Aquinas College

Date: Jan 06 2014
Major: Business - Management and Administration (This Major's Salary over time)
Classes: Most of the professors are very nice and helpful. They really try hard to know your name and will be lenient if you're nice to them or a good student. Aquinas has an attendance policy which is really annoying but it also hold you accountable for course material. Classes are discussion based usually which keeps people like me focused but if you're shy, it might not be such a great environment for you. As I got into my major more, the more annoying professors came with. Some professors are in it to make themselves look smart and powerful, but that's the same no matter where you go to college. I love my classes at Aquinas though and I get better grades than I ever got in high school.

Campus Life: On campus is absolutely beautiful year round and it's small enough to walk from one side to the other on a freezing day in 10 minutes or less. The buildings and trees are gorgeous and I love going to the moose coffee shop. Dorm life is fun and I loved my roommate after going in blind. There are some really annoying rules like "co-ed hours" which can be broken very easily if your RAs are cool. Some of the RAs are really chill while others are unbearable. The food at wege cafeteria isn't very good but it's improving. It's hard being a vegetarian there but I did it for 2 years and there's always pizza and a salad bar. There's always activities going on on campus but you'll quickly learn which ones are worth going to. Overall living on campus is a great time if you can dodge the stupid rules.

Parties: When I first came to Aquinas our parties were super fun and friendly but for some reason the administration put a stop to many off-campus parties. They threatened sports teams to tell their coaches if the cops show up to parties as well as threatening MIPs. You wont find the same number of house parties as in recent years now. I really hope that takes a negative hit on Aquinas' reputation so they lighten up. After all Grand Rapids is beer city and once you turn 21 the bars are awesome. There's a number of students who drink but there's also a fair amount who aren't interested in that. You can make friends whether partying is your thing or not.

Overall I love Aquinas and I would've left by now if I didn't think it was the place for me. I feel so blessed with my AQ family and I love the culture.