Pace University - New York

Date: Sep 24 2016
Major: Psychology (This Major's Salary over time)
I attended Pace University for two years, then transferred out to my local state college. I enjoyed being in the city and made a great group of friends, but two years was enough. This school has more cons than pros. It is mostly a commuter school, so there isn't much of a social life. The freshman dorms are a good way to make friends, but the upperclassmen dorms are antisocial and you have to make an effort to make friends. I lived in 33 Beekman, the newly built dorm during sophomore year, and not only was it antisocial, the building itself had many kinks. We once had a fire alarm at 3 am due to poor maintenance in the laundry, there were times the water did not come when using the sink, and the wi-fi is awful. The cafeteria has the worst food I've ever had in my life, to the point a petition was made to terminate the contract with Chartwells. Most students signed it, but Pace did nothing about it.

Most of the male students are gay, so if you are a female interested in dating, you will have no luck here. Pace offers all students here a $19,000 scholarship but even with that, the whole tuition with dorming is about $40k, which is still expensive. Also, all the money paying for Pace is not worth it, especially since it is #188 in the national rankings and there are better/cheaper schools out there that are worth the money. Because of the expenses and Pace having no sense of community with it being a commuter school, most students want to transfer out.

My state college is much cheaper and affordable, worth a much higher ranking, and gives the college experience/a sense of community. Although I enjoyed my time at Pace, I am much happier with my new college.