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I studied Environmental Chemistry. I'm not sure if they even offer it anymore. The intro classes (which BTW are THE most important for foundational learning in your major...so PAY ATTENTION!) were the hardest because it was a lot of the standard lecturing and less class participation. Once I got through the first year...and Organic Chemistry the second year....the rest was SO much fun!
The teachers are engaging and most really enjoy class discussions. If you have an interest in Native American literature, there's a class for it. If you want to get your history credit learning about the history of protesting in America...there's a class for that too. Of course, I had some classes that were a bit dull (microeconomics), but if you balance the interesting classes with the mundane ones you NEED to take...it's all good.
Night Life: If you can find the right people, there is NO need to feel like you have to party. Sure I went to frat and house parties a few times, but a majority of my non-academic time was spend exploring Keene, hiking Mt Monadnock, biking, hanging out at the local coffee shop, and (of course) the Student Center. I spent more time at the student center than in my own room. Movies, comedy night, free games, soda and popcorn at the NOC..there's A LOT to do if you're not too lazy.
Dining Hall and the 'Hoot and Scoot': The food leaves a bit to be desired. They opened up the new dining hall my last year and it was okay....but I did miss how easy it once was to get a sandwich wrap. A lot of the menu was the same (chicken patty Wednesday..What!!), so I can't complain too much.
Last but not least; housing.
I lived in Randall, Keddy, and Owls Nest. I was lucky to get a normal triple in Randall, but have seen the forced triples...It's really not THAT bad unless you bring a ton of junk to school. Keddy was not a typical dorm (it is the 36 person leadership housing). Nice doubles and if you do a leadership project each year, you are guaranteed a really good sized room! Owls Nest was outdated (apparently it was supposed to be temporary housing, obviously not) but comfortable. Other than showers getting clogged every now and again and loud people on the weekends, the housing was fine.
And that ends my review! Go to KSC!!! :) | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Faculty Accessibility: B |  | | |
| | Mar 11 2010 | 4th Year Female --
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| Bright |
I am a freshman at Keene State and about to start my second semester. I had a blast first semester. It was so easy to meet people and there are so many clubs and sports you can join, so take advantage of it! I felt like the first month of college was the best. The parties here are great, there are actually a good balance of kids here who do and don't party. For me I was definitely coming in wanting to party. But after looking at my first semester grades I am definitely going to lighten up on partying, and so are a lot of my other friends. So when you come here try to balance things well. If not, it's okay, you will learn!
What I have noticed here is that there are a lot of parties at the beginning of the semester and by the end of the semester there are close to none (for non Greek people at least.) And the Greek life is here at Keene, but it doesn't take over the school or anything. It's just here if you want it. But enough about partying.
Keene is a very good education school. So if you are looking into majoring in any type of Education, come here. And Keene is a great size! (You will appreciate it in the winter when its below zero degrees lol.) And residential life here is awesome, so definitely stay on campus as long as you could, there is so much offered by the RA's with cool programs.
And Keene is what you make of it. If you want to do nothing all day and not be social, then that's what you'll get. But if you want to get out there and meet people and join clubs, etc. Keene will be a fun place for you. Oh and the class sizes are small and all the teachers are so great, there are a few bad ones, but hey all colleges gave them.
Believe it or not I was going to transfer because I wasn't happy at Keene anymore, and it was mainly because my grades sucked-I went from a H.S GPA of a 3.6 to a college GPA of a 2.5. I was so mad at myself so I stayed in my room all day and just didn't do anything. And I just made Keene a bad place for myself. And now since I am home and reflecting on it. It was all my fault. Keene is the place to be if you want a college experience!
And at Keene your not just a number, your a person! You walk down Appian way and could point out at least 8 people you know =) | Surrounding City: A+, Collaboration/Competitive: B- | | | |
| | Jan 06 2010 | 1st Year Female --
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| Bright |
I first picked this school because it was low cost and I heard it had a decent science program. Since it is a state college, tuition was very low for in state students. You get, however, what you pay for.
I plan on becoming a PhD later on down the road and after a year and a half here, I am very unhappy with what I got here. I transferred here from a different school and while the previous was a community college, some of my credits did not transfer and when I got here, they considered me a Freshman...mind you, I've had three years of schooling.
Housing is a complete joke. The people in the Residential Life department are rude. I was trying to apply to get out of my housing and asked when I would know (personal issues, had to move off campus), the lady told me verbatim "you don't need to know until the end of the semester and your request is on the bottom of the director's list of things to do......if we release students, the school looses money. This university is a business, we need to make money"
I understand that, but you don't tell a student that who is paying you that money to go here. Not to mention, it takes them a couple days to return a phone call, regardless of the severity of it.
The internet here is another problem. The speeds are sometimes compared to Dial Up and make it very difficult to do homework online. As a chem major I had chemistry programs online that were graded....very often the internet would freeze or make me log my credentials in again, virtually loosing all info I had done.
The people here are a joke as well. If you want a decent education that doesn't revolve around alcohol and pot all the time, please look somewhere else. I can't walk ten feet without hearing some meat head or obnoxious girl talking about how or when they planned on getting "trashed", or smoking up, or how "wasted" someone was. I understand this is college and people do that...but it seems like (and I am not exaggerating), that that's all the people do here. Keene is a cute little city but there is not much to do if you are an active person. I go home every weekend. I would rather be bored home, then sit in my dorm room or watch people nurse their hangovers.
Also, bring your own food and do not get a 19 meal plan. You end up wasting meals and money. The food here is awful and sits in your stomach...and more than half the time you get the same meal a couple days every other week.
I also had to fill out a W4 and I9 sheet in order to work on campus. I filled one out last year, specifically for this year, at a ResLife meeting. Well, I got an email saying I had to fill out the papers because Human Resources did not have them. How can they loose papers with a student's social security number and other personal information on them? Makes me wonder what's going on.
Overall, the student life here, while friendly at some times is very arrogant and air headed and the administration is awful. The faculty is fairly decent and actually try to take an interest in their student's success, however it doesn't make up for the lack of education.
Luckily I am leaving Keene in January. | Campus Aesthetics: A, Social Life: D | | | |
| | Sep 29 2009 | 1st Year Male --
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While this is a negative (and I mean NEGATIVE) review of the school, lets start with the positive aspects of Keene State College. First of all, the campus is downright beautiful. All year long it looks amazing and the administration does a great job of keeping the courts clean and welcoming.
The faculty here is, for the most part, awesome. Sure, there are a few condescending and downright bad professors, but most of these people really care about the students that have come ready to class and willing to learn. I myself am a film production major and all the professors in the program I've studied under are very knowledgeable in the field and helpful. Unfortunately the school provides little in the way of equipment to the students, expect to spend a lot of money out of your own pocket if film is your thing.
Now the negative aspects, and boy are there a lot of them. In fact, the word "negative" perfectly describes the atmosphere of the student body at Keene. This place is worse than my high school, what with all the drama, fighting and general cliquey bullshit. Lets put it this way, if you're not big on drinking and partying you're going to have a hell of a time trying to find any friends or fitting in. The entire student culture here is based around Keystone and snorting coke and it's really pathetic. There is a lot of rumor spreading and bile being spewed at every given opportunity. Don't expect to hold an intelligent, hell scratch that, don't expect to hold a conversation with anybody here period. The only thing anybody is interested in is the weekend and who's going to throw the biggest banger. My first year here I made some great friends in my roommates and a few other people, but low and behold they've transferred out of here because of the reasons above.
This all carries over into the classroom as well, if you're unfortunate enough to attend. Expect many a bubble-headed idiot to interrupt the professors to make some bland, ignorant personal statement that doesn't pertain to the subject matter at all and for all the guys in the class to jerk off the whole time laughing like hyenas. Nobody is interested in an education here and the few people of intelligence don't feel like putting forth their own thoughts because they won't be appreciated by anybody besides the professor and a handful of their peers. Being a smart person at Keene is seen by other students as a handicap.
As for the film students, they fall into two categories. The first category being people who put forth genuine effort and who show great promise and creativity in their work. These students are generally modest and easy to relate to; if you're lucky enough these will be your friends and you might have a chance of making it through four years of this hell with them at your side. Unfortunately they are vastly outnumbered by the other category of film student here: the pretentious fuck. These are people who have nothing to say and nothing to contribute and only majored in film for the image. Most of these kids come from Connecticut and are coasting by on their parents wallet, you can tell because they have top of the line equipment they don't even utilize it in their work. It's shameful. You can practically see the frustration of the professors teaching these dolts.
Then there are the dorms. In the two years I've attended Keene State College, I've lived in both Randall and one of the Owls Nest buildings. I've also spent considerable time in Monadnock and Carle. To put it lightly, all of these places are falling apart. If you're unlucky enough to be assigned to live in Randall expect to be forced into living with two or three other people in a room designed for two total. I was fortunate enough to have some great roommates my first year, so Randall's deficiencies sort of fell by the wayside to me at the time. The Owls Nest buildings are awful, however. They have no insulation so you'll be freezing all through Winter and the rooms are generally in terrible condition. These were originally constructed as temporary housing buildings back in the 70s to be replaced, but Keene State, being the cost-cutting kings they are, opted to just leave them as is. It's a miserable living environment.
In summation, I honestly can't recommend anybody attend this school. It's no fault of the administration (well, it's partially their fault since they let these people in to begin with), it's just the school attracts the most awful, negative, ignorant and isolated people in the whole of New England. I'm transferring out of here as soon as possible, I suggest to any incoming students to do the same. Ignore the fact that Keene was listed in the Princeton Review of 2006 (that's what suckered me in during my last year of high school), you're just not going to have a good time or learn anything here. Run, run away as fast as you can. | Campus Aesthetics: A+, Innovation: F | | | |
| | Apr 12 2009 | 2nd Year Male --
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