Let
me just say this: Goucher is great in the fact
that it is a small, quiet campus. You make
fast friends, and also the professor to class size ratio
is small, so you begin to form a bond with
your professors outside of the classroom environment, which is a
very rare opportunity. If you do think about going to
Goucher, you may want to select a major that is
more “practical.” I was Communications major, I graduated in
December of 2009, it's been nine months, and I still
have not found a job. Goucher is a great
school to learn, but is absolutely horrible at marketing their
students for the work world. Now I have to
go back to grad school in a completely different field,
so that I may get that high-paying job with benefits
I was promised after getting my bachelor's.
If you're unsure
about going to grad school, or you don't want any
part of that, try to pick a major you know
you can get work in, especially with the job market
the way it is. Believe me, if I had
known that a Communications degree from a liberal arts school
would be this useless in the real world, I would've
either picked a different major or a different school.
On a positive note, you learn how to write good,
efficient essays. I can write a 1,500 word paper
without any problems, while an assignment like that was daunting
when I was in high school. You will most
certainly improve your studies at Goucher. And as I
mentioned before, class sizes are small, usually about 18 students
per class, compared to 300 or so per class at
larger state schools. Your professors will get to know
you better, and help you with the writing skills you
need in order to survive college.
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