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Vassar College

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityA+ Faculty AccessibilityA-
Useful SchoolworkA+ Excess CompetitionA
Academic SuccessA+ Creativity/ InnovationA
Individual ValueA+ University Resource UseA-
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyA+ FriendlinessA+
Campus MaintenanceA Social LifeA-
Surrounding CityC Extra CurricularsB+
SafetyB-
Describes the student body as:
Friendly, Approachable, Snooty

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

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SAT2200
Not so bright
Lowest Rating
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C
Highest Rating
Educational Quality
A+
He cares more about Safety than the average student.
Date: Nov 30 2008
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
People who complain about Vassar College obviously are just not meant to be here. Yes Vassar kids can be "pretentious" and "snooty", but they are also incredibly friendly and if you can get around the idea that just because there are fashionable young people around you who you perceive to be judgemental because they care about how they look, you'll realize that they are in fact not judging you just because you wear american Eagle that happens to not be Fair Trade. Then you will love it here. I have friends from all walks of society. Punks, Jocks, Stoners, Hipsters, and Hippies. As long as you are comfortable with who you are and make yourself approachable and understand the idea of social diversity (not many people here are "Joe College" types) you will have a great time socially.

The thing is that Vassar is not for that single-minded kid who wants to major in business and is just coming to Vassar because it was the best school he or she got into. Vassar is for people who are still wondering where to go with their lives and it is a wonderful place to find out. I am taking classes in the English, History and Geography departments and find my professors to be both challenging and boundary-breaking. Liberal bias does seep through nearly everywhere on campus, but it should be expected, as the school has its own Anarchist zine and other leftist orgs.

The work load is not intense at all. other than a lot of reading (which you don't really need to do all of anyway), there are probably 3 to 4 papers per class. However, despite there not being a lot of work, the papers you do write should grant you a lot of freedom in choosing what to write about and allow you to express yourself in a way that you believes tailors towards what you want to get out of college. Moreover, these assignments are actually challenging and stimulating, not just generic essays.

Vassar has a beautiful campus that is just breath-taking in autumn and spring. The architecture, while predominantly Victorian, is beautiful and surprisingly varied. The biggest irony of Vassar is that while it looks like a preppy east-coast institution, the vibe is more counter cultural than it originally appears. I feel like at least half of the kids who go to Vassar move to Brooklyn to be artsy and businesslike simultaneously in a young hip neighborhood, while at another, similar looking school like Williams, kids move to Manhattan and work in business firms or something.

There are a lot of drugs on campus, and a lot of them go unnoticed by the administration, but you can avoid them easily if you want to. However, if you are into "getting fucked up" or reliving your parent's hippie adventures, if you know the right people, you can find just about anything.

This campus is politically involved and people seem to actually care about issues. People in the dorms tend to talk about lots of random things, but every so often, a really intellectual thought provoking discussion arises. To the person who said that Vassar students love the sound of their own voice, they obviously just do not understand the idea of stimulating oneself intellectually through engaging in discussion about the topics at hand. You will find yourself having a lot of discussions in class, and if you really love your classes, you should find yourself contributing, unless you're introverted in which case you should take pleasure in listening.

I love Vassar and feel like anyone independent-minded unique and free-spirited individual should love it as well. Apply if you are interested in social sciences/politics/the arts (especially drama)/and english.

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responseThank you so much! this comment was extremely helpful. I'm hoping to go to Vassar and major in English.
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