http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html Life at VU - Comments en http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html While it is a very good school that will provide you with what you need after graduation, the "night-life" is not as much of the "college" experience as expected, unless you join a fraternity or are a... Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:09:54 GMT StudentsReview 1216-61023 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1216-61023 1216 38 Psychology Male Undergraduate Class 2011 1st Year Neutral While it is a very good school that will provide you with what you need after graduation, the "night-life" is not as much of the "college" experience as expected, unless you join a fraternity or are a female. Or you turn 21 and can go to bars on the Main Line. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 11:09:54 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html This is an amazing school. I was a little nervous because i transferred here but i was amazed. The academics are amazing. They give you so many opportunities to get internships in nyc or philadelphia.... Mon, 04 May 2009 12:58:46 GMT StudentsReview 1216-59960 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1216-59960 1216 54 Communications Female Undergraduate Class 2011 2nd Year Neutral This is an amazing school. I was a little nervous because i transferred here but i was amazed. The academics are amazing. They give you so many opportunities to get internships in nyc or philadelphia. My advisor worked with me and i only have a 3.0 gpa with no extra curricular activites but worked with an alumni in new york city and i am not interning with fox news this summer. The course work is very relavant to real life situations and it is not very hard. The courses might not be too hard because the professors in the comm department are great and make the course interesting. They focus the courses on real life situations so i can actually relate to them.
The student body here is great. There is such a sense of pride on the campus. Especially when basketball season is going on, everyone tries to get their work done and go to the games. There is a huge attitude of work hard, play hard. But basketball season is the most fun time. There are always parties going on after every game and if they make it to the ncaa tournament everything is out of control.
If house parties and frat life isnt your scene, there are so many bars around and are very easy with IDs. Villanova is a bar school and the bars do not disappoint. Being around other schools such as rosemont, temple, drexel, and lasalle make it so easy to party anywhere in philly. It is easy to make it to the bar and since campus is so close to the bars, safety is never an issue. There are always people walking around at night coming to and from the bars.
Housing is also great. The housing on campus is good but so many people rent apartments right off campus and if your lucky, you can get put in dorms at rosemont college if housing fills up at villanova. I was there my first year and thought id be miserable but rosemont is literally 30 ft from campus, to the point where buildings overlap and their dorms are amazing. The food was great and the rooms were spacious. This is now my second year and i moved off campus in an apartment with my friend and it is great.
The health center is a little weak because it isnt always open when you need it and the food is just college food. The campus also isnt right in center city so you dont getall the benefits there but the fact its an actual campus is great. Some of the people are really rich and arrogant but there are also so many people you can meet anywhere. There are so many different people on campus, white, spanish, black, indian, italian, irish and they have clubs for all of them. The campus gives a few good lectures and concerts throughout the year but i wish they would make it easier to get extra tickets to the basketball games and tickets. They are also very liberal with financial aid.
Overall i am so glad i picked villanova, i do not regret my decision. Mon, 04 May 2009 12:58:46 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html I've gone to 2 other schools in the area, and Villanova by far has been the best experience. They treat you like a person, and not a check, and will do everything to see to it that you succeed in sch... Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:57:32 GMT StudentsReview 1216-59412 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1216-59412 1216 23 Math Male Undergraduate Class 2009 3rd Year Positive I've gone to 2 other schools in the area, and Villanova by far has been the best experience. They treat you like a person, and not a check, and will do everything to see to it that you succeed in school and life. I would definitely recommend going here. Wed, 15 Apr 2009 01:57:32 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html VillaNOFUN is to say the least. Alot of rich snobs who look down on people. Freshman year sucks pretty much cuase you have baby sitters. Junior year is decent. If your not 21 you wont have fun.... Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:22:16 GMT StudentsReview 1216-58826 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1216-58826 1216 6 Biology Male Undergraduate Class 2010 3rd Year Neutral VillaNOFUN is to say the least. Alot of rich snobs who look down on people. Freshman year sucks pretty much cuase you have baby sitters. Junior year is decent. If your not 21 you wont have fun. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:22:16 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html Villanova was a great experience for me. It was very challenging and contrary to a review I just read, the students are campus are very approachable and you can make lifelong friends. I would carefull... Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:52:15 GMT StudentsReview 1216-58793 Copyright 2009 StudentsReview, Ecliptical Technologies, Inc. 1216-58793 1216 6 Biology Male Undergraduate Class 2006 3rd Year Advice Villanova was a great experience for me. It was very challenging and contrary to a review I just read, the students are campus are very approachable and you can make lifelong friends. I would carefully consider your major before attending ANY highly competitive school. I chose Biology because I wanted to go to med school. I am intelligent and hard working but it will be tough to compete with kids coming from state schools with higher GPA's (state med-schools don't care where you went to undergrad). And unfortunately, in my case, I am an average test-taker so the whole MCAT thing is very tough. So, make sure you have an idea of what you want to study before choosing your college. If you have no idea that is okay. A lot of my friends freshman year had no idea. If you do decide on and 'Nova congrats! It is a great place and you will find your niche. Best of luck. Wed, 25 Mar 2009 11:52:15 GMT http://www.studentsreview.com/PA/VU_comments.html