Brandeis University

Date: Dec 02 2010
Major: Other (This Major's Salary over time)
Brandeis is an extremely friendly campus, which sounds lame in writing, but actually means a lot when you're a scared little freshman. Its not for everyone, in that if you have no interest in getting an education you're going to be a little out of place and if you need parties at clubs with top of the line champagne you're not going to find them. That being said, the idea that there is not party scene on campus is absurd. Those who want to go out every weekend, usually end up joining a frat, sorority or athletic team. Though, these organizations aren't as big or well endowed (greek life isn't even recognized), they are much more close knit and diverse than their counterparts at other schools.

Boston isn't as easy to get to as the school likes to advertise, but its definitely possible. The commuter rail and T aren't hard to figure out and there's a Crystal Shuttle that takes students into Boston for free Thursday through Saturday afternoons. The Crystal Shuttle runs until 2:30 in the morning on weekends so its easy to get back from a BU, Harvard, MIT whatever party.

The academics are really good. Most of the time, only beginner classes are large and the professors are pretty approachable, though there are quite a few that are overqualified. Brandeis isn't a cut-throat school and although you'll find plenty of competitive people the school encourages friendly cooperation.

I thought the dorms were average, until I visited my friend at UPENN, the dorms are above average. They're not huge but definitely roomy and definitely not hard to live in.