Just
giving a perspective of what I have seen here in
5 years. It is not a bad school what so
ever as far as people and classes go. There
of course is a concentration on education and music here
so a lot of money goes towards those majors and
the others come secondary. The other majors and their
departments have a necessary amount of classes for you to
graduate but they don't have a lot of new and
different courses.
The professors are always available to make time
and talk with you about your grades or what you
don't understand about homework. All of them seem to
have a very liberal point of view, and although some
try to hide it and stay 'unbiased' you see it
come out of them eventually throughout the semester.
My first
two years I lived in suites oncampus- dorm rooms that
have three or more bedrooms with an adjoining living room.
It was fun and it was a decent way
of getting to know people. I eventually ended up
making friends with people who I sat next to in
my classes, I was able to talk to them more
than any others.
The surrounding town is very small but
it does help when it comes to doing your homework.
There are a lot of mom&pop shops and I
think thats what gives this town part of its beauty.
You never meet an unfriendly face even if your
just walking around town people always say hi with a
smile. The weekends I think are really fun.
There is plenty of both worlds. If you don't
like the party scene the school always has something going
on to occupy the beginning of your night and if
you like to party there are houses next door to
houses that provide plenty of entertainment. When I first
started going to school here we had to pay $5
for every house we wanted to party at, now people
don't charge at all and you get to party as
long as you'd like. People are very nice and
never mind new people coming into their house to hang
out.
The bars are fun but small. You won't
see any nightclubs here or after hour bars that stay
open until 4 but you'll still get to dance and
drink.
Overall I personally liked Potsdam. I'm having trouble
figuring out where I will go from here because most
reviews of campus's don't seem to be as friendly and
welcoming as this one is.