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College of the Holy Cross

How this student rated the school
Educational QualityC Faculty AccessibilityA+
Useful SchoolworkD Excess CompetitionF
Academic SuccessF Creativity/ InnovationC+
Individual ValueF University Resource UseD
Campus Aesthetics/ BeautyA+ FriendlinessB
Campus MaintenanceA+ Social LifeD-
Surrounding CityD Extra CurricularsC
SafetyD
Describes the student body as:
Arrogant, Broken Spirit, Snooty, Closeminded

Describes the faculty as:
Friendly, Helpful

Female
Quite Bright
Lowest Rating
Excess Competition
F
Highest Rating
Faculty Accessibility
A+
She cares more about Academic Success than the average student.
Date: Jan 08 2015
Major: Unknown (This Major's Salary over time)
Like any other prospective student, I was the top of my class in high school. I applied to many schools and ended up choosing Holy Cross because it felt the most comfortable. Huge mistake.

I will say that the staff is great. The teachers truly care about you and classes are enthralling and lively. The students though—pretty awful (with the exception of the few really, unbelievably kind ones). Super arrogant, and most come from very privileged backgrounds. The financial aid department is atrocious—they'd rather see you go than accommodate your financial needs. The campus police patrol on the weekends like chaperones at a middle school dance. Almost every friend I made at HC seriously considered transferring after realizing how unhappy they were with the work/life balance, 'college life' reality, and the general atmosphere of asshole-ness at Holy Cross. The career planning department is also essentially worthless in helping you to get a job after college. So you find yourself regretting, in serious student loan debt and searching for a job like any post-grad at much lesser degree schools. Please, if you're a prospective student with a bright future and a strong curiosity—save yourself the agony and GO ELSEWHERE!

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