I
am currently a senior in high school and visited Salve
Regina last month. Visiting the campus, I wasn't too thrilled
at all. To me, the campus is very important when
I pick a school.
CAMPUS:
The buildings are very
spread out from each other, so be prepared to do
A LOT of walking. Getting lost is also very easy
- not too many people are willing to help you.
I wasn't too fond of the way the buildings were
spread out; I wish they were relatively closer to one
another. But then again, that's just my personal preference.
The buildings, on the outside, are very old, unique, and
look like castles.
When visiting the Biology/Lab classrooms, I WAS NOT happy at all. The classrooms looked like middle school
rooms, they were filthy, small, and messy! The equipment did
not look high-tech at all, and there were more than
enough fish tanks everywhere.
The science teachers were not at
all what I expected. They had thick, hard-to-understand accents, and
seem uneducated in what they were speaking about - which
could be a barrier when you learn.
The library was
tiny! If you've ever visited Quinnipiac, you've seen the hundreds
of books and computers they offer to their students, whereas
Salve had around 20. Not a fan.
DORMS:
The
dorms were what I expected. They had a new freshman
hall, which was very nice.
PEOPLE:
When I
visited, all I saw were girls, girls, girls, and more
girls - everywhere. I probably saw about 5 boys upon
my three hour visit.
This school lacks diversity, that's
for sure. Majority of the people who attend are white
and rich. Most likely their parents pay for everything. They
are snobby and obnoxious. The only boys I saw from
Salve were loud and rude, and acted as if they
were still in high school.
I saw no asians,
and about two blacks visiting the school.
Overall, I didn't
like Salve at all. Not applying.