Marywood University

Date: Jul 18 2011
Major: Art & Design Department (This Major's Salary over time)
Hello, hello!
I was a freshmen at Marywood last fall and found that it did not suite me for several reasons. This year I had found some of my professors encouraging and I very much enjoyed the helpful relationships that I built with them. Due to the small classrooms, it was easy to get advice and learn from my professors and classmates throughout the year. On the other hand, I found other teachers to be a little bit inexperienced, immature and at some points inappropriate. Over all my classes were enjoyable and I did very well in all of them, but if you would like a challenge and a competitive environment, I would suggest attending another school. I personally found many people to be less then motivated and sluggish or closed minded when it came to the energy of the classroom.

As for the social aspect, Marywood was not only rated on the Top 20 Sober Schools List, but also, is the 9th Most Unhappiest School in America, according to Princeton Review (the other schools on that list are an assortment of military academies). Although many people enjoy Scranton, I found it dismal and mundane. Since I was an Art Major, I was disappointed with the lack of opportunities presented besides the First Friday and Drawing groups. I even found Scranton to be a bit backwards and behind in culture. And as for the party scene, it is available, but expensive (due to cabs to the University of Scranton) and often contains just the athletic crowd.

Of course college is what you make of it. So if you enjoy fairly corny activities, being comfortable watching loads of movies in your dorm, knowing everyone in your class, went to a high school close to a farm, being under strict rules, enjoy cold weather, and being comfortable in the your own little world of Scranton, then Marywood is the place for you. If not, I would suggest another school.