(Vassar) Vassar was a tough adjustment for me as a

How this student rated the school

Educational Quality	C	Faculty Accessibility	B+
Useful Schoolwork	B+	Excess Competition	B
Academic Success	C+	Creativity/ Innovation	B
Individual Value	B+	University Resource Use	C
Campus Aesthetics/ Beauty	B+	Friendliness	B
Campus Maintenance	B	Social Life	D-
Surrounding City	D-	Extra Curriculars	C
Safety	C+

Describes the student body as: Arrogant, Snooty Describes the faculty as: Arrogant, Condescending, Unhelpful, Self Absorbed

Male

ACT:26

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SAT1120

Not so bright

Lowest Rating Social Life	D-

Highest Rating Faculty Accessibility	B+

He cares more about Social Life than the average student.

Date: Nov 21 2004
Major: Language - French/Spanish/etc. (This Major's Salary over time)
Vassar was a tough adjustment for me as a (straight) male. The student body is not what I expected; it leans liberal and students are too eccentric with their ideas and their appearances and they maintain an artsy attitude that gets old very quickly. The lack of school spirit is extremely depressing, and D-III sports here are pathetic. Poughkeepsie is an awful dump of a city, and the college is located in a crappy section. A car is necessary to access any restaurants or the mall which are all on the other side of town. Don't be fooled by Vassar's proximity to NYC…it is not an easy day trip by any means, even by train, and is not a selling point. Lastly, many of my professors are intelligent but some are way out there in left field.

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