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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] English  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright Let me start off my saying that Providence College somehow manages to attract/select some of the best and most genuinely friendly and sociable people each year. For this and many other reasons PC was easily the best 4 years of my life. People who knock it are usually a) students/alums who wanted to go to BC/Notre Dame/a more nationally known private school but didn?t get in or couldn?t afford it or b) alums/students who realized too late in the game that they would have preferred a more liberal university approach rather than a more conservative one. Spoiler alert: Providence is a Catholic school founded in the Dominican tradition. You will have to take the Development of Western Civilization as one of your core requirements to graduate (a program that I personally found academically rewarding). Regardless of what you believe is the best approach to a university education, the bottom line is that when YOU decide to attend a more traditional Catholic school, you can?t then complain all day that the focus of certain core requirements is Judeo-Christian/Western Civ centered. I personally believe that this sense of tradition, morals, and values is an amazing part of PC. It not only fostered my academic growth, but also contributed to a very potent sense of community. PC is a fairly small school with about 1,000 students in each grade. It wouldn?t hurt if it were a little bit bigger, but I wouldn?t trade the sense of community at PC for anything. You can?t walk to class without seeing a few familiar faces and waving to a few friends. Class sizes are generally small which allows you to get to know your professors and classmates and allows for good class discussion. There are tons of activities to get involved in. While you have to interview or ?try out? to become a part of the bigger organizations and performance-based clubs (i.e. a capella), there is really something for everyone. It?s hard to find a PC student who hasn?t been involved in some type of organization or service activity at some point in their college career. The campus itself is pretty but not beautiful, although it?s always improving. Definitely exudes a real college-campus feel. While PC may be similar to schools such as Fairfield and Holy Cross, the fact that PC is actually right next to a city definitely gives it one up socially. The PC shuttle can take you to downtown Providence or East Providence, which is right by Brown University. If you ever get bored on campus, exploring Providence is a great option. It may be a smaller city but it?s accessible and has basically everything you need in terms of restaurants/shopping/bars/coffee shops. The fact that we have a decent basketball team in the Big East also provides for fun ?Friar Fanatic? school spirit, although it?s no secret that we?re not as die hard as Duke fans or anything like that. It would be cool if we were that good, maybe someday. In terms of the students themselves, many go by the mantra ?work hard, play hard? or ?work hard, play harder? depending on who you ask. PC students are very social and like to go out at the nearby bars, nearby upperclassmen houses, or in the city of Providence itself. There are a lot of fun social traditions that keep things exciting on and off campus. Basically, the people are incredible, fun, and friendly, and by your senior year you have tons of lifelong friends. Yes, it?s unfortunate that the tuition has gone up, but unfortunately that seems to be the asking price so to speak of all the private schools in that category. You can?t knock PC for raising the price to its competitors. I just hope that the student demographic (genuine, generally intelligent and down to earth) doesn?t change because of the price increase. Overall, great school. Preparedness: B, Reputation: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private) Sep 27 2011 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=81343&uid=1230'></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 Look...this is a completely honest review. I have only been on campus for 10 days now but trust me when I say I can tell you multiple things about this school. The most prominent of which is if you do not drink DO NOT COME HERE. I dont drink, and I dont care if others do but a realistic percentage would be about 95% of the school goes out friday AND saturday nights to a house off campus. The faculty knows and is fully aware and do nothing. They seem to have given up on any form of prevention or alternate activities. On the other hand the kids here are very nice and respect every one else. Everyone says hi to eachother wether you know them or not and it really is just a friendly campus. Both girls and guys are attractive. The gym is very good and the food is actually above average and offers a variety of food. However the students are extremly clique-y and hang out with other people who drink, play sports etc. The girls are very loose for a Catholic school...within 10 days multiple guys have had girls in their room throughout the night. Like I said their nice overall but not very accepting of others that dont drink or like them. Extremly preppy. There are events on campus that are pretty fun but once again virtually all the kids that go are drunk. I mean it has a bar on campus...if your into that scene this is the perfect school for you. If I was a "drinker" this school would be downright awesome. But for sober students the school is still above average but not "fun". Friendliness: A+, Surrounding City: D Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Sep 11 2011 1st Year Male -- Class 2015    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=80832&uid=1230'></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 Work hard play harder. Coursework will challenge you but you are never taught by T.A.'s (like most other schools)so learning from your actual professor and having them get to know you is a definite. Great nightlife, bars and house parties all the time and you don't miss the frats at all. #2 biggest college consumer in hard alcohol and #10 in beer. Faculty Accessibility: A+, Scholastic Success: B Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. 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