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Peer Review:
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
5.45.80.218:valid:Content Nonsensical, Duplicate Survey, High Vulgarity, High Grammatical Error, Probably Admissions, Content Useless, Malicious Intent/Faked, SPAM, :1
4.35.253.130:valid:High Vulgarity, Probably Admissions, :I concur after working with the folks that took classes there or studied and beacme friends with folks in the community.

Statistical Analyzer:

There is a good and a bad to Brandeis. The unfortunate truth for me was that many of the students are rich, white Jewish kids from MA, NJ, and NY. The little Jewish microcosm that is Brandeis does not reflect the real world outside, unfortunately. If you are not white and Jewish, (I'm middle class, half-Asian, and Buddhist) some students can make you feel real bad about it. The majority are tolerant, if not accepting of differences. The political slant of Brandeis is to knee-jerk hypersensitivity at every issue. Students think they are really doing something because they hold up a sign or hashtag something. The school is very politically active.

In pre-medical sciences, there is a lot of cut-throat competition. Students sabotaged my lab experiments to get a better grade via the bell curve. Labs were taught by graduate students. Most were good but some seemed to not have a very good grasp of the English language.

The student body is one of the most unattractive of any campus in the Boston area. If you want to meet cute guys, Brandeis is probably not for you. There is a roaring, underground greek life which is not endorsed by the university, yet it is there… and it is lame. There is not much to do in Waltham on a Friday night. I hung out in Cambridge instead. BTW, the dining hall food is quite good! The meal plans are expensive, but the food is good.

As a woman, I felt pretty safe on campus. It is not that well lit at night, but I still felt pretty safe. Waltham is a bit sketchy though.

Since social life is mostly off-campus, having money certainly helps. I had none, so I had to get creative. Of course, if you are creative, you can create social opportunities. Most of my circle of friends just studied through the weekend anyway. The Castle is supposed to be a 24 hour quiet dorm for pre-meds to study away all day, but it houses the campus coffee shop and can get loud on Saturday nights.

Classes at Brandeis can be challenging. The academics are hard and usually very good. There is a huge chip on Brandeis' shoulder, though. The school is overshadowed by MIT, Harvard, Boston College, and Tufts. Most of the students at Brandeis did not get into these schools or, like me, did get in, but received more money from Brandeis. Students and professors alike can be arrogant and kind of don't want to be there.