Lasell College

Date: Dec 14 2012
Major: Accounting (This Major's Salary over time)
As an existentialist, I have found the only meaning in life is the one that you give it. Please do not base your opinion of this school on the negatives reviews. If you attend Lasell College, you will find that the most effort those ?negative? reviewers have exerted in their time at Lasell was taking the time to smear the college online. Do not be discouraged by your freshman year. Realistically, the work I completed in my freshman year of high school was more rigorous than my freshman year at Lasell College, but it gets better. I?m sure this applies to more institutions than Lasell.

I implore you not to be discouraged by the quality of students in your freshman year. This is a promise: 95% of the individuals you cannot stand will either: A) fail out, B) transfer out, or C) fade into oblivion by the time you start your sophomore year. I will acknowledge that after about a month or two, the newness wears off and cliques do form. The suggested exclusivity others alluded to exists, however, only if you allow it to. If you?re so concerned about rumors floating around, I suggest that you don?t spread your legs for every attractive guy you meet at a party, or simply don?t associate yourself with that bunk. Continuing, ?Thirty Thursday? is code for, let?s see how many people we can fit into an apartment style dorm room before the RA is obliged to break it up. The majority of students, like myself, hail from New England, so I will also acknowledge, that Friday through mid-Sunday, the campus is a barren, desolate wasteland. At times, my weekend fate was reminiscent of Will Smith?s existence in ?I Am Legend? (sans zombie activity). After becoming fed up with two years on the campus, I simply moved off, into the city and had the time of my life. Follow the formula: establish contacts and a base of friends by living on campus for the first two years, then spend the final two off. Riverside and Woodland MBTA Stations are fifteen minutes away by foot and the closest train ride to anywhere worth going is fourty-five minutes to an hour away. I recommend bringing along a vehicle, and if you don?t have one, make friends with someone who does.

If you intend to apply yourself, there is no reason why you cannot stand out at Lasell. If you join organizations and commit to them, eventually you will find yourself in a position of leadership. Those who need to be told what to do need not apply to Lasell. Make your own adventure, if you?re bored, you?re boring. If the campus doesn?t have an organization you want, form one. Some courses require that you have a pulse and basic comprehension of the English language, others are challenging, thought provoking and an overall valuable experience. I was an Accounting major, so it?s difficult to put up a fa?ade and fake comprehension of the material. I have had at least six different professors produce a letter of recommendation for me and stay in touch with my favorites to this day. I received a few salaried job offers after graduating, so the degree has proven to be valuable. The career services department unfortunately lacks a strong presence on the campus, so once again, those of you who need to be directed or told what to do will remain unemployed or underemployed.

My major complaint surrounds the lack of intramural sports. I was an athlete in high school and hoped to continue playing sports on at the very least a limited basis to stay active and in shape. Unfortunately, the school teams overbook the field spaces and facilities, so it was virtually impossible to stay active to my satisfaction without becoming a gym rat. The food is nothing to write home about either. After approving a renovation of the school cafeteria, Lasell forgot to address the real problem, their provider. What a major oversight that was. If you?re hungry past 8:00pm, you?re not finding food without paying out of pocket.

Lasell?s Admissions Office will do their best to overemphasize and exaggerate the college?s strong points all the way up until you actually start attending the school, at which time you?ll figure out how the school really operates. This applies to any run of the mill college?prospective students need do some more digging beyond what the glorified salesmen (admissions counselors) pitch to you. Those who transferred after just one semester never gave Lasell a chance. The positives will outweigh the negatives only if you allow them to.

In the words of the great fictional Andy Dufresne, ?It comes down to a simple choice, get busy living or get busy dying.? I chose to get busy living and am a proud alum of Lasell College.