Green Mountain College

Date: Mar 02 2009
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
I transfered to GMC in the Fall… I transfered here for the NOLS program, which I planned on taking in the Spring whih I didn't end up doing because for $16,000 and 16 credits, I wasn't about to have only 3 of them transfer back to the school. By the way, its not worth doing NOLS unless you're a rec major or have an extra $16,000 to spend, at least it didn't seem worth it to me.

Upon visiting, my family and I walked through a cloud of pot/shroom smoke from the hookah that a bunch of bare-footed, dread locked stoners were smoking during move-in day. I don't know how this gets by security/faculty…I guess no one cares. But some people just don't like cigarettes and pot smoke in their face on a beautiful summer day.

During my first week here I heard noise from my window only to look out and see roughly 15 girls and guys running around butt naked screaming and waving their hands in the air. My next month here we had another naked rampage except this time it was through the cafeteria, I lost my appetite.

Some of the teachers here are amazing and know they're stuff, while others will show slide shows of their families and let the class know their favorite drug plants, during classtime.

The campus is beautiful, and the dorms are alright (except Bogue where there are asbestos growing on the ceilings).

The town of Poultney has nothing to offer but one high class resturaunt, a pub, a pizza place and a dunkin doughnuts. The towns people don't like us.

As far as safety, my car got broken into and almost stolen the first week I was here. A girl on my floor was sexually assaulted in the bathroom. And there are no peek holes on the doors so you never know who is knocking on your door.

There is nothing to do on the weekends, unless you're looking to drink/smoke your way through college and not care about the $35,000 your parents are spending on you, then by all means this is the place for you!

Overall this was not the place for me. But then again many of the students are perfectly happy here, so I guess it is just whatever works for you. But this was my experience.