion. My friends and i enjoy just walking around and going into town, we play chess sometimes and listen to music, sometimes we watch movies. The social atmosphere gets better once you figure out that YOU can MAKE fun happen. On drugs and drinking. It exists here. If you are straight-edge and think no one else here will do drugs or drink, you're very wrong. You are forgetting this is a liberal arts college in the center of one of the nation's art and hippie culture meccas. Many people here are artists and fancy themselves to be new-age hippies. They drop acid and smoke pot and do other drugs and drink, not because they think it's "cool and everyone doing it", but to "experiment with the mind". Also, in a way, I feel that many people that do drugs here are emulating their intellectual heroes. When you worship Hunter S. Thompson, certain things will appeal to you. Also one thing that i have heard from many users here is that they do it to escape their minds for a while. They say that the academic pressure makes them constantly think about deep subjects. So in order to not be driven insane by their chosen field and constantly thinking about it, they turn off their overpowered brain for a bit and just try to relax. The key to stoner-straight-edge happiness and harmony is for everyone to live and let live. Straight-edgers: just because that really nice girl in class smokes pot, it does not mean that she will turn into a raving drug fiend in 10 years who does nothing with her life. Also for the sake of not getting into anyone business or being a tattle tale, don't report the nice girl to student life, she will most likely be mad, and not very happy with you "helping" her. Drug-users: not all straight-edged kids are evil, and not all of them are are "narcs". Get over it and be nice. Just because they don't use dos not mean they have never used. (there is a small but interesting community of recovering addicts to many substances here actually). And everyone: remember that you don't have to be exactly like a person and do everything just like them to get along, just because someone doesn't or doesn't do drugs is no reason to avoid them and not make a cool friend. Over all i have been happy here. There are points when it drives me batshit insane and others when it makes me happier than i ever have been before. Make this place into what you want it to be. This school is only 40 years old so it is still new enough that it is malleable and will be able to conform to you. Use it to make you into a better, more intelligent, well rounded person. Useful Schoolwork: A+, Surrounding City: C+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 13 2008 2nd Year Female -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46960&uid=598'></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   Finance  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Simon's Rock is a very special place. I am very lucky to be able to attend a school like this. No doubt, this school is hard as hell. On top of that, with only about 400 students total, the social scene can get a little bit incestuous. If you can take it, though, the academics here are undoubtedly among the best in the world. The quality of a Simon's Rock education is worth the challenge. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Social Life: D+ Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  May 07 2008 2nd Year Male -- Class 2010    Forward  Blog it! Blog about this comment from your webpage or Blog, or MySpace account: Just copy and paste! <script src='sr_comment.js?sckey=46774&uid=598'></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      Prev    Select Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7 ... 10    Next

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