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Sort By: [Date] [Major] [Rating] Education  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Bright I sincerely regret choosing to come to Providence College. I thought it was the perfect college for me after visiting it a few times. The tours do completely downplay religion. I had no real Catholic background and upon coming here found that you are supposed to know pretty much everything about it in every class not just the theology classes. The tourguides told me that religion was not a significant thing to worry about here. Everyone is Catholic and knows pretty much everything about it and it's really difficult to get used to this environment coming from a public school. All of the students are from Catholic private schools except for a few who feel alienated because of it. Everyone is rich and preppy. There are about five people on campus who don't everyday put on their Abercrombie and Fitch jeans, popped collar polo shirt, and Vera bradley bag (which happens to be the craze at the moment)... the rest of us are looked at like we don't fit in. This is a school where they should blast Dave Matthews Band over the intercom all day because that is all anyone listens to. You'll find about two indie rock lovers here and the rest are obsessed with party music and the like. Everyone here drinks. If you don't drink or party... you might as as well not exist becasue no one will want to befriend you after they find out you are straight edge or something of the sort. All there is to do every night is drink or party or go to bars and that is all anyone on campus talks about. The usual conversation I hear everywhere I go is "Hey did you go out last night?", "Ya, I got wasted, I don't even remember it".... and it's disappointing because some of these kids are in the honors program. The students are intelligent but closeminded conservatives. If you are liberal your ideas will be smashed and you will be looked at weird and you will find no friends. Everyone is obsessed with going to house parties which are really boring for non-drinkers. The classes are decent. The teachers are really good most of the time. The Development of Western Civilization is a worthwhile class but again all classes require knowledge of Catholicism. Providence the city is pretty fun if you can actually find someone to go out and explore it with you. Good luck. There' s a lot to do in the city though, but you are a lot farther away from downtown than you might think. And the twenty minute bus rides watching all the PC kids get off at the mall and then you turn around and see all of the more unfortunate people who take the bus because they actually NEED to, are quite depressing. Overall, do not come to this school if you are looking for something diversse. There is no diversity. And not just racially but also in types of personalities. The only types of people you will find here are preppy rich kids from upperclass families. You will not be respected for not drinking or not having as much money as them. I am transferring next year along with about 10 other people that I know of. I warn you to stay away from Providence College. I never cried so much in my life. Faculty Accessibility: A, Social Life: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Apr 28 2004 1st Year Female -- Class 2007    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=9721&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 Sociology  Major Salary, Salary Trend, Satisfaction, Unemployment Quite Bright If you want to go to PC and fit in to the groupings (which happen to be comparable to those of high school students), go ONLY if the following adjectives describe you: White Wealthy Catholic Close Minded Willing to become an Alcoholic for 4 years (but only on weekends) Wear mostly North Face, flip flops in the winter....and if you're female Vera Bradley Bags, Ugg boots with leggings, 7 jeans, bleached hair, tiffany jewelry, and anything from the J Crew catalogue Be ignorant to contemporary notions of economic and racialized inequalities, which will lead you to refer to the surrounding neighborhood with offensive terms such as “ghetto” or “projects”…..you must also give a blind eye to the lack of diversity in students and faculty Campus Aesthetics: A+, Useful Schoolwork: F Have a Question? Your Response/Question:     To be informed when someone replies to your comment. (private)  More →  Mar 26 2009 4th Year Female -- Class 2009    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=58845&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 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! 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