Keene State College

Date: Dec 11 2012
Major: Undecided (This Major's Salary over time)
I consider myself above average intelligence. 3.8 high school GPA, solid SAT scores, and in total a well rounded individual.

I went to Keene for a year and then left as fast as I could. There are some wonderful things about the college (I made good friends, the professors are nice etc) but as an academic institution don't even consider this school. Few of the professors have Ph.D's and unless you want to go to this school as an education major (the only good program the school offers) its a waste of your time and money.

Let's start off with the administration and general support departments. First, financial aid. Now, financial aid for most schools is everyone's least favorite department. Keene takes it to a whole new level. The head of financial aid was rude to both my parents and I every time we walked through the door. She tried to talk me into using my military benefits when I clearly told her I did not want to. One of the most annoying policies put in place is the no guests during finals week. No parking passes, no signing people in, nothing. They do all of this in a valiant attempt to get kids to be studious and force them into working. Which is pretty pathetic. Real universities tend not to have things like this in place and let students make their own decisions.

If you like to eat after 7pm, your options are limited. The DC closes down and all you have left is LLoyd's and whatever local restaurants you can pay for out of pocket. This is something I wish someone had told me. Also, be warned if you live on a floor with a ton of people who party and break things, you'll be charged damages even if you didn't break anything.

Now for the people. I met some really nice wonderful people who are incredibly intelligent. I have met far more that are not. Even the intelligent ones have few ambitions and generally do not care about their future career. College to most of the kids here is just the thing you do in between partying. For some of the kids, its the thing you do because you don't want to work at McDonald's. More often than not there was puke all over the floor of the bathroom Friday and Saturday nights. I learned to be a heavy sleeper.

The dormitories are pretty terrible for freshmen. I lived in Randall and it was not fun. It was cramped and falling apart. They're nice for upperclassmen (mostly).

The town itself is cute. Not much to do. Everything closes early so most of the night life comes from people getting drunk and throwing parties. If you're not into that, then you're going to be bored. I went home most weekends.

Overall, if you're a serious student who cares about their career and their future,you should go to another state university.