Mercyhurst University

Date: Nov 28 2012
Major: Education (This Major's Salary over time)
I'm originally from Massachusetts and I was the only one out of my friends to branch out and leave the state. When I first visited, I thought it was very pretty and it had a great reputation for turning out great students. That was basically what they wanted you to hear.

Honestly, if I had an opportunity to do it all again or transfer, I would in a heartbeat.

The food here is awful. The freshman cafeteria which is where all your money goes has no variety whatsoever. It's all vegetarian so if you're not one, you're screwed. The other dining hall is super expensive although it does have better food. I've eaten there twice and I'd go back again if I had more money for food there. The freshman cafeteria has the same cycle of food every week so you end up getting tired of eating the same food over and over again.

The sporting events here are okay. I'm a big ice hockey fan and the men's and women's team are nationally ranked Divison 1. They're fun to go to but all of the other sports are virtually non-existent. Even the clubs/extracurriculars are non-existent. The clubs are very poorly put together and they rarely ever have meetings that are worth going to. I joined the pick up ice hockey club and I've emailed them multiple times and they've never responded to me. I've joined other clubs and they've been thrown together hap-hazardly.

Classes aren't particularly difficult. I'm a pretty good student (in the A and B range) and I had no problems with high school with workloads. I thought that since college is one step up from that, that there would be more work but I was wrong. I always have an over abundance of free time where I don't know what to do with myself.

The absolute worst part about this school is that there is absolutely nothing to do on campus or off campus. They say this is a nice college town but that's the biggest lie I've ever heard. The only things around here are an Arby's and a CVS. The only way to get to the mall is using public transportation which is almost always unreliable and very confusing to use. The buses are either late or they don't show up at all. If you do end up going to the mall, you may want to have someone with a cars phone number in your cell so you can call them. There is nothing within walking distance that's worth while going to off campus. Erie is a really depressed town that is really shady and has creepy people walking around all over it, many of which have criminal records. When you come for visits, the guide usually says that the student government is a huge prescence on campus but that's false. They never hold any events and in the rare chance they do, it's usually something stupid like bingo night.

Please, don't just come here because of the visits or how pretty you think this school is. I'm only in my second term here as a freshman and I'm thinking of transferring because of how unhappy I am. Do your research about this school.