Vassar College
Breakdown of “Surrounding City” at Vassar
By Gender
| Males | C |
| Females | C- |
By Major
| Art & Design Department | D+ |
| Biology | C |
| Chemistry | C- |
| Economics | C |
| Education | B- |
| English | B- |
| Geography and Geosciences | B- |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | C- |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | C- |
| Math | C+ |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | B |
| Other | D+ |
| Philosophy | C- |
| Physics | C+ |
| Political Science | C |
| PreMed and Medical | F |
| Psychology | C |
| Public Health | B |
| Religion/Religious | C- |
| Undecided | D+ |
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Surrounding City
“... I try to gain some perspective by visiting friends at Bard and in New York City and keeping myself busy with what I love to do (my on-campus job...Read full comment
“... Also, the town around has been falling apart since it was ruined by IBM's manufacturing departure, but as an off-campus student, I would say that...Read full comment
“... It costs less than $20 for a round-trip train ticket to New York City, and the train takes about two hours each way -- it's completely doable and...Read full comment
“... Additionally, I found that the students have a very NY city type of attitude, very cold, and self-absorbed ...Read full comment
“... Definitely more good here than bad, but I do have my reservations about that chicky-faux-british dude with the "cityish" longing ...Read full comment
“... There is basically nothing going on - one needs to hop an hour and a half long train to get to new york for major cityish excitement ...Read full comment
“... The city of Poughkeepsie is actually a great resource once you get into it and go beyond the immediate surroundings ...Read full comment
“... Poughkeepsie is an awful dump of a city, and the college is located in a crappy section ...Read full comment
“... Parts of New York City such as Brooklyn and Queens where many of these Asians, particularly Koreans come from are not idyllic, SUV suburbs but ur...Read full comment
“... NOT being in a big city or even a mid size city is hell ...Read full comment
“... Additionally, I found that the students have a very NY city type of attitude, very cold, and self-absorbed ...Read full comment
“... Although the surrounding city of Poughkeepsie leaves much to be desired, Vassar is still a great place to spend your undergraduate years ...Read full comment
“... Poughkeepsie kind of sucks, but Vassar is a city to itself--there are a million things to do on a weekend that never involve leaving Main gate .....Read full comment
“ Vassar College is what you make of it. There is a diverse student body, as well as a diverse array of activities to choose from. Vassar is a colleg...Read full comment
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